Would love some help with how to tackle this draco malfoy pattern please

[Monique Anne]

Hi everyone, I’m fairly new to crochet but now majority of stitches - just can’t grasp the c2c. My step daughter has begged me to make her a draco Malfoy square. We found one online. If I attach can someone please assist me on where to start? Do I sc, can i bobble stitch? I do like the idea of bobble stitch but would it look ok? So many things going through my head and then when I go to conquer the pattern my brain turns to mush. 
 

i have attached the link that I have found it takes you to all Harry Potter but it’s the draco malfoy one in particular I would love help with. http://textiletransfigurations.blogspot.com/2009/10/harry-potter-blanket-squares.html?m=1
 

Thankyou for your time 

[MaryPat]

The blog is actually contains graphs rather than full pattern instructions.  c2c means corner-to-corner.  You start in one corner and build on the diagonal rather than back-and-forth or in-the-round. 

Google things like graphgan c2c and a lot of things will pop up.

This youtube begins with a pretty simple heart square illustrating the technique. 

https://youtu.be/Oa0JDDb7cg0

Edited February 20, 2021 by MaryPat
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[MaryPat]

When I looked at your link further, I realized I had seen these graphs on Ravelry.  Once you have the graphs, you can use c2c to make the square, but there are other techniques that are not c2c.  There used to be an entire sub thread on Crochetville on graphgans that were done simply by using 1SC per square on the graph.  It included ideas on how to handle the multiple yarns needed.  Again, google something like graphgans and you should see multiple youtube videos. 

Also I saw work done by an artist using graphs and he called it counted crochet.  All SCs. 

I've done a fair amount of projects using graphs and usually create my own graphs because my SCs are not square.

https://ravel.me/Nana-Emma/jh

https://ravel.me/marypatt/wu

https://ravel.me/marypatt/ocaw

I'll poke around the ville to see if I can find the old thread

 

[MaryPat]

Here's a very long extensive thread about graphgans using SC.

https://forum.crochetville.com/topic/95224-graph-afghans-single-crochet-newbies-and-oldhatters/

I don't recall that it discusses the c2c technique or using tunisian crochet for the charts.

Edited February 20, 2021 by MaryPat
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[bgs]

Whichever stitch plan you decide on this is the important thing to keep in mind from the designer page

5 stitches across = 7 rows up

 
The blocks are 80 stitches across by 111 rows

[Empress Busy Bee]

I have only made one very simple graphs afghan so I am not an expert.

Looking at your link, those graphs are heavily detailed and I feel would not make a good c2c (corner to corner) or bobble afghan.  I think the back and forth would look better.  It will be tedious and time consuming for me.  No biggie if that is your thing.

However I did find these.  Both are cutesy patterns, if that is okay.  Both these patterns contain links to more help on the c2c.

This is a fairly simple c2c Harry Potter afghan with several squares you join.  No Malfoy though:

https://yarngeekery.com/patterns/the-harry-potter-cal/

This one does include Malfoy.  It is also c2c squares.

https://craftyridge.com/2015/12/28/who-wants-some-more-potter/

It is based on her bobble Potter pillow:

https://craftyridge.com/2015/09/18/my-very-own-potter-pillow/

Here is the Malfoy square:

https://craftyridge.com/2015/12/18/the-slytherin-malfoy/

I hope those help and you come back to show us your finished product. 

 

[Granny Square]

As said above, the blocks are 80 SC across and 111 rows.  

Just going by the generic gauge given on a skein of RHSS I have handy (which is not YOUR gauge, you will have to swatch) : with an I hook, in SC, a square 4"x4"= 12 stitches and 15 rows.

Therefore 1 SC is 0.33" across and 0.27 tall (using the RHSS gauge).  Pattern= 80sts across so 26.4" wide, 111 rows so 29.97" tall.  Close but not exactly square, and if you added a 12" border around (would not have to be in SC also, DC would go quicker) it would be about lap blanket sized (they are typically about 4'x5').

If you worked this in c2c it would be about 3x this size, if you consider a square DC block is about equivalent to 3 SC tall and 3 wide.