Corner to Corner Crochet - The Basics
I love learning new crafts, especially fibre crafts! I’ve never really got on with painting or anything involving glue… its just a bit too messy and sticky for me, my sensory issues can’t stand it but put yarn, thread, beads etc in front of my and I’m happy for hours
Recently I’ve been really enjoying C2C crochet, I mean, who knew it was so simple?!
Since I released my first ever C2C Snowflake Blanket design this month I shout it would be a great opportinity to share a blog post tutorial with you. I’ll take you through both increase and decrease rows, all you need to get started with C2C crochet
Jump to the end for the full video tutorial or read through for the written instructions
What is C2C crochet?
Corner to Cornet crochet, as the name suggests is worked in diagonal rows from one corner of the design to the opposite corner. The patterns are provided on a grid as seen in this Pumpkin example, (check out next weeks blog post for the full free pattern for this pumpkin!). From this grid you can see when to change colour to create your design
Starting off and increase rows
Increase rows are how you will start and C2C project, you will continue to work diagonally with increase rows until you have completed the longest row of the project
Step 1: Chain 6, dc in 4th chain from hook and remaining 2 chains to form a cluster
Step 2: Chain 6, dc in 4th chain from hook and remaining 2 chains to form a second cluster
Sl st to join this cluster to the chain group space at the start of the first cluster
Step 3: Chain 3, 3 dc in chain space, turn
You have completed your first increase row
For the next row:
Chain 6, dc in 4th chain from hook and remaining 2 chains
Sl st to first dc of previous cluster
Chain 3, 3 dc in dc space
Sl st to first dc of next cluster
Chain 3, 3 dc in dc space
Repeat as needed for longer rows until you run out of clusters, turn
Decrease rows and finishing off
Decrease are how you will finish a project
Step 1: At start of row sl st to 3 previous dc and into dc space at the start of the cluster you completed in the previous row
Step 2: Chain 3, 3 dc in dc space, sl st to next cluster
Continue as needed until you have slit to the last cluster of the previous row
Step 3: Turn work
Sl st to 3 dc and dc space of the cluster you just completed
Chain 3, 3 dc in dc space
Sl st to next cluster
Repeat until your rows decrease and form a point at the end of the design
When should you work an increase/decreace row?
For square designs, you will continue to work increase rows until you have completed the longest row of the design. Then you will work decrease rows until the end
For rectangular designs, you may need to work rows that start with an increase and end with a decrease or vice versa.
When the start of the next row is above the previous cluster work and increase start, when the next cluster is next to the previous cluster on the grid indeed work a decrease start.
At the end of each row, if the last cluster is above the last cluster from the previous row on the grid, work an increace end. If the last cluster is instead next to the cluster from the previous row, work a decrease end
Well, that’s all there is too it! I find this technique so fun to work, it just flows in a really pleasing way! I’m sure I’ll be working many more patterns using C2C in the future