Free Crochet Pattern: "Join As You Go" (JAYG) Wolf C2C Square | The 6th. C2C Block of the "JAYG C2C Forest Animal Blanket CAL"

Our beautiful “Join-as-you-go” Corner to Corner Forest Animals Blanket is growing with each new cute JAYG c2c animal block!

The majestic JAYG C2C Wolf Block is the 6.th animal block of this JAYG C2C blanket and it is a modified version of my Grey Wolf C2C Square that I have published a few years ago as part of my Wildlife Graphghan CAL!

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This free JAYG C2C Wolf Block crochet pattern includes detailed instructions regarding the JAYG Method, a Video Tutorial, 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 Wolf Picture Graph can be found below the written instruction!

Jayg C2C Wolf Block | The 6th. C2C Block of the "Join As You Go (JAYG) C2C Forest Animal Blanket CAL"

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You can find all the info about this JAYG C2C Blanket Crochet-along, 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!

The Animal Blocks of this JAYG C2C blanket need to be worked in an exact order, so that the “Join as you Go” instructions do not get messed up!

The first pannel at the bottom of the blanket includes 3 JAYG animal blocks worked from right to left in this order: the Rabbit C2C Block; the JAYG Deer C2C Block and the JAYG Hedgehog C2C Block!

Going up with the second pannel including 3 JAYG animal block worked also from right to left: the Raccon joined as go with the top edge of the Rabbit block; the Lynx, joined-as-you-go with the Raccoon block at the right and the Deer block below!

The Wolf will be the 3rd animal block of the second pannel, joined-as-you-go with 2 animal blocks: the Lynks at the right and the Hedgehog below!
The joining will be made at the beginning and at the end of the increase rows!

GAUGE:

6 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:

For the background color you can either use one single color for the entire blanket (for all jayg animal blocks), or you can use two /more different colors.

I have crocheted both options, as you will see in the pictures, one with purple background for all animal blocks (the entire blanket) and one version were I have alternated 2 colors (Red Heart Super Saver-Light Blue and Red Heart Super Saver-Frosty Green) from one block to another!
The written instructions and charts are all using the one color background for the entire blanket!

• yarn: Red Heart Super Saver ( yarn weight: Medium 4), 7 oz (198g)/ skein in following 7 colors:
(Add a bit more inches for color changes and yarn tails!)
1. purple: Red Heart Super Saver - Lavender for the background, approx. 54 g (approx. 99.27 yds )
2. gray: Red Heart Super Saver - Gray Heather approx.46g; approx. 84.5 yds)
3. white: Red Heart Super Saver - White approx. 16g, approx. 29 yds
4. light gray: Red Heart Super Saver - Dusty Gray approx. 13g, approx. 23.9 yds
5. black: Red Heart Super Saver - Black approx. 9g; approx. 16.5 yards)
6. oatmeal: Red Heart Super Saver - Oatmeal approx. 8g, approx. 14.7 yds
7. gold : Red Heart Super Saver - Gold approx. 1 g, approx. 1.83 yards
• 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
- ch2sp: chain two space

- hdc: half double crochet
- c2c: corner to corner crochet
- slst : slip stitch
- RS: right side
- WS: wrong side

CROCHET METHOD C2C WITH THE HALF DOUBLE CROCHET AND JOIN AS YOU GO METHOD (JAYG C2C SQUARES) :

• 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.
• The increase rows for animal block no. 6 will be made at both ends of the rows with the JAYG Method, explained in the pattern below.
• You will "join-as-you-go" while crocheting the increase rows only!
• The decrease row will be worked as usual (without any joining!).

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 this Block, the 6th block and all the Even Numbered Animal Blocks: the 2nd, 4.th, 6.th, 8th. animal graphs (with horizontal corners) you will read the graph this way:
   • ↙Uneven rows will be on the right side of work from from top to bottom ↙ (horizontal box sts!)
   • ↗Even rows will be worked on the wrong side of work from bottom to top ↗. (vertical box sts!)
4. The direction of work for each animal block will be from bottom right to top left!
5. The written instructions for the "join-as-you-go" might look complicated, but if you watch the video tutorial included below, you will see that it is not hard at all!

Starting the 6th Animal Block with the JOIN AS YOU GO (JAYG) C2C METHOD

You will use the JAYG Method as written below AND at the same time you will follow the Written Row by Row Color Counts below (or the downloadable Graph)!!

This time we need to increase on the edges of both animal blocks, on top edge of the animal block below (the Hedgehog) and on the left edge of the animal block at the right (the Lynx).

See the first box st of the animal block below (Hedgehog)! It is vertical box st, on Wrong side!
Same the last box st on left bottom edge of animal at the right (Lynks).
So we need to start the Wolf block with a horizontal box st on the Right Side!

Row 1: Holding the blanket on RS, turn the piece clockwise 90°! Join background color yarn with slst in between the last 2 box sts at the bottom of left side of the 5th. animal block (the Lynx), (see picture 1 in the photo collage below!); ch2 (picture 2), work 3 hdc into the ch2 sp of the left bottom corner box st of the Lynx block (picture 3);
join with slst in between the first 2 box sts to on top side of the animal block 3 below (Hedgehog) (picture 4)

Row 2 : continue on RS with a "join as you go increase" on top edge of animal block 3 below: (see the photo collage below!)
ch 2 and slst in between the next 2 box sts on top edge of Hedgehog, ch2 (picture 1)
and turn to work the 1st box st of ROW 2 on WS. (picture 2)
First box st: into the ch2sp just made work 3 hdc; (picture 3)
Second box st: slst into ch2sp of next box st, ch2 and work 3 hdc in same ch2 sp; (picture 4)
slst in between the next 2 box sts on side edge of animal 5/Lynx (picture 5).
Now for row 3 continue on WS with a "join as you go increase" on side edge of animal 5 (Lynx):
ch 2 and slst in between the next 2 box sts of the Lynx side, ch2 (picture 6)!

Row 3: turn to work on RS, (see picture 1 in the photo collage below!);
First box st: into the ch2 space just made work 3 hdc (picture 2);
Work the next 2 box sts of row 3 as usual: (slst into ch2sp of next box st, ch2 and work 3 hdc in same ch2sp) x 2 times (picture 3),
slst in between the next 2 box sts to the left of the animal block 3 (Hedgehog) below (picture 4)

Now for row 4 continue on RS with a "join as you go increase" on top edge of animal 3 (Hedgehog) below:
ch 2 and slst in between the next 2 box sts on top edge of animal 3 (Hedgehog) below, ch2 (picture 5)

Row 4: turn to work on WS (see picture 1 in the photo collage below!)) the first box st: into the ch2 space just made work 3 hdc (picture 2);
Next 3 box sts as usual: (slst into ch2sp of next box st, ch2 and work 3 hdc in same ch2sp) x3 times (picture 3),
slst in between the next 2 box sts on the side of animal block 5 (Lynx) (picture 4).

Now for row 5 continue on WS with a "join as you go increase" on the side edge of the Lynx (animal 5):
ch 2 and slst in between the next 2 box sts on the side edge of the Lynx, ch2 (picture 5), then turn to work Row 5 on RS!

Next Increase Rows: Continue increasing each row 1 box st from row 5 to row 24 in the same manner as Rows 3 and 4; increasing with the JAYG Method on both end of the rows, “joining as you go” with the top edge of the animal below and with the side of the animal at the right; at the same time follow the chart or the written row by row color counts as seen in the pattern below!

At the end of Row 24, worked from bottom to top on WS, ch2, join with slst in between the last 2 blocks sts on side of the Lynx block, continue on WS with a "join as you go increase: ch2 and slst into the first hdc of the corner box st on the side of the Lynx, ch2 and turn to work the corner row, row 25 from top to bottom on RS.
This will be the last “join-as-you-go” at the top of the rows with the Lynx Block!

Start Row 25 (Corner Row) on RS with 3 hdc into first ch2 on side, then continue to work the row according to the graph (or written row by row color counts).

The Corner Row, Row 25, right in the middle of the 6th. animal block will be the last row that will join the 3 animal blocks, as seen in the picture below!

Start row 25 from top to bottom on right side and continue to work the row according to the graph (or written row by row color counts).

At the end of row 25 join with slst into ch2sp of last box st/ corner box st on the Hedgehog block/ animal block 3 below! This will be the last “join-as-you-go” at the bottom of the rows with the Hedgehog Block!

Now the Wolf Block is completely joined with the 2 animal blocks, the Lynx Block on the right and the Hedgehog Block below!

Turn and start the first decrease row! Work the decrease rows as usual without any joining , decreasing each row one box st!

Here is how it should look on the right side after finishing the last increase row and the last "join as you go" (before starting the first decrease row) :

VIDEO TUTORIAL:

It might all seem complicated, but it is not hard! Just watch my video tutorial below, showing you
"How to join as you go (JAYG) the Wolf C2C Crochet Block, the 6th c2c animal block of the JAYG Forest Animals Blanket CAL"

If you can't see the video, you can watch it on YouTube here!

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WRITTEN ROW BY ROW COLOR COUNTS

Lynks Final

↙ 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 3, (gray) x 1, (purple) x 5 (9 squares)

↗ Row 10: (purple) x 3, (gray) x 6, (purple) x 1 (10 squares)

↙ Row 11: (purple) x 2, (gray) x 8, (purple) x 1 (11 squares)

↗ Row 12: (purple) x 1, (black) x 1, (oatmeal) x 2, (light gray) x 1, (gray) x 6, (purple) x 1 (12 squares)

↙ Row 13: (purple) x 1, (gray) x 6, (light gray) x 1, (oatmeal) x 1, (white) x 2, (black) x 1, (purple) x 1 (13 squares)

↗ Row 14: (purple) x 1, (black) x 1, (white) x 3, (oatmeal) x 1, (light gray) x 3, (gray) x 3, (purple) x 2 (14 squares)

↙ Row 15: (purple) x 2, (gray) x 3, (light gray) x 1, (oatmeal) x 3, (white) x 2, (black) x 3, (purple) x 1 (15 squares)

↗ Row 16: (purple) x 1, (black) x 1, (white) x 1, (black) x 2, (white) x 2, (oatmeal) x 3, (light gray) x 1, (gray) x 3, (purple) x 2 (16 squares)

↙ Row 17: (purple) x 3, (gray) x 2, (light gray) x 1, (oatmeal) x 1, (white) x 5, (black) x 2, (white) x 1, (gray) x 1, (purple) x 1 (17 squares)

↗ Row 18: (purple) x 2, (oatmeal) x 1, (white) x 1, (black) x 1, (white) x 6, (oatmeal) x 1, (light gray) x 1, (gray) x 2, (purple) x 3 (18 squares)

↙ Row 19: (purple) x 3, (light gray) x 1, (gray) x 2, (oatmeal) x 1, (black) x 3, (white) x 1, (light gray) x 1, (white) x 4, (gray) x 1, (purple) x 2 (19 squares)

↗ Row 20: (purple) x 3, (oatmeal) x 1, (white) x 3, (light gray) x 2, (white) x 1, (black) x 1, (gold) x 1, (black) x 1, (light gray) x 1, (gray) x 3, (purple) x 3 (20 squares)

↙ Row 21: (purple) x 3, (gray) x 1, (light gray) x 1, (gray) x 2, (white) x 1, (black) x 2, (white) x 1, (light gray) x 3, (white) x 2, (oatmeal) x 1, (gray) x 1, (purple) x 3 (21 squares)

↗ Row 22: (purple) x 3, (gray) x 1, (light gray) x 1, (oatmeal) x 1, (white) x 2, (light gray) x 2, (gray) x 1, (white) x 3, (gray) x 2, (light gray) x 1, (oatmeal) x 1, (gray) x 1, (purple) x 3 (22 squares)

↙ Row 23: (purple) x 3, (gray) x 1, (oatmeal) x 1, (black) x 1, (gray) x 3, (white) x 2, (gray) x 2, (light gray) x 1, (white) x 2, (oatmeal) x 1, (light gray) x 1, (gray) x 1, (purple) x 4 (23 squares)

↗ Row 24: (purple) x 4, (gray) x 2, (light gray) x 1, (oatmeal) x 1, (white) x 2, (gray) x 7, (light gray) x 1, (black) x 1, (oatmeal) x 1, (gray) x 1, (purple) x 3 (24 squares)

↙ Row 25: (purple) x 3, (gray) x 1, (white) x 1, (black) x 2, (gray) x 7, (white) x 1, (black) x 1, (white) x 1, (oatmeal) x 1, (gray) x 2, (purple) x 5 (25 squares)

Corner: Start decreasing on both ends

↗ Row 26: (purple) x 4, (gray) x 2, (light gray) x 1, (oatmeal) x 1, (white) x 1, (black) x 1, (white) x 1, (gray) x 6, (light gray) x 1, (black) x 2, (white) x 1, (light gray) x 1, (purple) x 2 (24 squares)

↙ Row 27: (purple) x 2, (gray) x 1, (white) x 3, (gray) x 6, (white) x 1, (black) x 2, (white) x 1, (oatmeal) x 1, (gray) x 3, (purple) x 3 (23 squares)

↗ Row 28: (purple) x 3, (gray) x 2, (light gray) x 1, (oatmeal) x 1, (white) x 1, (gold) x 1, (white) x 1, (gray) x 10, (light gray) x 1, (purple) x 1 (22 squares)

↙ Row 29: (purple) x 1, (light gray) x 1, (gray) x 3, (light gray) x 1, (gray) x 5, (white) x 1, (black) x 2, (oatmeal) x 1, (light gray) x 1, (gray) x 2, (purple) x 3 (21 squares)

↗ Row 30: (purple) x 2, (gray) x 3, (light gray) x 1, (oatmeal) x 1, (black) x 1, (white) x 1, (gray) x 6, (light gray) x 4, (purple) x 1 (20 squares)

↙ Row 31: (purple) x 5, (gray) x 6, (white) x 1, (oatmeal) x 1, (light gray) x 1, (gray) x 3, (purple) x 2 (19 squares)

↗ Row 32: (purple) x 1, (gray) x 4, (light gray) x 2, (gray) x 6, (purple) x 5 (18 squares)

↙ Row 33: (purple) x 5, (gray) x 10, (purple) x 2 (17 squares)

↗ Row 34: (purple) x 1, (gray) x 10, (purple) x 5 (16 squares)

↙ Row 35: (purple) x 5, (light gray) x 1, (gray) x 8, (purple) x 1 (15 squares)

↗ Row 36: (purple) x 2, (gray) x 3, (light gray) x 3, (gray) x 1, (light gray) x 1, (purple) x 4 (14 squares)

↙ Row 37: (purple) x 4, (gray) x 1, (white) x 1, (black) x 2, (light gray) x 2, (purple) x 3 (13 squares)

↗ Row 38: (purple) x 3, (gray) x 1, (oatmeal) x 1, (black) x 2, (gray) x 1, (light gray) x 1, (purple) x 3 (12 squares)

↙ Row 39: (purple) x 3, (gray) x 1, (white) x 1, (black) x 1, (oatmeal) x 1, (gray) x 1, (purple) x 3 (11 squares)

↗ Row 40: (purple) x 3, (gray) x 1, (oatmeal) x 1, (black) x 1, (gray) x 1, (light gray) x 1, (purple) x 2 (10 squares)

↙ Row 41: (purple) x 2, (gray) x 1, (white) x 2, (gray) x 1, (purple) x 3 (9 squares)

↗ Row 42: (purple) x 3, (gray) x 1, (white) x 1, (gray) x 1, (light gray) x 1, (purple) x 1 (8 squares)

↙ Row 43: (purple) x 1, (light gray) x 1, (gray) x 2, (purple) x 3 (7 squares)

↗ Row 44: (purple) x 3, (light gray) x 2, (purple) x 1 (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:(purple) x 234, (gray) x 196, (white) x 68, (light gray) x 55, (black) x 38, (oatmeal) x 32, (gold) x 2

WOLF C2C GRAPH

The graph can be downloaded in the link below and it's for personal use only ! This Graph is my own creation, my own original pixel drawing!
Please respect my copyright and do not repost, recreate or share this graph! Thank you!

Download here the FREE WOLF GRAPH!

HOW TO READ THE GRAPH:

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

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Join as you Go C2C Wolf C2C Block| JAYG Forest Animals Blanket CAL
Written Instructions, Pictures and Pixel Drawing/Graph
Copyright © June 2025 Kinga Erdem
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