About crochet graph paper
Crochet stitches are rarely square, so a design charted on plain graph paper comes out squashed or stretched when worked. Set the stitch width and row height to match your gauge, mark counting blocks every few cells, and switch on the corner-to-corner diagonal guide when you are planning a C2C blanket. Works equally for graphgan pixel charts and filet mesh.
Crochet stitches are seldom square — a single-crochet stitch is a little wider than it is tall — so a pattern charted on ordinary graph paper distorts when you work it. Setting the stitch width and row height separately keeps the chart true to your own gauge, whether you are planning a graphgan worked in rows or a tapestry-crochet colorwork panel.
Turn on the diagonal guide for corner-to-corner projects, where you build the blanket in diagonal rows from one corner: the 45-degree lines follow the order you actually crochet the blocks in. For filet crochet, read each cell as a block or a space, and let the bold counting lines every few cells keep your place in a large chart.
Great for
- Graphgan and pixel-crochet charts
- Corner-to-corner (C2C) blankets
- Filet crochet mesh designs
- Tapestry crochet colorwork
Common questions
Why not just use square graph paper for crochet?
Because crochet stitches are not square. Matching the stitch width and row height to your gauge means the charted design comes out in the right proportions when it is worked.
What is the C2C diagonal guide for?
Corner-to-corner crochet is built in diagonal rows from one corner of the piece. The diagonal lines follow that order, so you can see which blocks belong to each pass.
Guides for this paper
Printing at the right size
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