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C2C Graph & Crochet Pattern

C2C (corner-to-corner) crochet starts with a single double crochet cluster at one corner and expands diagonally until reaching the center, then decreases back to a single cluster at the opposite corner. Each diagonal 'row' adds one square to the right edge and one to the top edge during the increase phase. This diagonal construction means your chart — which ArtPatt displays as a flat rectangle — maps to a diagonal working order.

For blanket sizing: at a standard DC gauge of roughly 10 C2C squares per 10cm, a 60-square-wide blanket = 60cm wide. Most C2C squares are slightly larger — 2.5-3cm — so 60 squares ≈ 150-180cm (60-70in). A twin-size blanket needs roughly 80×100 squares. Baby blankets work well at 40×50 squares. The generator's dimensions calculator removes all the guesswork.

Yarn for C2C: DC stitch type uses about 19cm of yarn per stitch, compared to 12cm for SC. A 60×80 square C2C blanket has 4,800 tiles — at roughly 6 DC per cluster, that's 28,800 stitches × 19cm = 5,472 meters total. At 200m per skein, that's 28 skeins across all colors. Per-color breakdown depends on your image — the generator calculates each one separately.

Choose C2C if: you want a large blanket quickly (DC is faster than SC per square inch), your image has bold shapes and clear color blocks (low detail works well at C2C scale), or you want the distinctive raised-square texture that C2C produces. C2C works especially well for geometric designs, simple portraits, and bold graphics.

Choose SC graphghan if: you want maximum image detail (SC has more pixels per cm), you're working a portrait with fine details like facial features, or you prefer flat, even fabric without raised texture. SC takes longer but produces sharper, more detailed results at the same finished size.