Welcome to Week 3 of the Wildlife Grapghghan Crochet-along!
This week we are crocheting a cute panda bear c2c square, that I called Panda Lee.
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I'm not sure you can see in the picture - in real is much more visible - but I’ve tried giving panda’s face a bit of depth and dimension by using 2 shades of white - a pure white and a soft white.
Surely, the shading involves more color changes as only using one shade of white. If you would prefer using only one shade of white, that’s perfectly fine! I have written the pattern for both version: with shading and without shading. You can choose the version that suit you most.
For the background I have used a nice contrasting green, that could symbolize bamboo, panda’s favorite food. I really love how these colors go together! Sure you can choose a background color of your choice, as long as it makes enough contrast with panda’s face.
“Panda Lee” C2C Square - Wildlife Graphghan CAL
The pattern for Panda Lee C2C Square includes written row by row instructions for color counts follow with color pixel graph below.
For detailed instructions + Video Tutorial of the C2C method with the hdc, but also Tips + Video Tutorial for Crisp Color Changes, please check out the WILDLIFE GRAPGHAN CAL PAGE!
SUPPLIES:
- Red Heart Super Saver ( yarn weight: Medium 4) in 5 colors:
- Spring Green for the background approx. 170 yds (156 m)
- Black approx. 59 yds (54 m)
- White approx. 60.7 yds (55.5 m.
- Soft White approx. 49.8 yds (45 m) (Only if you choose the version with shading! For the version without shading you will not use soft white, but more white = 110 yds (100.5 m))
- Grey Heather approx. 2.18 yds (2 m)
- 5.5 mm crochet hook (shown here my Furls Wooden Hook, Cocobolo)
- yarn needle
- Scissors
NOTE: some colors of the Red Heart Super Saver yarn are thinner as other colors.
For example Spring Green and Soft White. This will cause some changes in the finished size of the square.
Even if I have designed the square having 25 tiles x 25 tiles as the Lava Fox ( that measures 16 inches (40 cm)), some squares will end up a bit smaller.
After you will sew them together they will equal out.
That’s why I will reduce the overall size of the squares and make an avarage size of 14.5 inches/square.
GAUGE: 6 C2C tiles = 10 x 10 cm (4 inches x 4 inches)
(This gauge is calculated for thicker RHSS yarn.)
SIZE: this square is 25 tiles x 25 tiles and measures 14.5 inches X 14.5 inches (37 cm x 37 cm)
ABBREVIATIONS:
- RS: right side
- WS: wrong side
Color abbreviations:
- g= green (Spring Green) - this is the background color - if you like, you can replace it with any contrasting color of your choice
- bl= black
- w= white
- sw= soft white (only if you chose the version with shading!)
- gh= grey heather
Panda Lee C2C Square - Version 1 with shading (using 2 shades of white):
WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS - ROW BY ROW COLOR COUNT:
Work: alternating, start from left to right
Row 1 [WS]: g
Row 2 [RS]: g2
Row 3 [WS]: g3
Row 4 [RS]: g4
Row 5 [WS]: g5
Row 6 [RS]: g6
Row 7 [WS]: g7
Row 8 [RS]: g8
Row 9 [WS]: g9
Row 10 [RS]: g10
Row 11 [WS]: g11
Row 12 [RS]: g3, (sw) x 4, g5
Row 13 [WS]: g3, (sw) x 7, g3
Row 14 [RS]: g3, (sw) x 8, g3
Row 15 [WS]: g3, sw, (bl) x 2, (sw) x 4, w, sw, g3
Row 16 [RS]: g3, sw, w, sw, (bl) x 2, sw, w2, bl, sw, g3
Row 17 [WS]: g3, sw, bl, w3, (bl) x 3, sw, w, sw, g3
Row 18 [RS]: g, (bl) x 3, w2, (bl) x 3, w2, (bl) x 3, sw, g3
Row 19 [WS]: g3, sw, bl, w, (bl) x 2, w2, (bl) x 2, sw, w, sw, (bl) x 3, g
Row 20 [RS]: g, (bl) x 4, w2, bl, gh, bl, w2, (bl) x 2, w, sw, g4
Row 21 [WS]: g4, sw, bl, w, bl, w3, bl, gh, sw, w, sw, (bl) x 3, g2
Row 22 [RS]: g2, (bl) x 3, sw, w2, bl, w, bl, w5, sw, g5
Row 23 [WS]: g5, (sw) x 2, w5, (bl) x 2, sw, w2, (bl) x 3, g3
Row 24 [RS]: g3, (bl) x 3, sw, w2, sw, bl, sw, w4, (sw) x 3, g5
Row 25 [WS]: g6, (sw) x 2, bl, w4, (sw) x 2, w3, (bl) x 3, g4
Corner - Start decreasing!
Row 26 [RS]: g4, (bl) x 2, sw, w5, sw, (bl) x 4, (sw) x 2, g5
Row 27 [WS]: g5, (sw) x 2, (bl) x 4, sw, w5, (bl) x 2, g4
Row 28 [RS]: g5, sw, w5, bl, w, gh, (bl) x 2, (sw) x 2, g4
Row 29 [WS]: g4, (sw) x 2, (bl) x 2, gh, bl, sw, w4, sw, g5
Row 30 [RS]: g5, w5, sw, (bl) x 3, (sw) x 3, g3
Row 31 [WS]: g3, (sw) x 6, w5, g5
Row 32 [RS]: g5, w9, sw, g3
Row 33 [WS]: g3, sw, w8, g5
Row 34 [RS]: g5, w7, sw, g3
Row 35 [WS]: g3, (sw) x 3, w3, sw, g5
Row 36 [RS]: g5, (sw) x 4, (bl) x 2, g3
Row 37 [WS]: g3, (bl) x 5, g5
Row 38 [RS]: g5, (bl) x 5, g2
Row 39 [WS]: g2, (bl) x 5, g4
Row 40 [RS]: g4, (bl) x 5, g
Row 41 [WS]: g, (bl) x 4, g4
Row 42 [RS]: g4, (bl) x 3, g
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]: g
GRAPH:
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Version 2 without shading (using just one shade of white):
WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS - ROW BY ROW COLOR COUNT:
Row 1 [WS]: g
Row 2 [RS]: g2
Row 3 [WS]: g3
Row 4 [RS]: g4
Row 5 [WS]: g5
Row 6 [RS]: g6
Row 7 [WS]: g7
Row 8 [RS]: g8
Row 9 [WS]: g9
Row 10 [RS]: g10
Row 11 [WS]: g11
Row 12 [RS]: g3, w4, g5
Row 13 [WS]: g3, w7, g3
Row 14 [RS]: g3, w8, g3
Row 15 [WS]: g3, w, (bl) x 2, w6, g3
Row 16 [RS]: g3, w3, (bl) x 2, w3, bl, w, g3
Row 17 [WS]: g3, w, bl, w3, (bl) x 3, w3, g3
Row 18 [RS]: g, (bl) x 3, w2, (bl) x 3, w2, (bl) x 3, w, g3
Row 19 [WS]: g3, w, bl, w, (bl) x 2, w2, (bl) x 2, w3, (bl) x 3, g
Row 20 [RS]: g, (bl) x 4, w2, bl, gh, bl, w2, (bl) x 2, w2, g4
Row 21 [WS]: g4, w, bl, w, bl, w3, bl, gh, w3, (bl) x 3, g2
Row 22 [RS]: g2, (bl) x 3, w3, bl, w, bl, w6, g5
Row 23 [WS]: g5, w7, (bl) x 2, w3, (bl) x 3, g3
Row 24 [RS]: g3, (bl) x 3, w4, bl, w8, g5
Row 25 [WS]: g6, w2, bl, w9, (bl) x 3, g4
Corner - Start decreasing!
Row 26 [RS]: g4, (bl) x 2, w7, (bl) x 4, w2, g5
Row 27 [WS]: g5, w2, (bl) x 4, w6, (bl) x 2, g4
Row 28 [RS]: g5, w6, bl, w, gh, (bl) x 2, w2, g4
Row 29 [WS]: g4, w2, (bl) x 2, gh, bl, w6, g5
Row 30 [RS]: g5, w6, (bl) x 3, w3, g3
Row 31 [WS]: g3, w11, g5
Row 32 [RS]: g5, w10, g3
Row 33 [WS]: g3, w9, g5
Row 34 [RS]: g5, w8, g3
Row 35 [WS]: g3, w7, g5
Row 36 [RS]: g5, w4, (bl) x 2, g3
Row 37 [WS]: g3, (bl) x 5, g5
Row 38 [RS]: g5, (bl) x 5, g2
Row 39 [WS]: g2, (bl) x 5, g4
Row 40 [RS]: g4, (bl) x 5, g
Row 41 [WS]: g, (bl) x 4, g4
Row 42 [RS]: g4, (bl) x 3, g
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]: g
GRAPH:
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”Panda Lee” C2C Square - Wildlife Graphghan
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Where are the instructions for doing a c2c square. I have never made one before and don't know how to start the first corner, how to increase pattern stitches. Please help
ReplyDeleteHi, you can find written instructions and video tutorials for the c2c method with the hdc and crisp color changes on the Wildlife Graphghan CAL page, here: http://www.myhobbyiscrochet.com/p/wildlife-graphghan-cal.html
DeleteDo u decrease on both sides when u start the decreasing rows? It is confusing. Also I cant get the black squares on the mouth to touch the mouth like the picture shows one touches and the other side doesn't thank u
ReplyDeleteYes you do decrease on both sides. I had a hard time with this decrease but was fortunate to find a youtube video on how to decrease a triangle into a square.
DeleteI have the same problem with the mouth and i follow the directions
DeletePlease see my reply in the next comments.
DeleteI want to thank you so so much, I never c2c before just tried after watching the video link you posted , I am in awe ,
ReplyDeleteYou're very welcome!:)
DeleteIm having trouble getting both sides of the mouth to look the same please let me know what you did different
DeleteHi, that because of the natural way of the c2c. I had to insert the hook into the black st below to create that join at left side of the mouth.
DeleteI've never done a c2c before. It would be nice if the patterns would tell you what stitch to use. I know it says intermediate but I'll never get to intermediate without help. Thank you so much for your patterns. Iam going to try this. I'll let you know how it turns out.
ReplyDeleteHi, if you read carefully, the pattern tells you to use the c2c with the half double crochet. It also tell you to check the Wildlife Graphghan page (inclusive gives you a the link for it) for detailed instruction and video tutorials.
DeleteThe first row just says g with no stitch. Where can I find a video to shoe hdc c2c please
ReplyDeleteHi, there are written row by row color counts! The first row is the first c2c block, g means the color green!
DeleteFor detailed instructions + Video Tutorial of the C2C method with the hdc, but also Tips + Video Tutorial for Crisp Color Changes, please check out the WILDLIFE GRAPGHAN CAL PAGE here: https://www.myhobbyiscrochet.com/p/wildlife-graphghan-cal.html