Now that it’s October, it’s time to start designing some Christmas themed graphs. My first design is none other than Santa Claus!
These square graphs are the perfect size for baby loveys, pillow covers (although I’d recommend going down a hook size to an H/5mm), one square of a larger blanket, one side of a tote bag, or as wall art (just add a dowel rod and hang it up!).
Please share pictures with me on Instagram or Facebook. I love to see your creations!
My completed square measures 17″ by 17″
- I/5.5mm crochet hook
- tapestry needle
- Worsted weight yarn in black, pink, red, white, your choice skin color, blue
- copy of the Santa Claus Graph PDF
8 pixel squares= 4 inches
Don’t know how to crochet a corner to corner (c2c) graph? Watch my two part YouTube tutorial where I show you step-by-step how to crochet my Dog Emoji graph!
CLICK HERE to download the Santa Claus Graph PDF
B= blue
BK= black
P= pink
R= red
W= white
S= your choice skin color
Bottom right to top left.
Crochet the pixel graph using the corner-to-corner (c2c) technique. Use the traditional method of making three double crochets for each square. I chained 6 to start each new row and I chained 3 at the beginning of each square.
WS= wrong side
RS= right side
← Row 1 [RS]: B
→ Row 2 [WS]: B2
← Row 3 [RS]: B3
→ Row 4 [WS]: B4
← Row 5 [RS]: B5
→ Row 6 [WS]: B6
← Row 7 [RS]: B7
→ Row 8 [WS]: B8
← Row 9 [RS]: B4, W, B, W, B2
→ Row 10 [WS]: B2, W4, B4
← Row 11 [RS]: B4, W6, B
→ Row 12 [WS]: B, W7, B4
← Row 13 [RS]: B4, W8, B
→ Row 14 [WS]: B, W9, B4
← Row 15 [RS]: B5, W9, B
→ Row 16 [WS]: B, W10, B, W, B3
← Row 17 [RS]: B3, W13, B
→ Row 18 [WS]: B2, W10, B, W, B4
← Row 19 [RS]: B3, R3, W11, B2
→ Row 20 [WS]: B2, W11, S, R3, B3
← Row 21 [RS]: B3, R3, S2, W11, B2
→ Row 22 [WS]: B3, W10, S2, W, R3, B3
← Row 23 [RS]: B4, R2, W2, S3, W8, B4
→ Row 24 [WS]: B4, W8, S4, W, R3, B4
← Row 25 [RS]: B4, R3, W2, S, BK, S, P, W8, B4
Corner
→ Row 26 [WS]: B4, W7, S4, W2, R3, B4
← Row 27 [RS]: B3, R4, W2, S4, W6, B4
→ Row 28 [WS]: B4, W6, S3, W2, R4, B3
← Row 29 [RS]: B2, R5, W2, S, BK, S, W5, B4
→ Row 30 [WS]: B4, W4, S3, W2, R5, B2
← Row 31 [RS]: B2, R5, W2, S3, W2, B5
→ Row 32 [WS]: B6, S3, W2, R6, B
← Row 33 [RS]: B, R6, W3, S, B6
→ Row 34 [WS]: B6, W3, R6, B
← Row 35 [RS]: B, R6, W2, B6
→ Row 36 [WS]: B6, R7, B
← Row 37 [RS]: B, R6, B6
→ Row 38 [WS]: B7, R4, B
← Row 39 [RS]: B2, R2, B7
→ Row 40 [WS]: B10
← Row 41 [RS]: B9
→ Row 42 [WS]: B8
← Row 43 [RS]: B7
→ Row 44 [WS]: B6
← Row 45 [RS]: B5
→ Row 46 [WS]: B4
← Row 47 [RS]: B3
→ Row 48 [WS]: B2
← Row 49 [RS]: B
Bottom left to top right.
Crochet the pixel graph using the corner-to-corner (c2c) technique. Use the traditional method of making three double crochets for each square. I chained 6 to start each new row and I chained 3 at the beginning of each square.
WS= wrong side
RS= right side
← Row 1 [RS]: B
→ Row 2 [WS]: B2
← Row 3 [RS]: B3
→ Row 4 [WS]: B4
← Row 5 [RS]: B5
→ Row 6 [WS]: B6
← Row 7 [RS]: B7
→ Row 8 [WS]: B8
← Row 9 [RS]: B2, W, B, W, B4
→ Row 10 [WS]: B4, W4, B2
← Row 11 [RS]: B, W6, B4
→ Row 12 [WS]: B4, W7, B
← Row 13 [RS]: B, W8, B4
→ Row 14 [WS]: B4, W9, B
← Row 15 [RS]: B, W9, B5
→ Row 16 [WS]: B5, W10, B
← Row 17 [RS]: B, W11, B5
→ Row 18 [WS]: B6, W10, B2
← Row 19 [RS]: B2, W11, B6
→ Row 20 [WS]: B6, S, W11, B2
← Row 21 [RS]: B2, W11, S2, B6
→ Row 22 [WS]: B6, W, S2, W10, B3
← Row 23 [RS]: B4, W8, S3, W2, B6
→ Row 24 [WS]: B6, R, W, S4, W8, B4
← Row 25 [RS]: B4, W8, P, S, BK, S, W2, R, B6
Corner
→ Row 26 [WS]: B6, R, W2, S4, W7, B4
← Row 27 [RS]: B4, W6, S4, W2, R2, B5
→ Row 28 [WS]: B4, R3, W2, S3, W6, B4
← Row 29 [RS]: B4, W5, S, BK, S, W2, R4, B3
→ Row 30 [WS]: B3, R4, W2, S3, W4, B4
← Row 31 [RS]: B5, W2, S3, W2, R5, B2
→ Row 32 [WS]: B2, R5, W2, S3, B6
← Row 33 [RS]: B4, W, R, S, W3, R5, B2
→ Row 34 [WS]: B, R6, W3, R, W2, B3
← Row 35 [RS]: B3, W, R2, W2, R6, B
→ Row 36 [WS]: B, R9, B4
← Row 37 [RS]: B3, R9, B
→ Row 38 [WS]: B, R8, B3
← Row 39 [RS]: B3, R7, B
→ Row 40 [WS]: B, R6, B3
← Row 41 [RS]: B4, R3, B2
→ Row 42 [WS]: B8
← Row 43 [RS]: B7
→ Row 44 [WS]: B6
← Row 45 [RS]: B5
→ Row 46 [WS]: B4
← Row 47 [RS]: B3
→ Row 48 [WS]: B2
← Row 49 [RS]: B
Picture is from my Letter A Square.
I decided that I wanted to have a thin border around each square. Not only do I think each square would look nicer, it will also make it easier to sew the squares together (you’ll just match up the stitches!) if you choose to do so.
After completing the last square, switch to your white yarn and continue crocheting around the border of your graph. In each corner you will work a (sc-ch 1-sc) and in the side of each square you will make two sc.
Please share pictures with me on Instagram or Facebook. I love to see your creations!