Crochet Merry Christmas Pixel Graph

I promised you one last embellishment to the Crochet Christmas Character Afghan! A top and bottom Merry Christmas word border are the final pieces of my blanket and now I will be able to stitch it together (tutorial on that coming soon!). The word graphs are worked corner-2-corner like the rest of the blanket. I turned my graph sideways and started working for the bottom right up to the top left. Since these graphs aren’t square, you will need to make increase rows on one side and decrease rows on the other side for most of the pattern. Follow THIS VIDEO DEMONSTRATION by The Crochet Crowd for more explanation on how to crochet C2C afghans. Just like my squares I used a size F (3.75mm) hook and worsted weight yarn . Specifically Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice  in White and Scarlet Red (for the background and words), and Little Boy Blue, Mustard, Scarlet, and Fern Green for the Christmas lights.  And just like before I used HDC’s instead of the traditional C2C method of using DC’s.

If you are just joining in, you can find the squares to make this Christmas Character Afghan by following the links below:

1. Santa 
2. Christmas Tree
3. Frosty the Snowman
4. Santa’s Sleigh
5. Elf
6. Gingerbread Man
7. Wreath
8. Rudolph 
9. Christmas Stocking
10. Candy Cane BONUS square and other pixel graph options

I do want to mention that the only problem with the word graphs is that the backside is a mirror image… meaning that the words will be backwards when you flip the afghan over.

This is what the back looks like:

You can download the Merry Christmas Pixel Graph HERE

Written pattern for the “MERRY”  and “CHRISTMAS” color changes by fellow crocheter and RCM follower, Claudia Melgar! Thanks Claudia!

Color Chart:
W = White
R = Red
B = Blue
Y = Yellow
G = Green
BL = Black

Row 1 to 8 all White (W)
Row 9 – 1W 3G 5W
Row 10 – 5W 4G 1W
Row 11 – 2W 4G 5W
///////////// START DECREASE //////////////
Row 12 – 6W 3G 2W
Row 13 – 3W 4G 4W
Row 14 – 4W 4G 3W
Row 15 – 4W 3G 1BL 3W
Row 16 – 3W 1BL 2G 5W
Row 17 – 2W 3Y 6W
Row 18 – 5W 4Y 2W
Row 19 – 3W 4Y 4W
Row 20 – 5W 3Y 3W
Row 21 – 4W 4Y 3W
Row 22 – 3W 4Y 4W
Row 23 – 5W 3Y 1BL 2W
Row 24 – 2W 1BL 2Y 6W
Row 25 – 11W
Row 26 – 11W
Row 27 – 2W 1R 8W
Row 28 – 7W 2R 2W
Row 29 – 3W 2R 6W
Row 30 – 3W 4R 4W
Row 31 – 5W 4R 2W
Row 32 – 2W 1R 1W 1R 3W 1R 2W
Row 33 – 2W 1R 3W 1R 4W
Row 34 – 3W 1R 3W 1R 3W
Row 35 – 2W 1R 1W 2R 1W 2R 2W
Row 36 – 2W 1R 1W 5R 2W
Row 37 – 3W 2R 1W 2R 3W
Row 38 – 3W 1R 1W 2R 1W 1R 2W
Row 39 – 2W 1R 2W 2R 1W 1R 2W
Row 40 – 2W 3R 2W 1R 3W
Row 41 – 2W 1R 1W 2R 1W 2R 2W
Row 42 – 2W 1R 1W 5R 2W
Row 43 – 3W 2R 1W 2R 3W
Row 44 – 3W 1R 1W 2R 1W 1R 2W
Row 45 – 2W 1R 2W 2R 1W 1R 2W
Row 46 – 2W 3R 3W 1R 2W
Row 47 – 2W 1R 4W 2R 2W
Row 48 – 2W 1R 4W 2R 2W
Row 49 – 3W 2R 1W 1R 4W
Row 50 – 2W 1R 1W 3R 1W 1R 2W
Row 51 – 2W 2R 1W 2R 1W 1R 2W
Row 52 – 2W 3R 1W 2R 3W
Row 53 – 4W 2R 1W 2R 2W
Row 54 – 2W 1R 1W 2R 5W
Row 55 – 2W 1R 1W 4R 3W
Row 56 – 2W 4R 1W 2R 2W
Row 57 – 3W 3R 5W
Row 58 – 4W 3R 4W
Row 59 – 5W 2R 4W
Row 60 – 3W 2R 6W
Row 61 – 7W 1R 3W
Row 62 – 2W 1R 8W
Row 63 – 11W
Row 64 – 6W 3B 2W
Row 65 – 2W 4B 5W
Row 66 – 4W 4B 3W
Row 67 – 3W 3B 5W
Row 68 – 3W 4B 4W
Row 69 – 4W 4B 3W
Row 70 – 2W 1BL 3B 1W 3R 1W
Row 71 – 1W 4R 1W 2B 1BL 2W
Row 72 – 5W 4R 2W
Row 73 – 2W 3R 6W
Row 74 – 4W 4R 3W
Row 75 – 3W 4R 4W
Row 76 – 3W 1BL 3R 4W
Row 77 – 5W 2R 1BL 3W
///////////// START DECREASE //////////////
Row 78 – 10W
Rows 79 to 87 all White (W)

Color Chart:
W = White
R = Red
B = Blue
G = Green
BL = Black

Row 1 to 8 all White (W)
Row 9 – 1W 3B 5W
Row 10 – 5W 4B 1W
Row 11 – 2W 4B 5W
///////////// START DECREASE //////////////
Row 12 – 6W 3B 2W
Row 13 – 3W 4B 4W
Row 14 – 4W 4B 3W
Row 15 – 4W 3B 1BL 3W
Row 16 – 3W 1BL 2B 2W 1R 2W
Row 17 – 2W 2R 7W
Row 18 – 6W 3R 2W
Row 19 – 2W 1R 1W 2R 5W
Row 20 – 5W 1R 5W
Row 21 – 2W 1R 2W 1R 5W
Row 22 – 2W 1R 1W 2R 1W 2R 2W
Row 23 – 3W 2R 1W 3R 2W
Row 24 – 2W 2R 1W 2R 1W 1R 2W
Row 25 – 2W 5R 1W 1R 2W
Row 26 – 3W 2R 1W 2R 3W
Row 27 – 2W 1R 1W 2R 1W 1R 3W
Row 28 – 2W 1R 1W 2R 1W 2R 2W
Row 29 – 3W 2R 1W 3R 2W
Row 30 – 2W 2R 1W 2R 4W
Row 31 – 5W 2R 4W
Row 32 – 3W 4R 1W 1R 2W
Row 33 – 2W 2R 1W 4R 2W
Row 34 – 5W 3R 3W
Row 35 – 4W 3R 4W
Row 36 – 4W 2R 5W
Row 37 – 2W 1R 3W 2R 3W
Row 38 – 3W 1R 3W 2R 2W
Row 39 – 3W 2R 3W 1R 2W
Row 40 – 5W 2R 4W
Row 41 – 5W 2R 1W 1R 2W
Row 42 – 2W 3R 3W 1R 2W
Row 43 – 2W 2R 3W 2R 2W
Row 44 – 2W 1R 3W 3R 2W
Row 45 – 2W 1R 1W 2R 2W 1R 2W
Row 46 – 2W 1R 2W 1R 5W
Row 47 – 2W 1R 2W 1R 5W
Row 48 – 2W 1R 1W 2R 1W 2R 2W
Row 49 – 3W 2R 1W 3R 2W
Row 50 – 2W 2R 1W 2R 1W 1R 2W
Row 51 – 2W 1R 2W 2R 1W 1R 2W
Row 52 – 3W 2R 2W 1R 3W
Row 53 – 2W 1R 1W 2R 1W 2R 2W
Row 54 – 2W 1R 1W 5R 2W
Row 55 – 3W 2R 1W 2R 3W
Row 56 – 3W 1R 1W 2R 1W 1R 2W
Row 57 – 2W 2R 1W 2R 1W 1R 2W
Row 58 – 2W 3R 1W 2R 3W
Row 59 – 2W 1R 1W 2R 1W 2R 2W
Row 60 – 2W 1R 1W 2R 1W 2R 2W
Row 61 – 3W 2R 1W 2R 3W
Row 62 – 2W 5R 1W 1R 2W
Row 63 – 2W 1R 2W 2R 1W 1R 2W
Row 64 – 3W 2R 3W 1R 2W
Row 65 – 2W 1R 4W 2R 2W
Row 66 – 2W 1R 4W 1R 3W
Row 67 – 3W 2R 6W
Row 68 – 2W 1R 2W 2R 4W
Row 69 – 5W 2R 1W 1R 2W
Row 70 – 2W 3R 2W 3G 1W
Row 71 – 1W 4G 2W 2R 2W
Row 72 – 5W 4G 2W
Row 73 – 2W 4G 5W
Row 74 – 4W 4G 3W
Row 75 – 3W 4G 4W
Row 76 – 3W 1BL 1G 1W 1G 4W
Row 77 – 5W 2G 1BL 3W
///////////// START DECREASE //////////////
Row 78 – 10W
Rows 79 to 87 all White (W)

FELIZ NAVIDAD version by Claudia as well!

Color Chart:
W = White
R = Red
B = Blue
Y = Yellow
G = Green
BL = Black

Row 1 to 8 all White (W)
Row 9-1 in 3 g 5 w
Row 10-5 in 4 g 1 w
Row 11-2 w 4 g 5 w
///////////// START DECREASE //////////////
Row 12 – 6W 3G 2W
Row 13-3 w 4 g 4 w
Row 14-4 w 4 g 3 w
Row 15-4 w 3 g 1 BL 3 w
Row 16-3 in 1 BL 2 g 5 w
Row 17-2 w and 6 w 3
Row 18-5 w 4 y 2 w
Row 19-3 w and 4 w 4
Row 20-5 in 3 y 3 w
Row 21-4 w and 3 w 4
Row 22-3 w and 4 w 4
Row 23-5 in 3 y 1 BL 2 in
Row 24-2 w 1 BL 2 y 6 w
Row 25 – 11W
Row 26 – 11W
Row 27 – 11W
Row 28 – 8W 1R 2W
Row 29 – 2W 1R 8W
Row 30 – 8W 1R 2W
Row 31 – 2W 1R 8W
Row 32-4 in 5 r 2 in
Row 33-2 w-6 r 3 w
Row 34-2 w-6 r 3 w
Row 35-2W 1R 5W 1R 2W
Row 36-2 in 1 r 4 in 2 r 2 in
Row 37-3 in 2 r 3 in 1 r 2 in
Row 38-2 in 1 r 2 in 2 r 1 in 1 r 2 in
Row 39-2 in 1 r 2 in 2 r 1 in 1 r 2 in
Row 40-3 in 2 r 3 in 1 r 2 in
Row 41-2 in 1 r 4 in 2 r 2 in
Row 42-2 in 1 r 4 in 2 r 2 in
Row 43 – 3W 2R 6W
Row 44-5 in 2 r 1 in 1 r 2 in
Row 45-2 in 1 r 2 in 2 r 4 in
Row 46-3 in 2 r 3 in 1 r 2 in
Row 47-2 in 1 r 4 in 2 r 2 in
Row 48-2 in 1 r 4 in 2 r 2 in
Row 49-3 in 2 r 1 in 1 r 4 in
Row 50-2 in 1 r 1 in 3 r 4 in
Row 51-5 in 2 r 1 in 1 r 2 in
Row 52 – 2W 3R 6W
Row 53-2 in 1 r 4 in 2 r 2 in
Row 54-2 in 1 r 4 in 2 r 2 in
Row 55-3 in 2 r 1 in 1 r 4 in
Row 56-2 in 1 r 1 in 3 r 4 in
Row 57-5 in 2 r 1 in 1 r 2 in
Row 58 – 2W 3R 6W
Row 59 – 7W 2R 2W
Row 60 – 2W 1R 8W
Row 61 – 11W
Row 62 – 11W
Row 63 – 11W
Row 64 – 6W 3B 2W
Row 65 – 2W 4B 5W
Row 66-4 in 4 b 3 in
Row 67-3 in 4 b 4 in
Row 68-3 in 4 b 4 in
Row 69-4 in 4 b 3 in
Row 70-2 in 1 BL 1 b 1 in 1 b 1 in 3 r 1 in
Row 71-1 in 4 r 1 in 2 b 1 BL 2 in
Row 72-5 w 4 r 2 w
Row 73-2 w 4 r 5 w
Row 74-4 in 4 r 3 in
Row 75-3 in 4 r 4 in
Row 76-3 in 1 BL 1 r 1 in 1 r 4 in
Row 77-5 in 2 r 1 BL 3 in
///////////// START DECREASE //////////////
Row 78 – 10W
Rows 79 to 87 all White (W)

Color Chart:
W = White
R = Red
B = Blue
G = Green
BL = Black

I’m thinking of stringing the light bulbs together by weaving a stranding of black yarn through the tops… I didn’t like my first attempt so I will try again when my mind is fresh! But I wanted to throw out that idea as well!

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