How to Crochet C2C using HDC
When I was setting out to design the Nordic Winter C2C Afghan CAL, I wanted the charts to be big enough to have some detail but didn’t want the finished blanket squares to be overly large. I thought that normal double crochet C2C stitches would create an extra-large blanket that would be unmanageable.
Then I discovered the half double crochet corner to corner method.
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The main difference between the two methods is HDC uses ch 2 + 3 hdc stitches per tiles (ch 5 + 3 hdc for increases).
Grab your materials and let’s learn how to work our corner-to-corner increases using Half Double Crochet
Materials
Yarn: Swish Worsted from WeCrochet/KnitPicks
Hook: Odyssey Crochet Hook from Furls
See instructions with pictures below:
Once you learn how to make your increase rows, it’s time to learn to decrease.
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And why not make things more interesting and add new colors.
Here is a video with my C2C colorwork tips:
Now that You know how to how to C2C crochet using half double crochet stitches, you should join the Nordic Winter Afghan C2C Crochet Along!
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