A new c2c crochet blanket pattern, the Ginkgo Leaf Blanket, is now a free crochet pattern here on the blog. Read all about the blanket design, corner to corner crochet technique or scroll down for thec2c crochet blanket pattern free view option.
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This two-colored baby blanket is a great project if you want something unique and handmade for a little one. The ginkgo leaf adds a delicate, nature-inspired touch, making it a beautiful addition to a nursery. Since it’s made with worsted weight yarn, it’ll be warm and snuggly without being too heavy. The C2C method also gives it a nice texture, making the blanket feel even cozier. Whether you’re new to C2C or already a pro, this pattern is a fun challenge with a gorgeous result—plus, it’s always satisfying to watch the design take shape as you go!
Corner-to-Corner (C2C) Crochet Technique
The Corner-to-Corner (C2C) crochet technique is a fun and creative way to make blankets, especially if you love working with patterns. Instead of crocheting in straight rows, you start at one corner and work diagonally to the other, creating little blocks as you go. This makes it perfect for designs like a ginkgo leaf motif, where the shape really pops against a contrasting background. Using two colors of worsted weight yarn, you’ll get a soft, cozy texture with just the right amount of detail. Plus, you can follow along with written instructions or a chart, so whether you prefer reading step-by-step directions or visual guides, this pattern has you covered.
The Ginkgo Leaf Crochet Blanket Pattern
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Before You Start Your Ginkgo Leaf C2C Crochet Blanket Pattern Free
Materials
- Worsted weight yarn: Royal Zeeman yarn (100% acrylic, 100g/3.5oz, 241m/264yd):
- 2 in off-white (W)
- 5 skeins in green (G)
You can easily substitute with any worsted weight yarn you want.
- Tapestry needle to weave in the ends.
Gauge
The gauge for this pattern, in corner-to-corner (c2c) 6 squares for a 10 cm by 10 cm square (4”
by 4”).
Size
The blanket crochet pattern is designed for baby blanket size 85 cm / 33.5” by 110 cm / 43.5”.
Abbreviations
This pattern uses US notations.
● st = stitch
● ch = chain
● dc = double crochet
● sc = single crochet
● G = Green square
● W = Off-White square
Notes
Work instructions between [] the indicated number of times or until the end of the row/round.
Instructions between () are worked in the same stitch/space.
The final number of stitches is indicated at the end of the row/round between < >.
The turning ch 1, ch 2 don’t count as stitches throughout the pattern except if mentioned.
The pattern is written in crochet shorthand. For example:
● “dc 1” means to double crochet in the next stitch,
● “dc 2” means to double crochet in each of the next 2 stitches,
● and “2 dc” means to double crochet twice in the next st.
Special Stitches
● The pattern is worked with the diagonal box stitch (c2c) in double crochet stitches: one
square refers to a ch 2 + 3 dc stitches.
● Beg/increasing square: Ch 5, dc in 3rd ch from hook and next 2 chs.
● Continuing square: sl st to ch-sp of next square, ch 2, 3 dc in same ch-sp.
● To decrease at beg of row: Do not work increasing square, turn, sl st across last square made to next ch-sp.
Tips and Tricks
● If you’re new to corner to corner crochet, this extensive tutorial will teach you how towork the corner to corner box stitch, how to increase & decrease as well as change colors.
The Actual Ginkgo Leaf C2C Crochet Blanket Pattern Free
Chart instructions as well as written instructions for both right-handed and left-handed crocheters are included below.
Right-Handed Crocheters
↙ Row 1: With color G, work beginning square. <1 square>
↗ Row 2: With color G work increasing square and continuing square. <2 squares>
↙ Row 3: With color G work increasing square and continuing squares across all squares. <3 squares>
Repeat Row 3 while following the colors indicated in each row below, increasing 1 square with each row up to Row 53:
↗ Row 4: G4. <4 squares>
↙ Row 5: G5. <5 squares>
↗ Row 6: G6. <6 squares>
↙ Row 7: G7. <7 squares>
↗ Row 8: G8. <8 squares>
↙ Row 9: G9. <9 squares>
↗ Row 10: G10. <10 squares>
↙ Row 11: G11. <11 squares>
↗ Row 12: G12. <12 squares>
↙ Row 13: G13. <13 squares>
↗ Row 14: G14. <14 squares>
↙ Row 15: G15. <15 squares>
↗ Row 16: G16. <16 squares>
↙ Row 17: G17. <17 squares>
↗ Row 18: G18. <18 squares>
↙ Row 19: G19. <19 squares>
↗ Row 20: G20. <20 squares>
↙ Row 21: G21. <21 squares>
↗ Row 22: G22. <22 squares>
↙ Row 23: G23. <23 squares>
↗ Row 24: G24. <24 squares>
↙ Row 25: G25. <25 squares>
↗ Row 26: G26. <26 squares>
↙ Row 27: G27. <27 squares>
↗ Row 28: G25, W, G2. <28 squares>
↙ Row 29: G2, W2, G25. <29 squares>
↗ Row 30: G26, W2, G2. <30 squares>
↙ Row 31: G2, W3, G26. <31 squares>
↗ Row 32: G27, W2, G3. <32 squares>
↙ Row 33: G3, W2, G28. <33 squares>
↗ Row 34: G28, W2, G4. <34 squares>
↙ Row 35: G4, W2, G29. <35 squares>
↗ Row 36: G29, W2, G5. <36 squares>
↙ Row 37: G5, W2, G30. <37 squares>
↗ Row 38: G30, W2, G6. <38 squares>
↙ Row 39: G6, W2, G31. <39 squares>
↗ Row 40: G31, W2, G7. <40 squares>
↙ Row 41: G7, W2, G22, W, G, W, G7. <41 squares>
↗ Row 42: G5, W6, G21, W2, G8. <42 squares>
↙ Row 43: G9, W, G22, W6, G5. <43 squares>
↗ Row 44: G4, W9, G20, W2, G9. <44 squares>
↙ Row 45: G10, W, G21, W9, G4. <45 squares>
↗ Row 46: G5, W9, G20, W2, G10. <46 squares>
↙ Row 47: G11, W2, G19, W10, G5. <47 squares>
↗ Row 48: G5, W10, G20, W, G12. <48 squares>
↙ Row 49: G12, W2, G19, W11, G5. <49 squares>
↗ Row 50: G5, W11, G19, W2, G13. <50 squares>
↙ Row 51: G14, W2, G18, W11, G6. <51 squares>
↗ Row 52: G6, W12, G18, W2, G14. <52 squares>
↙ Row 53: G15, W2, G18, W13, G5. <53 squares>
↗ Row 54: Work as for decreasing at beginning of row: G6, W13, G17, W2, G15
↙ Row 55: Work increasing square at beginning, stop continuing squares at side of last square of previous row, sl st to chain space of last square of previous row while following colors: G15, W2, G17, W13, G6
Repeat rows 54-55 instructions to grow blanket into rectangular shape while following color indications below until Row 68.
↗ Row 56: G7, W12, G18, W2, G14
↙ Row 57: G14, W2, G16, W14, G7
↗ Row 58: G8, W13, G16, W2, G14
↙ Row 59: G14, W2, G16, W13, G8
↗ Row 60: G9, W14, G14, W2, G14
↙ Row 61: G13, W3, G14, W13, G10
↗ Row 62: G10, W14, G13, W3, G13
↙ Row 63: G13, W3, G12, W16, G9
↗ Row 64: G9, W17, G11, W3, G13
↙ Row 65: G13, W3, G11, W16, G10
↗ Row 66: G11, W16, G10, W3, G13
↙ Row 67: G13, W3, G9, W17, G11
↗ Row 68: G12, W16, G8, W4, G13
↙ Row 69: Work as for decreasing at beginning of row: G13, W4, G7, W17, G11. <52 squares>
Repeat row 69 instructions to decrease while following color indications below:
↗ Row 70: G12, W18, G3, W4, G14. <51 squares>
↙ Row 71: G14, W6, G, W18, G11. <50 squares>
↗ Row 72: G11, W24, G14. <49 squares>
↙ Row 73: G15, W21, G12. <48 squares>
↗ Row 74: G13, W19, G15. <47 squares>
↙ Row 75: G16, W18, G12. <46 squares>
↗ Row 76: G11, W18, G16. <45 squares>
↙ Row 77: G17, W17, G10. <44 squares>
↗ Row 78: G10, W16, G17. <43 squares>
↙ Row 79: G17, W16, G9. <42 squares>
↗ Row 80: G7, W17, G17. <41 squares>
↙ Row 81: G17, W17, G6. <40 squares>
↗ Row 82: G5, W18, G16. <39 squares>
↙ Row 83: G16, W17, G5. <38 squares>
↗ Row 84: G4, W17, G16. <37 squares>
↙ Row 85: G15, W17, G4. <36 squares>
↗ Row 86: G3, W17, G15. <35 squares>
↙ Row 87: G14, W17, G3. <34 squares>
↗ Row 88: G3, W16, G14. <33 squares>
↙ Row 89: G13, W16, G3. <32 squares>
↗ Row 90: G3, W15, G13. <31 squares>
↙ Row 91: G12, W13, G, W, G3. <30 squares>
↗ Row 92: G4, W13, G12. <29 squares>
↙ Row 93: G11, W13, G4. <28 squares>
↗ Row 94: G3, W14, G10. <27 squares>
↙ Row 95: G10, W13, G3. <26 squares>
↗ Row 96: G3, W13, G9. <25 squares>
↙ Row 97: G8, W14, G2. <24 squares>
↗ Row 98: G2, W13, G8. <23 squares>
↙ Row 99: G7, W12, G3. <22 squares>
↗ Row 100: G4, W11, G6. <21 squares>
↙ Row 101: G6, W9, G5. <20 squares>
↗ Row 102: G5, W9, G5. <19 squares>
↙ Row 103: G5, W8, G5. <18 squares>
↗ Row 104: G7, W4, G6. <17 squares>
↙ Row 105: G7, W, G8. <16 squares>
↗ Row 106: G15. <15 squares>
↙ Row 107: G14. <14 squares>
↗ Row 108: G13. <13 squares>
↙ Row 109: G12. <12 squares>
↗ Row 110: G11. <11 squares>
↙ Row 111: G10. <10 squares>
↗ Row 112: G9. <9 squares>
↙ Row 113: G8. <8 squares>
↗ Row 114: G7. <7 squares>
↙ Row 115: G6. <6 squares>
↗ Row 116: G5. <5 squares>
↙ Row 117: G4. <4 squares>
↗ Row 118: G3. <3 squares>
↙ Row 119: G2. <2 squares>
↗ Row 120: G. <1 square>
Left- Handed Crocheters
↙ Row 1: With color G, work beginning square. <1 square>
↗ Row 2: With color G work increasing square and continuing square. <2 squares>
↙ Row 3: With color G work increasing square and continuing squares across all squares. <3 squares>
Repeat Row 3 while following the colors indicated in each row below, increasing 1 square with each row up to Row 53:
↗ Row 4: G4. <4 squares>
↙ Row 5: G5. <5 squares>
↗ Row 6: G6. <6 squares>
↙ Row 7: G7. <7 squares>
↗ Row 8: G8. <8 squares>
↙ Row 9: G9. <9 squares>
↗ Row 10: G10. <10 squares>
↙ Row 11: G11. <11 squares>
↗ Row 12: G12. <12 squares>
↙ Row 13: G13. <13 squares>
↗ Row 14: G14. <14 squares>
↙ Row 15: G15. <15 squares>
↗ Row 16: G16. <16 squares>
↙ Row 17: G17. <17 squares>
↗ Row 18: G18. <18 squares>
↙ Row 19: G19. <19 squares>
↗ Row 20: G20. <20 squares>
↙ Row 21: G21. <21 squares>
↗ Row 22: G22. <22 squares>
↙ Row 23: G23. <23 squares>
↗ Row 24: G24. <24 squares>
↙ Row 25: G25. <25 squares>
↗ Row 26: G26. <26 squares>
↙ Row 27: G19, W6, G2. <27 squares>
↗ Row 28: G2, W9, G17. <28 squares>
↙ Row 29: G16, W11, G2. <29 squares>
↗ Row 30: G2, W13, G15. <30 squares>
↙ Row 31: G15, W4, G7, W2, G3. <31 squares>
↗ Row 32: G14, W4, G14. <32 squares>
↙ Row 33: G14, W4, G15. <33 squares>
↗ Row 34: G17, W3, G14. <34 squares>
↙ Row 35: G13, W4, G18. <35 squares>
↗ Row 36: G20, W3, G13. <36 squares>
↙ Row 37: G13, W3, G21. <37 squares>
↗ Row 38: G22, W3, G13. <38 squares>
↙ Row 39: G13, W3, G23. <39 squares>
↗ Row 40: G24, W3, G13. <40 squares>
↙ Row 41: G13, W3, G25. <41 squares>
↗ Row 42: G26, W3, G13. <42 squares>
↙ Row 43: G13, W3, G27. <43 squares>
↗ Row 44: G28, W2, G14. <44 squares>
↙ Row 45: G14, W2, G29. <45 squares>
↗ Row 46: G30, W2, G14. <46 squares>
↙ Row 47: G14, W2, G31. <47 squares>
↗ Row 48: G31, W3, G14. <48 squares>
↙ Row 49: G15, W2, G32. <49 squares>
↗ Row 50: G33, W2, G15. <50 squares>
↙ Row 51: G15, W2, G34. <51 squares>
↗ Row 52: G34, W3, G15. <52 squares>
↙ Row 53: G16, W2, G35. <53 squares>
↗ Row 54: Work as for decreasing at beginning of row: G35, W2, G16
↙ Row 55: Work increasing square at beginning, stop continuing squares at side of last square of previous row, sl st to chain space of last square of previous row while following colors: G16, W3, G34
Repeat rows 54-55 instructions to grow blanket into rectangular shape while following color indications below until Row 68.
↗ Row 56: G34, W3, G16
↙ Row 57: G17, W3, G33
↗ Row 58: G33, W3, G17
↙ Row 59: G17, W3, G33
↗ Row 60: G31, W5, G10, W2, G5
↙ Row 61: G5, W4, G8, W5, G31
↗ Row 62: G30, W7, G5, W5, G6
↙ Row 63: G6, W17, G30
↗ Row 64: G29, W18, G6
↙ Row 65: G7, W19, G27
↗ Row 66: G25, W21, G7
↙ Row 67: G7, W22, G24
↗ Row 68: G22, W23, G8
↙ Row 69: Work as for decreasing at beginning of row: G8, W22, G, W, G20. <52 squares>
Repeat row 69 instructions to decrease while following color indications below:
↗ Row 70: G17, W2, G, W24, G7. <51 squares>
↙ Row 71: G7, W29, G14. <50 squares>
↗ Row 72: G12, W30, G7. <49 squares>
↙ Row 73: G6, W30, G12. <48 squares>
↗ Row 74: G10, W31, G6. <47 squares>
↙ Row 75: G5, W32, G9. <46 squares>
↗ Row 76: G9, W31, G5. <45 squares>
↙ Row 77: G5, W30, G9. <44 squares>
↗ Row 78: G8, W30, G5. <43 squares>
↙ Row 79: G5, W30, G7. <42 squares>
↗ Row 80: G7, W30, G4. <41 squares>
↙ Row 81: G4, W29, G7. <40 squares>
↗ Row 82: G6, W29, G4. <39 squares>
↙ Row 83: G3, W29, G6. <38 squares>
↗ Row 84: G5, W29, G3. <37 squares>
↙ Row 85: G3, W28, G5. <36 squares>
↗ Row 86: G5, W28, G2. <35 squares>
↙ Row 87: G2, W27, G5. <34 squares>
↗ Row 88: G4, W26, G3. <33 squares>
↙ Row 89: G5, W23, G4. <32 squares>
↗ Row 90: G5, W13, G, W8, G4. <31 squares>
↙ Row 91: G3, W8, G, W13, G5. <30 squares>
↗ Row 92: G5, W12, G3, W6, G3. <29 squares>
↙ Row 93: G3, W5, G4, W10, G6. <28 squares>
↗ Row 94: G6, W10, G3, W5, G3. <27 squares>
↙ Row 95: G3, W4, G4, W5, G, W4, G5. <26 squares>
↗ Row 96: G10, W3, G6, W3, G3. <25 squares>
↙ Row 97: G11, W4, G9. <24 squares>
↗ Row 98: G9, W, G13. <23 squares>
↙ Row 99: G22. <22 squares>
↗ Row 100: G21. <21 squares>
↙ Row 101: G20. <20 squares>
↗ Row 102: G19. <19 squares>
↙ Row 103: G18. <18 squares>
↗ Row 104: G17. <17 squares>
↙ Row 105: G16. <16 squares>
↗ Row 106: G15. <15 squares>
↙ Row 107: G14. <14 squares>
↗ Row 108: G13. <13 squares>
↙ Row 109: G12. <12 squares>
↗ Row 110: G11. <11 squares>
↙ Row 111: G10. <10 squares>
↗ Row 112: G9. <9 squares>
↙ Row 113: G8. <8 squares>
↗ Row 114: G7. <7 squares>
↙ Row 115: G6. <6 squares>
↗ Row 116: G5. <5 squares>
↙ Row 117: G4. <4 squares>
↗ Row 118: G3. <3 squares>
↙ Row 119: G2. <2 squares>
↗ Row 120: G. <1 square>
Blocking
You’re done with the crocheting part, make sure to weave in all the ends. To make your blanket even prettier and help straighten your edges block your project. Don’t skip this step as it can make a huge difference. Read my detailed tutorial on why block, how-to, and all my tips and tricks if you need help.
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