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Quick and Easy Corner to Corner Baby Blanket – Free Crochet Pattern

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Looking for a great corner to corner baby blanket to make for a little one in your life or for a gift? Check out this quick and easy one!

I finally decided to try out the whole corner to corner crochet thing and guess what?  I love it!  I remember the first time I saw a picture of a C2C crochet pattern and thought “wow, how did she get her stitches to turn different ways like that?”

Free Pattern - Quick and Easy Baby Blanket from Designing Crochet by Amanda Saladin. This C2C baby blanket can be whipped up in no time!

In this article...

  • Design Story and Inspiration for this Baby Blanket Crochet Pattern
  • Yarn Options for this C2C Blanket
  • Before we begin… let’s get Social!
  • C2C Crochet Afghan Pattern Details
    • Buy the ad-free pdf or favorite on Ravelry
    • Or check out the eBook of 15 baby blanket patterns including this one!!
  • What You’ll Need
  • Click here for the left handed tutorial
  • Baby Blanket c2c Pattern:
    • For a large print, ad-free pdf on Etsy click HERE
  • You Might Also Like…
  • Common Questions about c2c Blankets

Design Story and Inspiration for this Baby Blanket Crochet Pattern

I was definitely intrigued about the corner to corner thing but put it on the back burner since I had a lot of other projects going on.  When I picked up some Bernat Blanket yarn I had no idea what I was going to do with it, I just knew that I liked how soft and bulky it was.  When I finally did decide on a project I knew I wanted to try C2C and the Quick and Easy Crochet Baby Blanket was born!

Yarn Options for this C2C Blanket

This project works up super quickly using the C2C method, a large hook and this super bulky yarn.  It’s also great in the fact that you don’t have to put a lot of thought into a complicated stitch pattern but it looks like you did. 

Bernat Blanket yarn goes on sale a lot at stores like JoAnn, so it’s easy to pick some up on sale. Many of you have this yarn in your stash. You can also workt his crochet baby blanket pattern in any super bulky (weight #6) yarn that you like.

Click here to see my list of best yarns for baby blankets.

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C2C Crochet Afghan Pattern Details

I made this original pattern during the times I needed a break from some other more complicated projects I had going on.  Sometimes you just need a project that lets you crochet almost mindlessly.  (Does that sound bad?  With three little guys sometimes I need to unwind and give myself a break from figuring out stitch and row counts!)  

And, just like with my most popular free crochet blanket pattern, my little guy absolutely loves it!

I also decided not to do an edging on this blanket because I just like the way that the natural edge of the C2C method looks with this yarn.  This is probably the first blanket I’ve ever made and not had some type of edge, but I just really like the simplicity of this free pattern.  If I were to do a border on this pattern I would use a round or two of just simple single crochet stitches, or you could use one of these 25+ crochet border patterns.

If you are new to C2C crochet (or even an experienced crocheter), try this project out and let me know what you think.  View the written pattern below and be sure to watch the video tutorial.

Quick and Easy Baby Blanket from Designing Crochet by Amanda Saladin. Works up super quickly with Bernat Blanket yarn.

Buy the ad-free pdf or favorite on Ravelry

Or check out the eBook of 15 baby blanket patterns including this one!!

Quick and Easy Baby Blanket

What You’ll Need

Yarn: Bernat Blanket, 5.3 oz/150g, each approximately 108 yards/98 meters (polyester): 2 skeins each of Light Teal (MC) and Vintage White (CC) **Note: they also sell larger 300g skeins so one skein in each color of this size should be the same amount

Crochet Hook: P (11.50mm)

Notions: Yarn needle, scissors

Skill Level: Easy

Yarn Weight: Super Bulky (Weight #6)

Finished Measurements:  Approximately 34″ square

Gauge: 3 blocks = 4″

Stripe Pattern:
Increase:
6 rows MC
6 rows CC
6 rows MC
3 rows CC
Decrease:
3 rows CC
6 rows MC
6 rows CC
6 rows MC

Stitch Abbreviations
Chain (ch)
Slip Stitch (sl st)
Double Crochet Stitch (dc)

How to Crochet: Quick & Easy Baby Blanket

Click here for the left handed tutorial

Baby Blanket c2c Pattern:

With MC, ch 6.

Row 1: Dc in 4th chain from hook and next 2 ch; turn – 1 block made.

Row 2: Ch 6, dc in 4th ch from hook and next 2 ch, (sl st, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch 3 space; turn – 2 blocks made.

Row 3: Ch 6, dc in 4th ch from hook and next 2ch, (sl st, ch 3, 3 dc) in all ch-3 spaces of previous row; turn.

Rows 4-21: Repeat row 3.  Each row should increase one block until there are a total of 21 blocks.

Row 22: Sl st in 3 dc, (sl st, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-3 sp of previous row to last ch-3 sp, sl st in last ch-3 sp; turn – do not make a block in the last space.

Rows 23-43: Repeat row 22, ending with last block as row 43.  Fasten off.  Weave in ends.

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That’s it!  You’re done!  See, I told you this would be easy.  Be sure to check out the tutorial video if you need help!

Want to make a c2c pillow to go with your blanket?  Check out this c2c pillow pattern– can be made with matching yarn.

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Common Questions about c2c Blankets

How much yarn do I need for a c2c baby blanket?

To crochet an easy c2c baby blanket pattern, you will need anywhere from 300g – 600g of yarn depending upon the weight of the yarn. This easy pattern uses 600g of super bulky Bernat Blanket yarn.

How do you make a c2c baby blanket?

C2C is a crochet technique that starts at one corner and works by building one block for every row you complete. When you have reached the desired width, you start the decrease section of removing one block every row until you are at the opposite corner of the blanket.

Happy Crocheting!
Amanda

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  1. Debi

    August 2, 2016 at 9:50 pm

    Beautiful

    Reply
    • amanda

      August 4, 2016 at 2:52 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  2. Brooke

    September 16, 2016 at 3:07 am

    Do you have a pattern for a larger adult sized blanket with this pattern? I absolutely love it, but would like to make one for an adult! I’m not very good at figuring how to increase on my own, so any help would be much appreciated!

    Reply
    • amanda

      September 17, 2016 at 2:12 am

      I don’t right off hand but if you let me know how large you would like it I could figure out how many increases it would take before working the decrease rows. 🙂

      Reply
      • Brooke

        September 17, 2016 at 3:44 am

        Yes that would be great!! I’m not quite sure about a size, just whatever you would think would be appropriate for an adult!

        Reply
        • Karyn

          September 25, 2016 at 10:41 pm

          http://www.craftsy.com/blog/2015/09/corner-to-corner-crochet/ This will tell you how to make it grown up size and how to turn it into a rectangle. The pictures helped me understand this pattern.

          Reply
  3. Charlie

    September 17, 2016 at 4:36 pm

    I just finished making this blanket and I am obsessed with this pattern now! It turned out so beautiful and the pattern works up really quick. Since I didn’t have any thick blanket yarn in my stash I used what I did have which was Caron Simply Soft and Bernat Softee Baby. I changed my hook size to an I hook and did 12 more rows before decreasing. So I have 11 total color changes in mine. It turned out to be about 30″ square. I may end up crocheting an edging just to make it a little bigger, not sure yet. Thanks so much for sharing this pattern! ❤

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    • Stacy

      July 13, 2019 at 12:24 am

      Thanks for sharing this information! I need to make a blanket and bought the yarn colors needed but can’t find a pattern I like. As I was reading this I was wondering how to adjust it since I have the Caron soft yarn also! 😀

      Reply
  4. MP

    January 29, 2017 at 7:06 am

    Hi. I’m in the middle of making this adorable blanket.
    How do I switch yarns gracefully?

    Reply
    • amanda

      January 30, 2017 at 2:43 am

      Hi! I switched mine right before I chained for the next row. This tutorial taught me so much about c2c crochet! The first part is about graphs and such, but later in the video he talks about how to change colors, carry yarns, and weave in ends. Really great!

      Reply
  5. Amy

    February 12, 2017 at 7:12 pm

    On the very middle row (white) do you do 6 rows still? Or just 5?

    Reply
    • amanda

      February 12, 2017 at 8:50 pm

      It is still 6 rows total for white. I had to go back and count to be sure, but each stripe was 6 rows. That row is split up because it goes from increasing to decreasing, but it is still 6. 🙂

      Reply
      • Amy

        February 13, 2017 at 2:51 am

        Thanks! I love this blanket & it is super easy! ?

        Reply
        • amanda

          February 13, 2017 at 3:44 pm

          So glad you like it! It was my first corner 2 corner project and I loved it! 🙂

          Reply
  6. Kait

    June 3, 2017 at 2:39 am

    Love this pattern and so happy with my blanket! I used exactly 1 large skein of white, down to an inch left! It was so quick to make too. I’m sure that it will make a future life saver for baby presents!

    Reply
    • amanda

      June 3, 2017 at 3:52 am

      So glad to hear it worked out well. It is definitely a quick project and that’s one of my favorite things about it. 🙂

      Reply
  7. Roberta

    June 6, 2017 at 12:27 am

    This is my second attempt at this pattern. My first was perfect. The second ended with 5 rows. I studied my work and can’t find my mistake. I took everything out to the half way point, row 21, starting to decrease again. Any tips.

    Each decrease has one less block correct. Does the 22 have 20 blocks?

    I do love this pattern. My daughter loved her blanket. Decided to make one for her friend.

    Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

    Reply
    • amanda

      June 10, 2017 at 7:06 pm

      Hi Roberta! Sorry it has taken me so long to respond – we just spent a week in Florida with our three boys. Yes, every decrease has one less block . I’m really not sure what has happened this time – have you had any luck since you wrote this?

      Reply
      • Roberta

        June 21, 2017 at 12:50 am

        HI Amanda

        Sorry for not answering. I had a few side projects to do for my Grand daughter.

        Ok I took out everything to the half way point. I am working on redoing it and counting every row to make sure it has one less block.

        I’ll let you know soon how it turns out.

        Thank you for you input.

        Reply
        • Roberta

          June 21, 2017 at 11:49 am

          Ok I still end up with 5 rows on the last group. The only thing I can think of is rows 21 and 22 have to be the same number of blocks..

          Can’t figure out my mistake.

          I do love this pattern and did one befor and it was perfect. I have to try to get my hands on the first blanket to compare.

          Thank you

          Reply
          • Stephanie DerOhannessian

            July 2, 2018 at 8:51 pm

            I had the same question. I think that in order for the last group to match up, there needs to be an odd number in the middle group (ie-7 rows instead of 6). Using the pattern as is, you’d switch to white for the middle group and do 19, 20, 21, 20, 19, 18. But if you switch to an odd number in the middle group (ex-7), that will mean the middle row of the middle group will be the longest, and the three on either side will be the same (19, 20, 21, 22, 21, 20, 19); this will eventually lead you to the same number of rows in the last group as well. Does that make sense? This has been bugging me since I finished this blanket yesterday and had the same problem with 5 rows in the last group. I haven’t decided how much I care whether or not the blanket is a little lopsided enough to fix it 🙂 Thoughts?

  8. Sarah

    June 12, 2017 at 5:20 pm

    Do yo have a downloadable pattern or print version

    Reply
    • amanda

      June 14, 2017 at 12:50 am

      Hi Sarah, I do have a link above to the print version you can download as a pdf. I charge $1.99 for the pdf’s just to help pay for the hosting of my site.

      Thanks!
      Amanda

      Reply
  9. Kayla

    June 29, 2017 at 2:45 am

    Hi there-
    I used the large skeins of the bernat blanket yarn (one of each color). I am nearing the end of the project and just ran out of yarn about 1.5 rows short on the coordinating color… any tips for making it in the future? Wondering if my stitches were just a tad loose!
    Otherwise it’s been an easy and fun project !

    Reply
    • amanda

      June 30, 2017 at 2:19 am

      Hi Kayla!

      Not sure what happened with the yarn. The large skeins are supposed to be double the yardage of the smaller ones. I bought small skeins because that’s what my store had available. Mine was almost exactly the right amount of yarn – only about a yard or so left of each. I’m glad you like the project – wish I could help with the yarn! I love the texture of the Blanket yarn.

      Reply
  10. Rita

    July 3, 2017 at 5:08 pm

    I love this pattern, although I have run into a problem. I have ripped out rows 22 -41 trying to figure out the mistake I made. Could not find one. What I have found is that you only need 5 rows of your CC color or rows 19-23, to make it come out even. Maybe I did something else wrong and it just worked out this way. I would like any suggestions you have to help me see where I went wrong. Thanks so much.

    Reply
    • amanda

      July 6, 2017 at 7:27 pm

      Hi Rita,

      I did rows of 6 for the stripes, but I got it out and counted and it looks like at the end the last stripe in the corner is actually 7 rows. I’m going to go back and double check because it should be an even number, but if you keep it in rows of 6 you might have a last block of the MC but it will work out fine.

      Reply
  11. Linda Kluver

    August 16, 2017 at 12:33 pm

    I have been using this pattern for about 10 years and it is my go-to pattern. I have used bulky yarn, light weight yarn and double strand for color variation. They all come out beautiful!

    Reply
  12. Marilee

    September 12, 2017 at 4:58 am

    Has anyone seen a corner to corner shell pattern? I used to make a fast baby blanket that worked up into a square like this, but it started with a shell and I turned one of them around at the corner. I can’t remember how I made the blanket. It’s an old pattern.

    Reply
  13. deja powell

    June 22, 2018 at 1:10 pm

    How would i make a california king size blanket in this pattern? Thanks!

    Reply
    • amanda

      June 29, 2018 at 7:06 pm

      Hi! I’m not sure of the exact size of a california king but if you want a square blanket such as this one for a large bed just work the increases until it is the size you want and then start the decreases. Making a rectangle is a little bit of a difference as you have to work rows in the middle before decreasing.

      Reply
  14. Melody

    September 19, 2018 at 1:22 am

    Hello I’m making a blanket for a toddler how many increases do I do . And I’m also using one blanket with the new bernat blanket yarn pet yarn how many increases should I do that I’m using 2 skeins of the new kind and 2 skeins of the other new yarn same brand so this one is for a baby size

    Reply
    • amanda

      September 19, 2018 at 2:08 am

      Hi Melody, I’m not quite familiar with that yarn. Is it the same thickness as the yarn used in the pattern? Just keep working the increases until the blanket is the size you want, then work the decreases to the end. There isn’t really a standard size for a toddler so it’s really just how big you want it to be. 🙂

      Reply
  15. Amani Elhusseini

    March 25, 2019 at 11:38 am

    Thank you for the amazing pattern! I After three nights work I have just finished making mine and it turned out beautiful! the only thing i changed was making the colour changes uneven and adding a reverse single crochet border. I am in love with the turn out of this blanket considering its simplicity

    Thanks again!

    Reply
    • amanda

      March 26, 2019 at 1:26 am

      So glad you like the pattern! I really enjoyed designing it and it was my first c2c project. Thank you so much for the kind words 🙂

      Reply
  16. Vicky

    June 25, 2019 at 2:29 am

    I was trying to watch the video for quick and easy baby blanket crochet on this pattern and it kept stopping and jumping forward and backwards and I couldnt really figure out if I was doing it right or not. Please fix the video, I have a baby shower to take this too in 5 days. Ahhhh! Help!

    Reply
    • amanda

      June 25, 2019 at 10:51 pm

      Hi Vicky! Sorry to hear the video was acting up – try watching the YouTube version here.

      You can definitely make this and gift it in the next 5 days 🙂

      Reply
      • Brucine

        May 31, 2021 at 8:30 pm

        Thank you for sharing this pattern! What would you recommend for a border? Appreciate any input!

        Reply
        • amanda

          May 31, 2021 at 9:54 pm

          Hi! If I were to do a border I would probably just do a single crochet edge with this yarn. 🙂

          Reply
  17. Tish

    August 19, 2019 at 3:00 am

    Does this blanket need to be blocked?

    Reply
    • amanda

      August 20, 2019 at 2:08 am

      I have never felt a need to block anything made with this yarn, but it is really up to you. I haven’t found it to make a difference with the Bernat Blanket yarn – it tends to do well. 🙂

      Reply
      • Darlene Dove

        August 22, 2019 at 6:55 pm

        Hello Amanda. I am trying this pattern since last week as it said it was an easy weekend pattern. Got to row 3 and still having issues. Asked a co-worker who crochets as well, and she had the same problem. I have done a C2C before. We both watched the video as we were working, and still stuck.

        Reply
        • amanda

          August 23, 2019 at 12:55 pm

          Hi Darlene! Can you let me know what issues you are having? It is a typical c2c pattern, so the third row should be the same as the other you have worked. If I know what in particular is causing the problem I can try to help out. 🙂

          Reply
          • Darlene Dove

            September 28, 2019 at 3:42 am

            Hello Amanda. Got the problem figured out. Watched a video. New problem now is decreasing. Watching video as I’m doing it, but still having a problem.

      • Jedidah-Joy LAI

        July 17, 2021 at 5:53 pm

        Hi. I don’t know if you would see this since this was such a while back but how would this project work if it’s just using a singular colour?

        Reply
        • amanda

          July 19, 2021 at 2:31 pm

          Hi! If you are just using one color it’s even easier because you just work until it’s as wide as you want and then start the decrease section. 🙂

          Reply
  18. Heidi

    January 27, 2020 at 1:32 am

    Loved this pattern, but I think I did something wrong. The corners where I started decreasing are sort of rounded, which is different than the more squarish starting and ending corners. Still happy with how it turned out though!

    Reply
    • amanda

      January 27, 2020 at 2:30 am

      That does tend to happen sometimes. Glad you are happy with how it turned out 😀

      Reply
  19. Hookedonneedles

    January 30, 2020 at 1:29 am

    Thank you for this pattern! It was perfect for me because I stocked up on Be4nt Blanket when it was on sale for baby blankets. I bought ( in addition to other skeins) 2 pink, 2 blue and 4 white, thinking that would be enough for 1 boy and one girl blanket. I made one blanket so far with pink and white and had a little of each to spare. I added a single crochet border (one round. “Quick and Easy” can be taken literally!

    Reply
    • amanda

      January 31, 2020 at 2:40 pm

      Yay!! So glad to hear you liked the pattern 😀

      Reply
      • Hookedonneedles

        February 10, 2020 at 8:33 am

        😀Thank you for this pattern! It was perfect for me because I stocked up on Be4nt Blanket when it was on sale for baby blankets. I bought ( in addition to other skeins) 2 pink, 2 blue and 4 white, thinking that would be enough for 1 boy and one girl blanket. I made one blanket so far with pink and white and had a little of each to spare. I added a single crochet border (one round. “Quick and Easy” can be taken literally!

        Reply
  20. Alysia

    January 30, 2021 at 11:02 pm

    Love this pattern! I recently made two blankets for twin toddlers and they turned out perfect! They carry them around like Linus! lol I love having a go to baby blanket pattern that works up quickly and yet looks so beautiful! Thank you!

    Reply
  21. Jen

    May 16, 2021 at 4:51 am

    Hello! You reference a tutorial video but the only one I found was a clip on Pinterest. Where can I find the full video? Thanks

    Reply
    • amanda

      May 21, 2021 at 7:11 pm

      Hi Jen! I’m not sure what happened to the video because it used to be on this post but I went and added it again. 🙂

      Reply
  22. Joanne Knowlton

    September 29, 2021 at 1:41 pm

    Amanda, I I love getting your emails, and have made 2 of these C2C blankets, but they don’t turn out in squares, which becomes apparent when you finish and try to fold them up! It seems they are “stretching” out. I just took the 2nd blanket apart to try again to keep 2 of the corners from becoming elongated. Any suggestions?

    Reply
    • amanda

      October 1, 2021 at 7:39 pm

      A lot of times things made diagonally will tend to not be perfectly square. I haven’t run across a great alternative to this. Have you tried putting a border around it to keep the dc sts from stretching? It might help.

      Reply

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