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The Nutcracker Suite Afghan Block 6
Every little girl who attends The Nutcracker dreams of being Clara, and this crochet block is for her. Clara receives a fabulous gift from her Uncle Drosselmeyer—a nutcracker doll. In her dreams the nutcracker comes alive and escorts Clara to the magical Land of the Sweets. She meets the Sugar Plum Fairy and other memorable characters.
I designed the Clara crochet block with my daughter JMoney in mind. The blue eyes and light brown, slightly reddish hair are hers. I had to pass on the ringlets and just give an impression of curly hair.
You can find the other blocks here:
The Nutcracker Suite Afghan C2C Crochet Along
The Nutcracker Suite C2C Crochet Afghan – Joining and Edging
The Nutcracker Suite premium pattern includes all of the free blocks plus 6 additional EXCLUSIVE blocks! Click on Shop here or on the menu to purchase the full pattern.
Additional blocks include:
- Christmas Candle
- Sleigh
- Drosselmeyer
- Gingerbread Man
- Land of the Sweets
- Angel
For basic instructions and the materials list for the complete afghan, visit The Nutcracker Suite Afghan C2C Crochet Along.
Clara C2C Crochet Block
Materials
~ Clara 25×25 Pixel Graph
~ Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice Yarn 3.5 oz skeins in the following colors:
- Scarlet [5 pixels] — .1 oz
- Mustard [35] — .4 oz
- Colonial Blue [212] — 2.5 oz
- Dusty Purple [21] — .3 oz
- White [2] — .1 oz
- Black [2] — .1 oz
- Beige [160] — 1.3 oz
- Honey [188] — 1.8 oz
~ 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 block, crochet one row of single crochet in COLONIAL BLUE 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)
Y: Yellow (Mustard)
B: Blue (Colonial Blue)
P: Purple (Dusty Purple)
W: White
BL: Black
FL: Flesh (Beige)
T: Tan (Honey)
Crochet from bottom right corner.
→ Row 1 [WS]: B1
← Row 2 [RS]: B2
→ Row 3 [WS]: B3
← Row 4 [RS]: B1, T2, B1
→ Row 5 [WS]: B1, T3, B1
← Row 6 [RS]: B1, T4, B1
→ Row 7 [WS]: B1, T4, B2
← Row 8 [RS]: B2, T4, P1, B1
→ Row 9 [WS]: B1, P1, T6, B1
← Row 10 [RS]: B1, T6, P2, B1
→ Row 11 [WS]: B1, P2, T7, B1
← Row 12 [RS]: B2, T7, P2, B1
→ Row 13 [WS]: B1, P2, T2, (FL) x 3, T1, (FL) x 1, T2, B1
← Row 14 [RS]: B1, T2, (FL) x 7, T1, (FL) x 1, P1, B1
→ Row 15 [WS]: B1, P1, (FL) x 10, T2, B1
← Row 16 [RS]: B2, T2, (FL) x 10, P1, B1
→ Row 17 [WS]: B1, P2, (FL) x 9, T3, B2
← Row 18 [RS]: B3, T2, (FL) x 5, R2, (FL) x 2, T1, P2, B1
→ Row 19 [WS]: B1, P2, T1, (FL) x 2, R1, (FL) x 7, T2, B3
← Row 20 [RS]: B3, T2, (FL) x 8, R1, (FL) x 2, T1, P2, B1
→ Row 21 [WS]: B1, T4, (FL) x 6, (BL) x 1, (FL) x 2, T3, B4
← Row 22 [RS]: B4, T3, (FL) x 2, B2, (FL) x 3, R1, (FL) x 2, T4, B1
→ Row 23 [WS]: B1, T4, (FL) x 7, W1, (FL) x 2, T3, B5
← Row 24 [RS]: B5, T3, (FL) x 10, T5, B1
→ Row 25 [WS]: B2, T4, (FL) x 10, T3, B6
Corner
← Row 26 [RS]: B6, T2, (FL) x 5, (BL) x 1, (FL) x 4, T5, B1
→ Row 27 [WS]: B1, T4, (FL) x 4, B2, (FL) x 4, T2, Y2, B4
← Row 28 [RS]: B3, Y3, T3, (FL) x 3, W1, (FL) x 4, T4, B1
→ Row 29 [WS]: B2, T3, (FL) x 6, T4, Y1, B2, Y1, B2
← Row 30 [RS]: B5, Y1, T5, (FL) x 5, T2, B2
→ Row 31 [WS]: B1, T2, (FL) x 5, T5, Y3, B3
← Row 32 [RS]: B2, Y4, T5, (FL) x 4, T2, B1
→ Row 33 [WS]: B1, T2, (FL) x 1, T1, (FL) x 3, T3, Y2, B2, Y1, B1
← Row 34 [RS]: B3, Y3, T3, (FL) x 1, T4, B2
→ Row 35 [WS]: B1, T8, Y2, B1, Y1, B2
← Row 36 [RS]: B1, Y1, B1, Y1, B1, Y1, T7, B1
→ Row 37 [WS]: B1, T6, Y1, B1, Y1, B3
← Row 38 [RS]: B2, Y1, B1, Y1, B1, T3, B3
→ Row 39 [WS]: B6, Y1, B2, Y1, B1
← Row 40 [RS]: B3, Y1, B6
→ Row 41 [WS]: B6, Y1, B2
← Row 42 [RS]: B8
→ Row 43 [WS]: B7
← Row 44 [RS]: B6
→ Row 45 [WS]: B5
← Row 46 [RS]: B4
→ Row 47 [WS]: B3
← Row 48 [RS]: B2
→ Row 49 [WS]: B1
