Guide to Changing Colors in Corner to Corner (C2C) + Heart Dishcloth Pattern
Learn how to change colors in C2C corner to corner crochet with this complete guide. Everything you need to know to work color Corner to Corner color graphgans!
I will show you two different techniques in color changes. I use both in different situations but primarily tend to use technique 2. Use the technique that works best for you — either one works well depending upon the situation.
And for the bonus get the Heart Dishcloth Pattern.
How to Change Colors in C2C (Corner to Corner)
Technique 1
Step 1: Before color change, leave last dc incomplete with 2 loops on hook,
Step 2: yo with new color and pull new color through to complete last dc,
Step 3: sl st to top of chain 3 as usual with new color yarn,
Step 4: ch 3 to begin new block with new color.
Technique 2
Complete dc befor color change with old color
Bring in new color yarn with sl st to top of ch 3 and work block as usual with new color.
Heart Dishcloth Pattern
Materials
- Lily Sugar’n Cream, Weight 4 Medium (100% cotton)
- Overcast (Grey)
- Hot Pink (Pink)
- White (White)
- Crochet Hook Size H (5.0 mm)
- Yarn Bobbins
- Tapestry Needle
- Scissors
Abbreviations
- WS = wrong side
- RS = right side
- ch(s) = chain(s)
- dc = double crochet
- sp = space
- st(s) = stitch(es)
- sk = skip
- sl st = slip stitch
Approximate finished size
10 1/2″ wide x 9 1/2″ tall
Pattern Notes
- Blocks refer to group of (ch 3, 3 dc) worked together.
- Worked diagonally from corner to corner.
Instructions
Starting & Increase Block: Ch 6, dc in fourth ch from hook and next two chs (skipped chs counts as ch-3 sp).
Increase Block: Same as starting block, then sl st to ch-3 sp of next block.
Continuing block: sl st to ch-3 sp of next block, ch 3, work 3 dc in same ch-3 sp as sl st
Decrease: Sl st in top 3 sts of last block worked on previous row, sl st in ch-3 sp of same block and finish continuing blocks, stop working continuing blocks once you have reached the sl st edge.
Row 1: Work Starting Block
Row 2: Work 1 Increasing Block, work 1 Continuing Block.
Row 3: Work 1 Increasing Block, work Continuing Blocks across all blocks.
Repeat Row 3 to desired width.
To Stop Increasing: Work Decrease, work Continuing Blocks across all blocks.
To create a square: Work Decrease at beginning of each row, work Continuing Blocks all blocks to last block, sl st into ch-3 sp of edge.
Color Changes row by row Written Instructions
→ Row 1 [WS]: (Grey) x 1
← Row 2 [RS]: (Grey) x 2
→ Row 3 [WS]: (Grey) x 3
← Row 4 [RS]: (Grey) x 4
→ Row 5 [WS]: (Grey) x 5
← Row 6 [RS]: (Grey) x 6
→ Row 7 [WS]: (Grey) x 7
← Row 8 [RS]: (Grey) x 1, (White) x 6, (Grey) x 1
→ Row 9 [WS]: (Grey) x 2, (Pink) x 5, (White) x 1, (Grey) x 1
← Row 10 [RS]: (Grey) x 1, (White) x 1, (Pink) x 5, (White) x 1, (Grey) x 2
→ Row 11 [WS]: (Grey) x 3, (Pink) x 6, (Grey) x 2
← Row 12 [RS]: (Grey) x 2, (White) x 1, (Pink) x 5, (White) x 1, (Grey) x 3
Corner: Start decreasing on RS
→ Row 13 [WS]: (Grey) x 4, (Pink) x 6, (Grey) x 2
Corner: Start decreasing on WS
← Row 14 [RS]: (Grey) x 1, (White) x 1, (Pink) x 5, (White) x 1, (Grey) x 3
→ Row 15 [WS]: (Grey) x 3, (Pink) x 3, (White) x 3, (Grey) x 1
← Row 16 [RS]: (Grey) x 3, (Pink) x 3, (White) x 1, (Grey) x 2
→ Row 17 [WS]: (Grey) x 2, (Pink) x 3, (White) x 1, (Grey) x 2
← Row 18 [RS]: (Grey) x 2, (Pink) x 3, (White) x 1, (Grey) x 1
→ Row 19 [WS]: (Grey) x 1, (White) x 1, (Pink) x 2, (White) x 1, (Grey) x 1
← Row 20 [RS]: (Grey) x 1, (White) x 3, (Grey) x 1
→ Row 21 [WS]: (Grey) x 4
← Row 22 [RS]: (Grey) x 3
→ Row 23 [WS]: (Grey) x 2
← Row 24 [RS]: (Grey) x 1
Once complete, with grey, sc evenly around outside edge of dischcloth.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
