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When I'm crocheting a "granny square" can i do as many "rows" as i want?
Sorry people, im a newbee, learning from youtube, which is being Granny Square very slow :( I thought I'd use my time wisely and ask the experts XDits just the simple way of doing it? (i dont even know if theres more fancy ways of crocheting ><) but can i use it to make my piece as big as I want?sorry if I'm not using the correct terms ><
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January 1st, 2011 at 10:42 am
I crochet them together using either a single crochet or a slip stitch. I think it looks goofy crocheting them together with a double crochet (though obviously I have tried it). When you get to a gap in your Granny squares, say at the corners, just put two single crochets in the gap. When you move from one pair of squares to the next, simple single crochet twice in the ending corner of the first pair, then again in the beginning corner of the new pair. They will hang together by a thread for a while, but it will be fine.Connect all the squares in stripes, either all horizontal or all vertical stripes. Then go back through a second time and do the seams going cross-ways.You can also sew them together, by hand, or even on the sewing machine. It depends on how much time you want to put into it and what effect you want when you are done.
January 1st, 2011 at 10:09 pm
Good old Granny squares! Here are a couple of sites http://www.geocities.com/snowymts.geo/grannysquare.htmlhttp://pumamouse.com/crochetbasicgrannys.htmlhttp://crochet.about.com/od/grannyafghans/Free_Granny_Afghan_Patterns.htm.
January 2nd, 2011 at 10:01 am
http://www.lionbrand.com has good instructions. Also you could go to your library and get a book on crocheting. most pattern books have how-to sections. you also might find a pattern that you want to try. hope this helps.
January 2nd, 2011 at 10:01 pm
I’ve seen a single square successfully taken lap-robe size several times. I do 36″ square for car-seat use.Wool is more forgiving than acrylic. You can “block” wool to shape, but with acrylic “what you make is what you get”.If your “chains” are no looser or tighter than the rest of the stitches, the finished item should stretch flat. If the chains are *tighter*, there may be a tendency for the item to cup or bowl. The opposite problem is having the edge “flute” like a ruffle.
January 3rd, 2011 at 10:03 am
You need the slip stitch to join the rounds. I don’t know what your pattern directions are, but normally, after you make the slip stitch, you chain a certain number to start the first stitch for the next round.Maybe this website will help you:http://www.crochetcabana.com/tutorials/granny_square.htmIt has a tutorial, with pictures, on how to make the basic granny square using a foundation chain and joining rounds with a slip stitch.
January 3rd, 2011 at 10:01 pm
A California King is 108 inches by 102 inches. So, to hang over the edges a bit, you might make it 120 by 114 inches. So let’s say for instance you want to make this basic afghan. http://pumamouse.com/crochetpinkgreengranny.htmlYou‘d need about one and a half times as much yarn as it calls for, or a total of 119 ounces. All the brands come in different weights, but if you get Red Heart Super Saver, it’s 17 skeins..
January 4th, 2011 at 10:37 am
after you crochet the chain hook the ends of it together with a chain stitch. then, go inside the circle and grab the yarn with the hook. do this until you have loops all the way around the circle. then, go to each individual loop….etc.
January 4th, 2011 at 10:05 pm
1) Use a smaller crochet hook 2) Check your gauge against the instructions3) Keep tension on the yarn by wrapping it around two fingers4) and practice!
January 5th, 2011 at 10:14 am
If the afghan doesn’t need a wide border, a nice finish is to single-crochet around the outside, then single-crochet backwards back to the starting point. The backwards single-crochet is called crab stitch and it makes a subtle textured edging.If it needs a wide border, one I like to use is to sc around the outside with the background color, then join one of the contrast colors and dc, *ch 1, skip 1 stitch and dc in the next stitch, repeat from * around. Join a second contrast color and dc in the first ch-1 space, *ch 1, dc in the next ch-1 space, repeat from * around. You can make as many rounds as you have contrast colors, and finish with the background color. Some people like shell borders: 7 dc in a corner; skip 2 sts and sc in the next st. *Skip 2 sts and 5 dc in the next st. Repeat from * to the next corner; work 7 dc in each corner.Another quick and easy border is to sc around. Next round: [2 dc, ch-2, 2 dc] in first stitch. Skip 2 sts, work the [2 dc, ch-2, 2 dc] in the next st and in every 3rd st around. You actually don’t need to do anything different for corners, but you could ch 3 instead of 2 to make getting around the corner easier.And here are links to other borders and edgings:http://www.crochetkim.com/patterns/border.htmlhttp://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/directory/edgings.php
January 5th, 2011 at 10:50 pm
Like this? http://dayna.tdgservices.com/ShowPattern.aspx?PatternID=40 Granny squares are popular in part because they allow you to be creative. While you can join small Granny squares to make an afghan, you can also crochet one giant Granny square to make an afghan. You can make small, medium, or large and join them to make an afghan–or mix up the sizes, as long as they fit together. Or use a large one for a pillow top.In the 1970s, a popular vest included one large Granny square for the front, one for the back, and plain or fancy joining for the sides and shoulders (sort of like this one, http://www.kaboodle.com/reviews/vintage-crocheted-granny-square-vest-top , only more colorful–it was the psychedelic age, after all). Use several to make a hat–retro or up to date (http://suzies-yarnie-stuff.blogspot.com/2009/03/suzies-granny-square-hat.html )P.S. There are hardly any “rules” to crochet–just stitches you can combine to create a project that appeals to you. Of course, there are “best practices,” but they are there to enhance your experience. Let nothing stifle your creativity!To see what others are doing, look for patterns at http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/directory.php . There are any number of patters for squares in the first few links (12″ squares, 6″ squares, 7″ squares, 8″ squares), and many of the other categories have patterns that make use of Granny squares as well.
January 6th, 2011 at 10:37 am
Here is a very basic granny that has excellent directions.Make a handful of these and when they are boring move on to something harder. You can do every other one of these and then every other one of the next harder pattern for a checker board!And I applaud your learning!! This is a wonderful life long craft! Write back when you are ready for bullions!
That is in the second site and that is definitely advanced crochet!
January 6th, 2011 at 10:48 pm
Click the address below and check out this video on YouTube. It is the best video I have seen on how to crochet a granny square. I have suggested it to other friends with great success.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11Wh7IOT9BIYou can follow along with Teresa, stop if needed, fastforward, go back, etc.Email me and let me know how it turns out. gbpeg_lover@yahoo.com