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The Arabian Coffee C2C Crochet Block
During the second act of The Nutcracker, many dancers come to entertain Clara and the Nutcracker Prince. These dancers represent various sweets and drinks. The Arabian Coffee C2C Crochet Block is for the most elegant and sensual couple—the Arabian Prince and Princess.
You can find the other blocks here:
The Nutcracker Suite Afghan C2C Crochet Along
The Nutcracker Suite C2C Crochet Afghan – Joining and Edging
Want to personalize your blanket? Make it larger? The Nutcracker Suite Premium Pattern includes printable PDFs of all of the free blocks plus 6 additional EXCLUSIVE blocks! Mix and match or crochet them all!
Additional blocks include:
- Christmas Candle
- Sleigh
- Drosselmeyer
- Gingerbread Man
- Land of the Sweets
- Angel
Arabian Coffee C2C Crochet Block instructions
Materials
For basic instructions and the materials list for the complete afghan, visit The Nutcracker Suite Afghan C2C Crochet Along.
~ Arabian Coffee C2C Crochet Block 25×25 Pixel Graph
~ Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice Yarn 3.5 oz skeins in the following colors:
- Scarlet [387 pixels] — 4.3 oz
- Colonial Blue [104] — 1.2 oz
- Silver Grey [76] — .8 oz
- Chocolate [32] — .4 oz
- Kelly Green [26] — .4
~ Size H Crochet Hook or hook needed to achieve gauge (see Gauge for C2C Afghans)
~ Yarn Needle
Crochet the square starting from the bottom right corner of the chart. Row-by-row written instructions are below.
After you finish crocheting the Arabian Coffee C2C Crochet Block, crochet one row of single crochet in SCARLET around the entire block. See Adding a Single Crochet Edge around a Finished C2C Block for how I crochet around the edge.
Enjoy!
~Lucinda
Row-by-Row Instructions
[RS] = Right Side
[WS] = Wrong Side
R: Red (Scarlet)
B: Blue (Colonial Blue)
GR: Gray (Silver Gray)
CH: Chocolate
G: Green (Kelly Green)
Crochet from bottom right corner.
→ Row 1 [WS]: R1
← Row 2 [RS]: R2
→ Row 3 [WS]: R3
← Row 4 [RS]: R4
→ Row 5 [WS]: R5
← Row 6 [RS]: R6
→ Row 7 [WS]: R7
← Row 8 [RS]: R8
→ Row 9 [WS]: R5, B2, R2
← Row 10 [RS]: R2, B3, R5
→ Row 11 [WS]: R5, B1, R2, B1, R2
← Row 12 [RS]: R2, B1, R3, B3, R3
→ Row 13 [WS]: R2, B6, R2, B1, R2
← Row 14 [RS]: R3, B9, R2
→ Row 15 [WS]: R2, B2, G1, B1, G1, B4, R4
← Row 16 [RS]: R4, B4, G2, B1, G1, B2, R2
→ Row 17 [WS]: R2, B4, G1, B1, G1, B1, (BR) x 2, R5
← Row 18 [RS]: R2, (GR) x 2, R2, (BR) x 2, B1, G1, B1, G1, B1, G1, B2, R2
→ Row 19 [WS]: R2, B4, G1, B3, (BR) x 2, R2, (GR) x 3, R2
← Row 20 [RS]: R2, (GR) x 1, R2, (GR) x 1, R2, (BR) x 2, B1, G1, B1, G1, B1, G1, B1, R3
→ Row 21 [WS]: R3, B1, G1, B2, G1, B2, (BR) x 2, R2, (GR) x 1, R3, (GR) x 1, R2
← Row 22 [RS]: R2, (GR) x 1, R3, (GR) x 1, R3, (BR) x 2, B1, G1, B1, G1, B3, R3
→ Row 23 [WS]: R4, B4, G1, B1, (BR) x 2, R3, (GR) x 1, R3, (GR) x 1, R3
← Row 24 [RS]: R3, (GR) x 1, R1, (GR) x 3, R4, (BR) x 2, B1, G1, B1, G1, B2, R4
→ Row 25 [WS]: R5, B1, G1, B1, G1, B1, (BR) x 2, R1, (GR) x 1, R3, (GR) x 2, R1, (GR) x 1, R4
Corner
← Row 26 [RS]: R3, (GR) x 1, R6, (GR) x 1, R2, (BR) x 2, B1, G2, B2, R4
→ Row 27 [WS]: R4, B2, G1, B1, (BR) x 2, R1, (GR) x 1, R1, (GR) x 1, R5, (GR) x 1, R3
← Row 28 [RS]: R3, (GR) x 2, R3, (GR) x 1, R1, (GR) x 1, R2, (BR) x 2, B3, R4
→ Row 29 [WS]: R3, B3, (BR) x 2, R3, (GR) x 1, R1, (GR) x 5, R3
← Row 30 [RS]: R4, (GR) x 3, R1, (GR) x 1, R4, (BR) x 2, B2, R3
→ Row 31 [WS]: R3, B1, (BR) x 2, R5, (GR) x 1, R7
← Row 32 [RS]: R6, (GR) x 1, R2, (GR) x 2, R2, (BR) x 1, B2, R2
→ Row 33 [WS]: R2, B1, (BR) x 1, R2, (GR) x 3, R1, (GR) x 1, R6
← Row 34 [RS]: R5, (GR) x 1, R1, (GR) x 1, R2, (GR) x 1, R2, B1, R2
→ Row 35 [WS]: R4, (GR) x 1, R2, (GR) x 1, R2, (GR) x 1, R4
← Row 36 [RS]: R4, (GR) x 1, R1, (GR) x 1, R3, (GR) x 1, R3
→ Row 37 [WS]: R3, (GR) x 1, R2, (GR) x 1, R2, (GR) x 1, R3
← Row 38 [RS]: R3, (GR) x 1, R2, (GR) x 1, R2, (GR) x 1, R2
→ Row 39 [WS]: R2, (GR) x 1, R5, (GR) x 1, R2
← Row 40 [RS]: R2, (GR) x 1, R4, (GR) x 1, R2
→ Row 41 [WS]: R2, (GR) x 1, R3, (GR) x 1, R2
← Row 42 [RS]: R2, (GR) x 4, R2
→ Row 43 [WS]: R2, (GR) x 3, R2
← Row 44 [RS]: R6
→ Row 45 [WS]: R5
← Row 46 [RS]: R4
→ Row 47 [WS]: R3
← Row 48 [RS]: R2
→ Row 49 [WS]: R1
