Harry Potter Gryffindor C2C Crochet Block of the Month Afghan Intro and Harry Potter Block

Harry Potter Gryffindors Afghan

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It’s a new year and time for a new project! After receiving replies from my survey to subscribers last year, the clear winner for the 2022 block of the month project was Harry Potter and his peers. And I’m so glad! I love Harry Potter and the whole wizarding world. And as much as I love the Order of the Phoenix C2C Crochet Afghan that I designed last year, it is definitely lacking the three main characters in the Harry Potter books: Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger.

I remember when the very first Harry Potter book—Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone—came out I was not particularly interested in reading it. I thought there was sure a lot of hype over a children’s book. Just to be clear, I am pretty particular in what I read and I am not quick to jump on the bandwagon. It wasn’t until my sister recommended it that I finally decided to give Harry Potter a chance.

I was floored. I loved it. And I’ve been a fan ever since.

This new Gryffindor Block of the Month Afghan will feature 9 blocks:

• Harry Potter (below)
• Hermione Granger
• Ron Weasley
• Neville Longbottom
• the Gryffindor Lion
• Parvati Patil
• Lavender Brown
• Dean Thomas
• and Seamus Finnigan

In addition there will be two border panels:

• Gryffindor panel
• Brave at Heart panel

I’ve already got all of the people designed, but the lion needs a little tweaking. I cannot yet give a yarn estimate, as the only block that I have crocheted so far is Harry Potter.

One block will be released each month from now through November. Once we’ve finished all the blocks, we’ll finish things up with Harry Potter Gryffindors C2C Crochet Afghan—Joining and Edging. By the end of the year you’ll have an awesome blanket that any Harry Potter fan would love! This is one blanket I’ll be keeping for myself. 🙂

Let’s get started!

C2C Crochet Method

I used the standard Corner to Corner (C2C) crochet technique for this afghan.  I crochet with worsted weight yarn and I use an H hook.  To brush up on C2C crochet, click over to my Crochet Videos page.

Lion Brand Yarn has partnered with me on this afghan and has provided the yarn for this project. I chose to use Vanna’s Choice Yarn for their rich colors and its feel. This may be a “basic yarn,” but it’s a soft basic yarn and I love stitching with it. Definitely click on over and take a look at their yarn. If you purchase after using my link, I make a small commission which does not affect your price, but helps to keep my website running. Many thanks if you do!

Yardage Harry Potter Gryffindors Afghan

Yay! I’ve finished the sample afghan and can finally give a yarn estimate for the full blanket. Keep in mind that this is an estimate. Differences in stitching tension and brand of yarn used will affect the amount of yarn you use. I weigh all my yarn before and after to give you the best guess I can.

These estimates are for all the blocks, border sashing around each block, sewing the blocks together, and final borders.

~ Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice Yarn 3.5 oz skeins in the following colors (amounts are approximations rounded up to the whole ounce):

• Cranberry (dark red) — 33 ounces
• Mustard (yellow) — 23 ounce
• Black — 16 ounces
• Beige — 10 ounces
• Honey (tan) — 8 ounces
• Charcoal Grey (dark grey) — 6 ounces
• Chocolate (brown) — 4 ounces
• White — 2 ounces
• Scarlet (bright red) — 2 ounces
• Terracotta (orange) — 2 ounces
• Kelly Green — 1 ounce
• Pink — 1 ounce
• Colonial Blue — 1 ounce
• Dusty Purple — 1 ounce

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Harry Potter C2C Crochet Block

Hurray for Harry! As the protagonist and central character in the book series, of course we’re going to start with Harry Potter.

Harry thinks he’s a normal boy, though somewhat underfed and bullied, until a representative from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry shows up at his door. He learns that all the strange things that have occurred to him are a result of his magical ability. He also learns that his parents did not die in a car crash. Instead, they were murdered by the most evil wizard of the age—Voldemort.

Thus, Harry begins his magical journey which will take him through six years at school and confrontation after confrontation with He-who-must-not-be-named.

Materials

~ Harry Potter 25×25 Pixel Graph

~ Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice Yarn 3.5 oz skeins in the following colors (amounts are approximations):

• Cranberry — 3.0 ounces
• Beige — 1.7 ounces
• Black — 1.5 ounces
• Charcoal Grey — 1.0 ounce
• White — .2 ounces
• Scarlet — .1 ounce
• Kelly Green — .1 ounce
• Pink — .1 ounce
• Mustard — .1 ounce

~ 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 CRANBERRY around the entire block.  See Adding a Single Crochet Edge around a Finished C2C Block for how I crochet around the edge.

Stitch happy!

~Lucinda

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Row-by-Row Instructions Harry Potter C2C Crochet Block

[RS] = Right Side

[WS] = Wrong Side

CR: Cranberry  [246 pixels]

BE: Beige  [144]

BL:  Black  [118]

CH:  Charcoal  [78]

W: White  [16]

R: Red (Scarlet)  [12]

G: Green (Kelly) [4]

P: Pink  [4]

Y: Yellow (Mustard)  [3]

Crochet from bottom right corner.

→ Row 1 [WS]: CR1 (1 square) 

← Row 2 [RS]: CR2 (2 squares) 

→ Row 3 [WS]: CR3 (3 squares) 

← Row 4 [RS]: CR4 (4 squares) 

→ Row 5 [WS]: CR1, CH1, CR3 (5 squares) 

← Row 6 [RS]: CR3, CH2, CR1 (6 squares) 

→ Row 7 [WS]: CR1, CH2, CR4 (7 squares) 

← Row 8 [RS]: CR4, CH3, CR1 (8 squares) 

→ Row 9 [WS]: CR1, CH3, CR5 (9 squares) 

← Row 10 [RS]: CR5, CH4, CR1 (10 squares) 

→ Row 11 [WS]: CR1, CH4, CR6 (11 squares) 

← Row 12 [RS]: CR7, CH3, W1, CR1 (12 squares) 

→ Row 13 [WS]: CR1, Y1, W2, CH1, CR8 (13 squares) 

← Row 14 [RS]: CR2, BL3, CR4, W2, R2, CR1 (14 squares) 

→ Row 15 [WS]: CR1, R3, W1, CR2, BE3, BL1, BE1, BL1, CR2 (15 squares) 

← Row 16 [RS]: CR2, BL1, BE7, CR1, W1, Y2, W1, CR1 (16 squares) 

→ Row 17 [WS]: CR1, CH1, W1, R2, BE9, BL1, CR2 (17 squares) 

← Row 18 [RS]: CR2, BL2, BE1, BL1, BE7, W2, CH2, CR1 (18 squares) 

→ Row 19 [WS]: CR1, CH2, W2, BE8, BL4, CR2 (19 squares) 

← Row 20 [RS]: CR2, BL3, CH1, BE1, CH2, BE1, R2, BE2, CR1, W1, CH3, CR1 (20 squares) 

→ Row 21 [WS]: CR1, CH4, CR1, BE2, R1, BE2, CH1, BE1, CH2, BL3, CR3 (21 squares) 

← Row 22 [RS]: CR3, BL3, BE1, CH1, BE2, CH1, BE2, R1, BE2, CR1, CH4, CR1 (22 squares) 

→ Row 23 [WS]: CR1, CH4, CR2, BE1, R1, BE2, CH1, BE1, BL1, BE1, CH1, BE1, BL3, CR3 (23 squares) 

← Row 24 [RS]: CR4, BL2, BE3, G2, BE6, CR2, CH3, CR2 (24 squares) 

→ Row 25 [WS]: CR7, BE4, CH2, BE1, W1, BE1, CH1, BE1, BL3, CR4 (25 squares) 

Corner 

← Row 26 [RS]: CR4, BL2, BE2, CH1, BE2, CH1, BE1, CH1, BE3, CR7 (24 squares) 

→ Row 27 [WS]: CR6, BE3, CH1, BE2, CH1, BE1, CH1, BE2, BL3, CR3 (23 squares) 

← Row 28 [RS]: CR3, BL3, BE2, CH2, BE1, BL1, BE1, CH1, BE2, CR6 (22 squares) 

→ Row 29 [WS]: CR5, BE4, G2, BE4, BL4, CR2 (21 squares) 

← Row 30 [RS]: CR2, BL3, BE3, CH1, BE1, W1, BE1, CH1, BE2, BL1, CR4 (20 squares) 

→ Row 31 [WS]: CR4, BL1, BE2, CH1, BE2, CH1, BE3, BL3, CR2 (19 squares) 

← Row 32 [RS]: CR1, BL4, BE3, CH1, BE1, CH1, BE1, BL1, BE1, BL1, CR3 (18 squares) 

→ Row 33 [WS]: CR3, BE2, BL1, CH3, BE3, BL4, CR1 (17 squares) 

← Row 34 [RS]: CR1, BL4, BE5, CH1, BE2, BL1, CR2 (16 squares) 

→ Row 35 [WS]: CR2, BL1, BE1, BL2, BE2, P2, BE1, BL3, CR1 (15 squares) 

← Row 36 [RS]: CR1, BL3, P2, BE2, BL4, CR2 (14 squares) 

→ Row 37 [WS]: CR2, BL4, BE2, BL4, CR1 (13 squares) 

← Row 38 [RS]: CR1, BL9, CR2 (12 squares) 

→ Row 39 [WS]: CR2, BL8, CR1 (11 squares) 

← Row 40 [RS]: CR1, BL7, CR2 (10 squares) 

→ Row 41 [WS]: CR3, BL4, CR2 (9 squares) 

← Row 42 [RS]: CR8 (8 squares) 

→ Row 43 [WS]: CR7 (7 squares) 

← Row 44 [RS]: CR6 (6 squares) 

→ Row 45 [WS]: CR5 (5 squares) 

← Row 46 [RS]: CR4 (4 squares) 

→ Row 47 [WS]: CR3 (3 squares) 

← Row 48 [RS]: CR2 (2 squares) 

→ Row 49 [WS]: CR1 (1 square)