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The Nutcracker Prince C2C Crochet Block
Are you ready for this amazing The Nutcracker Suite crochet along? I have LOVED designing these blocks. And we’re going to start right off with one of my favorites—The Nutcracker Prince. It’s only fair. I mean, the whole ballet is named for him after all.
I designed this block thinking of the Nutcracker Prince in the ballet my kids used to dance in. He has the same blocky head and the traditional white hair and black mustache.
The above photo is my son GKatt after removing the big mask. This was the first year he danced the Nutcracker Prince. Okay, so he’s not your son, but don’t he and his little partner make you smile? 🙂
You can find the other blocks here:
The Nutcracker Suite Afghan C2C Crochet Along
The Nutcracker Suite C2C Crochet Afghan – Joining and Edging
Want to personalize your blanket? Make it larger? The Nutcracker Suite Premium Pattern includes printable PDFs of all of the free blocks plus 6 additional EXCLUSIVE blocks! Mix and match or crochet them all!
Additional blocks include:
- Christmas Candle
- Sleigh
- Drosselmeyer
- Gingerbread Man
- Land of the Sweets
- Angel
The Nutcracker Prince C2C Crochet Block Instructions
Materials
For basic instructions and the materials list for the complete afghan, visit The Nutcracker Suite Afghan C2C Crochet Along.
~ The Nutcracker Prince C2C Crochet Block 25×25 Pixel Graph
~ Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice Yarn 3.5 oz skeins in the following colors:
- Scarlet [97 pixels] — 1 oz
- Mustard [86] — 1.2 oz
- Kelly Green [210] — 2.4 oz
- Colonial Blue [3] — .2 oz
- White [92] — .8 oz
- Beige [113] — 1 oz
- Black [24] — .4 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 Nutcracker Prince C2C Crochet Block, crochet one row of single crochet in KELLY GREEN 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)
G: Green (Kelly Green)
B: Blue (Colonial Blue)
W: White
FL: Flesh (Beige)
BL: Black
Crochet from bottom right corner.
→ Row 1 [WS]: G1
← Row 2 [RS]: G2
→ Row 3 [WS]: G3
← Row 4 [RS]: G2, R1, G1
→ Row 5 [WS]: G1, R2, G2
← Row 6 [RS]: G1, Y1, R3, G1
→ Row 7 [WS]: G1, (BL) x 1, R3, Y1, G1
← Row 8 [RS]: G2, R1, Y1, R1, (BL) x 1, R1, G1
→ Row 9 [WS]: G1, Y1, R1, (BL) x 1, R1, Y2, G2
← Row 10 [RS]: G3, Y1, R3, Y1, R1, G1
→ Row 11 [WS]: G1, R1, Y2, R1, Y2, W2, G2
← Row 12 [RS]: G2, W3, Y1, R3, Y1, R1, G1
→ Row 13 [WS]: G1, R1, Y1, R3, Y1, W4, G2
← Row 14 [RS]: G2, W4, (FL) x 1, R4, Y2, G1
→ Row 15 [WS]: G1, R1, Y1, W2, R2, (FL) x 2, W4, G2
← Row 16 [RS]: G2, W3, (FL) x 4, R1, W3, Y1, R1, G1
→ Row 17 [WS]: G1, R1, Y1, W4, (FL) x 5, W3, G2
← Row 18 [RS]: G2, W3, (FL) x 1, (BL) x 2, (FL) x 2, W4, R1, Y1, R1, G1
→ Row 19 [WS]: G1, Y2, R1, W5, (FL) x 1, (BL) x 1, (FL) x 3, W2, G3
← Row 20 [RS]: G3, W2, (FL) x 4, (BL) x 1, (FL) x 1, W4, R2, Y1, R1, G1
→ Row 21 [WS]: G1, (BL) x 1, R1, Y1, R2, W3, (FL) x 1, (BL) x 1, (FL) x 5, W1, G4
← Row 22 [RS]: G4, Y1, (FL) x 6, (BL) x 1, (FL) x 1, W2, R4, (BL) x 1, R1, G1
→ Row 23 [WS]: G1, R2, (BL) x 1, R3, (FL) x 1, W1, (FL) x 4, (BL) x 1, (FL) x 3, Y2, G4
← Row 24 [RS]: G4, Y3, (FL) x 2, (BL) x 2, (FL) x 1, R1, (BL) x 1, (FL) x 3, R6, G1
→ Row 25 [WS]: G2, R3, Y2, (FL) x 3, (BL) x 1, (FL) x 3, W1, (FL) x 2, Y4, G4
Corner
← Row 26 [RS]: G5, R1, Y2, (FL) x 6, (BL) x 1, (FL) x 3, Y1, R1, Y1, R1, G2
→ Row 27 [WS]: G2, R1, Y2, W1, (FL) x 2, (BL) x 1, (FL) x 6, Y1, B1, Y1, G5
← Row 28 [RS]: G4, R1, Y3, (FL) x 3, (BL) x 1, (FL) x 2, (BL) x 1, (FL) x 1, W2, Y1, R1, Y1, G1
→ Row 29 [WS]: G1, Y2, W3, (FL) x 3, (BL) x 2, (FL) x 2, Y4, G4
← Row 30 [RS]: G3, R3, Y2, (FL) x 2, W1, (FL) x 2, (BL) x 1, (FL) x 1, W2, G3
→ Row 31 [WS]: G2, W3, (FL) x 6, Y1, B1, Y1, R2, G3
← Row 32 [RS]: G3, R2, Y3, (FL) x 5, W3, G2
→ Row 33 [WS]: G2, W3, (FL) x 4, Y4, R2, G2
← Row 34 [RS]: G2, R4, Y2, (FL) x 3, W3, G2
→ Row 35 [WS]: G2, W3, (FL) x 2, Y1, B1, Y1, R3, G2
← Row 36 [RS]: G1, Y1, R3, Y3, (FL) x 1, W3, G2
→ Row 37 [WS]: G2, W3, Y4, R2, G2
← Row 38 [RS]: G3, R3, Y2, W2, G2
→ Row 39 [WS]: G4, Y2, G5
← Row 40 [RS]: G5, Y1, G4
→ Row 41 [WS]: G4, Y1, G4
← Row 42 [RS]: G8
→ Row 43 [WS]: G7
← Row 44 [RS]: G6
→ Row 45 [WS]: G5
← Row 46 [RS]: G4
→ Row 47 [WS]: G3
← Row 48 [RS]: G2
→ Row 49 [WS]: G1
What does the FL mean in the pattern and why are there sometimes x 1 or another number throughout? I am confused by these things in the written pattern. Thank you.
The FL = flesh or beige, the skin color of the Nutcracker. I’ve updated the abbreviations to reflect that. Thanks for catching it! In the program I use to create the charts and instructions, if I use a two-letter abbreviation, it puts that in parentheses then adds the X 1 (or other number) to indicate the number of squares of that color. I wish I could get rid of the parentheses and keep the notation the same as for one-letter abbreviations. Unfortunately, I can’t find a way to turn them off.
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