During our trip to Colorado, my family visited Mesa Verde National Park. This park stood out because it felt more like a historical site compared to the other national parks we visited. Mesa Verde means “green table” in Spanish, which is a very fitting description. The park sits on a plateau covered in vegetation—hence the name.
Since we were traveling with a toddler, we didn’t take part in any of the cliff dwelling tours, but we did explore the park by car. We stopped at an overlook where we could see Shiprock in the distance—33 miles away on a clear day! We also walked around some of the pueblos and mesa-top sites.
This crochet block is inspired by one of the park’s incredible cliff dwellings.
Materials
For this block, you will use the dark blue, green, reddish-brown (medium brown), light brown, and black yarn. Please visit the first blog post introducing this pattern for instruction on how to do corner-to-corner. You can also purchase a printer-friendly pattern with all 12 blocks on Etsy.
Chart
Written Instructions
lease note, all lines are increases until reaching a corner, decreases will be noted in the instructions.
Row 1: Green.
Row 2: Green 2.
Row 3: Green 3.
Row 4: Green 4.
Row 5: Green 5.
Row 6: Green 6.
Row 7: Green 7.
Row 8: Green 8.
Row 9: Green 6, Light Brown, Green 2.
Row 10: Green, Light Brown 4, Green 5.
Row 11: Green 6, Light Brown 5.
Row 12: Light Brown 5, Green 7.
Row 13: Green 8, Light Brown, Reddish Brown, Light Brown 3.
Row 14: Light Brown 3, Reddish Brown 2, Light Brown 3, Green 6.
Row 15: Green 6, Light Brown 3, Reddish Brown 2, Black, Light Brown 3.
Row 16: Light Brown 3, Reddish Brown 4, Light Brown 2, Green, Light Brown 2, Green 4.
Row 17: Green 5, Light Brown 4, Reddish Brown 4, Light Brown 3, Dark Blue.
Row 18: Dark Blue 2, Light Brown 4, Reddish Brown, Black, Reddish Brown 2, Light Brown 4, Green 4.
Row 19: Green 5, Light Brown 2, Reddish Brown 5, Light Brown 4, Dark Blue 3.
Row 20: Dark Blue 4, Light Brown 3, Reddish Brown 3, Black, Reddish Brown 2, Light Brown 2, Green 5.
NOTE: Decrease each row when starting on left edge.
Row 21: Green 5, Light Brown, Reddish Brown, Black, Reddish Brown 3, Black, Reddish Brown, Light Brown 2, Dark Blue 4.
Row 22: Dark Blue 4, Light Brown 2, Reddish Brown, Light Brown 2, Reddish Brown 4, Light Brown 3, Green 2.
Row 23: Green 2, Light Brown 2, Reddish Brown 4, Light Brown 5, Dark Blue 4.
Row 24: Dark Blue 4, Light Brown 5, Reddish Brown, Black, Reddish Brown 2, Light Brown 2, Green.
Row 25: Green, Light Brown 2, Reddish Brown 4, Light Brown 4, Dark Blue 4.
Row 26: Dark Blue 4, Light Brown 4, Reddish Brown, Black, Reddish Brown, Light Brown 3.
Row 27: Light Brown 2, Reddish Brown 3, Light Brown 4, Dark Blue 4.
Row 28: Dark Blue 4, Light Brown 3, Reddish Brown 4, Light Brown.
Row 29: Reddish Brown, Black, Reddish Brown, Black, Reddish Brown, Light Brown 2, Dark Blue 4.
Row 30: Dark Blue 4, Light Brown 2, Reddish Brown, Light Brown 2, Reddish Brown.
Row 31: Light Brown 5, Dark Blue 4.
Row 32: Dark Blue 4, Light Brown 4.
Row 33: Light Brown 3, Dark Blue 4.
Row 34: Dark Blue 4, Light Brown 2.
Row 35: Light Brown, Dark Blue 4.
Row 36: Dark Blue 4.
Row 37: Dark Blue 3.
Row 38: Dark Blue 2.
Row 39: Dark Blue.
The next block is for a park known for its famous catci. Be on the lookout for this pattern. Happy Crafting!
