Two Ways How-to: Corner to Corner Crochet
Corner to Corner Crochet
On the latest installment of my weekly Facebook Live series, “Ask Me Monday” I showed TWO methods for the popular craft method du jour, corner to corner crochet. Watch how to work from tip-to-tip, to create a square using either blocks of stitches or granny stripe clusters. Once you’re ready, scroll down for practice swatch instructions!
Watch the tutorial on Ask Me Monday below!
Practice Swatches
Supplies
Desired yarn and corresponding crochet hook.
ABBREVIATION CONVERSION
Double crochet/dc (U.S.) = Treble crochet/tr (U.K.)
Corner to Corner Block Crochet Method
For this method you’ll begin a block of dcs (double crochet stitches), adding a block every row to increase, then reversing the process to decrease.
Ch 6.
Increase section:
Row 1: Dc in 4th (counts as dc) ch from hook, and in next two chs. Turn. –1 block (4 dcs)
Row 2: Ch 6, dc in 4th ch from hook (counts as dc), and in next two chs, sk 3 dcs, sl st in space between 3rd and 4th dc, ch 3 (counts as dc), 3 dc in same space as ch 3. Turn. — 2 blocks
Row 3: Ch 6, dc in 4th ch from hook (counts as dc), and in next two chs, *sk 3 dcs, sl st in space between 3rd and 4th dc, ch 3 (counts as dc), 3 dc in same space as ch 3; rep from * to end. Turn. — 3 blocks
Repeat Row 3 until piece is desired width.
Decrease section:
Row 1: Sl st in first 3 dcs, sl sin in space between 3rd and 4th dc (first block decreased), ch 3 (counts as dc), 3 dc in same space as ch 3; rep from * to end. Turn.
Repeat Row 1 until 1 block remains. Fasten off.
Corner to Corner Crochet Granny Stripe Method
For this method you’ll begin creating on cluster, adding a cluster every row to increase, then reversing the process to decrease.
Ch 4.
Increase section:
Row 1: 2 dc in 4th ch from hook. Turn. (1 cluster)
Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as dc), 2 dc in 1st st (counts as first cluster), ch 1, sk 1, 3 dc in last st. Turn. (2 clusters, 1 ch-sp)
Row 3: Ch 3, 2 dc in 1st st, *ch 1, sk 2, 3 dc in ch-sp, ch 1, sk 2, 3dc, in last st; rep from * to end. Turn. (3 clusters, 2 ch-sp)
Repeat Row 3 until piece is desired width.
Decrease section:
(You’ll now start having 1 more ch-sp than clusters):
Row 1: Ch 4 (counts 1st dc and ch st), sk 3, 3 dc in ch-sp, *ch 1, sk 3, 3 dc in ch-sp; rep from *to last 3 sts, sk 2, dc in last st.
Row 2: Ch 4, sk next 3 sts. *3 dc in ch-sp, ch 1, sk 3; rep from * to last ch-sp, dc.
Row 3: Ch 5, sk 5 (2 ch & dc). *3 dc in ch-sp, ch 2, sk 3; rep from * to last ch-sp, dc
Repeat Row 3 until you have 1 cluster and 2 -ch sps left.
Fasten off.
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