Karadeniz Kilim is a mosaic crochet pattern that is inspired by Ottoman designs. Especially in the region around the Black Sea, these tiles and decorated buildings can be found, which form a rich inspiration for these types of designs. I gave this pattern a Turkish name as similar forms from this design were found in Istanbul when I visited it. Karadeniz means “The Black Sea”- or the region around the Black Sea, and Kilim means rug. This pattern is designed as a small rug – but the options are endless. This pattern is straightforward to adjust in size. For that reason, it can be easily changed to a blanket, table runner, baby blanket, or cushion.

Some general information about the pattern:

For this pattern, I used a combination of Scheepjes Whirligig and Scheepjes Merino Soft. A Whirligig is available in 450 grams with a length of 1000 meters. The yarn consists of 20% alpaca and 80% premium wool. Merino Soft is available in balls of 50 grams with a length of 105 meters. The yarn consists of 50% superwash wool / 25% micro and 25% acrylic.

As Color A, I used Scheepjes Merino Soft, of which you need 8 balls – or 840 meters. In the example, I used Color 607 Braque. I used 1 Scheepjes Whirligig as Color B, which stands for 1000 meters of yarn. In the example, I used Color 205 Teal to Ombre. Any yarn combination would work for this pattern, as long as they are similar.

• a crochet hook of 4.0 and 4.5mm is used.

• the size of the finished project will be 110 x 75cm. However, adding or removing repeats can easily adjust the pattern sizes.

• the pattern is created with the mosaic crochet technique. The border is made with a double border technique, which will cover up a lot of loose ends to weave in.

• Stitch use is basic in this pattern and perfect for beginners and advanced crocheters.

• The pattern holds a written version, with a very simple chart to follow. Also, some photos are included at the hard parts of the pattern. There are no videos for the pattern - except a tutorial on how to do mosaic crochet on my Youtube channel.

• Pattern is available as a PDF download in English (US) and Dutch.