PREPARING YOUR CROCHET FOR A BORDER | Bella Coco Crochet | Easy Crochet 

Thank you so much for using both UK and US terms for crochet stitches, it makes this a lot easier to understand :)

Bella Coco Crochet videos are my go to as I learn how to crochet.

Thank you so much! First I’d like to say that you taught me how to crochet. I was a real beginner when I started to the point I didn’t know how to hold a crochet needle! So you literally taught me everything! I’m still a beginner but thanks to you I have made quite a few blankets and I’m getting better with each one. I have struggled with making a perfect blanket border but after using your method my blanket edges actually look even and the border turned out beautiful. You really are an amazing teacher! I’m in the US and have watched many crochet channels but you are one of my favorites! Thank you thank you thank you! I can’t wait to see your next project 🧶

cannot thank you enough for this tutorial!! i really bungled a lovely blanket because i couldn't figure out the spacing along the sides...your work is always beautiful! again, thank you!

I have been crocheting off/on for over 40 years. To be honest, no one ever "taught" me how to do a border along a raw edge. I got a lot of "advice" from other crocheters in my family on their way of doing it...which was completely different from each of them. Sometimes it worked on my projects and sometimes it was just "ok".... However, the way you showed how to go into stitches versus turning chains, etc.... This has really helped. Additionally, your reiteration about how we each may need to experiment with different methods, hooks, and such depending upon our tension and style were very comforting. I've saved this video to help me when I finish with a poncho I'm working on as a gift for my niece. Historically, I've kind of fumbled along on the blankets I've made for the home and my sons' flats, but this gift I'm working on I want to look a bit better....My sons don't really care how a border looks on their blankets and pillow covers..LOL! Thank you for everything you do! Hugs from Maryland!

Finally a clear answer to how to tell inside/outside of a crocheted round pattern!

You've explained so so easily. I'm literally a beginner who only knows the double crochet so far . But now you've taught me another stitch . It's Soo easy . Tyyy 🫶🏻

I really love the look of this stitch. I’m very much a novice crocheter, and I’ve just completed my first rather large blanket. x30 12” granny squares, in various shades, and patterns, of green and cream, to cover my king size bed. All joined up now and a border of double crochet, as you recommended. I’ve been long pondering what finishing border stitch to use to complete the project. I decided on doing a round of treble crochet in cream, and have done a small section along one edge, which looks fine. However, having watched this video, I thought I might experiment by adding this spider stitch, in one of the green shades, along the top of the cream treble stitches, hoping it would give it a really nice structured finish. Well I’ve tried it, and it works, and I like it a lot. So thanks very much for this, and all your wonderful creative tutorials.

Perfect timing for this tutorial, as I just finished the body of a baby afghan, and the border is my goal today!

Thank you! I'm just starting a project that requires a border and I've never done one before so this is great timing for me. I appreciate you covering single, half double and double in one video.

Thank you! I've been crocheting for years but never knew the science of getting a beautiful edge!

You are such a blessing. My mom suggested your channel for my crochet journey and you have yet to disappoint! I began learning at the beginning of January 2023 and I am very close to completing my practice blanket , as I am calling it. I need to do something with the outside edges because they are not quite as straight as I would like, I assume my stich numbers are not equal in some rows 😁. This will surely help me get around and make a boarder to hide my inexperience 🤣🤣. Thank you for your very helpful videos! I can't wait to get into your videos deeper as I get more practice.

Perfect timing on this tutorial, I have a bunch of squares i need to make sure are even to border and connect from a CAL i participated in.

I have been wanting to learn to crochet for years and have finally figured it out thanks to your videos! Thank you so much!!!

Thanks for using a different color. Few videos I watched before didn’t and it was super hard to see. This helped a lot.

Thank you so much for this, it's proved to be a godsend for me. I'm a returnee to crochet as I learnt the basics as a child but haven't touched a hook for 45 years. I've just crochet a baby blanket and needed a nice border and this helped me finish it off nicely.

this helped me sooo much to figure out how to do color change and border!!!! 1st baby blanket im doing with a linen stitch, thank you for being very patient and thurough it helped and my blanket is coming along well!

Great color combo for the demonstration. It made it super easy to see and was very pretty!!!

❤Thank you for your clear and concise explanations and demonstrations. Your voice is so soothing and patient and I have learned so much watching your videos. ♥️

I had just searched for a border for a stripped blanket and this video was in my feed. Thanks for the prep work!

Thank you for this video. Your tutorials are the only ones I can actually make sense of.

Thank you so much! You're a wonderful teacher, love your videos. You're my go to Lady for all inquiries!

I'm working on a baby blanket for our first great grandson. I think this border will finish off the blanket very nice. Thank you.

Awesome video! I've always been confused about stitching up the sides. This helps tons.

Thank you! My edges will now be so much cleaner and tidier.

So helpful. Thank you. I am not an experienced crocheted. I am making a sampler blanket at the moment and was worried about my lumpy sides. I have been so careful to count my stitches but have still ended up with uneven edges where my stitches change. I am reassured that this is normal and that there is a simple way to fix it. Thank you for sharing this clear tutorial. 😊

Just finished my baby blanket body for my son due in 3 weeks. Can’t wait to add the border and get it ready to bring him home in.

Hi Bella,just want to say thank you for your tutorials,as a knitter from a very early age 7/8 years old i've never dipped into the "crochet" world but between you and a lady from across the pond "TL Yarncrafts you have converted me,i'm currently crocheting blankets for our local "Premature" baby unit albeit in dc and want to learn how to do borders.

I have been practicing so much all these stiches i didn't know

Thank you so much for showing the 3 main stitches! I understood the sc for the sides but could never get the others. 🥰

Thank you for mentioning the option of (US terms) sc, ch 1, sc as alternative to 3 sc in corners. That works better for me. As always, very helpful instructions!

Thank you!❤ your videos are second to none...X

Nice and even edges make the border so easy. Thank you for your tips. - Paula

This is just what I'm going to need when I finish my scrap than!! Thank you!

Thank you! This is just what I was looking for!

Yea, finally knw w to do a successful border around a half coiuble blanket!!!!! -

Thank you for all your help! I am an absolute beginner and you have explained everything so beautifully, about to try and add a border x

Thank you very much for that Sarah-jane I have just finished a baby blanket that will help me a alot ❤❤❤

Thank you so much!! Borders send me batty because I couldn’t figure out the right way to do them! This makes so much sense!!

You make things so much more simple! I love to watch your videos because it’s been the only way I have been able to teach myself how to crochet! Thank you so so so much! With love from America 💜xxoo

Yay thanks this helps a lot my edges were a mess

Thank you for this wonderful, and clearly explained tutorial. ❤

This is nice and slow and easy finished, ❤

Super helpful, thank you! I love your videos. I still hear your voice in my head naming the steps when I do treble crochet 😜

I always get confused how to pick up stitches on the side so thank you for your great video xxx

First time to apply your method! That is so helpful for me as a begginner ! thank you again.👍🌹

very useful, thank you clear instructions for a first timer😊

Thank you so much! I had been slowly figuring these stitches out by trial and error. Your tutorial is very helpful and I learned something new! 😍

Very helpful tutorial! I make dishcloths and practice this skill. I have vastly improved! Thanks for sharing!🌸🌺

Thank you very much Sarah-Jayne, the side borders always give me grief. 🌟🧶

I’m really learning a lot

Very helpful, thanks for the nice and clear explanation.

Great tutorial! Could you also show how to do edges for half-double crochet with increased stitches? I mean when doing for example triangle shape as for bikini or other works. It gets really tricky then and I couldn’t find any tutorial for that

Thanks. I did one of the crotchet stitches you demonstrated. Made a right pigs ear of the border. Did nothing at all for the stitch you were waxing lyrical about. Now I know better. Go on! Bring it on! I've got it covered now! 🤣🤣🤣. Stella

So I am doing a border on a multi colored blanket. I did a single crochet around it once and I could still see the other colors under the stitch. So I did a 2nd round of single crochet on top of, not into the first round and so far so good 👍. Its a basket weave stitch so I am hoping that they waves on the sides are because I am working into the sides of front & back post crochets and not because they are to tight or too many. Please let me know your thoughts on it!! Thank you for your fun & informative videos! ❤ I cant lie that I watch your videos because I love to hear you talk as much as I love learning from you!! LoL😂 thanks again!

Thank you so much for this tutorial! It really helps. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Please do a dedicated video for the half double crochet , im too confuseddd

I always give you a thumbs up, your fantastic!

Making a blanket for me and my bf but I’m scared I didn’t make it wide enough! I’ve never done a border, and always wanted to make one! I figured it could help me make it my more desired size. Thank you!

Thank you so much,as a newbie this is very helpful

Thanks for the great tutorial.

Well done. Thank you very helpful.

That is so helpful. Thanks for the tutorial on preparing the border.✔

Thank you your videos are soooo easy to follow! X

Thank you so much. I can do a border now!!

Thankyou so much bella very helpful ❤️

Thanks for the US equivalents on the stitches!

I undid my square 4 time because it was a bit uneven...that really helps

Thank you - this helps a lot!!!

Simple border

Thank you so much for sharing 🤗

Thank you!! Very helpful!!! May I ask what yarn you are using here? I am looking for both of those beautiful colors with that subtle sheen. I love your voice and accent!!💜💜💜

Great explanation!!! Thank you.

Great video!💖💖💖💖

I find that on the sides sometimes when picking up the stitch there is then a large space.

Thank you very much.

Thank you but my way is Soo much easier. I want to share.👏🏼👍🏼❣️and I love “all” your work!!!🥰

Thank you so much! So helpful! 😊👍

Thank you!

Thank you so much!

Thank you.

Brilliant thanks

Very helpful thank you. 😊

Thanks!

How do you add this a border with US trebles please? Thank you for the video!!

I have a messy wash cloth from doing a puff stitch and can’t seem to use this to create a border. I can use this for my cloth that is a vstitch cloth.

Thank you

Does this work the same with the bernat baby blanket?

Thank you so much! This one item throws me each time I make a blanket and I have made 5 recently but I feel like I forget what to do!!!

@bellacococrochet On the last corner did you add the 3rd stitch and then slip stitch to the 1st stitch? Or omit the 3rd stitch and the slip stitch counts as your 3rd corner stitch? It looks like the latter, but I can't quite tell. Many thanks, been watching your tutorials for years! 🙏

You can’t see the stitching during part of the video because of the comment you added. I was watching this Specifically to see how to go around a corner- and at the moment of that exact stitch- it blurs out. I’m going to try to fast forward the video- God willing it isn’t the same issue.

Thank you! This tutorial is extremely useful! I've just finished knitting a baby blanket and now I want to crochet a border. If the body of the blanket is knitted, can I use the same criteria that you explained in this video to figure out the spacing of the stiches?

Pretty nice 👍

Where did you find that style of crochet hook? It’s so pretty!

I'm going to watch this a few more times before I attempt my first border, but I use alt turning chain rather than ch 3 any suggestions on how to go down the sides with those?

Where did you get your crochet hook! I love it :)

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i want to make a cardigan out of square pieces for a friend,, should i make this border stitch around each square before i put them all together?

Thank you for this video. Is it necessary to count the stitching on opposing sides? I simply have a hard time seeing open gaps on the raw edges for the Treble crochets (US Double crochet) No way to close those gaps huh?

Can you please reply of what you use to make animations on your vieos :) xxx