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The Chinese Dragon C2C crochet Block
In Chinese culture, the dragon symbolizes everything from power, heroism, and boldness to optimism, nobility, and good fortune. The Chinese dragon is always a fun addition to the Chinese dance in The Nutcracker ballet. In Littleton Ballet Academy’s version, the dragon comes on blinking and dancing.
Every once in awhile I’ll surprise myself with a block and this Chinese Dragon C2C Crochet Block is one of them. In art, Chinese dragons tend to be very sinuous and undulating, so that is what I went for in designing this block. It turned out better than I ever imagined I could design it. I love it!
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
Chinese Dragon C2C Crochet Block Instructions
Materials
For basic instructions and the materials list for the complete afghan, visit The Nutcracker Suite Afghan C2C Crochet Along.
~ Chinese Dragon C2C Crochet Block 25×25 Pixel Graph
~ Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice Yarn 3.5 oz skeins in the following colors:
- Kelly Green [375 pixels] — 4.0 oz
- Scarlet [227] — 2.4 oz
- Mustard [22] — .3 oz
- Black [1] —scrap
~ 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 Chinese Dragon C2C Crochet Block, crochet one row of single crochet in KELLY GREEN 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
G: Green (Kelly Green)
R: Red (Scarlet)
Y: Yellow (Mustard)
BL: Black
Crochet from bottom right corner.
→ Row 1 [WS]: G1
← Row 2 [RS]: G2
→ Row 3 [WS]: G1, R1, G1
← Row 4 [RS]: G4
→ Row 5 [WS]: G1, R2, G2
← Row 6 [RS]: G3, R1, G2
→ Row 7 [WS]: G1, R3, G3
← Row 8 [RS]: G3, R1, G4
→ Row 9 [WS]: G4, R1, Y1, G3
← Row 10 [RS]: G2, Y2, R3, G3
→ Row 11 [WS]: G3, R5, Y2, G1
← Row 12 [RS]: G1, Y1, R7, G3
→ Row 13 [WS]: G1, R1, G2, R2, G3, R3, G1
← Row 14 [RS]: G1, R3, G3, R3, G4
→ Row 15 [WS]: G1, R2, G2, R3, G4, R2, G1
← Row 16 [RS]: G1, R2, G5, R2, G3, R1, G2
→ Row 17 [WS]: G1, R3, G2, R3, G5, R1, G2
← Row 18 [RS]: G2, R1, G5, R3, G2, R1, G4
→ Row 19 [WS]: G1, Y3, R1, G2, Y1, R2, G5, R2, G2
← Row 20 [RS]: G3, R1, G5, R3, Y3, R3, Y1, G1
→ Row 21 [WS]: G1, Y1, R9, G6, R1, G3
← Row 22 [RS]: G2, R2, G7, R9, Y1, G1
→ Row 23 [WS]: G2, R9, G6, R2, G1, R1, G2
← Row 24 [RS]: G3, R2, G1, R1, G6, R4, G2, R2, Y1, G2
→ Row 25 [WS]: G3, R2, G12, R1, G1, R1, G1, R1, G3
Corner
← Row 26 [RS]: G5, R1, G13, R2, G3
→ Row 27 [WS]: G2, R3, G5, R3, G3, R1, G1, R1, G4
← Row 28 [RS]: G4, R1, G4, R5, G3, R3, G2
→ Row 29 [WS]: G2, R11, G8
← Row 30 [RS]: G7, R2, Y1, R8, G2
→ Row 31 [WS]: G2, R6, G2, Y1, R2, G6
← Row 32 [RS]: G2, R2, G2, R1, Y1, G4, R4, G2
→ Row 33 [WS]: G10, R2, G1, R1, G3
← Row 34 [RS]: G5, R1, Y1, G9
→ Row 35 [WS]: G5, R3, Y1, R2, G1, R1, G2
← Row 36 [RS]: G2, R1, G1, R7, G3
→ Row 37 [WS]: G2, R7, G4
← Row 38 [RS]: G1, R1, G2, R4, G1, R1, G2
→ Row 39 [WS]: G3, R2, (BL) x 1, R1, G1, R2, G1
← Row 40 [RS]: G2, R6, G2
→ Row 41 [WS]: G1, R6, G2
← Row 42 [RS]: G3, R4, G1
→ Row 43 [WS]: G7
← Row 44 [RS]: G6
→ Row 45 [WS]: G5
← Row 46 [RS]: G4
→ Row 47 [WS]: G3
← Row 48 [RS]: G2
→ Row 49 [WS]: G1
