The Mexican Tiles is the fourth mosaic tile pattern from my hand. It is based on the beautiful country of Mexico. The tile itself is designed with in the middle an extending square which might look like a Maya temple from above with its layers. The maze lines around them can also be found in old and historical images and items out of the Aztek. In this way I also preserved a little history in the pattern. The colors are based on different aspects of Mexico. In the middle you will find the brown center which stands for Sierra Madre which spreads itself in the four ways of the country. Other colors are much inspired on typical Mexican things. Of course, the pattern is easy to extend when you feel the need and options are endless.

Another thing I want to mention is that I feel I have to make the world a better place with the talent that is given to me. So, if the sales of this pattern allow it (with taxes and investment taken off), I will collect your purchases and donate them to a purpose that will benefit our future world. I can’t tell yet what I have in mind as it is always the question if a pattern will be popular…but let me say that it will also be especially a good purpose for South America/Mexico in particular. I have set a personal goal to achieve and when we reach that I will tell more about it. In this way I feel this pattern will give you something pretty to make - and we give something pretty back to the world.

*** The pattern is already purchased so much that in the meantime we reached my personal goal and I made a donation of £500,00 GBP (around 650-700 dollars/euros) to the World Land Trust to preserve our planets nature and with it so much more. Especially in South America and Mexico this trust is doing so much right now and that’s why it is chosen. Read all about it on my website and let’s hope the pattern sales will keep up so we can make another donation once more !***

Okay, and now some general information about the pattern :

• the pattern is made with mosaic crochet - using front and back loops.

• the pattern is build up out of squares which are crocheting in Rounds. There are six different colorways of squares all in the same design. Each color has a different meaning regarding a certain iconic Mexican thing.

• the pattern is crocheted with a 3mm crochet hook.

• the pattern is made with Scheepjes Catona. This is chosen due the fact the pattern needs a lot of colors in small batches. As Catona has balls of yarn in 10,25 and 50 grams it is perfect to use for these kind of projects. If you like to know what is used for this pattern, here is a list of colors and amounts needed for the pattern :

110 Jet Black 475 grams
179 Topaz 10 grams
503 Hazelnut 25 grams
157 Root beer 35 grams
522 Primrose 8 grams
208 Yellow Gold 20 grams
249 Saffron 28 grams
385 Chrystalline 8 grams
397 Cyan 20 grams
510 Skye Blue 28 grams
409 Soft Rose 8 grams
251 Garden Rose 20 grams
128 Tyrian Purple 28 grams
392 Lime Juice 8 grams
245 Green Yellow 20 grams
512 Lime Juice 28 grams
411 Sweet Orange 8 grams
281 Tangerine 20 grams
189 Royal Orange 28 grams
105 Bridal White 15 grams

• Size of the finished project will be approx. 95 cm x 95 cm /40 inches x 40 inches. of course, the pattern can be extended as you like, the amounts of yarn needed for one tile are also stated so it is easy to count and extend the pattern as you please.

• Stitch use in the pattern is easy. We work with SC/HDC/DC and use front loops and back loops.

• The pattern contains a written version, a photo guided tutorial and a chart to make the tiles. The border is written in a way it is to use for any size blanket made out of this pattern.

• there is NO video available for this pattern.

• The pattern is available in English, Dutch, German and Portuguese for now. More languages will be added later. A big thanks for translation jobs by Tineke Tap for the Dutch version, Christina Berberich for the German version and Izilda Garcez Capovilla.

For more information please visit my website : www.theguywiththehook.com