If you’ve made it this far, take a moment and really let this sink in: You’ve learned corner to corner crochet. You understand how to increase, decrease, and even change colors. Now, it’s time to turn those skills into something real. This is your first beginner C2C crochet project, and it’s designed to be simple, practical, and confidence-building.

We’re making a diagonal striped washcloth using two colors. The perfect small project to reinforce everything you’ve learned.

Why This Is the Perfect Beginner C2C Crochet Project

When you’re learning a new technique, the best thing you can do is apply it right away. This washcloth is ideal because it:

• Uses basic C2C skills (no new stitches!)
• Helps you practice increasing and decreasing
• Introduces simple color changes
• Works up quickly so you can see results fast

And at the end, you’ll have something useful you can keep, gift, or even donate.

My free 5-day C2C email series helps guide you through the technique one step at a time with each new lesson. Each day, an email goes straight to your inbox with a link to the next lesson designed to build your confidence and help the method finally make sense. By the end of it, you will have a 4″ C2C square. You will also learn a little bit about color changes. In the final day, you will make this small project found here.

If you haven’t done the first 4 parts of this series please start with Part 1 below, or sign up for the complete C2C Confidence Series, which will include 5 emails and 5 blog posts to learn beginning C2C. Once you complete the first 4 parts, you will be ready to try the project below.

Materials Used in this Beginner C2C Crochet Project

#4 Worsted weight cotton yarn in 2 colors

{My favorite is Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton}

US H Hook (5 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge

Scissors

Tapestry needle

Tip: Cotton yarn works best for washcloths because it’s durable and absorbent.

Abbreviations Used-US Terms

CA = Color A

CB = Color B

ch = chain

ch 3-sp = chain 3 space

dc = double crochet

sc = single crochet

sl st = slip stitch

yo = yarn over

Gauge

5 blocks up and 5 blocks across = 4″

Finished Size

Approximately 8–9 inches square (depending on yarn and tension)

Notes

• This project is worked in standard corner to corner (C2C) crochet and worked from bottom right corner to top left corner.
• You will increase to 12 blocks (bumps), then decrease to form a square.
• Color changes happen at the last yarn over where indicated.
• Turn your work at the end of each row.

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Beginner C2C Crochet Project: Diagonal Striped Washcloth Pattern-Chart

← Row 1 [RS]: (CA) x 1 (1 square)
→ Row 2 [WS]: (CA) x 2 (2 squares)
← Row 3 [RS]: (CB) x 3 (3 squares)
→ Row 4 [WS]: (CB) x 4 (4 squares)
← Row 5 [RS]: (CA) x 5 (5 squares)
→ Row 6 [WS]: (CA) x 6 (6 squares)
← Row 7 [RS]: (CB) x 7 (7 squares)
→ Row 8 [WS]: (CB) x 8 (8 squares)
← Row 9 [RS]: (CA) x 9 (9 squares)
→ Row 10 [WS]: (CA) x 10 (10 squares)
← Row 11 [RS]: (CB) x 11 (11 squares)
→ Row 12 [WS]: (CB) x 12 (12 squares)

Corner: Start decreasing on both ends

← Row 13 [RS]: (CA) x 11 (11 squares)
→ Row 14 [WS]: (CA) x 10 (10 squares)
← Row 15 [RS]: (CB) x 9 (9 squares)
→ Row 16 [WS]: (CB) x 8 (8 squares)
← Row 17 [RS]: (CA) x 7 (7 squares)
→ Row 18 [WS]: (CA) x 6 (6 squares)
← Row 19 [RS]: (CB) x 5 (5 squares)
→ Row 20 [WS]: (CB) x 4 (4 squares)
← Row 21 [RS]: (CA) x 3 (3 squares)
→ Row 22 [WS]: (CA) x 2 (2 squares)
← Row 23 [RS]: (CA) x 1 (1 square)

Total: (CA) x 73, (CB) x 71

Beginner C2C Crochet Project-Written Instructions

Row 1: With Color A, create your first block, turn

Row 2: Increase and create your 2nd block, change to Color B in the last yo of the 3rd dc, turn

Rows 3-4: With Color B, Increase and and build 3 and then 4 blocks (bumps) At the end of Row 4, change to Color A in the last yo of the 3rd dc, turn

Rows 5-6: With Color A, Increase and and build 5 and then 6 blocks (bumps) At the end of Row 6, change to Color B in the last yo of the 3rd dc, turn

Rows 7-8: With Color B, Increase and and build 7 and then 8 blocks (bumps) At the end of Row 8, change to Color A in the last yo of the 3rd dc, turn

Rows 9-10: With Color A, Increase and and build 9 and then 10 blocks (bumps) At the end of Row 10, change to Color B in the last yo of the 3rd dc, turn

Rows 11-12: With Color B, Increase and and build 11 and then 12 blocks (bumps) You will now start your decreasing rows. At the end of Row 12, turn, sl st in the 1st 3 dc, sl st in the ch-3 sp, changing to Color A

Rows 13-14: With Color A, decrease to 11 and then 10 blocks (bumps), At the end of Row 14, turn, sl st in the 1st 3 dc, sl st in the ch-3 sp, changing to Color B

Rows 15-16: With Color B, decrease to 9 and then 8 blocks (bumps) At the end of Row 16, turn, sl st in the 1st 3 dc, sl st in the ch-3 sp, changing to Color A

Rows 17-18: With Color A, decrease to 7 and then 6 blocks (bumps), At the end of Row 18, turn, sl st in the 1st 3 dc, sl st in the ch-3 sp, changing to Color B

Rows 19-20: With Color B, decrease to 5 and then 4 blocks (bumps) At the end of Row 20, turn, sl st in the 1st 3 dc, sl st in the ch-3 sp, changing to Color A

Rows 21-23: With Color A, decrease to 3 and then 2, then 1 blocks (bumps) Fasten off.

Border

If you wish to finish with a sc border, join your yarn in any block(bump), each block will comprise of 3 sc, in the corner blocks, you will do {sc, sc, (sc, ch 1, sc)}, the block right after a corner block, place only 2 sc; repeat this around. Sl st in beginning st. Fasten off. Weave in the end.

What You Just Accomplished

This isn’t just a washcloth.

You just completed a full beginner C2C crochet project from start to finish.

That means you now know how to:

• Increase
• Decrease
• Change colors
• Follow a C2C pattern

That’s the entire foundation of C2C crochet.

What’s Next?

Now that you’ve made your first project, you can start exploring. Start making bigger projects. C2C is one of those techniques that grows with you. You’ll now start looking into other techniques, like creating a rectangle instead of a square. Learn how to do more complicated graphic and colorwork designs.

I’ve gathered together a round up of Written and YouTube tutorials from other crochet designers to help you along the way. The one that helped me the most while learning was from Sunflower Cottage Crochet. Head to the post below to see how far you can take your newfound C2C journey.

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