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Saguaro cactus and sun C2C graph crochet pattern

Advanced · 12 colors · corner to corner (C2C)

C2C: worked in diagonal rows of small blocks.

PDF · US Letter · 14 pages · Change paper

Size
About 51½ × 51½ in (131 × 131 cm)
Skill
Advanced12 yarns.

Paper for the PDF

US Letter8½ × 11 inA4210 × 297 mm

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Round desert landscape with saguaro cactus and sun, worked corner to corner in blocks of chain 3 and 3 double crochet with a small ball for each stretch of color: 69 by 69 blocks in twelve yarns on a cream ground.

The whole throw: 51½ × 51½ in (131 × 131 cm)

Graph

69 squares wide and 69 tall. One square is 1 block of ch 3 and 3 double crochet, worked on the diagonal. Row 1 is the square in the bottom right corner, and each row after it is the next diagonal of the graph, as far as the top left corner. A row's number stands at its lower end: along the bottom edge, then up the left edge. Right-side rows are read down the diagonal to that end, wrong-side rows back up from it.

  • A cream, no symbol 1,448 squares
  • B pink (the lighter of 2), cross 582 squares
  • C orange (the lighter of 2), dot 496 squares
  • D peach, slash 454 squares
  • E pink (the darker of 2), ring 394 squares
  • F orange (the darker of 2), triangle 288 squares
  • G yellow, bar 262 squares
  • H brown, plus 256 squares
  • I coral, diamond 213 squares
  • J green (the middle one of 3), cross 167 squares
  • K green (the darkest of 3), dot 149 squares
  • L green (the lightest of 3), ring 52 squares
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Drag the graph to move around it. The whole graph is printed in the PDF.

Gauge

About 5.3 blocks to 4 in (10 cm) each way in corner-to-corner blocks of ch 3 and 3 double crochet.

How to measure it

How to measure your gauge

The pattern also stops you to measure after row 6.

Work a test square first (8 rows)

A test piece to measure and pull out. It is not the start of the pattern.

Work the first 8 rows of the pattern in one yarn: a triangle with 8 blocks along each straight edge, about 6 in (15 cm). Count the blocks in 4 in (10 cm) along the middle of a straight edge.

  1. Swatch foundationWith A, ch 6.
  2. Swatch row 1 (RS, increase)1 A(1 block)
  3. Swatch row 2 (WS, increase)2 A(2 blocks)
  4. Swatch row 3 (RS, increase)3 A(3 blocks)
  5. Swatch row 4 (WS, increase)4 A(4 blocks)
  6. Swatch row 5 (RS, increase)5 A(5 blocks)
  7. Swatch row 6 (WS, increase)6 A(6 blocks)
  8. Swatch row 7 (RS, increase)7 A(7 blocks)
  9. Swatch row 8 (WS, increase)8 A(8 blocks)
The same graph in other yarn weights

The picture fixes the number of blocks, so a graph is resized by yarn and hook, not by counting. Each line gives the blocks to 4 in (10 cm) to expect at that yarn weight. Every size is about. The yarn amounts of this pattern are for its own gauge only.

YarnBlocks to 4 in (10 cm)HookSize, about
Light (3)6.24.5 to 5.5 mm44¾ × 44¾ in (114 × 114 cm)
Bulky (5)4.16.5 to 9 mm67 × 67 in (170 × 170 cm)

No yarn amount has been worked out for these, so they are not a choice on this page.

Before you start

  • Row 1 is the block in the bottom right corner of the graph. Rows run on the diagonal to the top left corner. Odd rows are read from the right edge, later the top edge, down to the bottom edge, later the left edge; even rows are read back up. Each row's label names its two edges.
  • The picture reads the right way round on one face of the piece. If yours is mirrored, turn it over.
  • Find that face after row 2. Lay the three blocks down with the first block at the bottom right and the other two to its left and above it; turn the piece over and lay it the same way to see the other face. On the face you want, the block you worked first in row 2, the one begun with ch 6, is the one to the left of the first block. That face is your right side for the whole piece.
  • Right-handed: expect it to be the face toward you in row 1 and in every odd row, as the row labels say.
  • Each square of the graph is one block: ch 3 and 3 double crochet. Rows are counted in blocks. The colors of every row are written in the order you work them: "3 A" is 3 blocks in yarn A.
  • Row 1 is one block: dc in the 4th ch from the hook and in each of the next 2 chs. The 3 chains skipped stand at the side of the block and make its ch-3 sp.
  • Turn after every row. A row's label says how it is worked: increase or decrease.
  • An increase row has one block more than the row before. It begins with a new block: ch 6, turn, dc in 4th ch from hook, dc in next 2 chs. It ends with a block in the last ch-3 sp.
  • A decrease row has one block fewer than the row before. It begins with no new block: turn, sl st in each of the 3 dc of the last block made. It ends with a sl st in the last ch-3 sp.
  • Where a row begins with slip stitches, as every decrease row does, its first block is (sl st, ch 3, 3 dc) in the ch-3 sp of the block just slipped across.
  • Every other block of a row is (sl st, ch 3, 3 dc) in the ch-3 sp of the next block of the row before.
  • To change color, work the last yarn-over of the last dc of the block before in the new color, and make the next slip stitch with the new color.
  • Nothing is carried from row to row. Each stretch of color has a small ball or bobbin of its own: 44 in all. Drop a yarn on the wrong side where its color ends and pick it up again on the next row.
  • A star (*) after a run: begin that run with a new ball, leaving a tail of about 6 in (15 cm). A run with no star goes on with the ball of its color left hanging from the row below; where that ball hangs a block or two away, lay the yarn along the row and work over it. If more than one ball of that color hangs within reach, take the nearest.
  • A hash (#) after a run: its ball is not used again. When the run is worked, cut the yarn, leaving a tail of about 6 in (15 cm). A run with both marks (*#) is worked from a new ball that is cut when the run is done.
  • At most 22 balls hang from the work at one time: the row with the most color changes has 21.
  • This picture has 3 lone blocks: a block with no block of its own color to its left, to its right, above it or below it. Each lies next to a block of its own color in its diagonal row and is worked from the ball of that run.
  • Close shades: B and E are both pink; C and F are both orange; J, K and L are all green; D and G, C and D, A and B are close in shade. Choose yarns you can tell apart in your own light.
  • Left-handed. Work the same rows exactly as they are written. Expect your right side to be the face toward you in row 2 and in every even row: read RS as WS and WS as RS throughout, and drop yarns and weave in ends on the face toward you in the odd rows.

Instructions

US termsUK terms

  • A row lists its colors in the order you work them, each with its number of blocks.
  • The count at the end is what the row leaves.
  • Tick a row when it is done. Your place is kept in this browser.
How to read these rows

Never read a row’s list backwards. On the graph a right-side (RS) row runs down the diagonal and a wrong-side (WS) row up the diagonal. In UK terms dc is treble and sl st is slip stitch.

  1. FoundationWith A, ch 6. Row 1 is one block, worked into these chains.
  2. Row 1RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.1 A*leaves (1 block)
  3. Row 2WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.2 Aleaves (2 blocks)
  4. Row 3RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.3 Aleaves (3 blocks)
  5. Row 4WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.4 Aleaves (4 blocks)
  6. Row 5RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.5 Aleaves (5 blocks)
  7. Row 6WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.6 Aleaves (6 blocks)
  8. Stop and measure now, after row 6.One straight edge of the triangle, from the first block to the end of the row: about 4½ in (11 cm). If it is longer, the whole picture will be larger: start again with a smaller hook, or keep going and expect a larger piece. If it is shorter, a larger hook.
  9. Row 7RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.7 Aleaves (7 blocks)
  10. Row 8WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.8 Aleaves (8 blocks)
  11. Row 9RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.9 Aleaves (9 blocks)
  12. Row 10WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.10 Aleaves (10 blocks)
  13. Row 11RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.11 Aleaves (11 blocks)
  14. Row 12WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.12 Aleaves (12 blocks)
  15. Row 13RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.13 Aleaves (13 blocks)
  16. Row 14WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.14 Aleaves (14 blocks)
  17. Row 15RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.15 Aleaves (15 blocks)
  18. Row 16WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.16 Aleaves (16 blocks)
  19. Row 17RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.17 Aleaves (17 blocks)
  20. Row 18WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.18 Aleaves (18 blocks)
  21. Row 19RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.19 Aleaves (19 blocks)
  22. Row 20WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.20 Aleaves (20 blocks)
  23. Row 21RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.21 Aleaves (21 blocks)
  24. Row 22WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.22 Aleaves (22 blocks)
  25. Row 23RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.23 Aleaves (23 blocks)
  26. Row 24WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.7 A10 H*7 A*leaves (24 blocks)
  27. Row 25RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.6 A13 H6 Aleaves (25 blocks)
  28. Row 26WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.5 A3 H4 C*1 F*5 C*3 H*5 Aleaves (26 blocks)
  29. Row 27RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.4 A3 H7 C1 F5 C3 H4 Aleaves (27 blocks)
  30. Row 28WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.4 A2 H6 C1 F7 C2 E*2 H4 Aleaves (28 blocks)
  31. Row 29RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.3 A2 H4 E7 C1 F7 C2 H3 Aleaves (29 blocks)
  32. Row 30WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.3 A2 H7 C1 F7 C5 E2 H3 Aleaves (30 blocks)
  33. Row 31RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.3 A1 H7 E6 C2 F8 C1 H3 Aleaves (31 blocks)
  34. Row 32WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.2 A2 H8 C2 F6 C8 E2 H2 Aleaves (32 blocks)
  35. Row 33RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.2 A2 H9 E6 C2 F8 C2 H2 Aleaves (33 blocks)
  36. Row 34WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.2 A1 H9 C2 F6 C1 F*10 E1 H2 Aleaves (34 blocks)
  37. Row 35RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.2 A1 H11 E1 F6 C2 F9 C1 H2 Aleaves (35 blocks)
  38. Row 36WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.2 A1 H9 C2 F6 C1 F11 E1 B*1 H2 Aleaves (36 blocks)
  39. Row 37RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.2 A1 H1 B12 E1 F6 C2 F9 C1 H2 Aleaves (37 blocks)
  40. Row 38WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.2 A1 H9 C2 F6 C2 F11 E2 B1 H2 Aleaves (38 blocks)
  41. Row 39RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.2 A1 H2 B12 E2 F6 C2 F9 C1 H2 Aleaves (39 blocks)
  42. Row 40WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.2 A1 H9 C2 F6 C2 F13 E2 B1 H2 Aleaves (40 blocks)
  43. Row 41RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.2 A1 H2 B14 E2 F6 C2 F9 C1 H2 Aleaves (41 blocks)
  44. Row 42WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.2 A1 H10 C1 F1 K*5 C3 F14 E2 B1 H2 Aleaves (42 blocks)
  45. Row 43RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.3 A1 H2 B14 E3 F4 C2 K1 F9 C1 H3 Aleaves (43 blocks)
  46. Row 44WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.3 A1 H9 C1 F1 J*2 K3 C3 F14 E3 B1 H3 Aleaves (44 blocks)
  47. Row 45RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.3 A1 H4 B14 E3 F2 C2 K2 J1 F9 C1 H3 Aleaves (45 blocks)
  48. Row 46WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.3 A1 H9 C1 F#3 J2 K1 C#3 F14 E5 B1 H3 Aleaves (46 blocks)
  49. Row 47RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.3 A1 H6 B13 E4 F2 K3 J1 L*10 C1 H3 Aleaves (47 blocks)
  50. Row 48WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.4 A1 H10 C1 L3 J2 K3 F13 E6 B1 H4 Aleaves (48 blocks)
  51. Row 49RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.4 A1 H7 B3 E4 B*6 E*2 F2 K3 J1 L11 C1 H4 Aleaves (49 blocks)
  52. Row 50WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.4 A1 H12 C1 L3 J2 K1 F#6 E5 B2 E8 B1 H4 Aleaves (50 blocks)
  53. Row 51RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.4 A1 H9 B#1 E#6 B6 E2 K3 J1 L13 C1 H4 Aleaves (51 blocks)
  54. Row 52WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.5 A1 H13 C1 L3 J2 K5 E16 B1 H5 Aleaves (52 blocks)
  55. Row 53RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.5 A1 H16 B1 D*4 E2 K3 J1 L1 F*13 C1 H5 Aleaves (53 blocks)
  56. Row 54WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.5 A1 H13 C2 F1 L3 J2 K3 E2 D16 B1 H5 Aleaves (54 blocks)
  57. Row 55RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.6 A1 H15 B3 D2 E2 K3 J1 L3 F12 C1 H6 Aleaves (55 blocks)
  58. Row 56WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.6 A1 H12 C4 F1 L3 J2 K1 E#4 D15 B1 H6 Aleaves (56 blocks)
  59. Row 57RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.6 A1 H15 B5 D2 K3 J1 L6 F11 C1 H6 Aleaves (57 blocks)
  60. Row 58WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.7 A1 H10 C7 F1 L3 J2 K5 D14 B1 H7 Aleaves (58 blocks)
  61. Row 59RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.7 A1 H14 B#5 D2 K3 J1 L1 E*7 F10 C1 H7 Aleaves (59 blocks)
  62. Row 60WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.7 A1 H10 C7 F2 E1 L3 J2 K5 D2 K*12 B*1 H7 Aleaves (60 blocks)
  63. Row 61RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.8 A1 H11 B1 K1 J*1 K*4 D2 K3 J1 L3 E7 F9 C1 H8 Aleaves (61 blocks)
  64. Row 62WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.8 A1 H8 C8 F4 E1 L3 J2 K3 D1 K2 J1 K11 B1 H8 Aleaves (62 blocks)
  65. Row 63RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.9 A1 H10 B1 K3 J1 K2 D2 K3 J1 L5 E8 F7 C1 H9 Aleaves (63 blocks)
  66. Row 64WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.9 A1 H7 C8 F5 E1 D*1 L3 J2 K1 D#1 K#4 J1 K10 B1 H9 Aleaves (64 blocks)
  67. Row 65RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.10 A1 H9 B1 K5 J3 K3 J1 L2 D4 E10 F5 C1 H10 Aleaves (65 blocks)
  68. Row 66WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.10 A1 H5 C10 F4 E2 D1 K*1 L3 J2 K3 J1 L*2 J*1 K#9 B1 H10 Aleaves (66 blocks)
  69. Row 67RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.11 A1 H9 B2 J1 L1 D*2 J2 K3 J1 L1 J*1 K1 D#1 G*4 E9 F1 K*4 C1 H11 Aleaves (67 blocks)
  70. Row 68WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.11 A1 H3 C1 F*2 K3 F1 K*4 F*4 E2 G1 K2 J1 L3 J2 K1 J#2 D1 L2 J#9 B1 H11 Aleaves (68 blocks)
  71. Row 69RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.12 A1 H9 B2 L#3 D2 K3 J1 L3 J1 K2 G4 E3 F2 K2 F2 K2 F2 C1 H12 Aleaves (69 blocks)
  72. Row 70WSDecrease, read from the left edge up to the top edge.11 A1 H1 C#4 F2 K#1 F#3 K2 F4 E2 G1 K3 J1 D*1 L3 J2 K3 D11 B1 H11 Aleaves (68 blocks)
  73. Row 71RSDecrease, read from the top edge down to the left edge.11 A1 H11 B2 D2 K3 J1 L2 D3 J1 K#2 G4 E1 F#6 K5 F1 H11 Aleaves (67 blocks)
  74. Row 72WSDecrease, read from the left edge up to the top edge.10 A1 H5 F4 K1 F*2 K*4 E3 G3 J3 D1 L3 J2 K2 D11 B1 H10 Aleaves (66 blocks)
  75. Row 73RSDecrease, read from the top edge down to the left edge.10 A1 H10 B2 D2 K3 J1 L3 D1 K*2 J1 L*3 G4 E1 K#2 F4 K4 F1 H10 Aleaves (65 blocks)
  76. Row 74WSDecrease, read from the left edge up to the top edge.9 A1 H4 F2 K1 F*2 K*2 F4 E1 I*3 G1 L2 J1 K3 D1 L3 J2 K1 D11 B1 H9 Aleaves (64 blocks)

Rows 75 to 137

Finishing

  • Weave in every end along blocks of its own color.
  • This pattern has no border: the size, the yarn amounts and the ends counted are for the blocks alone.

In all: 137 rows; 4,761 blocks; 919 color changes, at most 21 in a row; 44 small balls; 88 ends to weave in.

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