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The Snow Queen C2C crochet Block
This C2C crochet block is for the beautiful Snow Queen and her King who charm Clara and her Prince as they wander through the forest during a magical snowfall. I began to equate the Snow music with my daughter JMoney who first danced the Snow Queen when she was 13. I would tear up every single time I heard it play.
A couple of years back, my son began to dance the Snow King. Now I have two reasons to cry for this music!
FAIR WARNING: The Snow Queen C2C Crochet Block is sooooo deceptive! It looks easy, right? I mean, only two colors after all. How hard could it be? It is probably the hardest block in the afghan. Don’t believe me? Give it a try.
To give you some idea, look at all the color changes in the middle row.
Fun, right? I love the final block, just don’t be fooled. You’ll need several bobbins of blue and white to crochet this one up.
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 Snow Queen C2C Crochet Block Instructions
Materials
For basic instructions and the materials list for the complete afghan, visit The Nutcracker Suite Afghan C2C Crochet Along.
~ Snow Queen C2C Crochet Block 25×25 Pixel Graph
~ Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice Yarn 3.5 oz skeins in the following colors:
- Colonial Blue [400 pixels] — 4.9 oz
- White [225] — 1.7 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 Snow Queen C2C Crochet 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.
Enjoy!
~Lucinda
Row-by-Row Instructions
[RS] = Right Side
[WS] = Wrong Side
B: Blue (Colonial Blue)
W: White
Crochet from bottom right corner.
→ Row 1 [WS]: B1
← Row 2 [RS]: B2
→ Row 3 [WS]: B3
← Row 4 [RS]: B4
→ Row 5 [WS]: B5
← Row 6 [RS]: B6
→ Row 7 [WS]: B3, W1, B3
← Row 8 [RS]: B3, W2, B3
→ Row 9 [WS]: B3, W1, B1, W1, B3
← Row 10 [RS]: B4, W2, B4
→ Row 11 [WS]: B2, W1, B2, W1, B2, W1, B2
← Row 12 [RS]: B1, W1, B1, W1, B1, W2, B1, W1, B1, W1, B1
→ Row 13 [WS]: B1, W1, B1, W1, B2, W1, B2, W1, B1, W1, B1
← Row 14 [RS]: B2, W1, B1, W1, B1, W2, B1, W1, B1, W1, B2
→ Row 15 [WS]: B1, W2, B1, W1, B1, W1, B1, W1, B1, W1, B1, W2, B1
← Row 16 [RS]: B1, W3, B1, W1, B1, W2, B1, W1, B1, W3, B1
→ Row 17 [WS]: B4, W2, B2, W1, B2, W2, B4
← Row 18 [RS]: B5, W1, B2, W2, B2, W1, B5
→ Row 19 [WS]: B2, W5, B2, W1, B2, W5, B2
← Row 20 [RS]: B3, W3, B1, W1, B1, W2, B1, W1, B1, W3, B3
→ Row 21 [WS]: B8, W1, B1, W1, B1, W1, B8
← Row 22 [RS]: B9, W4, B9
→ Row 23 [WS]: B3, W1, B2, W1, B3, W1, B1, W1, B3, W1, B2, W1, B3
← Row 24 [RS]: B3, W18, B3
→ Row 25 [WS]: B3, W1, B1, W2, B1, W3, B1, W1, B1, W3, B1, W2, B1, W1, B3
Corner
← Row 26 [RS]: B3, W18, B3
→ Row 27 [WS]: B3, W1, B2, W1, B3, W1, B1, W1, B3, W1, B2, W1, B3
← Row 28 [RS]: B9, W4, B9
→ Row 29 [WS]: B8, W1, B1, W1, B1, W1, B8
← Row 30 [RS]: B3, W3, B1, W1, B1, W2, B1, W1, B1, W3, B3
→ Row 31 [WS]: B2, W5, B2, W1, B2, W5, B2
← Row 32 [RS]: B5, W1, B2, W2, B2, W1, B5
→ Row 33 [WS]: B4, W2, B2, W1, B2, W2, B4
← Row 34 [RS]: B1, W3, B1, W1, B1, W2, B1, W1, B1, W3, B1
→ Row 35 [WS]: B1, W2, B1, W1, B1, W1, B1, W1, B1, W1, B1, W2, B1
← Row 36 [RS]: B2, W1, B1, W1, B1, W2, B1, W1, B1, W1, B2
→ Row 37 [WS]: B1, W1, B1, W1, B2, W1, B2, W1, B1, W1, B1
← Row 38 [RS]: B1, W1, B1, W1, B1, W2, B1, W1, B1, W1, B1
→ Row 39 [WS]: B2, W1, B2, W1, B2, W1, B2
← Row 40 [RS]: B4, W2, B4
→ Row 41 [WS]: B3, W1, B1, W1, B3
← Row 42 [RS]: B3, W2, B3
→ Row 43 [WS]: B3, W1, B3
← Row 44 [RS]: B6
→ Row 45 [WS]: B5
← Row 46 [RS]: B4
→ Row 47 [WS]: B3
← Row 48 [RS]: B2
→ Row 49 [WS]: B1
