{"id":136274,"date":"2020-05-19T06:14:20","date_gmt":"2020-05-19T04:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.katia.com\/blog\/c2c-crochet-video-tutorial-bee-baby-blanket\/"},"modified":"2023-06-14T10:24:02","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T08:24:02","slug":"c2c-crochet-video-tutorial-bee-baby-blanket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.katia.com\/blog\/en\/c2c-crochet-video-tutorial-bee-baby-blanket\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn C2C Crochet: Follow the video tutorial to make the Bee My Baby baby blanket with Katia Alabama"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this video tutorial we are going to tell you all about the C2C, or Corner to Corner, <\/em>crochet technique. Moreover, Ester from MissDIY<\/em><\/a> is going to help explain the details. Follow these comprehensive step by step instructions and learn C2C crochet <\/strong>whilst making the Bee My Baby<\/em> baby blanket with Katia Alabama<\/a>. Ester will show you how to make your first C2C squares. <\/strong>She will also show you how to change colour and how to follow the graph<\/strong> with designs and letters. Furthermore, she will teach you how to make a simple crochet border edge around the blanket. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Lastly in this tutorial, you will also learn how to sew a fabric lining<\/strong> onto the back of the blanket. In this case we will use a printed fabric from the Katia Fabrics range<\/a>. Therefore, we will embellish the least visible side of the blanket <\/strong>with the fabric. As a result, babies <\/strong>and small children will be able to feel its soft, cool touch.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Learn C2C Crochet<\/span><\/h2>\n

Get hooked on a really easy and fast technique that can be used for all kinds of projects! Follow the step by step instructions and learn<\/strong> how to Crochet C2C. <\/strong>Or, as the name indicates, to crochet from corner to corner. This technique consists of making small squares from one corner, in oblique rows, to the opposite corner. You only need to know how to do chain stitch, double crochet and slip stitch! <\/em>Look at the following graph and follow the dotted line in grey. This dotted line indicates the order to work the squares in. Once you learn this technique and how to change <\/em>colour, think of all the things you can do.<\/span><\/p>\n

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How to make a C2C graph<\/span><\/h2>\n

You only need a sheet of squared paper <\/strong>to make a C2C graph. It is as easy as colouring in squares to make the patterns and phrases you want. You can also use a program with a spreadsheet like Excel<\/em> and fill the squares with colours to create your own corner <\/em>to corner <\/em>designs. Furthermore, you can adjust the width of the columns and the height of the rows when creating these patterns. Other options include using patterns from cross stitch<\/strong> embroidery, tapestry croche<\/strong>t and jacquard<\/strong> knits. In fact, any other techniques that follow the “one square, one stitch” method. In this case, each coloured square on a graph is converted into a crochet C2C square. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Before starting to create your own designs, learn C2C crochet with the video tutorial<\/strong> by MissDIY for Katia. Get ready! Download and print the Bee My Baby<\/em> graph<\/strong> (click on the image to enlarge it) or copy onto a square grid sheet.<\/span><\/p>\n

Materials<\/span><\/h3>\n

Katia Alabama<\/strong><\/a>: 10 balls white, 2 balls black, 2 balls yellow, 1 ball grey. Size G6 (U.S.)\/(4 mm) crochet hook,<\/a> 1 metre Poplin fabric from Katia Fabrics<\/em>,<\/a> pins, sewing needle or sewing machine and thread.<\/span><\/p>\n

Blanket measurements:<\/strong> 33 1\/2″ x 39 3\/8\u201d (85 cm x 100 cm)<\/span><\/p>\n