Papel Picado—Paper Flags—C2C Crochet Panel
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Papel Picado means punched or perforated paper. Papel picado is a traditional Mexican craft. Artists create these beautiful paper flags using a template, mallet, and chisels to cut through up to 50 sheets of tissue paper at a time. Papel picado patterns may showcase bird, floral, and skeleton designs, depending on the celebration or holiday they are being used for. Papel picado are frequently strung into banners to decorate for Easter, Cinco de Mayo, Mexican Independence Day, the Day of the Dead, and Christmas. Papel picado may also be used to celebrate baptisms, quinceaneras, and weddings.
This first panel in the Fiesta! C2C Crochet Afghan celebrates the amazing intricacy of this Mexican artform. Yes, I know there are floating dots that would fall out if this actually were cut paper. This is just a representation of the light, airy feel of the tissue paper flags. And the bright orange, turquoise, and pink also celebrate the vibrant colors of Mexican holidays.
Let’s get to work!
Find the other free Fiesta! C2C Crochet Afghan panels here:
- Fiesta! C2C Crochet Afghan intro and materials list
- Avocados
- Mustaches
- Chile Peppers
- Tacos
- Barrel Cactus
- Fiesta! C2C Crochet Afghan—Joining and Edging
Want to customize your blanket? Look for the 11 panel options in the Fiesta! C2C Crochet Afghan Pattern at Swish and Stitch Crafts on Etsy.
To really mix things up and customize your afghan, check out all of the possibilities in the Fiesta! Afghan C2C Crochet Afghan Pattern available in SwishandStitchCrafts on Etsy. (Coming soon!)
This premium patterns includes printable PDFS with the charts and line-by-line instructions for all of the free panels plus 5 additional EXCLUSIVE panels!
The additional panels include:
- Maracas
- Pinatas
- Ponchos
- Sombreros
- and Sugar Skulls
Papel Picado C2C Crochet Panel
Materials
~ Papel Picado 15×75 Pixel Graph
~ Loops and Threads Impeccable Yarn 4.5 oz skeins in the following colors (weight is approximate):
- White — 6.0 oz
- Orange Crush (orange) — 1.5 oz
- Sea Green (aqua) — 1.5 oz
- Lippy (pink) — 1.5 oz
~ Size H Crochet Hook or hook needed to achieve gauge (see Gauge for C2C Afghans)
~ Yarn Needle
~ Scissors
Crochet the panel starting from the bottom right corner of the chart. Row-by-row written instructions are below.
After you finish crocheting the panel, crochet one row of single crochet in WHITE around the entire panel. See Adding a Single Crochet Edge around a Finished C2C Block for how I crochet around the edge.
Lovely! The first panel is probably the hardest with all the white spaces worked in the flags. So, give yourself a pat on the back when you finish it.
In two weeks, it’s avocado time! Check back for the Avocados C2C Crochet Panel—Fiesta! Afghan.
Be sure to stop by next week for the fourth block in the Harry Potter Gryffindors Afghan—Neville Longbottom.
Enjoy!
~Lucinda
Looking for another Southwestern inspired pattern like the No Prob-Llama Afghan? Check out Swish and Stitch Crafts on Etsy.
Row-by-Row Instructions Papel Picado C2C Crochet Panel
[RS] = Right Side
[WS] = Wrong Side
W: White [609 pixels]
A: Aqua (Sea Green) [172]
O: Orange (Orange Crush) [172]
P: Pink Lippy) [172]
Crochet from bottom right corner.
→ Row 1 [WS]: W1 (1 square)
← Row 2 [RS]: W2 (2 squares)
→ Row 3 [WS]: W1, P1, W1 (3 squares)
← Row 4 [RS]: W1, P2, W1 (4 squares)
→ Row 5 [WS]: W1, P1, W1, P1, W1 (5 squares)
← Row 6 [RS]: W1, P1, W2, P1, W1 (6 squares)
→ Row 7 [WS]: W1, P5, W1 (7 squares)
← Row 8 [RS]: W1, P6, W1 (8 squares)
→ Row 9 [WS]: W1, P1, W5, P1, W1 (9 squares)
← Row 10 [RS]: W1, P1, W2, P1, W3, P1, W1 (10 squares)
→ Row 11 [WS]: W1, P2, W2, P1, W1, P1, W1, P1, W1 (11 squares)
← Row 12 [RS]: W1, P2, W2, P1, W1, P1, W2, P1, W1 (12 squares)
→ Row 13 [WS]: W1, P1, W1, P1, W2, P1, W3, P2, W1 (13 squares)
← Row 14 [RS]: W1, P1, W1, P4, W5, P1, W1 (14 squares)
→ Row 15 [WS]: W1, P9, W1, P1, W1, P1, W1 (15 squares)
Corner
← Row 16 [RS]: W1, P1, W1, P1, W3, P5, W1, P1, W1 (15 squares)
→ Row 17 [WS]: W1, P1, W1, P1, W4, P1, W3, P2, W1 (15 squares)
← Row 18 [RS]: W1, P2, W1, P1, W1, P1, W1, P1, W1, P1, W2, P1, W1 (15 squares)
→ Row 19 [WS]: W1, P4, W1, P2, W1, P1, W3, P1, W1 (15 squares)
← Row 20 [RS]: W1, P1, W3, P2, W1, P2, W3, P1, W1 (15 squares)
→ Row 21 [WS]: W1, P1, W3, P1, W1, P2, W1, P4, W1 (15 squares)
← Row 22 [RS]: W1, P1, W2, P1, W1, P1, W1, P1, W1, P1, W1, P2, W1 (15 squares)
→ Row 23 [WS]: W1, P2, W3, P1, W4, P1, W1, P1, W1 (15 squares)
← Row 24 [RS]: W1, P1, W1, P5, W3, P1, W1, P1, W1 (15 squares)
→ Row 25 [WS]: W1, P1, W1, P1, W1, P9, W1 (15 squares)
← Row 26 [RS]: W1, P1, W5, P4, W1, P1, W2 (15 squares)
→ Row 27 [WS]: W3, P2, W3, P1, W2, P1, W1, P1, W1 (15 squares)
← Row 28 [RS]: W1, P1, W2, P1, W1, P1, W2, P2, W2, A1, W1 (15 squares)
→ Row 29 [WS]: W1, A2, W2, P1, W1, P1, W1, P1, W2, P2, W1 (15 squares)
← Row 30 [RS]: W1, P1, W3, P1, W2, P1, W2, A1, W1, A1, W1 (15 squares)
→ Row 31 [WS]: W1, A1, W2, A1, W2, P1, W5, P1, W1 (15 squares)
← Row 32 [RS]: W1, P6, W2, A5, W1 (15 squares)
→ Row 33 [WS]: W1, A6, W2, P5, W1 (15 squares)
← Row 34 [RS]: W1, P1, W2, P1, W2, A1, W5, A1, W1 (15 squares)
→ Row 35 [WS]: W1, A1, W3, A1, W2, A1, W2, P1, W1, P1, W1 (15 squares)
← Row 36 [RS]: W1, P2, W2, A1, W1, A1, W1, A1, W2, A2, W1 (15 squares)
→ Row 37 [WS]: W1, A1, W2, A1, W1, A1, W2, A2, W2, P1, W1 (15 squares)
← Row 38 [RS]: W3, A2, W3, A1, W2, A1, W1, A1, W1 (15 squares)
→ Row 39 [WS]: W1, A1, W5, A4, W1, A1, W2 (15 squares)
← Row 40 [RS]: W1, A1, W1, A1, W1, A9, W1 (15 squares)
→ Row 41 [WS]: W1, A1, W1, A5, W3, A1, W1, A1, W1 (15 squares)
← Row 42 [RS]: W1, A2, W3, A1, W4, A1, W1, A1, W1 (15 squares)
→ Row 43 [WS]: W1, A1, W2, A1, W1, A1, W1, A1, W1, A1, W1, A2, W1 (15 squares)
← Row 44 [RS]: W1, A1, W3, A1, W1, A2, W1, A4, W1 (15 squares)
→ Row 45 [WS]: W1, A1, W3, A2, W1, A2, W3, A1, W1 (15 squares)
← Row 46 [RS]: W1, A4, W1, A2, W1, A1, W3, A1, W1 (15 squares)
→ Row 47 [WS]: W1, A2, W1, A1, W1, A1, W1, A1, W1, A1, W2, A1, W1 (15 squares)
← Row 48 [RS]: W1, A1, W1, A1, W4, A1, W3, A2, W1 (15 squares)
→ Row 49 [WS]: W1, A1, W1, A1, W3, A5, W1, A1, W1 (15 squares)
← Row 50 [RS]: W1, A9, W1, A1, W1, A1, W1 (15 squares)
→ Row 51 [WS]: W2, A1, W1, A4, W5, A1, W1 (15 squares)
← Row 52 [RS]: W1, A1, W1, A1, W2, A1, W3, A2, W3 (15 squares)
→ Row 53 [WS]: W1, O1, W2, A2, W2, A1, W1, A1, W2, A1, W1 (15 squares)
← Row 54 [RS]: W1, A2, W2, A1, W1, A1, W1, A1, W2, O2, W1 (15 squares)
→ Row 55 [WS]: W1, O1, W1, O1, W2, A1, W2, A1, W3, A1, W1 (15 squares)
← Row 56 [RS]: W1, A1, W5, A1, W2, O1, W2, O1, W1 (15 squares)
→ Row 57 [WS]: W1, O5, W2, A6, W1 (15 squares)
← Row 58 [RS]: W1, A5, W2, O6, W1 (15 squares)
→ Row 59 [WS]: W1, O1, W5, O1, W2, A1, W2, A1, W1 (15 squares)
← Row 60 [RS]: W1, A1, W1, A1, W2, O1, W2, O1, W3, O1, W1 (15 squares)
→ Row 61 [WS]: W1, O2, W2, O1, W1, O1, W1, O1, W2, A2, W1 (15 squares)
← Row 62 [RS]: W1, A1, W2, O2, W2, O1, W1, O1, W2, O1, W1 (15 squares)
→ Row 63 [WS]: W1, O1, W1, O1, W2, O1, W3, O2, W3 (15 squares)
← Row 64 [RS]: W2, O1, W1, O4, W5, O1, W1 (15 squares)
→ Row 65 [WS]: W1, O9, W1, O1, W1, O1, W1 (15 squares)
← Row 66 [RS]: W1, O1, W1, O1, W3, O5, W1, O1, W1 (15 squares)
→ Row 67 [WS]: W1, O1, W1, O1, W4, O1, W3, O2, W1 (15 squares)
← Row 68 [RS]: W1, O2, W1, O1, W1, O1, W1, O1, W1, O1, W2, O1, W1 (15 squares)
→ Row 69 [WS]: W1, O4, W1, O2, W1, O1, W3, O1, W1 (15 squares)
← Row 70 [RS]: W1, O1, W3, O2, W1, O2, W3, O1, W1 (15 squares)
→ Row 71 [WS]: W1, O1, W3, O1, W1, O2, W1, O4, W1 (15 squares)
← Row 72 [RS]: W1, O1, W2, O1, W1, O1, W1, O1, W1, O1, W1, O2, W1 (15 squares)
→ Row 73 [WS]: W1, O2, W3, O1, W4, O1, W1, O1, W1 (15 squares)
← Row 74 [RS]: W1, O1, W1, O5, W3, O1, W1, O1, W1 (15 squares)
→ Row 75 [WS]: W1, O1, W1, O1, W1, O9, W1 (15 squares)
Corner
← Row 76 [RS]: W1, O1, W5, O4, W1, O1, W1 (14 squares)
→ Row 77 [WS]: W1, O2, W3, O1, W2, O1, W1, O1, W1 (13 squares)
← Row 78 [RS]: W1, O1, W2, O1, W1, O1, W2, O2, W1 (12 squares)
→ Row 79 [WS]: W1, O1, W1, O1, W1, O1, W2, O2, W1 (11 squares)
← Row 80 [RS]: W1, O1, W3, O1, W2, O1, W1 (10 squares)
→ Row 81 [WS]: W1, O1, W5, O1, W1 (9 squares)
← Row 82 [RS]: W1, O6, W1 (8 squares)
→ Row 83 [WS]: W1, O5, W1 (7 squares)
← Row 84 [RS]: W1, O1, W2, O1, W1 (6 squares)
→ Row 85 [WS]: W1, O1, W1, O1, W1 (5 squares)
← Row 86 [RS]: W1, O2, W1 (4 squares)
→ Row 87 [WS]: W1, O1, W1 (3 squares)
← Row 88 [RS]: W2 (2 squares)
→ Row 89 [WS]: W1 (1 square)
