Crochet Heart For C2C (Corner to Corner) Square
A Crochet Heart seemed like a fun project to make . Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. I wanted to make a project to go with that special day of love.
During this last couple of months I have been busy making blankets for grandkids. I was starting to look around for a blanket I could make for my granddaughter.
I didn’t want the regular blanket. I wanted to come up with something cute and that says how much I love her. This might be the answer. My square is almost ready. I just need to sew in the yarn tails.
Crochet C2C Heart Square
Here I made a Crochet heart square using the C2C (Corner to Corner) technique. This is an easier graph / graphic because there are only 2 colors. (Red and white) and the color changes are minimal.
This square could be used for a pillow/cushion cover or making several more squares and sewing them together I could turn it into an afghan or blanket. Each square measures approximately 12 inches. I designed this graph to be easy to use and work up fast.
If you want to learn how to create your own heart graph please see my post: How to make a heart graph without fancy software. In this post I explain how you can create simple graphs and use those for your C2C projects.
The photo above shows the square without being blocked yet. I will be adding 2 rows of sc around the edges. (working 3 sc in each corner) This will give me something to hold onto while sewing the front to the back panel (all white for back).
I will purchase a 12 inch pillow form. This will make a cute Valentine’s day gift. The cuteness factor is off the charts. You could even embroider a message on the heart such as “I love you” “Be Mine” etc.
I added the arrows to help keep you on track. It’s super easy to get confused as to which row you are working on. If it helps you can put a little stitch marker on the right side of the work.
I hope you enjoy this project. I downloaded the graph paper from Sarah Zimmerman’s blog. RepeatCrafterMe She has a ton of cute projects and she had a blank graph sheet that worked out perfectly for this project.
Using the graph sheets is a great way to design your own squares. I came up with this design because I wanted to make something for Valentine’s Day. Yes, Love is in the air!
Materials you will need for your Crochet Heart
Scissors
Yarn needle to sew in tails
Medium weight yarn in 2 colors, White and Red (You can choose your own colors if you prefer)
Crochet Hook G / 6 4.00mm (the hook I used says G but it is actually 4.25mm and it still worked).
Squares measure approximately 12 inches. Are you ready? Ok, “Let’s Get The Party Started!” Keep reading for complete instructions.
Heart Graph for Crochet C2C
W= white
R= Red
To begin: I used 2 separate balls of white yarn (on on each opposite side of the red color changes). This allowed meant that I didn’t have to cut the white yarn.
I just dropped the white yarn and picked up the red when called for in the graph and visa versa with the red yarn. I only used 1 ball of red yarn. I only had to cut it once after working row 18 red squares and re-attach it later on the red color change on row 21.
After completing all your work you will need to sew in your tails.
INCREASE ROWS (work in the direction of the arrows on the graph)
1: 1W
2: 2W
3: 3W
4: 4W
5: 5W
6: 6W
7: 7W
8: 8W
9: 9W
10: 2W, 6R, 2W
11: 3W, 6R, 2WW
12: 2W, 7R, 3W
13: 2W, 7R, 4W
14: 4W, 8R, 2W
15: 5W, 7R, 3W
DECREASE ROWS
16: 2W, 8R, 4W
17: 4W, 7R, 2W
18: 2W, 7R, 3W
19: 3W, 4R, 4W
20: 3W, 5R, 2W
21: 2W, 4R, 3W
22: 2W, 4R, 2W
23: 2W, 3R, 2W
24: 2W, 2R, 2W
25: 5W
26: 4W
27: 3W
28: 2W
29: 1W
I uploaded a video tutorial explaining how to increase (work the C2C) and how to change colors, and then finally the decreases.
It is not a row by row, meaning not all 29 rows are shown. It should give you an idea on how to work a C2C and how I picked up and changed colors.
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Can you do this as a baby blanket as well? If so how would I make the graph look as amazing as yours?
Yes, you could make it larger with one big heart or lots of smaller hearts. I would just print out the graph and see which works best for you. If you want each square to have a heart you could tape all the pieces of paper together and work off of that as a blanket with lots of squares. or make your own graph. I wrote a blog post on how to make your own graph.
HI please can someone help I seem to have a problem from row 11 all the instructions need to be revered. Where it says 3 w 7r 2 w I have it working out the other way round – please can I have some help X X X
The arrows beneath the heart graph show the direction in which you should be working.
Hi Yolanda. I’m so happy to find your blog and this project on Pinterest. Just want to personally thank you and let you know that I featured this project on my blog in my “10 Awesome Valentine’s Day Craft Tutorials” post.
Here it is, http://sewingmadesimple.net/valentines-day-craft-tutorials-2017/
Please let me know if I missed something or if you want to change and add information about your blog and project.
Xoxo,
Amber
THank you for sharing it.
AThis is my first graph to work. I am very pleased. I did want you to know that 11 and 12 are both backwards. It took me 8 tries to figure it out but I am pleased. Thanks for sharing
Hello!!! I just finish d one of these squares tonight and after row 11 in your written pattern, you reverse the direction so things don’t line up. Just thought I would let you know!!
Heather, thank you so much for letting me know. I try to be accurate but mistakes still happen. I fixed it. Hopefully, it’s correct now
I’m sorry you got confused. The graph I shared was part of a couple of posts on which I shared how I create my own graphs using graph paper and not any type of software.
I’m happy to hear you were able to figure it out. Thanks for the input.