I’ve been seeing corner-to-corner (C2C) crochet all over the internet lately. My mind could not wrap itself around the idea of stitching on a diagonal. Then, in my last crochet class, the instructor had a C2C scarf she was making in self-striping yarn and it was beautiful. I decided to give it a try.
There was one flaw in this plan. I went to my local craft store which was having some great coupon specials and they did not carry self-striping yarn in worsted weight. I did not feel like driving to another store all the way across town, so I decided I would wait until errands brought me in that direction.
In the meantime, since it was a new stitch, I decided to make a dishcloth with it to try it out. I still find the written patterns can be pretty confusing for it if you don’t know what you are doing, but I watched this video by The Crochet Crowd, which is long, but cleared it up for me nicely. It covers how to get the stitch started, what to do when your piece is wide enough and how to complete it when it is tall enough.
The photo shows the dishcloth when I had just started the decreasing rows. Changing colors on the rows creates diagonal stripes, but I did not feel like having extra ends to weave on a learning piece. The whole thing worked up quickly, and I added a scalloped border just because I thought it would look pretty. I didn’t do any math before starting the border, and ended up sort of fudging it at the end sine I was 2 stitches short…but that’s the beauty of testing a new stitch on a dishcloth, it doesn’t need to be perfect to be useful.
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I used that video too – very clear, and a simple technique once mastered. Love the colour – and what a good idea to do a dishcloth as a sample. Look forward to seeing your scarf 😀
Usually I wouldn’t commit to a 20 minute video on a crochet stitch, but this one WAS really helpful. You don’t even need to use a pattern once you understand it.
I will be going to crochet 101 class in January. Your crochet has inspired me. It’s been more than 20 years since I did any crochet, so wish me luck 🙂
Now I should start looking for a beginners knitting class! Instead of good luck, I’m going to wish that you have fun.
That’s beautiful
I really like the stitch. I started the scarf and it looks even better with the striped yarn.
So pretty! I love the scalloping. This makes me want to start a new project using this pattern. 🙂
I can not be an enabler. You have been mentioning crochet so much lately, I can’t at to see the progress on the coastal ripple afghan!
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C2C is on my list to try. Yours looks great. I love making dishcloths to play around with new stitches. It will be a happy dishcloth as the colour is beautiful.
I’m building up. First the dishcloth, then a scarf. Eventually I may do an afghan. 🙂 Once you get the hang of the end blocks, it is very easy, just chains and DC, and works up quickly.