Corner-to-Corner crocheting consists of blocks of a chain of 3 and 3 double crochets. It is a quick, easy way to create blankets with basic graphics or geometric patterns. With C2C you are starting on the right lower corner and working the blanket up and across in a diagonal pattern until you finish at the top left corner.
The blanket on the left is made from 16 identical C2C blocks that have been stitched together to create the geometric design. The Sans blanket on the right is a graphic blanket stitched in C2C. For graphics, it works best with less detailed designs, as each block is approximately 1 inch, depending on the yarn type and hook size.
Crocheting in C2C
Row 1: Chain 6. DC in 4th chain from hook and in remaining two chains. (3 chains and 3 dc). Turn.
Row 2: Chain 6. DC in 4th chain from hook and in remaining two chains. Sl St into the chain 3 space on the block from row 1. Ch 3. 3 DC in the chain 3 space. Turn.
Row 3: Chain 6. DC in 4th chain from hook and in remaining two chains. Sl St into ch 3 space of block below from row 2. Ch 3. 3 Dc in the chain 3 space. Sl St into next ch 3 space. Chain 3. 3 DC in chain 3 space. Turn
This is the pattern you will repeat until you reach the width or height of your blanket, increasing by 1 block in each row. With most blankets, unless you are making a square, you will hit your width end first. At this point you will stop increasing on one end of the work, but not the other.
Reducing blocks
Once you have reached width (bottom) of your blanket, you will stop increasing on that side as you go.
At the end of the edge that you will not increase, you will slip stitch into the ch 3 space of the block below a usual, but instead of adding any DCs you will just turn your work.
At the beginning of the edge that you will not increase, slip stitch into the top of all 3 DC and into the ch 3 space of the block directly below.
Continue on with the rest of the pattern as needed until you have reached the top right end of the blanket.
Once you have reached your maximum width and height, you will do the exact same type of stitching, but on both ends. This will allow you to decrease by one block for each remaining row until you have reached the final block in the upper left corner.
Following a graph
Always start at the bottom right hand corner and work in diagonal rows upwards/leftwards.
Row 2 begins your bottom edge.
On this specific chart Row 6 would be the first row of decreasing on the bottom side, yet you will still increase on the right side for height. So at the end of row 5 would slip stitch into final block but not add the 3 DC. The beginning of row 6 is slip stitching to the first ch 3 space before adding blocks.
Row 9 would be the beginning of your top edge. So at the end of row 8 you would slip stitch into the ch 3 space of the final block but not add the 3 DC. The beginning of row 9 is slip stitching to the first ch 3 space before adding blocks. From this point you are decreasing on both ends for each row.
