Hark the Herald Christmas C2C Crochet Afghan

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A Christmas Carol

Earlier this year, I saw Repeat Crafter’s Me Music Note Crochet C2C Square. My first thought was, “How cool would that be to make an entire song into an afghan!” I wanted to do “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” as it is one of my favorite Christmas carols. Fortunately, it is in the public domain so I didn’t have to worry about copyright issues. I pulled out my hymnal and got to work.

I love the way the Hark the Herald Christmas C2C Crochet Afghan pattern turned out!

I toyed with the idea of including black staff lines, but it was too messy. Also, to accurately use the staff lines, the pattern would have been way too long with way too much white and way too much black. So I eliminated them. I pushed the lines of music together as much as I dared to reduce the white background.

Mini (HDC) C2C Method

Up until now, every afghan on this site has used the regular C2C method. In fact, I said in C2C Emoji Afghan Crochet Along that half double crochet and I do not get along. Well, I have made my peace with it, and I did it for this afghan. I just could not map out all the notes for each line of the song without going wide.

This pattern is 96 squares X 96 squares. That is a lot of squares! 9,216 of them!

Had I crocheted this in standard C2C (with DC instead of HDC), the blanket would measure 5 feet 8 inches on each side. That would have been fine, except I was considering adding top and bottom panels with the name of the song. It would have ended up being 7 and a half feet long! So, I opted for mini C2C instead.

For a review of the mini C2C method, see Repeat Crafter Me’s “New Technique: Corner-to-Corner Crochet (using the HDC)” video linked on my Crochet Videos page.

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Visit Swish and Stitch Crafts on Etsy for the full ad-free Hark the Herald Christmas C2C Crochet Afghan Pattern including top and bottom lyrics borders!

The printable PDF includes:

• Hark the Herald C2C Crochet Afghan Instructions
• Hark the Herald Top Border C2C Crochet Panel Pixel Chart and line-by-line instructions
• Hark the Herald Center Panel C2C Crochet Panel Pixel Chart and line-by-line instructions
• Hark the Herald Bottom Border C2C Crochet Panel Pixel Chart and line-by-line instructions
• Puff Stitch Edging Tutorial

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Row-by-Row Instructions

Supplies for the Hark the Herald Christmas C2C Crochet Afghan

~ The Hark the Herald Christmas C2C Crochet Afghan Pixel Graph (one page and multi-page versions included)

~ Loops and Threads Impeccable Yarn in the following colors:

• White—51 oz (7830 pixels)
• Kelly Green—7.6 oz (839)
• Red Hot—5.5 oz (547)

~ Size H Crochet Hook

~ *Size G Crochet Hook (for candy cane border)

~ Yarn Needle

~ Thread Scissors

*NOTE: The candy cane border tends to make the edge of the afghan wavy when I use the same hook I used for the body of the blanket. To minimize this, I chose to use a hook one size smaller.

Crochet the panel starting from the bottom right corner of the chart.  Row-by-row written instructions are included at the end of the article.

Finishing The Hark The Herald Christmas C2C Crochet Afghan

Single Crochet Around the Panel

After you finish crocheting the whole panel, crochet one row of single crochet in WHITE around the entire block.  I crocheted 2 single crochet stitches across each square, and 3 SC in the corners. This is different than how I’ve done it for my other afghans. Remember! This is mini and not standard C2C crochet, so the stitches are tighter and the squares end up smaller.

A Candy Cane Border

To finish off the Hark the Herald Christmas C2C Crochet Afghan I chose to add a candy cane border. It’s so festive! I went with red and green to help balance out all of the white background. The candy cane border is super easy. It just uses single crochet and chain stitches.

To work it, do the following:

Attach RED HOT yarn with a SC in any stitch from the SC row. CH 4. Drop the RED yarn from your hook leaving an open loop.

In the next stitch, attach KELLY GREEN yarn with a SC. CH 4. Drop the GREEN yarn from your hook as before.

Put the RED yarn back on your hook. Crossing in front of the GREEN stitches, SC in the next stitch. CH 4. Drop the RED yarn.

Pick up the GREEN yarn again. Crossing in front of the RED stitches, SC in the next stitch. CH 4. Drop the GREEN yarn.

Continue doing this around. You don’t need to do anything different for the corners. Just continue the pattern through the 3 stitches in the corner. They turn out beautifully rounded.

Someday I will make my own video tutorials, but until then, click over to my Crochet Videos page. I’ve linked to Repeat Crafter Me’s “Crochet Tutorial: Crochet Candy Cane Border” under the “Crochet Borders” heading.

I hope you love the Hark the Herald Christmas C2C Crochet Afghan as much as I do! Please share photos with me at lucinda@swishandstitch.com. I’d love to start a community gallery!

Enjoy!

~ Lucinda

Row-by-Row Instructions

→ Row 1 [WS]: W1 

← Row 2 [RS]: W2 

→ Row 3 [WS]: W3 

← Row 4 [RS]: W4 

→ Row 5 [WS]: W5 

← Row 6 [RS]: W2, G2, W2 

→ Row 7 [WS]: W2, G1, W1, G1, W2 

← Row 8 [RS]: W2, G1, W5 

→ Row 9 [WS]: W3, G1, W1, G2, W2 

← Row 10 [RS]: W2, G1, W1, G2, W4 

→ Row 11 [WS]: W8, G1, W2 

← Row 12 [RS]: W2, G1, W9 

→ Row 13 [WS]: W10, G1, W2 

← Row 14 [RS]: W8, G2, W4 

→ Row 15 [WS]: W4, G3, W8 

← Row 16 [RS]: W8, G3, W5 

→ Row 17 [WS]: W5, G4, W8 

← Row 18 [RS]: W8, G1, W1, G2, W2, G2, W2 

→ Row 19 [WS]: W2, G3, W5, G1, W8 

← Row 20 [RS]: W8, G1, W5, G3, W3 

→ Row 21 [WS]: W3, G4, W5, G1, W8 

← Row 22 [RS]: W14, G1, W1, G2, W4 

→ Row 23 [WS]: W8, G1, W14 

← Row 24 [RS]: W14, G1, W9 

→ Row 25 [WS]: W2, G2, W6, G1, W14 

← Row 26 [RS]: W21, G3, W2 

→ Row 27 [WS]: W3, G3, W21 

← Row 28 [RS]: W2, R2, W15, G1, W1, G4, W3 

→ Row 29 [WS]: W4, G2, W1, G1, W1, G1, W14, R1, W1, R1, W2 

← Row 30 [RS]: W2, R1, W18, G1, W8 

→ Row 31 [WS]: W9, G2, W10, R2, W2, R1, W1, R2, W2 

← Row 32 [RS]: W2, R1, W1, R2, W2, R3, W10, G1, W10 

→ Row 33 [WS]: W22, R3, W5, R1, W2 

← Row 34 [RS]: W2, R1, W5, R4, W22 

→ Row 35 [WS]: W19, R2, W2, R2, W1, R1, W5, R1, W2 

← Row 36 [RS]: W8, R1, W5, R3, W19 

→ Row 37 [WS]: W20, R3, W5, R1, W8 

← Row 38 [RS]: W8, R1, W5, R4, W20 

→ Row 39 [WS]: W7, G1, W13, R2, W1, R1, W14 

← Row 40 [RS]: W14, R1, W16, G1, W8 

→ Row 41 [WS]: W9, G1, W4, G1, W11, R1, W14 

← Row 42 [RS]: W14, R1, W6, R2, W5, G2, W1, G1, W10 

→ Row 43 [WS]: W11, G4, W4, R3, W21 

← Row 44 [RS]: W21, R3, W5, G3, W12 

→ Row 45 [WS]: W13, G3, W4, R4, W1, R1, W15, G2, W2 

← Row 46 [RS]: W2, G3, W14, R1, W1, R1, W1, R2, W5, G2, W3, G2, W9 

→ Row 47 [WS]: W9, G3, W13, R1, W16, G3, W2 

← Row 48 [RS]: W2, G4, W14, R2, W13, G3, W10 

→ Row 49 [WS]: W10, G4, W13, R1, W15, G2, W1, G1, W2 

← Row 50 [RS]: W2, G1, W32, G1, W1, G2, W2, G2, W7 

→ Row 51 [WS]: W7, G3, W5, G1, W32, G1, W2 

← Row 52 [RS]: W2, G1, W32, G1, W5, G3, W8 

→ Row 53 [WS]: W4, G2, W2, G4, W5, G1, W35 

← Row 54 [RS]: W8, G2, W26, G2, W3, G1, W1, G2, W2, G3, W4 

→ Row 55 [WS]: W5, G3, W5, G1, W1, G3, W26, G3, W8 

← Row 56 [RS]: W8, G3, W20, R1, W7, G3, W5, G4, W5 

→ Row 57 [WS]: W6, G2, W1, G1, W5, G1, W9, R1, W19, G4, W8 

← Row 58 [RS]: W8, G1, W1, G2, W14, R1, W4, R1, W15, G1, W10 

→ Row 59 [WS]: W11, G1, W15, R1, W1, R2, W19, G1, W4, R2, W2 

← Row 60 [RS]: W2, R1, W1, R1, W3, G1, W5, G2, W12, R4, W15, G1, W12 

→ Row 61 [WS]: W29, R3, W12, G3, W5, G1, W5, R1, W2 

← Row 62 [RS]: W2, R2, W1, R1, W8, G3, W12, R3, W30 

→ Row 63 [WS]: W26, R2, W3, R2, W12, G4, W8, R2, W1, R1, W2 

← Row 64 [RS]: W2, R1, W11, G1, W1, G2, W17, R3, W15, G2, W9 

→ Row 65 [WS]: W9, G1, W1, G1, W15, R3, W20, G1, W11, R1, W2 

← Row 66 [RS]: W2, R1, W11, G1, W20, R4, W14, G1, W12 

→ Row 67 [WS]: W10, G1, W1, G2, W10, R2, W2, R2, W1, R1, W7, G2, W11, G1, W14 

← Row 68 [RS]: W8, R2, W10, G2, W4, G3, W6, R1, W5, R3, W9, G1, W1, G2, W2, G2, W7 

→ Row 69 [WS]: W7, G3, W5, G1, W9, R3, W5, R1, W6, G3, W3, G3, W9, R3, W8 

← Row 70 [RS]: W8, R3, W9, G3, W3, G4, W5, R1, W5, R4, W2, R2, W4, G1, W5, G3, W8 

→ Row 71 [WS]: W8, G4, W5, G1, W3, R3, W2, R2, W1, R1, W3, R2, W6, G2, W1, G1, W2, G4, W8, R4, W8 

← Row 72 [RS]: W8, R1, W1, R2, W8, G1, W1, G2, W2, G1, W10, R3, W1, R1, W5, R3, W9, G1, W1, G2, W9 

→ Row 73 [WS]: W13, G1, W8, R4, W5, R3, W12, G1, W5, G1, W11, R1, W8 

← Row 74 [RS]: W8, R1, W11, G1, W5, G1, W14, R1, W5, R1, W1, R2, W8, G1, W14 

→ Row 75 [WS]: W15, G1, W11, R1, W26, G1, W11, R1, W8 

← Row 76 [RS]: W14, R2, W31, R1, W17, G2, W9 

→ Row 77 [WS]: W9, G3, W17, R1, W30, R3, W14 

← Row 78 [RS]: W14, R3, W48, G3, W10 

→ Row 79 [WS]: W10, G4, W30, G1, W16, R4, W14 

← Row 80 [RS]: W14, R1, W1, R2, W16, G1, W30, G1, W1, G2, W11 

→ Row 81 [WS]: W15, G1, W10, R2, W18, G1, W19, R1, W14 

← Row 82 [RS]: W14, R1, W16, G2, W1, G1, W18, R1, W1, R1, W9, G1, W8, G1, W7 

→ Row 83 [WS]: W8, G1, W8, G1, W11, R1, W18, G4, W8, R2, W6, R1, W14 

← Row 84 [RS]: W21, R3, W8, G3, W18, R2, W1, R1, W17, G1, W9 

→ Row 85 [WS]: W10, G1, W1, G2, W10, R2, W2, R2, W1, R1, W12, G1, W5, G3, W8, R3, W21 

← Row 86 [RS]: W19, R1, W1, R4, W8, G2, W5, G1, W12, R1, W5, R3, W9, G4, W11 

→ Row 87 [WS]: W12, G3, W10, R3, W5, R1, W12, G1, W15, R2, W1, R1, W1, R1, W15, G2, W2 

← Row 88 [RS]: W2, G1, W1, G1, W16, R1, W15, G2, W1, G1, W12, R1, W5, R4, W9, G3, W13 

→ Row 89 [WS]: W14, G2, W10, R2, W1, R1, W18, G4, W15, R2, W17, G1, W2 

← Row 90 [RS]: W2, G2, W1, G1, W2, G2, W11, R1, W16, G3, W18, R1, W20, G1, W9 

→ Row 91 [WS]: W10, G1, W20, R1, W12, G1, W5, G3, W27, G3, W2, G2, W1, G1, W2 

← Row 92 [RS]: W2, G1, W5, G3, W28, G2, W5, G1, W2, G2, W8, R1, W20, G1, W11 

→ Row 93 [WS]: W12, G1, W1, G2, W10, R2, W13, G3, W2, G1, W34, G4, W5, G1, W2 

← Row 94 [RS]: W2, G1, W5, G1, W1, G2, W14, R1, W16, G2, W1, G1, W2, G3, W13, R3, W9, G4, W13 

→ Row 95 [WS]: W9, G2, W3, G3, W10, R3, W12, G4, W2, G4, W13, R2, W19, G1, W8 

← Row 96 [RS]: W8, G1, W19, R3, W13, G3, W2, G1, W1, G2, W12, R4, W9, G3, W3, G1, W1, G1, W9 

Corner 

→ Row 97 [WS]: W9, G1, W5, G2, W10, R2, W1, R1, W15, G1, W2, G3, W13, R3, W19, G1, W7 

← Row 98 [RS]: W26, R4, W13, G2, W2, G1, W15, R1, W20, G1, W9 

→ Row 99 [WS]: W9, G1, W1, G2, W17, R1, W15, G1, W17, R2, W1, R1, W12, G2, W11 

← Row 100 [RS]: W10, G3, W11, R1, W36, R1, W9, R1, W7, G4, W9 

→ Row 101 [WS]: W9, G3, W8, R1, W18, G2, W19, R2, W5, R1, W11, G3, W9 

← Row 102 [RS]: W8, G4, W10, R1, W5, R3, W18, G3, W17, R1, W8, G3, W9 

→ Row 103 [WS]: W2, G1, W6, G2, W9, R1, W1, R2, W14, G3, W18, R3, W16, G2, W1, G1, W7 

← Row 104 [RS]: W6, G1, W19, R4, W17, G4, W13, R4, W17, G1, W2 

→ Row 105 [WS]: W2, G1, W4, G1, W12, R3, W14, G2, W1, G1, W17, R2, W1, R1, W19, G1, W5 

← Row 106 [RS]: W4, G1, W19, R1, W20, G1, W17, R3, W14, G2, W1, G1, W2 

→ Row 107 [WS]: W2, G4, W14, R2, W11, G2, W5, G1, W20, R1, W23 

← Row 108 [RS]: W9, G2, W11, R1, W20, G1, W5, G3, W17, R1, W9, G3, W2 

→ Row 109 [WS]: W2, G3, W9, R1, W17, G3, W37, G3, W8 

← Row 110 [RS]: W7, G3, W37, G4, W16, R1, W10, G2, W2 

→ Row 111 [WS]: W14, R1, W1, R2, W13, G2, W1, G1, W36, G4, W1, G1, W4 

← Row 112 [RS]: W3, G1, W1, G1, W1, G2, W18, R1, W17, G1, W16, R4, W14 

→ Row 113 [WS]: W14, R3, W17, G1, W13, R2, W2, R1, W21, G1, W4 

← Row 114 [RS]: W2, G2, W21, R1, W2, R3, W12, G1, W11, G2, W4, R3, W5, R1, W8 

→ Row 115 [WS]: W8, R1, W5, R2, W4, G3, W4, G2, W18, R3, W2, R1, W1, R2, W8, G1, W9, G1, W2 

← Row 116 [RS]: W11, G1, W8, R4, W2, R4, W17, G3, W3, G3, W11, R1, W8 

→ Row 117 [WS]: W8, R1, W1, R2, W7, G4, W3, G3, W17, R2, W1, R1, W2, R3, W9, G1, W4, G1, W5 

← Row 118 [RS]: W6, G2, W1, G1, W9, R3, W2, R1, W20, G4, W2, G1, W1, G2, W7, R4, W8 

→ Row 119 [WS]: W8, R3, W11, G1, W2, G2, W1, G1, W20, R1, W2, R2, W10, G4, W5 

← Row 120 [RS]: W5, G3, W14, R1, W20, G1, W5, G1, W11, R3, W5, R1, W2 

→ Row 121 [WS]: W2, R1, W5, R2, W12, G1, W5, G1, W29, G1, W5, G3, W4 

← Row 122 [RS]: W4, G2, W5, G1, W14, R2, W13, G1, W25, R1, W2 

→ Row 123 [WS]: W2, R1, W1, R2, W35, R3, W14, G1, W10 

← Row 124 [RS]: W6, G2, W1, G1, W14, R3, W35, R4, W2 

→ Row 125 [WS]: W2, R3, W35, R4, W14, G4, W5 

← Row 126 [RS]: W5, G3, W14, R1, W1, R2, W25, G1, W9, R3, W2 

→ Row 127 [WS]: W2, R2, W10, G1, W28, R1, W8, G1, W5, G3, W4 

← Row 128 [RS]: W4, G2, W5, G1, W2, G2, W4, R1, W5, R2, W21, G1, W14 

→ Row 129 [WS]: W14, G1, W1, G2, W12, R2, W3, R3, W5, R1, W3, G3, W2, G1, W10 

← Row 130 [RS]: W6, G2, W1, G1, W2, G3, W9, R3, W3, R3, W11, G4, W14 

→ Row 131 [WS]: W14, G3, W12, R3, W2, R4, W8, G4, W2, G4, W5 

← Row 132 [RS]: W5, G3, W2, G1, W1, G2, W8, R1, W1, R2, W2, R4, W11, G3, W5, G1, W8 

→ Row 133 [WS]: W8, G1, W5, G2, W7, R2, W3, R2, W1, R1, W5, R1, W11, G1, W2, G3, W4 

← Row 134 [RS]: W4, G2, W2, G1, W11, R1, W5, R1, W6, R3, W13, G1, W8 

→ Row 135 [WS]: W8, G1, W1, G2, W10, R3, W6, R1, W5, R1, W11, G1, W7 

← Row 136 [RS]: W24, R1, W4, R1, W1, R4, W9, G4, W8 

→ Row 137 [WS]: W8, G3, W10, R2, W1, R1, W1, R1, W15, G2, W11 

← Row 138 [RS]: W10, G3, W16, R1, W13, G3, W5, G1, W2 

→ Row 139 [WS]: W2, G1, W5, G2, W14, R2, W15, G3, W9 

← Row 140 [RS]: W8, G4, W15, R1, W21, G1, W2 

→ Row 141 [WS]: W2, G1, W1, G2, W34, G2, W1, G1, W7 

← Row 142 [RS]: W6, G1, W23, R1, W13, G4, W2 

→ Row 143 [WS]: W2, G3, W11, R2, W18, G2, W5, G1, W5  

← Row 144 [RS]: W4, G1, W5, G3, W3, G2, W12, R3, W10, G3, W2 

→ Row 145 [WS]: W2, G2, W11, R3, W11, G3, W3, G3, W9 

← Row 146 [RS]: W8, G4, W2, G3, W11, R4, W14 

→ Row 147 [WS]: W4, R2, W8, R2, W1, R1, W10, G4, W2, G2, W1, G1, W7 

← Row 148 [RS]: W6, G1, W5, G1, W1, G2, W3, G2, W5, R1, W11, R3, W3 

→ Row 149 [WS]: W3, R3, W4, R2, W5, R1, W4, G3, W6, G1, W5, G1, W5 

← Row 150 [RS]: W4, G1, W5, G1, W6, G3, W4, R1, W5, R3, W3, R4, W2 

→ Row 151 [WS]: W2, R2, W1, R1, W3, R3, W9, G4, W1, G1, W4, G1, W9  

← Row 152 [RS]: W13, G1, W1, G1, W1, G2, W9, R4, W2, R1, W5 

→ Row 153 [WS]: W5, R1, W2, R2, W1, R1, W12, G1, W14 

← Row 154 [RS]: W12, G2, W12, R1, W5, R1, W5 

→ Row 155 [WS]: W11, R1, W12, G1, W12 

← Row 156 [RS]: W24, R1, W11 

→ Row 157 [WS]: W19, G1, W15 

← Row 158 [RS]: W16, G2, W16 

→ Row 159 [WS]: W15, G3, W15 

← Row 160 [RS]: W14, G3, W15 

→ Row 161 [WS]: W14, G4, W13 

← Row 162 [RS]: W12, G1, W1, G2, W8, G2, W4 

→ Row 163 [WS]: W3, G3, W11, G1, W11 

← Row 164 [RS]: W10, G1, W5, G2, W4, G3, W3 

→ Row 165 [WS]: W2, G4, W3, G3, W5, G1, W9 

← Row 166 [RS]: W14, G3, W3, G1, W1, G2, W2 

→ Row 167 [WS]: W5, G1, W2, G4, W13 

← Row 168 [RS]: W12, G1, W1, G2, W2, G1, W5 

→ Row 169 [WS]: W5, G1, W5, G1, W11 

← Row 170 [RS]: W10, G1, W11 

→ Row 171 [WS]: W11, G1, W9 

← Row 172 [RS]: W20 

→ Row 173 [WS]: W19 

← Row 174 [RS]: W18 

→ Row 175 [WS]: W17 

← Row 176 [RS]: W16 

→ Row 177 [WS]: W15 

← Row 178 [RS]: W14 

→ Row 179 [WS]: W13 

← Row 180 [RS]: W12 

→ Row 181 [WS]: W11 

← Row 182 [RS]: W10 

→ Row 183 [WS]: W9 

← Row 184 [RS]: W8 

→ Row 185 [WS]: W7 

← Row 186 [RS]: W6 

→ Row 187 [WS]: W5 

← Row 188 [RS]: W4 

→ Row 189 [WS]: W3 

← Row 190 [RS]: W2 

→ Row 191 [WS]: W1