Hello Everyone… I’ve been quiet on my blog so far this January but my hooks have been busy. 🙂 I’ve had a commission to finish and I’m also in the midst of blanket designing for my next crochet along…
But I did try something new this weekend which is worth sharing with you all! It’s a technique called ‘Corner to Corner’ crochet or ‘C2C’ and has become very popular in recent years so it’s about time I tried it…
Being a new technique for me I searched online for how to do it and there are numerous tutorials over on YouTube if you search for ‘Corner to Corner crochet’ or ‘C2C’.
I found it a really straightforward and easy technique to master. It’s simply made up of squares of 4 treble stitches starting in the corner and building up the work like little bricks. You just follow the pattern charts from the bottom right corner and work diagonally…
Once you grasp it you realise the potential for some really fun designs using the squares as a basis for all kinds of patterns. It’s simply built up of squares… I use Stitch Fiddle to create patterns on graphs… or you could just use good old graph paper and colouring pencils! 🙂
For example I came across this amazing Harry Potter Blanket made by Lina of lvacrochet and she writes more about it here It’s a lot easier than it looks – honest! 🙂
And for my very first C2C project I have crocheted a cover for an eye mask used in Yoga. Here’s the simple chart I designed and used…
I’m very lucky to have a yoga class which is only walking distance from home and I go every Monday evening… it’s the perfect partner to crochet – an opportunity to really stretch and move whereas crochet involves a lot of sitting quite still. I really do recommend it to everyone… At the end of the yoga class we have a 10 minute relaxation and the lavender filled eye masks come out. This one is for the teacher and I’ve used a soft cotton…
It measures 23cm in length and 12cm in height and the front panel was made using the corner to corner technique with a 3.5mm hook and cotton DK yarn.
It’s a really good size for the eye mask which is filled with rice and dried lavender… it’s really lovely! 🙂
For the back panel I crocheted two traditional Granny Squares and sewed them to the front panel leaving the central seam open so that the rice and lavender filled pouch is easy to insert and remove for washing purposes… 🙂
I always stuggle to get daylight photos this time of year! By the time I get home from my day job the light is already fading so I rushed out to get this photo earlier this evening, just in time!!
I’m off to yoga now! I was keen to get this blog post published before I went… 🙂 I hope I’ve provided you all with a little inspiration to try Corner to Corner crochet… I know many of you will have already tried it – I’m a little late to the party on this one! 🙂 🙂
Enjoy and Happy Crocheting Everyone! 🙂
I’m yet to try C2C but am keen to have a go one day soon.
That was the same for me… on my to do list for ages! Glad I finally gave it a go… 💙😊😊
I tried c2c for the first time last years. I love the finished article but oh my gosh I got annoyed with the multiple balls of yarn getting tangled! 🤨
Of course, yes… I was only working with 2 colours here- I can imagine it could get quite tangled at the back with a lot of colours! 😊💙
I love this! I teach yoga 3 times a week and this would be great for my classes. Thanks for the idea and link!
Oh you’re very welcome Brenna! How fabulous that you teach yoga… it’s been so good for me! 😊💙💛
I’ve been doing this pattern for a while now. I make blankets for premie babies. The pattern is very addictive. X
And so simple and effective too Dee…. I’m glad I finally got round to it! Your blankets sound wonderful… 😊❤️❤️
Going to give it a try this week. Thank you
You’re very welcome Judy…. enjoy it! 😊❤️
Hi – Great Idea – but I have one question. Does the mask get warmed up before you use it?
Hi April… no it doesn’t! That sounds like a great idea though… is this something you’d recommend? 😊❤️
I’ve not tried c2c yet but it’s on my list. Thanks for sharing stitch fiddle though, I think I’ll use this for planning the colour placement for a granny square blanket that I’ve got floating around in my head 🙂
You’re very welcome… I’ve used Stitch Fiddle a lot! 😊❤️❤️
I haven’t done any C2C for ages, I must get to it again!
The mask looks lovely, I hope it was appreciated
Thank you… it certainly was! 😊💙💙