JAYG C2C Rabbit Block – Forest Animals Blanket CAL (Block no. 1) | Free Crochet Pattern

Welcome to the "Join As You Go (JAYG) C2C Forest Animal Blanket CAL"!

The blanket is started at the right bottom corner with the first animal block/square, which is the Rabbit C2C Square.

This will be the only animal block of the JAYG Forest Animal Blanket that is worked as usual!
Then everything is going to build off this square with the Join as you go (JAYG) Method!

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Not ready to try the Join-as-you-go (JAYG) method yet? No worries! You can work each square as a regular C2C block by following the written row-by-row color counts or the crochet graph.

Altought I have already publish the rabbit c2c block before, as part of the Wildlife Graphghan CAL, this is a new version, modified to better fit the JAYG Blanket layout!

You can find all the info about this CAL, including the links to the new JAYG Animal Blocks as they get published on the Join As You Go (JAYG) C2C Forest Animals Blanket CAL Page!

Rabbit C2C Square | First C2C Block of the "Join As You Go (JAYG) C2C Forest Animal Blanket CAL"

This free c2c crochet pattern includes written row by row instructions for color counts , telling you how many c2c box stitches to make of each color and in what order.

A link to download the free Rabbit Picture Graph can be found below the written instruction!

If you are new to C2C crochet, you can watch my YouTube Video Tutorial featuring the previous version of my Rabbit C2C Square!

GAUGE:

7 C2C tiles X 7 c2c tiles = 10 x 10 cm (4 inches x 4 inches)

SIZE:

the square is 25 tiles x 25 tiles and approx. measures approx. 15.5 inches X 15.5 inches (39 cm x 39 cm)

SUPPLIES:

• yarn: Red Heart Super Saver ( yarn weight: Medium 4), 7 oz (198g)/ skein in following 7 colors:
1. purple: Red Heart Super Saver - Lavender for the background, approx. 82 g ( approx. 150.75yds )
2. white: Red Heart Super Saver - White approx. 17g, (approx. 31.25 yds)
3. pink: Red Heart Super Saver - Baby Pink approx. 4 g, approx. 7.35 yards
4. black: Red Heart Super Saver - Black approx. 3.5g; approx. 6.43yards)
5. beige: Red Heart Super Saver - Buff approx. 20.5 g; approx. 37.7 yds)
6. gray: Red Heart Super Saver - Grey Heather approx. 17.21 g; approx. 31.71 yds)
7. dark brown: Red Heart Super Saver - Coffee approx. 9.2 g, approx. 16.92 yds
• 5.5 mm crochet hook (My hook is a Furls Wooden Hook)
• Tapestry needle
• Scissors

STITCHES, TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS:

(I'm using US TERMS in all my patterns!)
- ch : chain
- hdc: half double crochet
- c2c: corner to corner crochet
- slst : slip stitch
- ch2sp: chain two space

CROCHET METHOD C2C WITH THE HALF DOUBLE CROCHET

• You will use the C2C with the hdc, working the square on the diagonal starting from bottom right corner to top left.

• Each box stitch/block is made of ch2 and 3 hdc.
• ch5 to start an increase row, work hdc in 3.rd, 4th and 5.th ch from the hook.

If you are new to c2c crochet, you can watch my YouTube Video Tutorial featuring the previous version of my Rabbit C2C Square!

NOTES:

1. When crocheting on the Wrong Side (WS) of work place the yarns to the front of the work!
2. When crocheting on the Right Side (RS) you will place the yarns to the back of the work!

3. For the JAYG Method you will read the Graph in a certain way for the even numbered animal blocks and the opposed way for the uneven numbered animal blocks!

For the Rabbit, (Animal Block 1) and all the Uneven Numbered Animal Blocks: 3.rd, 5.th, 7.th and 9.th animal blocks:

• ↗ The Uneven rows will be on the wrong side of work from bottom to top ↗ (vertical block sts)
• ↙ The Even rows will be worked on the right side of work from top to bottom ↙ (horizontal block sts)

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WRITTEN ROW BY ROW COLOR COUNTS

↗ Row 1: purple x 1 (1 square)

↙ Row 2: purple x 2 (2 squares)

↗ Row 3: purple x 3 (3 squares)

↙ Row 4: purple x 4 (4 squares)

↗ Row 5: purple x 5 (5 squares)

↙ Row 6: purple x 6 (6 squares)

↗ Row 7: purple x 7 (7 squares)

↙ Row 8: purple x 8 (8 squares)

↗ Row 9: purple x 9 (9 squares)

↙ Row 10: purple x 4, gray x 3, purple x 3 (10 squares)

↗ Row 11: purple x 2, gray x 2, beige x 2, gray x 1, purple x 4 (11 squares)

↙ Row 12: purple x 4, gray x 1, beige x 4, gray x 1, purple x 2 (12 squares)

↗ Row 13: purple x 2, gray x 1, white x 2, beige x 3, gray x 1, purple x 4 (13 squares)

↙ Row 14: purple x 5, beige x 3, white x 3, gray x 1, purple x 2 (14 squares)

↗ Row 15: purple x 2, gray x 1, white x 4, beige x 2, gray x 1, purple x 5 (15 squares)

↙ Row 16: purple x 5, gray x 1, white x 1, beige x 2, white x 2, gray x 1, white x 1, gray x 1, purple x 2 (16 squares)

↗ Row 17: purple x 2, gray x 1, white x 1, gray x 1, white x 3, beige x 1, black x 2, purple x 6 (17 squares)

↙ Row 18: purple x 6, gray x 1, black x 2, beige x 1, white x 2, gray x 2, white x 1, gray x 1, purple x 2 (18 squares)

↗ Row 19: purple x 2, gray x 1, white x 3, dark brown x 2, beige x 1, white x 1, black x 2, gray x 1, purple x 6 (19 squares)

↙ Row 20: purple x 7, white x 1, black x 1, white x 1, beige x 1, white x 1, dark brown x 1, white x 3, beige x 1, purple x 3 (20 squares)

↗ Row 21: purple x 3, gray x 1, white x 3, dark brown x 1, white x 1, beige x 2, white x 2, gray x 1, purple x 7 (21 squares)

↙ Row 22: purple x 8, beige x 5, white x 4, beige x 1, gray x 1, purple x 3 (22 squares)

↗ Row 23: purple x 4, beige x 2, white x 2, beige x 6, gray x 1, purple x 8 (23 squares)

↙ Row 24: purple x 6, gray x 3, beige x 10, gray x 1, purple x 4 (24 squares)

↗ Row 25: purple x 5, beige x 4, white x 1, beige x 5, white x 3, gray x 1, purple x 6 (25 squares)

Corner: Start decreasing on both ends

↙ Row 26: purple x 5, gray x 1, white x 1, pink x 2, gray x 1, beige x 4, white x 1, black x 1, beige x 3, gray x 1, purple x 4 (24 squares)

↗ Row 27: purple x 4, gray x 1, beige x 2, black x 2, white x 1, beige x 4, white x 1, pink x 2, white x 1, gray x 1, purple x 4 (23 squares)

↙ Row 28: purple x 3, gray x 1, white x 1, pink x 2, white x 1, gray x 1, beige x 4, black x 2, white x 1, beige x 1, gray x 1, purple x 4 (22 squares)

↗ Row 29: purple x 4, gray x 2, black x 2, white x 1, beige x 3, purple x 1, gray x 1, white x 1, pink x 2, beige x 1, gray x 1, purple x 2 (21 squares)

↙ Row 30: purple x 2, beige x 1, white x 3, gray x 1, purple x 1, gray x 2, beige x 2, white x 1, gray x 2, purple x 5 (20 squares)

↗ Row 31: purple x 6, gray x 3, white x 2, gray x 1, purple x 1, gray x 1, beige x 3, gray x 1, purple x 1 (19 squares)

↙ Row 32: purple x 1, gray x 4, purple x 1, gray x 1, white x 1, pink x 1, gray x 1, purple x 8 (18 squares)

↗ Row 33: purple x 8, white x 1, pink x 1, white x 1, gray x 1, purple x 5 (17 squares)

↙ Row 34: purple x 4, gray x 1, white x 1, pink x 2, gray x 1, purple x 7 (16 squares)

↗ Row 35: purple x 7, white x 1, pink x 2, beige x 1, purple x 4 (15 squares)

↙ Row 36: purple x 3, gray x 1, white x 1, pink x 1, white x 1, gray x 1, purple x 6 (14 squares)

↗ Row 37: purple x 6, gray x 1, white x 1, pink x 1, beige x 1, purple x 3 (13 squares)

↙ Row 38: purple x 2, gray x 1, white x 2, gray x 1, purple x 6 (12 squares)

↗ Row 39: purple x 6, gray x 1, beige x 2, purple x 2 (11 squares)

↙ Row 40: purple x 1, gray x 1, beige x 1, gray x 1, purple x 6 (10 squares)

↗ Row 41: purple x 6, gray x 2, purple x 1 (9 squares)

↙ Row 42: purple x 8 (8 squares)

↗ Row 43: purple x 7 (7 squares)

↙ Row 44: purple x 6 (6 squares)

↗ Row 45: purple x 5 (5 squares)

↙ Row 46: purple x 4 (4 squares)

↗ Row 47: purple x 3 (3 squares)

↙ Row 48: purple x 2 (2 squares)

↗ Row 49: purple x 1 (1 square)

Total squares: white x 72, purple x 355, pink x 16, black x 14, beige x 89, gray x 75, dark brown x 4

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RABBIT C2C GRAPH

The graph can be downloaded using the link below and is for personal use only. Do not share or redistribute. See the Copyright & Usage section at the end of this post.

Download here the FREE RABBIT GRAPH!

HOW TO READ THE GRAPH:

1. Direction: read graph from bottom left to top right!
2. Start Row 1 on the Wrong Side (WS) with a vertical block stitch!
3. ↗ UNEVEN ROWS on WS from bottom to top (vertical block st)
4. ↙ EVEN ROWS on RS from top to bottom (horizontal block sts)

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C2C Rabbit Square | JAYG Forest Animals Blanket CAL
Copyright © March 2025 Kinga Erdem

This C2C animal block design, including the crochet graph and written instructions, is an original pixel art design created by Kinga Erdem – My Hobby Is Crochet. Each design is created from scratch and inspired by real wildlife animals.

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