Crochet Block Stitch Using HDC

I’ve been getting so much great feedback about the border I’ve been crocheting onto my Puppy C2C Blanket that I thought I would make a separate post to walk you through it. I am using a modified version of the Block Stitch with HDC stitches. It works great as a border on C2C blankets but as I show you in this tutorial you can also use it as a Granny Square or continue rounds to make it into a large blanket!

I hope you love these Fall yarn colors as much as I do! I am using Bernat Super Value in Oatmeal, Forest Green, Aqua, Pumpkin, Gold, and Topaz. You can find the colors HERE on Yarnspiraitons.com

Grab your size H Crochet hook and lets get started!

HDC Block Stitch Granny Square

With Color 1
Round 1: Magic ring, chain 2 + 2 HDC in ring, chain 2, make 2 more HDC in ring, chain 2, make 2 more HDC in ring, chain 2, 2 HDC, chain 2 and join to first HDC, fasten off color 1
join in cream color yarn to any corner and chain 1
Round 2: SC + chain 2 + SC in corner, chain 2, SC + Chain 2 + SC in next corner, chain 2, repeat around and join to first SC, do not fasten off
Join in Color 2 and chain 2
Round 3: 2 HDC in all the chain 2 spaces, 2 HDC + chain 2 + 2 HDC in each of the corners, join
Round 4: Pull up cream color yarn and repeat Round 2 making a SC in between each of the 2 HDC’s and 2 SC + chain 2 + 2 SC in each of the corners.
Round 5: Join in Color 3 and repeat Round 3
Continue repeating rounds until the square is as big or small as you’d like.

Watch the video tutorial:

More details about the Puppy C2C blanket coming soon!