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 project and thought “wow, how did she get her stitches to turn different ways like that?”
I was definitely intrigued 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 Baby Blanket was born!
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.
I made this 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 baby 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 pattern.
If you are new to C2C crochet, try this project out and let me know what you think.
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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
Hook: P (11.50mm)
Notions: Yarn needle, scissors
Skill Level: Easy
Yarn Weight: Super Bulky
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
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Pattern:
With MC, ch 6.
Row 1: Dc in 4th ch 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 sp; 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!
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Debi
Beautiful
amanda
Thank you!
Brooke
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!
amanda
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. 🙂
Brooke
Yes that would be great!! I’m not quite sure about a size, just whatever you would think would be appropriate for an adult!
Karyn
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.
Charlie
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! ❤
Stacy
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! 😀
MP
Hi. I’m in the middle of making this adorable blanket.
How do I switch yarns gracefully?
amanda
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!
Amy
On the very middle row (white) do you do 6 rows still? Or just 5?
amanda
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. 🙂
Amy
Thanks! I love this blanket & it is super easy! ?
amanda
So glad you like it! It was my first corner 2 corner project and I loved it! 🙂
Kait
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!
amanda
So glad to hear it worked out well. It is definitely a quick project and that’s one of my favorite things about it. 🙂
Roberta
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.
amanda
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?
Roberta
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.
Roberta
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
Stephanie DerOhannessian
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?
Sarah
Do yo have a downloadable pattern or print version
amanda
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
Kayla
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 !
amanda
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.
Rita
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.
amanda
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.
Linda Kluver
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!
Marilee
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.
deja powell
How would i make a california king size blanket in this pattern? Thanks!
amanda
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.
Melody
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
amanda
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. 🙂
Amani Elhusseini
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!
amanda
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 🙂
Vicky
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!
amanda
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 🙂
Tish
Does this blanket need to be blocked?
amanda
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. 🙂
Darlene Dove
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.
amanda
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. 🙂
Darlene Dove
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.
Heidi
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!
amanda
That does tend to happen sometimes. Glad you are happy with how it turned out 😀
Hookedonneedles
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!
amanda
Yay!! So glad to hear you liked the pattern 😀
Hookedonneedles
😀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!
Alysia
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!