Crochet Granny Square Stitch | BEGINNER

[@Wesleyintheory]

Sad you can only do 15min, I have seen other channels that can do 1hr, all these lessons have been great. I have watched many granny square lessons and for some reason yours has finally made it click. I think the thing that you "do different" is what really made it click. Thanks so much for these. Your speed is also impressive.

[@joyharris343]

I am so glad I looked this up. 11 years! You look so dapper. This is the way I always wanted to make a granny square, but nobody ever did it this way. There was only always two in the holes between corners and I never heard of the crochet one on the runway before the middle holes and to the corners! Thank you so much for keeping these older videos on here, Mikey!!

[@cubiertosenterprise]

I LOVE YOUR TUTORIALS, I HAD NEVER FOUND SOMEONE WHO EXPLAIN EVERYTHING SO EASY TO UNDERSTAND!

[@superfunlantztime]

YAY! I just made a granny square! I'm so excited. I'm a knitter, so crochet was a little out of my element.

[@beeclassy4867]

I enjoy these tutorials. He’s pretty thorough and provides many tips with explanations, and I don’t have to pause the video too often as a result. He’s also very mellow and patient. Personally, I’m used to knitting, so crocheting is not really crossing over but more of a foreign language altogether.. Fascinating!

[@jessicasutton384]

Thank you! My grandmother taught me to crochet & I didn't enjoy it...these tutorials have changed my mind & now I enjoy crocheting!

[@victorias5256]

this is the first thing learned a long time ago. i have made blankets from granny squares i love the granny square. lol thank you Mikey for having this awesome web crochet channel

[@TheCrochetCrowd]

yes...pay attention to how your attaching your yarns as you go, if your not attaching it correctly this could be why its falling apart...also watch where your casting off/tying knots this could be coming undone too if not done securely enough.Mikey has a video on youtube called "how to attach yarn without knots" that may help with attaching yarn and if you have to secure your knots a few times at the end of your rows then double knot them to make sure they are secure Cathy@The Crochet Crowd :)

[@fairysdosparkle]

Thank you sooo much Mikey. I have watched several beginner vids for making granny squares, and finally just completed my first one while watching yours! There'll be no stopping me now, can't wait to make my first blanket :)

[@1cryba]

This took me a few times watching, but I finally 'got it'!! You are the greatest Mikey!!!

[@briannegivens8775]

AHH!! You have updated this video and it's much appreciated - brighter than the last one! Thanks for doing this and please keep it up!!

[@lisetteharzing]

I hardly can believe it. I just made a granny square! Thanks for the lesson!

[@chilipeprsandi]

My purple lap blanket is coming along great! Thanks so much Mikey....I'm loving this patter and love watching my blanket grow :) (This is my first granny square attempt)

[@lindasmith1611]

Chilipepr Sandi

[@yashanimayadunna9083]

Thank you very much . Super simple clear instructions! After watching once with d memory I could finish my very first granny square.

[@mireillekulisz8530]

Thank you for this easy tutorial! When in doubt, I go to Mikey!

[@AnaMariMarcos]

this was amazing! Thank you so much I loved it and learned it immediately. Now I can't stop crocheting!

[@gracer.1220]

He is the best you can always pause n go back until you get it!!

[@186judith]

your never to old for you to learn, sit back and enjoy, xx

[@marylarson7475]

great video as usual. I have learned so much from these tutorials. It has really given me a lot of confidence. I have always been interested in crochet but with books that I have purchased in the past I haven't been able to even come close to learning anything. I have been able to pick each of the skills up as I follow along with this and it is so in depth and easy to follow. Thank you!!

[@tonispywriter]

You're so good at that. You make it look easy.

[@belthebitch]

So easy to follow, thank you. the last tutorial i found was so much more complex, with this one it's seems easy peesy lol..

[@Okiedokiemom5]

Finally got it! Thank you for such clear instructions!

[@rogerpeck2356]

Thanks so much for these tutorials! I'm new to this craft and you have helped me so much!

[@TheCrochetCrowd]

oh ok I thought so ..... :) yes keep me posted

[@Gloriagranny1]

Want to learn so much and starting at 77 years old to catch up

[@TheCrochetCrowd]

You can do it! Best of wishes! - Mikey

[@poetspice]

This was helpful and easy to understand. Thanks!

[@lindapenney5207]

you make it look so easy Mikey

[@TheCrochetCrowd]

ok yes let me know, mikey also has videos on how to attach squares in a few different ways under 'how to attach granny squares mikeyssmail" hope that helps ...good luck Cathy :)

[@usaputhawong3634]

You are a great teacher, thank you so much.

[@TheCrochetCrowd]

@DORAMARIE no problem :)

[@TheCrochetCrowd]

no sorry we don't have the steps for a granny square written out but you could write them out while watching the video so you have them to take with you.... Cathy@ The Crochet Crowd :)

[@TheCrochetCrowd]

@DORAMARIE personal preference....he has said before that likes how it glides on the yarn....and finds it easier to work with and finds bamboo hooks cause less stress to his hands.....cathy@mikeys helpdesk :)

[@heidimalone6900]

my mother tried to teach me how to crochet when I was 8 years old but I couldn't understand it. I started watching your videos and now I have 3 projects going, I have the wave, the basket weave and tonight I started on the granny square

[@donnaawesomed6505]

Thanks...ill get right to it...ill let you know...it must be two things...this is blanket 4..falling apart...i made squares smaller...so it must be changing colors and casting off....maybe even attaching all squares...it falls apart there too...i will research all videos...thanks

[@TheCrochetCrowd]

@mtct08 yes you can go around and around until you have the size you want or you can make individual squares and attach them together.....mikey has a tutorial on youtube for the never ending granny.....cathy@mikeys helpdesk :)

[@MaryKira]

Thank you. Excellent instructions. ❤

[@buzzyanderson4131]

I love your laugh!

[@TheCrochetCrowd]

@seguinl1 Yep... you tie off where you stop and start each round.

[@Vsg-ng7ll]

Love the hook to remember how.

[@NicoleSteffens]

:) I love you!! I did a beautiful baby blanket thanks ur good explanation ... Thank you very much my friend :)

[@TheCrochetCrowd]

@Hyandme Mikey finds the bamboo hook causing less stress on his hands and find it glides through yarn easier....just a personal preference :) cathy@ mikeys helpdesk :)

[@montrealstars60]

Hi... love your granny squares!!! Do you know an economical online store who carries Barnat yarn. I'm in Italy and I thought maybe you would know better than anyone else. Thanks for your amazing tutorials Mikey!!!

[@janniehanagriff]

Mikey i was wondering are you self taught or did someone teach you crochet. ? you do it different and i like it. you taught me how to make a pom pom for my daughter's hat.

[@dianagarzatre]

Tank you very much!!!!!

[@TheCrochetCrowd]

oh gosh ...were you using one color or more?? where did it come apart from?? Cathy@The Crochet Crowd :)

[@jcg1224]

I have started doing a different type of granny, I call it the Closed in or Textured Granny. I make the first 3 or 4 rows like a normal granny. After that I do corners as normal but drip the center stitch of each group down into the row below by using an elongated DC. This pulls fills in the wholes between and textures the afghan. Then I do a few rows now and then in a normal granny stitch to maintain the look of the granny. Give it a try and tell me what you think. jcg1224

[@Lyzz133]

i found out i have been doing double crochet and granny squares wrong for years thanks

[@donnaawesomed6505]

Thanks...that was me on fb...so ill work on it...ill let you know...thanks

[@laurabell5774]

Thank you so much for sending me this video! I feel like you really read my message on your fb page! Thank you!

[@teresatart7167]

I guess it is me but I find the granny square the hardest stitch to do! I have watched this several times and still can't get it right!

[@DORAMARIE]

Mikey, why bamboo? Any particular reason or just a personal favorite ?

[@TheCrochetCrowd]

@Wesleyintheory well I tried to leave a post for you but it says Im blocked...if you go to youtube and search "changing colors in a granny square mikeyssmail" the tutorial to show you this should pop up...... cathy

[@cindysuttles1373]

Thank you!

[@JANIFER6882]

Can you show how to make a bottom bag please using the granny sq.

[@Hyandme]

Is there any special thing bamboo does? Or is a bamboo hook as good as any other material hook? Just curious. Thanks :)

[@Wesleyintheory]

OH! Do you have a version of a granny square were you change colors? Changing colors always throws me off

[@mtct08]

can you do this until you have the size blanket you would like? I would like to make a never ending one so I do not have to sew or attach the granny squares when done.

[@jcg1224]

Whoops, That is I DROP down, not drip down the center stitch of each group of stitches. This pulls in and fills the gaps to make a warmer afghan.It also gives a nice texture to the afghan. Sorry for the type O. jcg1224

[@ruthmariapena]

¿Tienes algún tutorial de un cuadrado de la abuelita bicolor?

[@daniellejasperspixiedust1266]

I there a pattern that Mikey is using and if so where can one find it, I find it easier for me to learn if I can have the pattern at hand as I am doing it.

[@DORAMARIE]

@mikeyssmail Thank you for answering so fast!:)

[@samanthavetter4856]

I have loved every tutorial you have done so far and learned so much. But this one is so rushed I cant keep up and mine ends up looking nothing like the screen, no matter how many times I tried. Now it has turned from fun to frustration

[@elphe44]

Same for me. I have no problem with the double crochet. What I'm having trouble with is the number of double crochet between each corner (they seem to go from 1 to 2 to 3. And also which loop to grab when joining the two parts. I goes way too fast, it's a nightmare. I am a complete beginner and I only learned from here up to now. And I don't know how to add a new color either so I'm not sure I'me including the loose string correctly. I fear that i'm going to have to go explore other videos to see if I can figure it out. And why do they have a time line of 15 minutes?? Why can't they slow down? Is it a tutorial or what?

[@donnaawesomed6505]

I am using multiple colors...same 5 gage needle...mostly the 3rd row comes apart..any suggestions..

[@shakdistributor]

Goes a bit fast, for some reason I ended up with an extra tab of stitches at the beginning of my square. Hard to tell what's going on when I first start out. Will just keep practicing until I get it right! Thanks for the vids!

[@Jandygh]

I enjoy crocheting granny squares but I have a problem where the center of my granny square always looks cocked to the right after I've done a few rounds. The outer rounds look squared off but the center is not. It's hard to explain but the center is twisted looking to the right. I am right handed. I make my granny squares exactly like this video. I don't know what I am doing wrong. Can you help me?

[@TheCrochetCrowd]

@Wesleyintheory I am sending you a link, youtube wont let me post it here....cathy@mikeys helpdesk :)

[@TheSprCch]

Do you add an edge to this, or is that done when connecting the squares? Thanks!

[@chilipeprsandi]

I didn't add an edge/border, but, I think it would add to the already beautiful blanket. ;)

[@TheSprCch]

Thank you! :)

[@doriemmlamberty7186]

i am learning reading the draw patterns do you have a class? is more easy that reading at least ffor me.

[@TheCrochetCrowd]

Learn to Read Diagrams. We have that.

[@blackfordfam]

Is there a written instruction to go with this?

[@Bunchesmcguinty]

Is there a place where THIS pattern is written? I checked the website, nothing. I contacted the company. They responded with "the item you wish to purchase is no longer available". So, clearly this is a company that reads its email.

[@stylefan32]

I'm following the tutorial correctly, but the beginning of my square still looks like a circle. What am I doing wrong?

[@Ckusje]

mine turned out to be in the shape of a star xD I messed up somewhere

[@cabrooks1575]

My square ends up folding up on its self... Why is that?

[@lindseyrae4990]

I had this problem too. I found it was because I wasn't double crocheting back into the same gap at the corners. That's the 3-2-3 method he mentions. Three double crochets, followed by 2 chain stitches, and then 3 double crochets into the SAME gap at each corner.

[@sarahbarton4977]

Why do some people do three chain on the corner instead of two ??

[@TheCrochetCrowd]

Ch 3 makes the corners looser... Ch 2 tightens them up. It's pretty much your choice.

[@missdelila287]

I am learning that I cannot follow directions. My square looks like a baby hat!!

[@TheCrochetCrowd]

Hi Ms Delila, Pay close attention to your corners..they are very important when doing granny squares...you should have a (3dc, ch 2, 3dc) at each one ;) Keep trying and it will click eventually -Cathy@The Crochet Crowd ;)

[@missdelila287]

Thanks, Cathy..I am still practicing and tearing out and trying again :)

[@missdelila287]

The Crochet Crowd Thank you and I did continue on and have done much better, thanks to all of you :)

[@amyd1026]

You know this is not a beginner video. But it’s how to make a granny square. Not a special granny square but just that. This guy knows his business and unfortunately you can tell that. Too fast and the comments make a beginner feel dumb

[@TheCrochetCrowd]

I'm really sorry Amy. - Michael

[@yheart1]

Argh...this is a tough one to follow for some reason!

[@thainab85]

for a beginner video you go way to quickly with explaining what is going on.

[@jimbuck3797]

+Taina Baker just pause and replay

[@MrsMack-bw5qd]

you go so fast and when yoy started the granny square you didnt go back to show it again. im sure youre a goid teacher but just not for this beginner

[@TheCrochetCrowd]

@mtct08 yes you can go around and around until you have the size you want or you can make individual squares and attach them together.....mikey has a tutorial on youtube for the never ending granny.....cathy@mikeys helpdesk :)