When we hear the words “Corner To Corner Stitch” our minds immediately go to the stitch that everyone uses when making a corner to corner blanket or a graphgan – the Diagonal Box Stitch. It’s become the default stitch for making anything in the Corner To Corner (C2C) style. But actually there are tonnes of crochet stitches that can be made in the corner to corner style. Let’s look at what is corner to corner crochet and how the world of C2C stitches is so much more varied than you thought.

What Is Corner To Corner Crochet?

Corner To Corner (C2C) is not actually a stitch at all, it’s a way of constructing your project. It means that we start crocheting in one corner, increase each row until we get the width we need, and then decrease each row until we get back to the next corner. You’re not limited to making just square projects either. You can make rectangles by decreasing one side of your project and continuing to increase the other side.

So What Stitches Can You Use?

The most common stitch that is used when working C2C is the diagonal box stitch. It works up quickly and easily and because it creates square blocks, colours can be easily swapped out so that you can create pixelated images – graphgans. This versatility and simplicity has made the diagonal box stitch hugely popular. But there are so many other stitches that can be made in the C2C style, including many of the stitches that you have been making in rows.

It’s impossible to list every single stitch that can be made in the C2C style, but a few include: Entrelac, double crochet, Moss, Bobble, triads, waffle, crocodile and so many more.

How Do You Know If A Stitch Can Be Made C2C?

There is a method to turning a stitch that is usually made in straight rows into the C2C style. The general rule is:

• single crochet based stitch needs to increase by 2 stitches each row
• double crochet based stitch needs to increase by 4 stitches each row
• half double crochet stitch needs to increase by 6 stitches every 2 rows
• Treble crochet based stitches need to increase by 6 stitches every row

If the stitch you’re using has a repeat that can follow these rules, then it can be made into the C2C style.

What Can You Make With C2C Stitches?

C2C stitches are not limited to being used for blankets. They can be used for scarves, sweaters, rugs, cushions and so much more besides. If you can imagine a project for it, then a C2C stitch can be used for it.

Just like the stitches you can make in rows or in the round, there are a huge amount of C2C stitches to choose from. Lace ones, solid ones, textures, 3D, stretchy, shells and more. So no matter what project you have in mind you can find a C2C stitch to suit it.

Are C2C Stitches Difficult To Crochet?

When you’re dealing with stitches that have increases or decreases every row, it can sound like a bit of a headache. But actually they’re really easy. The addition or subtraction of stitches follows a set pattern, so you can get into the swing of things really easily, and then the pattern of stitches in between these changes are just what you would crochet in regular rows. So it really isn’t as complicated as you might fear.

The best way to find out if you can make stitch in the C2C style is to just give it a go. If it doesn’t work out, just frog it and choose a different stitch.

I would recommend the C2C moss stitch for your first go. It’s really easy and is super pretty too. You can find the free stitch guide for it here which includes a video and full written instructions with pictures.

Why Is C2C Worth The Bother?

Creating a stitch C2C gives it a different look vs making it in regular rows. It’s a different way of looking at a stitch, it gives you a different take on it, and for crocheters looking for something that bit different to stand out from the crowd, that diagonal slant does the job!

Some stitches can look very different when made C2C than in rows, especially if someone doesn’t know how it was constructed. And it also gives you something a bit different to make. Take your favourite stitch that is made in rows, make it into C2C and you have something that looks different from your usual without having to make that big of a change in how you crochet. And of course there’s how much control you have about how big your project becomes. When working in rows, that foundation chain has a habit of shrinking down a few inches after you start working into it. Not a problem with C2C, you just crochet until you reach the desired width and it will stay that width after you start the decrease.

The Study Of Corners Crochet Along

I got interested in C2C style stitches after I discovered the C2C Moss stitch. I loved making it and it got me curious as to what other stitches I could make in the C2C style. But then I hit a bit of a wall. I just couldn’t find many stitch guides online past a few obvious ones like the Bobble stitch and the Waffle. I knew that couldn’t be right, I’ve been crocheting long enough to know that many stitches could be made C2C. So I decided to convert them for myself and create the guides that are missing online.

So many patterns that I’ve followed in the past have had increase or decrease elements in them. These are the basis for a C2C stitch. So knowing those existed in other patterns, I knew for sure that it was going to be possible to turn a huge number of stitches into the C2C style.

Out of this project to create my own library of C2C stitches came the idea for my latest crochet along -The Study Of Corners. My crochet alongs have always been sampler blankets, and this one is no exception, but this time all the stitches are in the C2C style. 20 squares, each made with a different C2C style stitch. This gives you the chance to try out all of these stitches in an easy to follow way to create your own C2C sampler blanket.

The Study Of Corners is a free to join crochet along that starts on the 24th of July 2026. You can find all the information you need about what’s involved and how to join in here.

The world of corner to corner crochet stitches is huge, but they are often hidden inside other types of pattern instead of being on display in their own right. You can discover so many C2C style stitches if you go looking. Or if you want to try out a selection without the treasure hunt, take a look at my Study Of Corner crochet along with 20 different C2C style stitches.

If trying out new stitches is your thing, then download my free guide on 7 overlooked crochet stitches worth trying here (1 of them is a c2c stitch).