How To Crochet The Perfect Granny Square For Beginners 

Almost no one does it because it isn't proper. Grannies are a in-the-round motif, which are not turned. If squares are crooked or out of square it is because either the count or then tension is off and nothing more. ITR motifs have a right side and a wrong side which are easily discernable when worked correctly which will matter a great deal in some patterns

@@stalstonestacy4316 I am making a cardigan with Nuboo yarn and the designer pattern has you cc at end of the round by not closing the round in its color but slipping a new color in and with the new color loop on the hook turn the work then slipknot and chain two, 2dc, then next sp 3dc. My issue is not whether it is proper or not but by not tying off to close row will my work fall apart with this silkie slippery yarn. and yes a lot of cutting and weaving ends. I just assumed that turning every row with the yarn I am using would give the finished garment a nice drape.

If we are using just one color then do we need to cut off at every row and turn? Please reply, much appreciated. TIA

@@patsweety no of course not, that’s only when changing colour

@@eyejs thanks

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​@@mercedesramosborregoramobo1859 tu puedes hacer lo que quieras pero no ay manera correcta e incorrecta hace lo que se te plasca pero tu opinion es solo tu opinion, no entiendo por que tienes que insultar la tecnica de alguien mas. Madura y recuerda tus modales.

I’m the opposite. I make blankets, clothing etc but I tried a little rabbit and I was utterly useless!!!! Haha I totally cannot crochet with a tiny hook for any animal lol x

😂😂😂Thanks ❤️

It's a pleasure. Thanks Tina ❤💐

Thank you 🧡🧡

It’s a pleasure Patricia 💕💕

Well, I have to totally disagree with you. The crochet hook is important! But, more important is the type and quality of the yarn. You can make a fabulous stitch, but with poor quality yarn the end result is poor. It is like telling a painter that the important thing is the technique and not the paint and the quality of the brushes ............

Actually it’s all very important ☺️ @@TeacupAndRoses

Thank you 😊

you can't use a mental disorder/disability as a way to describe how you feel. what you were describing is that you are a perfectionist. you wanted it to look perfect. you cannot "feel" ocd, but you can live with it and experience it.

Thank you. You are so sweet ♥

I am trully happy! :)

Thank you 😊

So, you’re probably staying very consistent with you tension. When I first started doing granny’s my tension was always tighter at the start of each group of 3 dc.

@@sherit8594 Well, I think she's giving a good tip. I am neat to knit and yet when I did a project with an '' infinity '' granny, my work was all lopsided on one side. It was a disappointment and I never understood why it happened.

Thanks! I didn't know what made mine do that.

@@ccpippin307 Thanks :)

@@TeacupAndRoses all my granny stitches are equal but they all also SLANT. Nobody has ever been able to figure it out. I have a fab granny sweater pattern on my list & im going to try this method right now!🤗

I hope he has recovered?,,, my Dad also got Covid with his wife too. They’re both thankfully recovered now xx

No, you’re not being afraid for no reason. In this video, the tails are not being left long enough for proper weaving. I usually weave in one direction, then go back in the other direction and then back again the other way. That way, if the finished work is pulled from either side the tail should never come lose. :)

@@sherit8594 2 things NEVER happen to me; my crochet never comes apart and my buttons (the ones i sew on) never come off. Lots of loops and lots of knots!😉

Evet ☺️Çok basit bir ayrıntı, ama bayağı fark ediyor. Ellerinize sağlık ❤️👏

Can't you still just turn the square after each time around?

Just use one colour nd turn your work at the end of each round

Not to small not too large Michelle. 4,5 or 4 mm hooks are good for beginners I think.

Sirin's Crochet Thank You 🙏 I’ve been trying all 6mm and bigger sizes. My yarn keeps splitting and getting caught on the hook. I’m going to try again with a 5mm. 😊

Awesome. Thank You so much.

@@mamachez65 this is old but i hope you have mastered your craft by now. I was going to suggest that the brand of hook you use is important. I crocheted many years only noticing that, for SOME reason, the Susan Bates worked much better than Boye. Then came YT and Amazon and, wow, so many brands of hooks. Arthritis and misaligned fingers in old age sent me looking for soft, light, ergonomic hooks and i found LITEs, wh worked well, until I found Tulip Etimo Rose. They are ergonomic and light but the hooks fly through all sorts of yarn wo incidents. They are ridiculously expensive $10-$15 ea but a deal on a whole set and well worth every penny! You will end up w one set you use for all your projects instead of a drawer full of misc hooks. Good luck and happy hooking!🤗

GC Durnin ty so much. I have purchased better hooks and it has made a world of difference for me. After trial and error I have gone with The Tulip And The Clover Amore. I love the tulips in smaller sizes and the Clover for anything 6mm and larger. I love the tulip hooks with the gold shaft. I do have 2 of the tulips in the Rose Color 5.0 and 5.5mm. They are NOT the same as the gold ones as advertised. I just finished a crib size blanket using the 5.5mm tulip in rose. That was my 4th blanket I’ve made since I started crocheting 🧶 nearly a year ago. I’ve used different hooks and yarn on each of them. After trial and error I’ve been able to figure out what works best for Me at this point. I appreciate so many of you who have reached out to me with advice on yarn, hooks and using stitch markers etc This whole YT World has blown my mind in general. You can find ANYTHING ON HERE. It’s crazy. So I’ve learned to crochet, plant a vegetable garden, a cut flower garden 🪴 and how to make some authentic Mexican food 🌮🌯 down home country gravy and fried chicken 🍗 It’s amazing 🤩

She turns, instead of continuing on the same side. It's the same granny pattern, just flip it after each row. Hope that helps.

Thanks for your help.

Just keep working in spiral fashion with the right-side always facing you. That's the traditional method and certainly not "wrong", but some people find that their square comes out a bit warped/biased. The sides can appear undulated rather than straight. The method here in this video has you changing direction for each round so the square comes out more balanced as you're not continuously going in one direction and potentially creating a bias in your crochet fabric. Personally, I don't have this problem, and blocking can help eliminate a lot of issues, but it's good to know this tip incase you have to work with yarn that aggravate tension issues.

Not perfect but you can have good looking squares. You can see this way, please check out my lastest granny square (and triangle) video

You can still turn your work. Instead of joining with 3 chains you can make 1 ch and and join with a hdc. Idk if it make sense 🙈 with this way you can turn and directly start in the middle of the corner.

it's to turn over your project between each row (it's not the usual way of doing it and it helps to make it less crooked)