Agat Last Updated on January 21, 2024
You know I’m a big fan of the crochet corner to corner method, and with the Waves of Grain Blanket, there was no exception.
This corner to corner baby blanket is made with a different C2C crochet stitch than the classic C2C.
With no foundation chain and counting stitches, I’m sure you are going to love this crochet blanket pattern!
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How to Crochet Corner to Corner Baby Blanket
If you are new to the corner to corner (C2C) method, don’t worry, it’s not hard and intimidating as it sounds.
Working a crochet blanket from corner to corner means, that you don’t start with a long foundation chain (which is easier!), and you just start working your crochet stitch from one corner and keep increasing until you reach the desired size, and then start decreasing.
I also used the C2C crochet method in the Across the Way Blanket, with the Cluster stitch.
And if you are looking for another ‘no-foundation-chain’ blanket, you might also like the Mitered Tulips Blanket.
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Are There Different C2C Stitches?
Yes! The beautiful thing about the C2C method is that it can be used in other crochet stitches, and not just the classic C2C stitch!
For this corner to corner baby blanket, I used a variation of the C2C V Stitch and added some puff stitches for the grains and wheat ears look, alternating these stitches. I also used this stitch in my Waves of Grain C2C Table Runner.
But you can use other different corner to corner crochet stitches to make a blanket, like the C2C Wattle stitch, or the C2C Suzette stitch, and also the C2C Moss stitch is perfect as a blanket stitch!
What Is The Best Yarn For a Crochet Baby Blanket?
When choosing a yarn for a baby blanket, make sure the yarn is very soft on the skin. It’s also advised to use cotton or acrylic yarns, to avoid any allergic reactions to animal fiber, since if there are, they are not known yet.
For my blanket, I used the Wander Acrylic yarn in Thatch which was generously provided to me by Furls as part of the 2022 Crochet Foundry Blog Hop. This is a Worsted (#4) weight yarn, it’s really soft and shiny, and comes in beautiful colors.
What Size Should a C2C Baby Blanket Be?
The recommended size of a crochet corner to corner baby blanket, is the same as any crochet baby blanket.
The recommended size for a regular baby blanket is 35×35” (89×89 cm) if you are working on a squared blanket, and 30×35” (76×89 cm) for a rectangle shaped blanket. This size is big enough to use in a stroller, and for the baby to grow when used in the crib.
What I like about the C2C technique, is that you can work your blanket as big as you’d like, as a square or a rectangle, without counting the stitches and making calculations ahead.
You can find the instructions for a rectangle-shaped blanket in the premium PDF pattern.
Corner to Corner Crochet Baby Blanket Pattern PDF
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Corner to Corner Blanket Video Tutorial – Waves of Grain Blanket
Waves of Grains – Corner to Corner Baby Blanket
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Skill Level – Intermediate
Materials
โ 5.5 mm / I crochet hook (I used Streamline Wooden Furls Hook)
โ Worsted (#4) weight yarn (I used Wander Acrylic in Thatch)
Total amount of yarn needed: 1,000gr/1,090m/1,200yds
Abbreviations (US)
ch – chain
hdc – half double crochet
hdc2tog – half double crochet 2 together: yo, insert hook into next st, yo and pull up a loop, yo, insert hook into next st, yo and pull up a loop, yo and pull through all 5 loops on hook.
PM – place marker
Puff – (yo, insert hook into indicated st, yo and pull up a loop) x 3 times working into same st, yo and pull through all 7 loops on hook
SV-Spuff – side small V-puff: [1Spuff, ch1, 1hdc]
Spuff – small puff: (yo, insert hook into next st, yo and pull up a loop) x 2 times working into same st, yo and pull through all 5 loops on hook
st – stitch
sc – single crochet
sp – space
V-hdc – [1hdc, ch1, 1hdc] in same stitch
V-puff – [1puff, ch1, 1puff]
yo – yarn over
Gauge (in half double crochet) – 15 sts and 8 rows = 4 in/10 cm with 5.5mm / I hook.
Finished size – 35×35โ (89×89 cm)
Notes
- To make it easier to find the ch3 / ch2 spaces at the end of the row, place a stitch marker when you ch3/ch2 at the beginning of each row.
- Every 3 rows, the V-puffโs and V-hdc are being shifted.
- This blanket is based on my C2C V stitch pattern, you can find the photo tutorial on my HERE.
- The blanket can also be made as a rectangle, you can the rectangle instructions in the PDF version on Ravelry and Etsy.
How to Crochet the Puff stitch:
(yo, insert hook into next st, yo and pull up a loop) x 3 times working into same st, yo and pull through all 7 loops on hook.
How to Crochet the Small Puff stitch (Spuff):
(yo, insert hook into next st, yo and pull up a loop) x 2 times working into same st, yo and pull through all 5 loops on hook.
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This pattern is part of the Fireside Comforts Blog Hop which is hosted by Kristine from Ambassador Crochet.
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Waves of Grains C2C Baby Blanket – Free Crochet Pattern
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C2C Increase
Ch4
Row 1: V-hdc in 4th ch from hook, turn.
Row 2: ch3-PM, skip 1st st, V-hdc in next ch-1 sp, skip next st, SV-Spuff in ch-3 sp, turn.
Row 3: ch3-PM, skip 1st st, V-puff in next ch-1 sp, skip next 2 sts, V-hdc in next ch-1 sp,
SV-Spuff in ch-3 sp, turn.
Row 4: ch3-PM, skip 1st st, V-puff in next ch-1 sp, skip next 2 sts, V-hdc in next ch-1 sp, skip next 2 sts, V-puff in next ch-1 sp, V-hdc in ch-3 sp, turn.
Row 5: ch3-PM, skip 1st st, V-puff in next ch-1 sp, skip next 2 sts, V-hdc in next ch-1 sp
* Skip next 2 sts, V-puff in next ch-1 sp, skip next 2 sts, V-hdc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * to ch-3 sp, SV-Spuff in ch-3 sp, turn.
Row 6: ch3-PM, skip 1st st, V-puff in next ch-1 sp.
* Skip next 2 sts, V-hdc in next ch-1 sp, skip next 2 sts, V-puff in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * to ch-3 sp, V-hdc in ch-3 sp, turn.
Row 7: ch3-PM, skip 1st st, V-hdc in next ch-1 sp, skip next 2 sts, V-puff in next ch-1 sp.
* Skip next 2 sts, V-hdc in next ch-1 sp, skip next 2 sts, V-puff in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * to ch-3 sp, V-hdc in ch-3 sp, turn.
Row 8: repeat row 6.
Row 9: repeat row 7
Row 10: ch3-PM, skip 1st st, V-hdc in next ch-1 sp.
* Skip next 2 sts, V-puff in next ch-1 sp, skip next 2 sts, V-hdc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * to ch-3 sp, SV-Spuff in ch-3 sp, turn.
Row 11: repeat row 7
Row 12: repeat row 10
Row 13: repeat row 5
Row 14: ch3-PM, skip 1st st, V-hdc in next ch-1 sp.
* Skip next 2 sts, V-puff in next ch-1 sp, skip next 2 sts, V-hdc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * to ch-3 sp, SV-Spuff in ch-3 sp, turn.
Row 15: repeat row 5
Row 16: repeat row 6
Repeat rows 5-16 until you reach 35โ (89cm) or your desired length, finishing with row 16.
Now start decreasing.
C2C Decrease
Row 17: ch2-PM, skip 1st hdc, 1hdc in next ch-1 sp.
* Skip next 2 sts, V-hdc in next ch-1 sp, skip next 2 sts, V-puff in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * to last V-puff (of prev. row), hdc2tog in last ch-1 sp (of V-puff) & ch-3 sp, turn.
Row 18: ch2-PM, skip next hdc2tog & 1puff, V-puff in next ch-1 sp.
* Skip next 2 sts, V-hdc in next ch-1 sp, skip next 2 sts, V-puff in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * to last V-hdc (of prev. row), hdc2tog in last ch-1 sp (of V-hdc) & ch-2 sp, turn.
Row 19: ch2-PM, skip next hdc2tog & 1puff, V-puff in next ch-1 sp, skip next 2 sts, V-hdc in next ch-1 sp.
* Skip next 2 sts, V-puff in next ch-1 sp, skip next 2 sts, V-hdc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * to last V-puff (of prev. row), hdc2tog in last ch-1 sp (of V-puff) & ch-2 sp, turn.
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Row 20: ch2-PM, skip next hdc2tog & hdc, V-puff in next ch-1 sp.
* Skip next 2 sts, V-hdc in next ch-1 sp, skip next 2 sts, V-puff in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * to last V-puff (of prev. row), hdc2tog in last ch-1 sp (of V-puff) & ch-2 sp, turn.
Row 21: repeat row 19
Row 22: ch2-PM, skip next hdc2tog & hdc, V-hdc in next ch-1 sp.
* Skip next 2 sts, V-puff in next ch-1 sp, skip next 2 sts, V-hdc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * to last V-puff (of prev. row), hdc2tog in last ch-1 sp (of V-puff) & ch-2, turn.
Row 23: ch2-PM, skip next hdc2tog & hdc, V-puff in next ch-1 sp, skip next 2 sts, V-hdc in next ch-1 sp.
* Skip next 2 sts, V-puff in next ch-1 sp, skip next 2 sts, V-hdc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * to last V-hdc (of prev. row), hdc2tog in last ch-1 sp (of V-hdc) & ch-2 sp, turn.
Row 24: repeat row 22
Row 25: ch2-PM, skip next hdc2tog & hdc, V-hdc in next ch-1 sp, skip next 2 sts, V-puff in next ch-1 sp.
* Skip next 2 sts, V-hdc in next ch-1 sp, skip next 2 sts, V-puff in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * to last V-hdc (of prev. row), hdc2tog in last ch-1 sp (of V-hdc) & ch-2 sp, turn.
Row 26: ch2-PM, skip next hdc2tog & 1puff, V-hdc in next ch-1 sp.
* Skip next 2 sts, V-puff in next ch-1 sp, skip next 2 sts, V-hdc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * to last V-hdc (of prev. row), hdc2tog in last ch-1 sp (of V-hdc) & ch-2 sp, turn.
Row 27: repeat row 25
Row 28: repeat row 18
Row 29: ch2-PM, skip next hdc2tog & 1puff, V-hdc in next ch-1 sp, skip next 2 sts, V-puff in next ch-1 sp.
* Skip next 2 sts, V-hdc in next ch-1 sp, skip next 2 sts, V-puff in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * to last V-puff (of prev. row), hdc2tog in last ch-1 sp (of V-puff) & ch-2 sp, turn.
Repeat rows 18-29 until you have only 3 V-sts (finishing with row 28) and continue to row 30.
Row 30: ch2-PM, skip next hdc2tog & 1puff, V-hdc in next ch-1 sp, skip next 2 sts, V-puff in next ch-1 sp, hdc2tog in last ch-1 sp (of V-puff) & ch-2 sp, turn.
Row 31: ch2-PM, skip next hdc2tog & 1puff, V-puff in next ch-1 sp, hdc2tog in last ch-1 sp (of V-hdc) & ch-2 sp, turn.
Row 32: ch1, skip next hdc2tog & 1puff, hdc2tog in last ch-1 sp (of V-puff) & ch-2 sp. Do not fasten off.
Corner to Corner Baby Blanket Border
For this blanket I chose to make only one round on single crochet stitches for a clean look, I wanted to keep the blanket texture in the center, and not overcome it with a big border.
Turn the blanket in 90 degrees.
Ch1 and start working 2sc in each side of each hdc and hdc2tog (you will be working 2sc in each rowโs side), continue working until corner, work corner: [1sc, ch1, 1sc] into the corner.
Continue working each side of the blanket.
On the last side of the blanket, when you reach the corner work corner: [1sc, ch1, 1sc] into the beginning ch-1, ss to 1st sc. Fasten off and weave in the ends.
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Beautiful!! Can’t wait to try this one.
Thank you, Peggy! I hope you will enjoy this pattern ๐
This is absolutely gorgeous! I canโt wait to try this stitch! Iโve never seen anything like this and itโs so unique! Thank you for the beautiful pattern!
Thank you so much Debbi! I’m so happy you love this pattern, and can’t wait to see how your blanket turns out!
What a beautiful blanket! The stitches used make it look like a field of wheat and your colour choice is perfect for that image. Thank you for sharing this spectacular pattern. I just want to drop everything else and make this blanket.
Oh, thank you so much Trish!
I would love to see your blanket if you get to make it ๐
How do you make the pattern rectangle please
Hi Maygan,
The general idea for making the blanket a rectangle is to work the increase to the desired width, then start decreasing only on one side and continue increasing on the other side until you reach the length you want, and then start decreasing on both sides.
I don’t have written instructions for a rectangle, but I’m currently working on them and they will be released in a couple of weeks.
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