Inside: Free crochet C2C silt stitch baby blanket pattern to learn this stitch from corner to corner. Includes tutorial videos for both right and left handed crocheters.
Since I’ve been having such a good time crocheting with the silt stitch (solid cowl and striped scarf), I had to adapt this beautiful stitch pattern to a corner to corner design. I was pleasantly surprised how easy it is work this as a C2C project.
Introducing the C2C Mod Striped Baby Blanket!
This C2C silt stitch baby blanket features diagonal stripes of varying widths on half the blanket with a solid on the other half. It’s eye catching design is sure to be a favorite.
By adding increases on the first half and decreases on the last half of the blanket, it was easy to crochet this as a C2C design. Since the silt stitch has a 1 row repeat, it is simple to memorize this design.
The pattern also includes detailed row instructions to walk you through the color changes, but feel free to make the stripes as wide or narrow as you like.
You can also make this blanket in ANY size square from a 12′ lovey to an oversized throw. To do that just keep working increase rows until the sides reach your desired measurement then start working decrease rows. It’s really that simple.
And if you want to turn this into a triangle shawl? All you need to do is work only increase rows until your triangle is the size you want. That’s it!
C2C Mod Striped Baby Blanket
by Kristen Mangus
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The crochet C2C Mod Striped Baby Blanket uses the silt stitch to create the nubby 2-color modern striped design. This design is crocheted from corner to corner to create a square blanket.
Pattern includes written instructions and links to fully captioned tutorial videos for both left and right handed crocheters.
MATERIALS
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Yarn
Medium (#4) weight yarn – 1000 yards.
Caron Simply Soft Tweeds (141g / 5oz, 228 m / 250 yards)
Contrast A Off White used in sample. 3 balls.
Contrast B Gray Heather used in sample. 1 ball.
Hook
US Size I (5.5 mm) hook
Furls Odyssey II hook in Black & Nickel used in sample.
Notions
3 locking stitch markers
Tapestry needle to weave in tails
ABBREVIATIONS
Beg = Beginning
Ch = Chain
Dc = Double crochet
Hdc = Half-double crochet
INC = Increase (See NOTES)
Sc = Single crochet
Sc2tog = Single crochet 2 together
Rep = Repeat
St(s) = Stitch(es)
GAUGE 16 sts x 16 rows in 4” (10 cm) in silt stitch
MEASUREMENT 29.5” x 29.5” (74.93 x 74.93 cm)
SKILL LEVEL Easy
NOTES
The silt stitch is the main stitch pattern for this blanket. It uses a multiple of 2 + 1 with a simple 1 row repeat for the design. However, you need 2 rows to create the raised textured row. The corner to corner version varies slightly from the flat version to slowly increase or decrease each row.
Change hook size up or down to fit your tension to get the correct size.
Color Changing: Change colors at the end of the row on the last stitch. Pull through the very last loop in the new color. See video for demonstration.
INC – In this pattern, make a sc then a hdc in same stitch. At beginning of row place stitch marker in the sc and at the end of a row place stitch marker in the hdc. Having markers at the beginning and end of rows for this pattern can help to find the stitch if it’s too tight or yarn is too fuzzy.
Sc2tog – To decrease, single crochet two stitches together. Insert hook into stitch, pull up loop, insert hook into next stitch, pull up loop. Pull through all three loops on hook to single crochet them together.
INSTRUCTIONS
Increase Rows
Row 1: With B, Ch 2. 2 sc in 2nd ch from the hook. Turn. [2].
Row 2: Ch 1. (Sc, hdc = INC) in next 2 sts. Turn. [4]. Each row increases by 2 sts.
Row 3: Ch 1. INC in first st. Sc in next sc. Dc in next stitch. INC in last stitch. Turn [6].
Row 4: Ch 1. INC. *Sc in next sc. Dc in next dc. rep from * till 1 st rem. INC. Turn. [Each row increases by 2 sts.]
Row 5: Work as Row 4, (See color change tips in NOTES – With A change color on last pull through of hdc). PLACE MARKER in middle of row before turning. Marker indicates side for color change. Turn.
Rows 6-9: With A, work Row 4 four times, change to B on last hdc at end of 4th rep. Turn.
Rows 10-15: With B, work Row 4 six times, change to A on last hdc at end of 6th rep. Turn.
Rows 16-21: With A, work Row 4 six times, change to B on last hdc at end of 6th rep. Turn.
Rows 22-29: With B, work Row 4 eight times, change to A on last hdc at end of 8th rep. Turn.
Rows 30-37: With A, work Row 4 eight times, change to B on last hdc at end of 8th rep. Turn.
Rows 38-47: With B, work Row 4 ten times, change to A on last hdc at end of 10th rep. Turn.
Rows 48-57: With A, work Row 4 ten times, change to B on last hdc at end of 10th rep. Turn.
Rows 58-69: With B, work Row 4 twelve times, change to A on last hdc at end of 12th rep. Turn.
Rows 70-77: With A, work Row 4 eight times, change to B on last hdc at end of 8th rep. Turn.
Rows 78-79: With B, work Row 4 two times, change to A on last hdc at end of 2nd rep. Measures about 41” across the row. Turn.
Decrease Rows
Decrease Row: With A, Ch 1. Sc2tog. *Dc in next dc. Sc in next sc. Rep from * until 2 sts remain. Sc2tog. Turn. [Each row will decrease by 2 sts.]
Repeat Decrease row until 4 sts remain.
Second to Last Row: Ch 1. Sc2tog twice. Turn. [2].
Last Row: Ch1. Sc2tog.
Fasten off. Weave in tails.
PIN IT!
C2C Silt Stitch Baby Blanket Tutorial Videos
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