Minerva McGonagall C2C Crochet Block

Minerva McGonagall – Head of Gryffindor House

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“The door swung open at once. A tall, black-haired witch in emerald-green robes stood there. She had a very stern face and Harry’s first thought was that this was not someone to cross.”

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

Next up in the Order of the Phoenix C2C Crochet Afghan is Minerva McGonagall. McGonagall teaches Transfiguration, is the head of Gryffindor House, and is the deputy head-mistress of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She is strict, but fair. She may not come across as affectionate, but she still feels deeply.

My favorite moment with Professor McGonagall is in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger come back to Hogwarts to destroy the final horcruxes and face Voldemort. One of the death eaters—Amycus Carrow—tells McGonagall that he and his sister had been informed that Harry might come back and try to get into Ravenclaw Tower. When she hears this, McGonagall says with pride, “Why would Harry Potter try to get inside Ravenclaw Tower? Potter belongs in my House!”

This block was a tough one to design. I can’t even tell you how many versions of Minerva McGonagall I went through: with a bun, without a bun, with a hat, without a hat. They all looked ridiculous. My daughter HDawg gets full credit for McGonagall’s final hair style. I love it when my kids step in and improve my work! She based it on Maggie Smith’s look during the Battle of Hogwarts in the final movie installment.

You can find the other Order of the Phoenix Afghan blocks here:

• Albus Dumbledore
• Severus Snape
• Molly Weasley
• Arthur Weasley
• Rubeus Hagrid
• Sirius Black
• Remus Lupin
• Nymphadora Tonks
• Alastor (Mad-Eye) Moody
• Mundungus Fletcher
• Kingsley Shacklebolt

When all the blocks are stitched, we’ll finish things up with Order of the Phoenix—Joining and Edging.

For basic instructions and the materials list for the complete afghan, visit Order of the Phoenix C2C Crochet Afghan.

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Minerva McGonagall C2C Crochet Block

Materials

~ Minerva McGonagall 25×25 Pixel Graph

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

• Colonial Blue — 2.6 oz
• Beige — 1.5 oz
• Silver Grey — 1.0 oz
• Kelly Green — .6 oz
• Charcoal Grey — .5 oz
• Mustard — .3 oz
• Black —.3 oz
• Cranberry — .1 oz
• White — .1 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.

~Lucinda

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Row-by-Row Instructions

[RS] = Right Side

[WS] = Wrong Side

B: Blue (Colonial Blue) [231 squares]

BE: Beige  [133]

GR: Gray (Silver Gray)  [96]

G: Green (Kelly Green) [56]

CH: Charcoal (Charcoal Grey) [42]

Y: Yellow (Mustard) [32]

BL: Black  [28]

CR: Cranberry  [5]

W: White  [2]

Crochet from bottom right corner.

→ Row 1 [WS]: B1 (1 square) 

← Row 2 [RS]: B2 (2 squares) 

→ Row 3 [WS]: B3 (3 squares) 

← Row 4 [RS]: B2, G1, B1 (4 squares) 

→ Row 5 [WS]: B1, G2, B2 (5 squares) 

← Row 6 [RS]: B3, G2, B1 (6 squares) 

→ Row 7 [WS]: B1, G3, B3 (7 squares) 

← Row 8 [RS]: B4, G3, B1 (8 squares) 

→ Row 9 [WS]: B1, G3, B5 (9 squares) 

← Row 10 [RS]: B5, G4, B1 (10 squares) 

→ Row 11 [WS]: B1, G4, B6 (11 squares) 

← Row 12 [RS]: B7, G3, BL1, B1 (12 squares) 

→ Row 13 [WS]: B1, BL3, G1, B3, GR2, B3 (13 squares) 

← Row 14 [RS]: B2, GR4, B3, BL4, B1 (14 squares) 

→ Row 15 [WS]: B1, BL1, Y1, BL3, B1, BE3, GR1, BE1, GR1, B2 (15 squares) 

← Row 16 [RS]: B2, CH1, BE7, BL5, B1 (16 squares) 

→ Row 17 [WS]: B1, G1, BL2, BE10, GR1, B2 (17 squares)  

← Row 18 [RS]: B2, GR1, CH1, BE9, BL2, G2, B1 (18 squares) 

→ Row 19 [WS]: B1, G2, BL2, BE9, CH1, GR2, B2 (19 squares) 

← Row 20 [RS]: B3, GR2, Y1, BE1, Y2, BE1, CR2, BE2, BL2, G3, B1 (20 squares)  

→ Row 21 [WS]: B1, G4, BL1, BE2, CR1, BE2, Y1, BE1, Y2, BE1, GR1, CH1, B3     (21 squares) 

← Row 22 [RS]: B3, GR1, CH1, GR1, BE1, Y1, BE2, Y1, BE2, CR1, BE2, B1, G4, B1 (22 squares) 

→ Row 23 [WS]: B1, G4, B2, BE4, Y1, BE1, BL1, BE1, Y1, BE1, CH1, GR2, B3 (23 squares) 

← Row 24 [RS]: B3, GR2, CH1, GR1, BE1, Y1, G2, BE3, CR1, BE2, B2, G4, B1 (24 squares) 

→ Row 25 [WS]: B2, G2, B3, BE4, Y2, BE1, W1, Y1, GR1, BE1, CH1, GR2, B4 (25 squares) 

Corner 

← Row 26 [RS]: B3, CH1, GR1, CH1, GR1, BE1, GR1, Y1, BE1, Y1, BE1, Y1, BE3, B7 (24 squares) 

→ Row 27 [WS]: B6, BE3, Y1, BE2, Y2, GR1, BE1, GR1, CH1, GR1, CH1, B3 (23 squares) 

← Row 28 [RS]: B2, GR1, CH1, GR1, CH1, BE5, BL1, BE1, Y1, BE2, GR1, B5 (22 squares) 

→ Row 29 [WS]: B4, GR1, BE4, G2, Y1, BE3, GR1, CH2, GR1, B2 (21 squares) 

← Row 30 [RS]: B2, CH1, GR1, CH2, BE3, Y1, W1, BE1, Y1, BE2, GR1, B4 (20 squares) 

→ Row 31 [WS]: B3, GR2, BE2, Y1, BE1, Y1, GR1, BE2, CH2, GR1, CH1, GR1, B1 (19 squares) 

← Row 32 [RS]: B1, GR1, CH1, GR3, BE2, GR1, Y2, BE3, GR1, B3 (18 squares) 

→ Row 33 [WS]: B3, BE3, Y2, GR1, BE2, GR5, B1 (17 squares) 

← Row 34 [RS]: B1, CH1, GR4, BE4, Y1, BE2, GR1, B2 (16 squares) 

→ Row 35 [WS]: B2, GR1, BE1, GR1, BE3, GR5, CH1, B1 (15 squares) 

← Row 36 [RS]: B1, CH1, GR10, B2 (14 squares) 

→ Row 37 [WS]: B2, GR6, CH1, GR2, CH1, B1 (13 squares) 

← Row 38 [RS]: B1, CH4, GR1, CH1, GR2, CH1, B2 (12 squares) 

→ Row 39 [WS]: B2, CH3, GR2, CH3, B1 (11 squares) 

← Row 40 [RS]: B4, GR2, CH2, B2 (10 squares) 

→ Row 41 [WS]: B2, GR3, B4 (9 squares) 

← Row 42 [RS]: B8 (8 squares) 

→ Row 43 [WS]: B7 (7 squares) 

← Row 44 [RS]: B6 (6 squares) 

→ Row 45 [WS]: B5 (5 squares) 

← Row 46 [RS]: B4 (4 squares) 

→ Row 47 [WS]: B3 (3 squares) 

← Row 48 [RS]: B2 (2 squares) 

→ Row 49 [WS]: B1 (1 square)