CONNECTED C2C SQUARES

Squares and rectangles aren’t the only shapes that can be made using the C2C crochet method; you can make simple adjustments to the basic C2C instructions to create other kinds of shapes.

Here is a blanket I made using two differing panels of connected C2C squares. The green panels are seven connected squares long, while the blue panels are six connected squares long.

The way these squares are connected makes them look like panels of connected diamond shapes.

There are no special stitches or unusual tricks to do this. If you know how to make a C2C square, you can easily connect them. All you have to do is make a C2C square and instead of finishing with one set of (ch 3, 3dc), you turn your work and start another row.

MAKING A CONNECTED C2C SQUARE

_{I’m using KnitPick’s Brava Sport yarn, color Tranquil, and an I size hook in the photos below.}

a completed C2C square

To start, complete a C2C square. Instead of fastening off, turn the piece and work a new row, the Connecting Row.

Connecting Row: Chain 6 and make a dc in the 4th, 5th, and 6th chains from the hook. Make a sl st in the ch-3 space of the last row, chain 3 and make 3 dc in the ch-3 space.

Below is a step-by-step breakdown of the Connecting Row. (I’m basically working what would be considered Row 2 of the instructions for a C2C square.)

chain 6

make 3 dc across 4th, 5th and 6th chains from the hook

sl st in the ch-3 space of the previous row

chain 3

make 3 dc in the ch-3 space

Then I keep working the steps for a C2C square and fasten off when I complete the square.

Two connected C2C squares

To keep adding connected squares, I would simply repeat the Connecting Row when I reach the end of a square until I have the number of squares that I want.

a panel of three connected C2C squares of the same size

There are many ways you can get creative with this method. For example, you can make panels where each square is a different size than the others.

a panel of three connected C2C squares, where each square is smaller than the next

You can also use different color yarn for each square by using any crochet method for changing colors at the start of the row. For this example, before I chained 6 to start the Connecting Row, I switched to the second color and chained 6. Then I pulled on both of the yarn ends to secure them in place.

two connected C2C crochet squares, made from KnitPick’s CotLin yarn, colors Clementine (left) and Flamingo (right)

If you’re planning on making multiple panels to be joined/sewn together like the blanket above, it’s important to plan it out before you start making panels. Each panel side should have the same amount of rows as the panel it’s being joined to. Otherwise, you’re likely to get bunching and irregular shaping.

As you can see, the corner of one square is going to line up with the connected section of the other square. I’ve drawn lines to show where each side connects.