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This is a free crochet along pattern for creating the Alphabet & Numbers C2C Blanket. You can find the complete pattern below. I have included photos and a video tutorial too.
The toddler stood over the alphabet blanket. Proudly, he proclaimed “A! B! C!…” It was obvious that he was only reciting the alphabet from memory rather than actually reading anything as he was clearly pointing to the wrong letters.
Yet, it was a delight to watch him learn and grow. One day, he would be able to read the C2C letter patterns on the alphabet crochet blanket.
Well, now that we are heading into the Fall and Craft Season, I feel like it’s the perfect time to crochet a C2C blanket that you might give someone as a gift.
It’s the perfect gift for a preschooler who is trying to learn the alphabet, or a preschool teacher for her classroom.
It’s been so long since I hosted an amazing Crochet Along. I believe my last one was the Bobble Basketweave Bag. Oh, that was a fun one and also super popular. Even though the crochet along is over you can still get the pattern for free!
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About the Crochet Alphabet & Numbers C2C Blanket
This C2C blanket is actually much easier to crochet than you might think. I will have several video tutorials guiding you through crocheting Corner-to-Corner (C2C) pattern, how to do the mattress stitch and how to crochet the border.
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Schedule for the Alphabet Blanket Crochet Along
The pattern was released in 7 parts – row by row. So you can make the C2C blanket in parts. It makes it easier to work on each part, no matter where you are. In the end, you’ll sew the parts together using the mattress stitch and add a beautiful Candy Cane Border.
So you will have 1 week to get all your materials together before we start.
Part 1: A through d – released below
Part 2: E through i – released below
Part 3: J through n – released below
Part 4: O through r – released below
Part 5: S through v – released below
Part 6: W through z – released below
Part 7: Numbers 1 through 0,
and sewing pieces together and add the border – released below
All Parts will be on the page below. So ideally you want to bookmark and save this link to my website so you can easily find the pattern.
Be sure to join my Crochet group as well to get extra support through the Crochet Along and have fun in the group with like-minded crocheters. Shout out in the group and show off your yarn that you will use for the CAL. Make sure to post progress pictures. We all wanna see it. Trust me 🙂
Get the complete PDF
You can get the pattern and tutorial for the Crochet Alphabet Blanket on Ravelry, Etsy, LoveCrafts, or my new membership The Crochet Club. The Crochet Club has so much more to offer than just PDF patterns! You get tutorials, references and the complete VIP treatment as well.
If you were to pay just twice the amount as this pattern costs, you would have a month’s worth of The Crochet Club Membership with a lot more patterns! It’s well worth it.
If you do not want to join The Crochet Club, you can also purchase the ad-free, printer-friendly pdf pattern at the links below. Members of the All-Access Membership will automatically get this pattern.
Materials needed for the Alphabet & Numbers C2C Blanket Crochet Along
- Red Heart Super Saver by Yarnspirations
- Hot Red (less than 1 skein)
- Cherry Red (less than 1 skein)
- Burgundy (less than 3 skeins)
- Black (less than 1 skein)
- Aran or white (8 skeins)
- Lion Brand Scarfie in the color Cranberry/Black ( less than 1 skein)
- 5.5mm hook
- Scissors
- Tapestry needle
- Steamer for blocking
- Foam boards for blocking
Stitches used, in US terms:
Click HERE to learn these basic stitches
- sc = single crochet
- ch = chain
- sk = skip
- sl st = slip stitch
- hdc = half double crochet
- C2C = Corner to Corner using hdc
- mattress stitch
- Candy Cane Border
- blocking tutorial
Final Sizes:
65 (height) x 60 (width) inches
Gauge:
2 hdc C2C pixels x 2 hdc C2C pixel = 1 square inch
How to Crochet C2C Blanket with Alphabet & Numbers
Instructions:
The crochet alphabet blanket is made in 7 strips – each line of letters/numbers is made separately. Once finished the blanket pieces are blocked and steamed and sewn together using the mattress stitch. Lastly, a candy cane border is added.
If you never tried to crochet corner to corner (C2C) before, use this beginner photo tutorial with video HERE. And if you need to learn how to change colors in C2C, click HERE.
This pattern was made with HDC STITCHES for the Corner to Corner Blanket. Here is an hdc tutorial.
Crochet each strip of letters/numbers separately. All white pixels are aran/white.
Alphabet Letters
Letters A through d are made with Hot Red.
I wished I could make it bigger on my website, but it doesn’t work. Sorry
To make it a bit easier, here is the picture “chopped” up. Hope it’s easier the read now. But again, I would suggest getting the pdf.
Thanks to an awesome crocheter we now have the above graph A through d written out for the crochet alphabet blanket. For the “yellow lines” read from left to right (some words are broken up). All rows are diagonal rows.
To understand it better, here is an example: Row 12 says to do 9 white pixels, 1 red pixel, and 2 white pixels.
Letters E through I, use Cherry Red
Letters J through v, use Burgundy yarn.
The letters O through r are made with Burgundy
Letters S through v, use Burgundy yarn.
The letters W through z, use black yarn.
Numbers
Numbers 1 through 0 are made with scarfi yarn
Fasten off and weave in your ends. Your crochet alphabet blanket is nearly finished.
Block the pieces using a steamer and blocking boards (foam is best for these strips). If you need a tutorial, I linked it in the stitch list.
Once you have blocked all your pieces, sew them together using the mattress stitch.
The Border
Now crochet 1 row of single crochets all around the blanket (crochet 2 sc’s per pixel and 2 sc per corner). It should create a stitch count of a multiple of 4 in the end.
Finally, add the Candy Cane border using the colors hot red and black by skipping a stitch between each color. In the corners, crochet both colors in 1 stitch.
Fasten off and weave in your ends.
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