5 Crochet Borders using ONLY Single Crochet | Tutorial Tuesday Ep 87

[@Stewystew2]

A crochet project? PERRY THE CROCHET PROJECT?!?!?!?

[@CraftersAutonomous]

Ok this comment wins 🤣

[@wisdommorepreciousthanrubi8321]

Like the close ups and not rushing. Thank you.

[@ceciliaaquino6457]

Love the crab stitch. 🦀 Thank you 🦀

[@gagecorbin]

You are a great teacher🎉 Thank you so much!🎉

[@nicolemarie6273]

I’m using the crab stitch to finish the edges of a cowl scarf that’s made with shell stitches. Just enough of a border to make it look finished, and it’s very unique to do. Thank you for the new stitch!

[@CraftersAutonomous]

Glad you enjoyed the video! I love the crab stitch for that very reason too- it's simple yet makes a nicely defined edge.

[@kat9446]

You are a fine teacher. I just love these simple edgings! Thanks so much for sharing!

[@CraftersAutonomous]

You are so welcome!

[@luwandaartrelle4250]

Thanks for the new border ideas. Keep the borders coming. I'm always looking for new ideas to dress up my projects.

[@CraftersAutonomous]

Glad you found this video helpful! I want to do more videos like this eventually, so hopefully I'll get those posted.

[@patso9576]

Thanks a lot for such an easy and nice stitches to finish the edges! I’m not an experienced crochet knitter, and started pretty old in life therefore …the single crochet is the best for me! Also you are very clear when explaining the stitches, without a whole amount of bla, bla, bla! All my best to you!🇨🇦

[@JaniceRandall-o5w]

I love this stitch

[@JeannaEnjoysCrochet]

This is a beautiful blanket.

[@cindynzjscott9913]

Thank you. This was really fun. I like them all!

[@CraftersAutonomous]

You're very welcome! Thank for watching.

[@broella6493]

I love these borders! I liked all of them, can’t choose just one! Your instruction is also very easy to follow! Thank you! ❤

[@jmguad62]

Thank you so much for the border ideas! I like the 2nd idea, the dropped sc, I think you called it.

[@CraftersAutonomous]

You are so welcome!

[@prosperity.]

theses are really great.. I like them for little boys blankets.. where most crochet border stiches are for little girls. Nice, thank you

[@CraftersAutonomous]

Good point! The single crochet keeps things so simple. Sometimes less frills can make a bigger statement!

[@catherinefleming3112]

Absolutely Excellent.💯% Will try this on my recent projects. Thankyou. ❤👍👏👏👏

[@suzannaluna5997]

I found your channel right in time to finish my grandsbaby blanket!! Thank you for the great ideas 💡 😀 😊

[@CraftersAutonomous]

I hope your blanket turns out well! Thanks for watching.

[@Argyle7777]

Thank you for this, I'm new to crocheting and used the crab stitch for the border of a hat. It looks great!

[@CraftersAutonomous]

So glad you enjoyed the video! The crab stitch is one of my favorite ways to add a border to projects. It's just so unique and crisp looking!

[@sheren1969]

The crab stitch border was the cutest for the baby blanket I made. It will be the go to border from now on. Thanks for the tutorial!

[@CraftersAutonomous]

It's one of my favorites! I love the clean and unique edge it creates. Thanks for watching!

[@mariastrickland6297]

I like the crab stitch and will use it for a baby blanket!!! Thanks

[@CraftersAutonomous]

You are very welcome! I used the crab stitch for a granny square baby blanket, and I loved how it turned out.

[@billierice.240]

Great borders

[@LuvOllieoop]

Thank you so much for this video !! I have been struggling with edges for a few months. I'm a newbie to crochet and my sides don't always look the best so these are great options to not only cover them up but also add color and look fancy. Please keep the great videos coming. You are much easier to follow than some other videos I've found, you really explain with detail and make sure that we can actually see what your doing and what holes your going into. Thank you so much.

[@CraftersAutonomous]

You are so welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

[@gfyeyegyegffyeeyeyfg]

Thank you!! I was looking for the crab stitch. So happy to find it. Great tutorial.

[@CraftersAutonomous]

You're very welcome!

[@kayasuperstar2784]

I’m so happy! To found you! Thank you! :)

[@CraftersAutonomous]

And I'm so glad you found my channel!

[@susanhenry5517]

I really like your borders

[@robertagregorini5995]

I’m a beginner and I found a couple on your site easy for me to do

[@aminabi3847]

Loved the crab stitch will definatly try this on the baby blanket ill be making

[@CraftersAutonomous]

Awesome! I'm sure your blanket will turn out amazing!

[@aminabi3847]

@@CraftersAutonomous thank you for this simple easy crochet boarder i knit but this stitch will be perfect for the edge

[@CraftersAutonomous]

@@aminabi3847 I love projects that combine knit and crochet! I think it's such a fun way to add texture.

[@aminabi3847]

@@CraftersAutonomous i agree 💓💓💓

[@aminabi3847]

@@CraftersAutonomous i ended up trialing it on the cadigan I'm doing and have fallen in love with the simple crab stitch!! But just wondering how i can make the crab stitch a bit chunkier? as i don't have chunky yarn

[@VijayLaxmi-tl1ph]

Thanks for the new borders ideas

[@CraftersAutonomous]

You're welcome!

[@majidaartcraft5536]

So beautiful design

[@sassegranny4700]

Hi, are you still doing these videos? I am seeing this video for the 1st time and this is 3 yrs later March 2022. I really like the last 2 borders. I have loom knitted 3 baby blankets. I sure do wish I had viewed your tutorial before now. I have you saved in bookmarks for future use.

[@CraftersAutonomous]

Yep, I'm still here and still making videos! Glad you enjoyed this tutorial. I have lots of crochet videos all in a playlist here - kzbin.info/aero/PL4vtl2v9reIGH4PmYmuUoRz86sO1IStmg And if you want to see more videos specifically showing crochet borders you can find more in this playlist - kzbin.info/aero/PL4vtl2v9reIGlAndqe9RwQ3kStC_lkR9B Thanks for watching!

[@ladieyo]

Thank you. My fave is long single crochet

[@CraftersAutonomous]

You're very welcome! I love the look of the long single crochets, I think it's so unique!

[@donnacarney4826]

Good teacher!

[@CraftersAutonomous]

So glad you found this video helpful!

[@lisamcculloh9584]

I like the extended single crochet stitch and the second one you showed( I can’t remember the name!). I’m making a Scrubbies kind of wash cloth but using a stiff multicolored yarn that’s good for, yup, scrubbing! It’s hard to see the stitches so with the second option I couldn’t visualize the stitch below. Thanks for your video tutorial! You really simplified the entire process.

[@grandmasmagic3858]

I'm trying to work out a border for a poncho I am making..I want to do twisted tassels but I needed something in between the edge and the tassel...I like the idea of your extended single crochet as perhaps the first row, then perhaps a row of double crochet and then the tassel row..as it is a poncho for a man (son) I didn't want anything frilly..

[@CraftersAutonomous]

That's a great idea! I recently used the extended single crochet on a project for that exact same reason, didn't want the project to be too frilly. I'm repairing a swimsuit top by replacing the fabric with crochet since the original fabric had dry rotted. But I didn't want it too lacy and looking like lingerie instead of a swimsuit 😆 So I used the extended sc to give a clean border and extra detail without looking frilly. I like your idea of using that as the first round of the border and then widening it with double crochet. I'm sure your son will appreciate the poncho!

[@rosemarybrown4681]

Thank you, great video 💚

[@CraftersAutonomous]

You're very welcome! Glad you enjoyed.

[@yvee99]

Long-short single stitch was fitting for my crochet project today. Thank you for the easy to follow tutorial! Can't wait to see more. 👍😃

[@CraftersAutonomous]

I always love to hear that one of my videos helped someone! Thanks for watching. 😊

[@robertagregorini5995]

Great borders❤

[@wyndiefeatherstone948]

Thank you great ideas!

[@CraftersAutonomous]

Glad you like them!

[@christinec.2376]

Thank you so very much! I will use the second one as a border for my bucket hat! However it will mean taken down the one that I put on already😮😊

[@ladonnawashington1643]

This was so informative! I have tried to do the Crab Stitch for years with no success. Thank you. All very nice edgings that I am certain to try.

[@CraftersAutonomous]

Yay, glad my video made sense for you! It's so fun having those break through moments of mastering a new stitch.

[@vesnakozina224]

Thank You!

[@CraftersAutonomous]

You're welcome!

[@tere3146]

Very good ideas , thank you CONGRATS !

[@Tristargardens]

Please help with ideas for joining granny squares! I'll certainly be using your borders b.c. they are the best I've seen and you explain very well! Just need as awesome ideas to join as you showed with borders! Does that make sense?

[@CraftersAutonomous]

I've got a video and some shorts showing different ways to join granny squares! Here's two longer videos showing different ways to connect - kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIqtiYl9p5hgjdk kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5jPYXWIor6foac And then these are some shorts breaking down one of the methods in more detail - kzbin.info35zuV3h_m_c?feature=share kzbin.infopT3wpyHBaWE?feature=share kzbin.infopSjUm9FAeXQ?feature=share kzbin.infokxHN_T4-qzM?feature=share Hope these ideas help! And thank you so much for your kind words on this video.

[@catherinefleming3112]

Very beautiful, as well as crafty!! XxX

[@shashikantbansal5978]

Knowledgeable video

[@soniwadhwa2577]

👍👍 Thank you very much 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@CraftersAutonomous]

You're welcome! Glad you enjoyed these ideas.

[@peggytillman4500]

I am so happy to have found this tutorial. I am making my first single crochet baby blanket and I somehow lost and gained stitches, so my two long edges are a bit zigzag and uneven. Which of the five stitched would you suggest to help hide this problem?

[@CraftersAutonomous]

If it were me, I would probably do the shell/ruffle stitch. Since this stitch already has some texture along the edge, it would likely help disguise the unevenness. Also, it's totally normal to lose or gain stitches on those first few projects. With every project, you will improve and be able to crochet lots of wonderful things!

[@christinaerskin1413]

Awesome 👍

[@Victoria28057]

I liked most the one working on the opposite direction but my yarn is too thin to do that one😣 but I'll keep in in my bag for my next blanket. I'll be using the ruffle one for thw baby blanket I just finished, my first baby blanket😄. Thank you so much I like all the borders I'm sure I'll be using them all. You have a new subscriber❤ P.S You can use the container to hold your stich markers to keep them lose when you're working on something.

[@CraftersAutonomous]

I always find it so interesting how the same stitch in different yarns can turn out so different! I'm so glad to hear you enjoyed this video. And great idea about using it to hold the stitch counters while crocheting! I used to have about 20 stitch counters, but I think I'm down to about 7 now...😆

[@Victoria28057]

@@CraftersAutonomous Yes! On the thick yarn you used it looks so nice. I used the ruffle one it's looking nice I can't wait to finish. No wonder why some people don't like making blankets, it takes a bit while😄 I'm glad you liked the idea, I guess is time to get some more. Thank you for your reply!

[@CraftersAutonomous]

@@Victoria28057 Yes, most of my blankets take me several years because I get bored and move to other projects! 😂

[@Victoria28057]

@@CraftersAutonomous Geez!!😆😂

[@angelscrochet223]

if your wool/yarn is too thin then i like to use both ends of the wool so the middle and putside and it made my bowl look super cute

[@susannejohnson2764]

Love all of them thank🙂❤🙏you

[@CraftersAutonomous]

You're very welcome. Glad you liked these borders!

[@zb3264]

Can u recommend good books on borders like these? I like the last one.

[@CraftersAutonomous]

Glad you liked the border! I haven't personally used any books that have patterns for borders, but I did find this pattern book that looks promising - amzn.to/3tYf6Lm It's called Every Which Way Crochet Borders: 139 Patterns for Customized Edgings by Edie Eckman. The preview patterns I could see looked promising!

[@fourwindsflowers]

Hello! Thank you! Do you have a video for making the little blue basket?

[@CraftersAutonomous]

I don't have a video for it, but this should be a close approximation: Chain 3, slip stitch in 1st ch to form a ring R1: ch 1, 6 sc in ring, sl st to join round R2: ch 1, sc increase 6 times, sl st to join R3: ch 1, *sc inc, sc* 6 times, sl st to join R4: ch 1, *sc inc, 2 sc* 6 times, sl st to join R5: ch 1, *sc inc, 3 sc* 6 times, sl st to join R6: ch 1, *sc inc, 4 sc* 6 times, sl st to join At this point you might see the pattern emerging. Each row, work one more sc between the increases than in the previous round. Once it's as big as you want, just work sc evenly around. Depending on tension, the rounds with increases will theoretically be a flat circle, and then once you swap to working sc evenly it will form the sides of the basket. Again this is just an approximation for the basket, but hopefully it's close! Let me know if you have any questions.

[@DebraLavigne-nc6xf]

I like that

[@ginafrechette8184]

When working a border for a blanket, how many stitches do I put in each corner? I’m thinking of doing the ruffle stitch or the extended single crochet

[@CraftersAutonomous]

Great question! If I'm working with single crochet, I typically put 3 sc into each corner. (With double crochet, 5 seems to do the trick.) For the extended single crochet, personally I would work 5 single crochet into the corner, and not work it extended. With the ruffle, it would depend a little bit on how I'm lined up when I get to the corner. I would either put a ruffle into the corner, or else line it up so the skipped stitch between ruffles was the corner. Partly it depends on what you are working on, how you line up when you get to the corner, and what look you prefer. But at the end of the day, there's not a right or wrong way to work the corner of a border. I always recommend playing around a little bitter with different options so you can find what you personally like best!

[@mmdaa4]

#3: Crab Stitch (6:49) Left handed crocheters 😱🤯 Really had fun reversing this stitch in my head

[@CraftersAutonomous]

Oh man, I bet that's confusing! Were you able to get it figured out? It feels so weird when learning (and I say this as someone who was able to watch other righties when learning! haha), but once you complete the stitch correctly once or twice it kinda clicks and you'll know you did it correctly.

[@lindatreend254]

Will any of these borders work on a Feather and Fan afghan?

[@CraftersAutonomous]

Are you referring to a blanket with an "ripple" along the edge? (sorry, I'm not familiar with the Feather and fan afghan 😄) But if that's the case, I think these could be adapted with some minor adjustments. What I would try is to first do a round of single crochet evenly as a set up round, and maybe add some extra stitches at the "peaks" along the edge to get over that curve. And then when I work the actual border into the set up round, I would see if I needed extra stitches in the "peaks" of that round as well.

[@lindatreend254]

@@CraftersAutonomous Thanks so much for your thorough explanation. I'm making a blanket from an Ophelia Talks KZbin tutorial with the feather and fan stitch which has waves and ripples.

[@donnacreativeblessings4098]

I thought the third stitch was called a reverse single crochet. Thats what it reads in the blanket I'm presently working on. Well, one of the blankets. I love that stitch as a border as well. I am stuck at the moment. There is a section of the blanket that calls for a row of crab stitches (reverse single crochet) then for the next row, it says to single crochet into the back of the stitch, but I cannot figure out where I should be inserting my hook. 😫

[@CraftersAutonomous]

I think I've heard it called a reverse single crochet as well! Hmm I not exactly sure where they're wanting you to insert your hook. When I encounter something like that in a pattern, I usually just make up what I think is close enough and if I like the way it looks I just go for it!

[@christinec.2376]

Maybe I'll use the first one, because it will suit a guy better than the second one😅

[@SylviaFey]

I was looking for something a little "manly" I guess is the word for a blanket I finished knitting for my boyfriend and the "long" single crochet looks like teeth kinda so That's what I'm using. Thanks for the video. It's amazing!

[@CraftersAutonomous]

So glad you enjoyed!

[@SylviaFey]

@@CraftersAutonomous 😓 I had a little trouble with some of the stitches because I'm doing that boarder on a knitted blanket, but I figured it out and it looks AWESOME! 😁

[@CraftersAutonomous]

@@SylviaFey Ooh, that sounds awesome! I love the combination of knit and crochet. It creates such neat textures!

[@wolffenhaus]

8:25

[@angelscrochet223]

i used the crab stitch for a bowl full of ice-cream

[@Bernietheoc]

👏🏻🧶

[@autisticfrog290]

A platypus?

[@zachdavis3802]

Perry the platypus?!