Pixel flower: C2C Graphgan Generator

Five petal marks and a continuous stem

This original eleven-column, thirteen-row picture uses coral petal marks, a gold center and a green stem on cream fabric. Five cross-shaped clusters sit around the center. A vertical green route continues below the flower, with two small side leaves at different heights. That deliberate asymmetry distinguishes the stem from the otherwise balanced bloom. The project is a study in preserving a small multi-color illustration, not instructions for a separately crocheted three-dimensional flower.

Read the original drawing as colored blocks

Each cross-shaped petal contains five coral cells. The five marks remain separate from the nine gold center cells, so the bloom has twenty-five coral blocks and nine gold blocks. The stem and its side leaves use eleven green positions. The eleven-by-thirteen canvas contains 143 blocks altogether; the remaining ninety-eight are cream. Check these four budgets independently in the exact JSON before working. The twenty-three diagonals cover the entire rectangle once, and the graph requires 429 completed dc posts before chains, joins and finishing.

Manage the small color islands

Swatch all four yarns together because a small gold center can disappear if its value is too close to the surrounding cream. Label bobbins by the chart's one-based yarn numbers. The lower stem begins before the main bloom on the actual working route; do not start crocheting at a visually attractive petal near the top. When a diagonal enters a leaf and then returns to cream, use the coordinate list to decide whether another green supply is more practical than a long carried strand. Keep loose yarn away from the new block's insertion space.

Keep the thin parts visible

The stem is one block wide. Making it physically narrower by replacing its C2C blocks with single stitches would break both the route and the saved design. If the chosen yarn makes it visually weak, revise the source drawing or choose better contrast and make a fresh counted trial. The design has small background gaps between some petal marks; they are intentional cream blocks, not holes to skip. Complete every background block to retain a rectangular piece with connected fabric.

Finish and assess the picture

After the last diagonal, secure ends by color and block without stretching the stem sideways. View the patch from a distance to judge whether the center and leaves remain distinct at the actual block scale. A photograph of the finished trial can help you compare the four color roles, but the generator's vector image is not such a photograph. Attach the patch to another project only after checking its finished edge length and the receiving fabric.

FAQ and repairs

Why is a petal missing its arm?

Look for the five-cell cross in the source matrix and trace the first diagonal where its arm changes color. Correct that location instead of adding an extra edge block.

Does a cream gap mean an open space?

No. It is a cream C2C block containing its own chain space and three dc, just like the colored blocks around it.

Can this be used as an applique outline?

The saved construction includes the whole rectangular background. A freestanding applique needs a separately shaped outline and attachment plan, which this graph does not supply.

Actual parameters and yarn budget

Use 11 blocks across and 13 high in US terms. The exact palette is yarn 1: #F5EFE2 (98 blocks); yarn 2: #C94365 (25 blocks); yarn 3: #F4C541 (9 blocks); yarn 4: #246A4B (11 blocks). These block totals describe the saved drawing, not yarn meters. A compatible block swatch is needed before estimating physical dimensions or material consumption.

Exact source and complete working instructions

Download this original graph as JSON and restore it in the C2C Graphgan Generator. Start with ch 6 and dc in the fourth, fifth and sixth chains from the hook. Each later block uses the written chain space, ch 3 and 3 dc; follow its coordinate and edge phase. In UK terminology these dc posts are tr. Read the chart-reading guide if the displayed picture and working route are unfamiliar.

Reverse the working direction once between successive diagonals. For an increase start, turn before making the new chain-six block. For a decrease start, the listed instruction already includes the turn; do not turn a second time. Follow the starting-edge action even when successive diagonals have equal block counts.

1. Diagonal 1: (1,1) color 1. Ch 6; dc in fourth, fifth and sixth chains from hook. Stop after 1 blocks; do not extend beyond the grid. Change yarn on the last pull-through before each new color. [1 blocks]
2. Diagonal 2: (2,1) color 1 → (1,2) color 1. Increase at the starting edge: ch 6, dc in fourth through sixth chains to make the first block. For each remaining listed block: sl st into the next ch-3 space, ch 3, 3 dc in that space. Stop after 2 blocks; do not extend beyond the grid. Change yarn on the last pull-through before each new color. [2 blocks]
3. Diagonal 3: (1,3) color 1 → (2,2) color 1 → (3,1) color 1. Increase at the starting edge: ch 6, dc in fourth through sixth chains to make the first block. For each remaining listed block: sl st into the next ch-3 space, ch 3, 3 dc in that space. Stop after 3 blocks; do not extend beyond the grid. Change yarn on the last pull-through before each new color. [3 blocks]
4. Diagonal 4: (4,1) color 1 → (3,2) color 1 → (2,3) color 1 → (1,4) color 1. Increase at the starting edge: ch 6, dc in fourth through sixth chains to make the first block. For each remaining listed block: sl st into the next ch-3 space, ch 3, 3 dc in that space. Stop after 4 blocks; do not extend beyond the grid. Change yarn on the last pull-through before each new color. [4 blocks]
5. Diagonal 5: (1,5) color 1 → (2,4) color 1 → (3,3) color 1 → (4,2) color 1 → (5,1) color 1. Increase at the starting edge: ch 6, dc in fourth through sixth chains to make the first block. For each remaining listed block: sl st into the next ch-3 space, ch 3, 3 dc in that space. Stop after 5 blocks; do not extend beyond the grid. Change yarn on the last pull-through before each new color. [5 blocks]
6. Diagonal 6: (6,1) color 4 → (5,2) color 1 → (4,3) color 1 → (3,4) color 1 → (2,5) color 1 → (1,6) color 1. Increase at the starting edge: ch 6, dc in fourth through sixth chains to make the first block. For each remaining listed block: sl st into the next ch-3 space, ch 3, 3 dc in that space. Stop after 6 blocks; do not extend beyond the grid. Change yarn on the last pull-through before each new color. [6 blocks]
7. Diagonal 7: (1,7) color 1 → (2,6) color 1 → (3,5) color 1 → (4,4) color 4 → (5,3) color 1 → (6,2) color 4 → (7,1) color 1. Increase at the starting edge: ch 6, dc in fourth through sixth chains to make the first block. For each remaining listed block: sl st into the next ch-3 space, ch 3, 3 dc in that space. Stop after 7 blocks; do not extend beyond the grid. Change yarn on the last pull-through before each new color. [7 blocks]
8. Diagonal 8: (8,1) color 1 → (7,2) color 1 → (6,3) color 4 → (5,4) color 4 → (4,5) color 2 → (3,6) color 2 → (2,7) color 1 → (1,8) color 1. Increase at the starting edge: ch 6, dc in fourth through sixth chains to make the first block. For each remaining listed block: sl st into the next ch-3 space, ch 3, 3 dc in that space. Stop after 8 blocks; do not extend beyond the grid. Change yarn on the last pull-through before each new color. [8 blocks]
9. Diagonal 9: (1,9) color 1 → (2,8) color 1 → (3,7) color 1 → (4,6) color 2 → (5,5) color 1 → (6,4) color 4 → (7,3) color 4 → (8,2) color 1 → (9,1) color 1. Increase at the starting edge: ch 6, dc in fourth through sixth chains to make the first block. For each remaining listed block: sl st into the next ch-3 space, ch 3, 3 dc in that space. Stop after 9 blocks; do not extend beyond the grid. Change yarn on the last pull-through before each new color. [9 blocks]
10. Diagonal 10: (10,1) color 1 → (9,2) color 1 → (8,3) color 4 → (7,4) color 1 → (6,5) color 4 → (5,6) color 2 → (4,7) color 2 → (3,8) color 2 → (2,9) color 2 → (1,10) color 1. Increase at the starting edge: ch 6, dc in fourth through sixth chains to make the first block. For each remaining listed block: sl st into the next ch-3 space, ch 3, 3 dc in that space. Stop after 10 blocks; do not extend beyond the grid. Change yarn on the last pull-through before each new color. [10 blocks]
11. Diagonal 11: (1,11) color 1 → (2,10) color 1 → (3,9) color 2 → (4,8) color 1 → (5,7) color 1 → (6,6) color 4 → (7,5) color 1 → (8,4) color 1 → (9,3) color 1 → (10,2) color 1 → (11,1) color 1. Increase at the starting edge: ch 6, dc in fourth through sixth chains to make the first block. For each remaining listed block: sl st into the next ch-3 space, ch 3, 3 dc in that space. Stop after 11 blocks; do not extend beyond the grid. Change yarn on the last pull-through before each new color. [11 blocks]
12. Diagonal 12: (11,2) color 1 → (10,3) color 1 → (9,4) color 1 → (8,5) color 2 → (7,6) color 2 → (6,7) color 4 → (5,8) color 3 → (4,9) color 2 → (3,10) color 2 → (2,11) color 1 → (1,12) color 1. Decrease at the starting edge: turn, slip stitch across 3 dc and into the ch-3 space; ch 3 and 3 dc in that space for the first block. For each remaining listed block: sl st into the next ch-3 space, ch 3, 3 dc in that space. Stop after 11 blocks; do not extend beyond the grid. Change yarn on the last pull-through before each new color. [11 blocks]
13. Diagonal 13: (1,13) color 1 → (2,12) color 1 → (3,11) color 1 → (4,10) color 1 → (5,9) color 3 → (6,8) color 3 → (7,7) color 1 → (8,6) color 2 → (9,5) color 1 → (10,4) color 1 → (11,3) color 1. Increase at the starting edge: ch 6, dc in fourth through sixth chains to make the first block. For each remaining listed block: sl st into the next ch-3 space, ch 3, 3 dc in that space. Stop after 11 blocks; do not extend beyond the grid. Change yarn on the last pull-through before each new color. [11 blocks]
14. Diagonal 14: (11,4) color 1 → (10,5) color 1 → (9,6) color 2 → (8,7) color 2 → (7,8) color 3 → (6,9) color 3 → (5,10) color 3 → (4,11) color 1 → (3,12) color 1 → (2,13) color 1. Decrease at the starting edge: turn, slip stitch across 3 dc and into the ch-3 space; ch 3 and 3 dc in that space for the first block. For each remaining listed block: sl st into the next ch-3 space, ch 3, 3 dc in that space. Stop after 10 blocks; do not extend beyond the grid. Change yarn on the last pull-through before each new color. [10 blocks]
15. Diagonal 15: (3,13) color 1 → (4,12) color 1 → (5,11) color 1 → (6,10) color 3 → (7,9) color 3 → (8,8) color 1 → (9,7) color 1 → (10,6) color 1 → (11,5) color 1. Decrease at the starting edge: turn, slip stitch across 3 dc and into the ch-3 space; ch 3 and 3 dc in that space for the first block. For each remaining listed block: sl st into the next ch-3 space, ch 3, 3 dc in that space. Stop after 9 blocks; do not extend beyond the grid. Change yarn on the last pull-through before each new color. [9 blocks]
16. Diagonal 16: (11,6) color 1 → (10,7) color 1 → (9,8) color 2 → (8,9) color 2 → (7,10) color 3 → (6,11) color 2 → (5,12) color 2 → (4,13) color 1. Decrease at the starting edge: turn, slip stitch across 3 dc and into the ch-3 space; ch 3 and 3 dc in that space for the first block. For each remaining listed block: sl st into the next ch-3 space, ch 3, 3 dc in that space. Stop after 8 blocks; do not extend beyond the grid. Change yarn on the last pull-through before each new color. [8 blocks]
17. Diagonal 17: (5,13) color 1 → (6,12) color 2 → (7,11) color 1 → (8,10) color 1 → (9,9) color 2 → (10,8) color 1 → (11,7) color 1. Decrease at the starting edge: turn, slip stitch across 3 dc and into the ch-3 space; ch 3 and 3 dc in that space for the first block. For each remaining listed block: sl st into the next ch-3 space, ch 3, 3 dc in that space. Stop after 7 blocks; do not extend beyond the grid. Change yarn on the last pull-through before each new color. [7 blocks]
18. Diagonal 18: (11,8) color 1 → (10,9) color 2 → (9,10) color 2 → (8,11) color 1 → (7,12) color 2 → (6,13) color 2. Decrease at the starting edge: turn, slip stitch across 3 dc and into the ch-3 space; ch 3 and 3 dc in that space for the first block. For each remaining listed block: sl st into the next ch-3 space, ch 3, 3 dc in that space. Stop after 6 blocks; do not extend beyond the grid. Change yarn on the last pull-through before each new color. [6 blocks]
19. Diagonal 19: (7,13) color 1 → (8,12) color 1 → (9,11) color 1 → (10,10) color 1 → (11,9) color 1. Decrease at the starting edge: turn, slip stitch across 3 dc and into the ch-3 space; ch 3 and 3 dc in that space for the first block. For each remaining listed block: sl st into the next ch-3 space, ch 3, 3 dc in that space. Stop after 5 blocks; do not extend beyond the grid. Change yarn on the last pull-through before each new color. [5 blocks]
20. Diagonal 20: (11,10) color 1 → (10,11) color 1 → (9,12) color 1 → (8,13) color 1. Decrease at the starting edge: turn, slip stitch across 3 dc and into the ch-3 space; ch 3 and 3 dc in that space for the first block. For each remaining listed block: sl st into the next ch-3 space, ch 3, 3 dc in that space. Stop after 4 blocks; do not extend beyond the grid. Change yarn on the last pull-through before each new color. [4 blocks]
21. Diagonal 21: (9,13) color 1 → (10,12) color 1 → (11,11) color 1. Decrease at the starting edge: turn, slip stitch across 3 dc and into the ch-3 space; ch 3 and 3 dc in that space for the first block. For each remaining listed block: sl st into the next ch-3 space, ch 3, 3 dc in that space. Stop after 3 blocks; do not extend beyond the grid. Change yarn on the last pull-through before each new color. [3 blocks]
22. Diagonal 22: (11,12) color 1 → (10,13) color 1. Decrease at the starting edge: turn, slip stitch across 3 dc and into the ch-3 space; ch 3 and 3 dc in that space for the first block. For each remaining listed block: sl st into the next ch-3 space, ch 3, 3 dc in that space. Stop after 2 blocks; do not extend beyond the grid. Change yarn on the last pull-through before each new color. [2 blocks]
23. Diagonal 23: (11,13) color 1. Decrease at the starting edge: turn, slip stitch across 3 dc and into the ch-3 space; ch 3 and 3 dc in that space for the first block. For each remaining listed block: sl st into the next ch-3 space, ch 3, 3 dc in that space. Stop after 1 blocks; do not extend beyond the grid. Change yarn on the last pull-through before each new color. [1 blocks]