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C2C baby blanket

(31 Posts)
whywhywhy Thu 21-Aug-25 16:25:42

Hi all.

A friend asked me if I’d make a stroller blanket for her daughter’s new baby and she wanted yellow. So here it is.
Hope they like it.
🤗🤗

Beechnut Thu 21-Aug-25 17:30:24

Can’t see why they wouldn’t why. It’s lovely like all your knits.

whywhywhy Thu 21-Aug-25 18:38:39

Beechnut thank you so much. I’m making a pink one next.

Chocolatelovinggran Thu 21-Aug-25 18:56:49

What a lovely sunny colour, whywhywhy.

whywhywhy Thu 21-Aug-25 20:17:46

Chocolatelovinggran - thank you x

Greenfinch Thu 21-Aug-25 20:25:05

What stitch is that whywhywhy?

Babs03 Thu 21-Aug-25 22:22:54

That is beautiful, I wish I could make things like that. So jealous.
Was mystified by your title though because I live in a place where there is a c2c train line into London, was wondering what the possible connection was with a baby blanket. 🤣

RedRidingHood Thu 21-Aug-25 22:30:02

Lovely. I love C2C for no counting !
I made my first ever baby blanket recently. I enjoy the repetition of crocheting a blanket.

Sillymoo Thu 21-Aug-25 22:53:00

Its corner to corner I think.

whywhywhy Thu 21-Aug-25 23:10:55

Yes. It’s corner to corner. So simple and easy to do. It’s on YouTube and that’s where I learned to do it. Happy crocheting. 🧶

whywhywhy Thu 21-Aug-25 23:11:36

RedRidingHood - beautiful work.

Greenfinch Fri 22-Aug-25 11:06:40

Sorry ,it’s lovely but I thought it was knitted and hence the question.

whywhywhy Fri 22-Aug-25 11:31:11

That’s ok. Thank you for the kind words. 🤗

WelshPoppy Mon 25-Aug-25 14:31:51

This is my latest, not C2C as I've done loads of them recently and fancied a change. Yours looks lovely.

4allweknow Mon 25-Aug-25 15:40:37

So admire people who can turn out beautiful craft work.

Magenta8 Mon 25-Aug-25 15:45:29

As a non-crafter I am, as usual, lost in admiration for whywhywhy and all the other clever GNs who make such beautiful things.thanks

Magenta8 Mon 25-Aug-25 15:47:11

What is C2C?

Vintagegirl Mon 25-Aug-25 15:51:21

\you can do C to C with knitting as well as crochet. you start at a corner with a couple of stitches and keep adding one each end of following rows so it grows. When you reach the middle and have a large triangle of work you then start reducing at each end until reach the far corner and a couple of stitches. I made dishcloths from cotton yarn this method. I think it was plain stitch all the way.

Greenfinch Mon 25-Aug-25 15:54:39

I do too and blanket squares as well.

FranP Mon 25-Aug-25 18:19:38

RedRidingHood

Lovely. I love C2C for no counting !
I made my first ever baby blanket recently. I enjoy the repetition of crocheting a blanket.

I do worry when I see this pattern with holes in. My Aunt made me one for my DD. She was small and sleepy as a baby, and nearly lost 2 of her fingers which got trapped - they were blue/grey by the time I noticed. Others have warned of this.

WithNobsOnIt Mon 25-Aug-25 19:53:01

It is many years since l saw a lovely knitted baby blanket. People also used to crochet them in lovely soft colours.

Have you though of opening a little business and selling fews

Esmay Mon 25-Aug-25 20:29:24

It is absolutely gorgeous .
Well done !

win Mon 25-Aug-25 20:42:29

Sands still born knitted blanket are corner to corner and so easy to do www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=http://www.sands.org.uk/get-involvedfundraisingfundraising-resources/knitting-pattern&ved=2ahUKEwiI4qj026aPAxWLZ0EAHetDKjcQFnoECBUQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0jT8Im0nzTXRtEUqU7K-Ge

LovesBach Mon 25-Aug-25 21:45:33

I have no skills in crochet, knitting etc. My cousin and I decided we are on this earth to make others feel clever - we admire the wonderful items others create. I have several extremely talented friends - one in particular makes her own clothes, and could grace the cover of Vogue. Well done all you clever 'crafters'.

whywhywhy Tue 26-Aug-25 02:29:09

WelshPoppy yours is beautiful.

Thank you everyone for your warm and kind words.
Crafts keep me sane because I battle depression on a daily basis.