(crochet) How To Crochet the Traditional Granny Square - Yarn Scrap Friday

[@TheCraftydevilSpeaks]

Hi, I want to thank you for your simple, precise instruction on how to crochet. I am 66 yrs old and never learned to crochet. My mother crocheted and tried to teach me when I was young but she was left handed and I am right handed, so it never seemed to work for us. My mom passed away last year and I am deemed with cleaning out her house to be sold. There are quite a few finished afghans but I have found tubs full of yarn and squares that were never finished or put together. I figure no one will buy the squares so I decided to make them into pillows and finish them myself. After all I am a crafter all my life, all I needed was to be shown! I’ve watched a number of your videos now and your simplified way of demonstrating the different stitches and how to join granny squares has been fantastic and I have been hiding out from the heat by the air conditioner crocheting my little heart out! I have 4 pillows ready to be backed and it’s only been 2 days and I’m getting faster already. I just had to let you know how much your videos have helped me and it makes me happy to finish what my mother started. I plan to keep a few of the pillows when they are done to add to some of the additional afghans I brought home. and added them to the ones she made for me over the years. Thank you so much and once I ace granny squares I can’t wait to try some of those flowers you demonstrate (love the daffodils!) I subscribed to your channel too

[@suzannerowell5791]

OMG! Your instructions are the best! I love how well you explain every part of your projects!!!! You rock!

[@pl4612]

This is by far the best video I’ve seen demonstrating granny square. Thank you! I’ve made my very first granny square today.

[@mozcats5608]

Made my first granny square today. I've watched dozens of videos in my quest to learn to crochet but none have been as clear and concise as yours. So easy to understand and follow. A very big thank you. I look forward to watching and following the rest of your videos.

[@veraj]

Have done several projects with your tutorials. Really enjoy them. Lovely voice, clear and concise instructions, easy to follow visuals, nice pace. Love your channel! Thank you! 💝

[@nonenone2747]

I have been watching your channel for the last two years! I love the way you teach 😊. It is easy for me to understand ! pleasure watching you tutorials! !

[@laurahuxford7520]

I love your videos. For many years I have tried to do other patterns and failed because the directions or other videos were unclear. You make things simple and easy to learn. Thank you for making these videos and I hope you continue for a long time!

[@amrismomful]

This was by far the best tutorial I've found for Granny Squares. Thank you for being slow, detailed and clear. After watching several tutorials, I finally made my first correct square with only one view.

[@alyssacicalese1764]

Thank you for all your wonderful videos. Yours are the only ones I can follow and actually do what you are doing.

[@jo-annemanion7143]

This video is the only way I can make a granny square😀 so easy to follow as are your other tutorials. Thank you

[@lisagriffin3656]

Thank you - been trying for ages and yours is the best video tutorial I have found!

[@kellybumgardner5492]

I have to say that your videos are so detailed and in focus (I didn't think this was a Prob till I started crocheting and looking up videos lol especially when I'm like what stich are they talking about going through and I get lost bc you can't see) yours are never a problem for me to figure out. Im still fairly new and I love how you instruct. I watch the video and go along with you bc that's the easy way for me to learn till I get the hang which seems to take awhile since my brain injury and even though you showed us a stich you still explain it everytime till the end. I think this is great for beginners and you go at the perfect speed for me. Please post more patterns and cute animals!

[@HappyBerryCrochet]

Kelly Lynch Thank you so much for your kind feedback Kelly! :)

[@sheilamackenzie2663]

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[@BeYou4You]

I totally agree with Kelly. The Granny square stitch seems simple yet so many people have complicated the step by step process and I’ve become very confused as to how to construct my square. Some say chain 1 or 2 or even 3 after working a round. Some say only stitch 3 double crotchet into the starting hole. “Whew” like Kelly I am a beginner and really appreciate how kind and considerate you are when teaching us! Thanks to your tutorials and patience with your subscribers. Finally, I believe that I now understand how to make a granny square 😘

[@whimsicalparadox7180]

I made my first ever granny square today with the help of your how to playlist and this video! I had to put it at half speed to keep pace (and even sometimes you worked faster than me at half speed!), but I had a great time. Thank you!!

[@HappyBerryCrochet]

Wonderful!

[@demonhunter4423]

Thank you, thank you. Two years or so of crochet and just learning to do a granny square. You're the one one I have found that doesn't over complicate it.

[@tieganinkpin6112]

Tiegan WOW your crochet skills are very good (amazing) I even learnt a thing or two. and my granny square is amazing thanks all to you MY FAVORITE You Tuber in the whole world !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@vanessavilleda2076]

Oh my god I’ve been trying so hard to learn how to make a granny square and your video is the only one that I was able to learn from!!!!!

[@newsatone]

I have only recently began to crochet and attempted squares, only to end up with rather disgruntled oblongs! However after watching your video for making flowers I attempted this video for a square and am thrilled to say I now not only have a square but a two coloured square..thanks to you :) Also thanks for the step by step way you teach..much appreciated.

[@HappyBerryCrochet]

newsatone That is wonderful! I'm so glad you found these useful.

[@HappyBerryCrochet]

newsatone That is wonderful! I'm so glad you found these useful.

[@natalieosuna1026]

I never thought I could do this until I saw your video. I highly recommend this video.

[@rachelhumphries6373]

Thank you for helping me to keep sane!I really enjoy the way you walk though your tutorials.I love the fact you realize some of us are still in the early stages.please keep doing your tutorials. I really enjoy them.thanks from Australia.

[@tatianamercado7772]

I absolutely loved and enjoyed this video tutorial! I am a beginner at crochet and it usually takes me more than one try to follow up watching and crocheting and with your video I actually mastered this beautiful granny square pattern on my first try!! thank you so much looking forward to make a whole stack to make my very own granny square blanket!!! 😊

[@laurahuxford7520]

Thank you for this video. It is a life saver. I can never remember how to start the granny square. Don't ever get rid of this video!!!!

[@karennicklin1580]

Thank you I forgot how to crochet and just watched and followed your video and I can now crochet again thank you xx

[@little2737]

I have finally made a granny square as i struggle alot with this, your video was so easy to follow and clear everything about it. after searching many many videos i couldnt pick it up the best explanation im def going to watch more keep up your awesome work

[@suganyavashisht4535]

So clearly explained.... U made it easy to beginner by your videos.....thank you so much

[@jcundall99]

I've tried a few granny square videos and this is the first time I could actually do it right 😅thanks to you tuition of course it's explained very easily.

[@irelandsmom10]

Thank you soooo much. I could never get it to look like a square. But now I got it. Now to make a queen blanket. Thanks again. 😊

[@amethyst5538]

This has been the only granny square tutorial that I have actually been able to see what I need to do. Now I am like, "Aaaahhhh, okay. NOW I get it." I have watched another of your tutorials and I am now a subscriber. You are an excellent teacher! I have been able to make two dresses but the Granny Square eluded me. NO more though!

[@sheilaroffey8201]

Very pretty in blue & pink. Thank you so much very easy to follow x

[@janineburke1954]

I am so happy you took us back to basics as I had forgotten about how to do corners also. Love your videos - thanks so much.

[@wollywills]

Another good video, ive already done 2 of your baby beanies and now im doing a blanket,, Thankyou very much for easy to follow instructions :)

[@kaitlyndalton7902]

You are the best teacher thank you so much!

[@Cazzahutch]

Excellent tutorial. Have really enjoyed your easy to follow instructions. THANK YOU!

[@missbridjety]

I needed this. I forgot that you double the number in the corners. totally needed to review this. It's been many years since I let my squares sit n I forgot the count for turning or doing the corners. so thanks again.

[@nourarefaat8642]

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[@helenwilmore132]

You're videos are so eazy to follow you have made my little holy so enjoyable to follow thanks so much xx

[@RowanWiccae]

Super easy and cute lil granny square. Gave my 'play-by-ear/eye' afghan some much needed character :) great tutorial, thanks bunches!!

[@JadeAnnabelArt]

Thank you so so so much! I was having so much trouble with the written patternbut this made it so much easier, thank you :)

[@CharliesSquishiesUk]

Thank you, yours was the last video I found, and the only one that I managed to follow! Thank you!

[@charleyandsarah]

Just found your channel and made my first granny square with this wonderful tutorial of yours - thank you :-)

[@jillmccarley1325]

I'm excited to get started. I've watched other videos and been totally confused but I think I can follow you. I hope do because its getting too hot to be making afghans.

[@robynjtr]

Excellent video!! Thanks for taking the time to make it. So easy to follow. You are a wonderful teacher!:)

[@drawingwithart932]

It's really easy to follow thank you!!! 😊

[@anngutierrez]

I love the traditional granny square and I am following it on utube.Do you have written instructions? Thank you for creating this class. Much appreciated!

[@gangabhat5505]

Very nice beautiful color combinations and good tutorial thank you.

[@drawingwithart932]

Amazing pattern! I made a green,blue, and pink one!💚💙💗

[@bullfrog1431]

Thanks!

[@bullfrog1431]

Amazing. Thank you! I do have a question on the back of the square there are lines of yarn that are stretched across from where I changed colors? Is this avoidable? Should I just cut them off?

[@HappyBerryCrochet]

Hmm you can try carrying the yarn as you crochet, just popping it on top of your hook before working your next stitch, otherwise it's a case of cutting the yarn and joining the new as you go and then tying in your ends ☺️🙏

[@bullfrog1431]

I just watched your moss stitch video and now I understand what you mean by carry your yarn!!! I’m so excited. Thank you Laura!

[@susanfryman2052]

Your videos are great. So easy for me to understand. Thank you so much, Susan Fryman

[@roseannetracy9990]

Thank you. I have been doing this wrong. The person who taught me, was three instead of four and one chain instead of two. Thank you so very much!!

[@sarahbarton4977]

Roseanne Tracy same for me

[@solitudepeace5554]

I followed each step of this video and was successful 😊 thanks alot ma'am for this wonderful video 😄

[@TheMegaELBY]

Can you please indicate in writing how many "double crochets" there should be in the first circle? Thanks

[@sownlyme]

Thanks for great video - I really wanted to know how to carry a colour up to the next round. I would have liked to see what the back of the square looked like though. I like my squares to look good both sides - but wonder if using this method it shows on the reverse where you have carried the yarn. Can you show us the reverse side please?

[@sarahlivesey7068]

sownlyme thinking the same I've just followed this method of the colour yarn, and it's really quite visiable

[@karinjohnstone5758]

SLOW AND STEADY is your clever way of ensuring those of us new to crochet, can actually do this. You've taught me flowers, and now a gorgeous granny square. A HUGE THANKYOU.A QUESTION - I've searched your site, but cannot find how to JOIN THE MANY 5 PETAL FLOWERS you taught me, with my very first lessons. I have at least 100, so would love to find out your very easy way to join all of these please.MY FAVOURITE CROCHET SITE and has been my way to while away the hours, while waiting on a big hip operation -unable to drive or do any of my usual daily things, so crochet has been my saviour.I am also finding it HIGHLY ADDICTIVE, so know this will all continue when I'm back on my feet again.

[@gloriousgreen6508]

your tutorials are the best!

[@jacquelinemilne702]

thank you so much I had forgotten how to crochet this Jackie Stevenage herts thank you for this happy berry I had forgotten how to crochet one of the granny squares Jackie

[@Peggy296]

Thank you so much, I am now able to make a granny square....

[@joannkeenan2734]

Love your videos and I can follow really easy xxx

[@kattyk6370]

Simply 🌼 beautiful🎠

[@ferrelcloud3879]

i love this girl, awesome tutorials Xoxo from Canada!

[@Speak2MySpirit]

The first video that showed clearly how to do this. Especially the changing colors and meeting the ends. Have you published how to join the squares yet?

[@HappyBerryCrochet]

Speak2MySpirit Glad you like the tutorial. You can watch my other tutorial here for joining; kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4TRaIiVe7Z0fJo

[@grassweird9232]

Thx for teaching me what to block means!

[@kitn7613]

I love your videos. the detail always makes it so easy to follow along, and your absolute begginner videos are great for the stitches I don't know. I wished there was a begged erstwhile video for switching colors, I'm still a little afraid to try that part.

[@kitn7613]

begginers* (not begged erstwhile, what a weird auto correct lol)

[@kewlgurlrockz]

You did a really great job explaining it. Keep it up :)

[@YanelArez]

Great video as always. Love your channel

[@amrutashinde9916]

Hi, Its wonderful...you are great tutor I must say. Could you please show how to join these multiple patterns together?

[@bellesworld8349]

wow this was super easy!!! Nice

[@bellesworld8349]

yeah im right

[@dozzi53]

Thank you, you made it easy for me.

[@rachelthornberry3043]

Brilliant tutorial, thank you!

[@KundanKumar-et9tt]

hi, I have made it. it's so easy. thank you.

[@kathrynmah3]

Should I 4dc or 3dc??

[@user-xd1bn6os8d]

thank you for a great tutorial..easy to follow without having to pull your hair out!!

[@roseolivera1017]

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[@raehaverty7271]

First time I've made a granny square. :) Thanks a lot! Your video helped tremendously.

[@littlelucy65]

Thanks for posting!! Very helpful 😊

[@HappyBerryCrochet]

littlelucy65 You're welcome!

[@Sarabear1117]

I love your tutorials! Would it be okay to do a chain 3 in the corners?

[@monique6805]

love this video, do you think I could make a sweater with these squares, and if so could I just measure from a regular sweater that I have to make it work.?

[@mriomahassan442]

What if I want to make it larger?

[@beckyb4074]

I just subscribed to your channel. Thank you for making crocheting easy to understand. I haven't started anything yet, but I now feel confident I will be able to make something beautiful. Thank you again for your helpful and easy to understand videos. I was wondering do you have any videos on thread crocheting, like for making doilies? Thank you in advance. Becky B

[@beverlywood4856]

What brand.of crochet hooks do you use?

[@travelaround1205]

Very easy video.beautiful tutorial.thanks a lot. :-)

[@Rocko6716]

what # hook are you using

[@osnatshaibe1534]

Tried with other videos, couldn’t get it, always came out wrong 😩. With your perfect instructions, I got it right from the start 😊 Thank you so much 😊

[@samrakaygisiz2602]

U have a cirkel i have a thing and i don't now what it is

[@bridgetkativhu3678]

Thank you so much it really helped a lot

[@sashajones170]

I'm up to 2.43 and have not got two looks what is this sorcery!!

[@clairem7793]

How do you stop the back of your granny square looking untidy when you change yarn colours? Mine looks a little scraggly at the back

[@marjorietweed-brown7654]

Claire Mackie While you are crocheting, hold that loose tail along the top line of your crochet project and crochet right over it as if it weren't even there. That catches the tail in every single stitch so you won't have tails to have to weave in afterwards. This procedure works on just about every project.

[@claudiabotelhoclau]

Hello, i will travel to London in september/23, where do i buy yarn, acrilic i prefer. Hugs from Norway ❤

[@HappyBerryCrochet]

I wouldn't know I'm afraid as I haven't lived in London for years and I don't live in the UK at all anymore, but! I do know there's a store called Loop in London you could check out!

[@Starlightxxoo]

I’m just wondering why my squares are so misshapen. Like the middles pull in while corners stick out 😢

[@karengiebel8246]

So, thanks to you, I am going strong on my Granny Squares. I have a question. What do you do with all the "tails" of yarn from when you change colors, etc.? Thanks again for the wonderful videos!

[@HappyBerryCrochet]

karen koszuta You can choose to carry your yarn (see some of my recent video tutorials on how to do this) or its a case of cut and sew in Im afraid! :D

[@wachamcaulit]

Another option: weave in the ends

[@tamarahill2644]

what advice would you give me who doesn't have much patients with crocheting for the first time and i am still learning how to be patient.

[@HappyBerryCrochet]

Big hooks and big yarn, quicker results and easier to see what you're doing, good luck! :)

[@mauramcfall9289]

I've never seen a granny square worked with 4dc in each section - always just 3. I notice you have a really tight tension and wonder do you make 4 ds's per section for this reason?

[@HappyBerryCrochet]

It depends on the weight of your yarn, 4dcs work well with thinner yarn whereas 3dcs are better for thicker yarns and so on :)

[@kerinlee1077]

This is a wonderful tutorial, but my next question would be... how do you connect the squares to make it into a blanket?

[@HappyBerryCrochet]

Kerin Lee I'm just about to release a video tutorial on how I crochet granny squares together, but it is very simple, just turn them over and with wrong sides next to each other simply single crochet the edges together, making sure to count an equal amount of stitches on either edge. This is what works best for me.

[@om7abibi50]

thanks so much I loved your way

[@ครูแมวแสงดี]

Thanks .you can make me easy understand.

[@jusmitadeka1021]

I love this video very much...

[@ѕтявєяяу-з7е]

Do you happen to know how I could make a rectangle from a pre-existing granny square?

[@HappyBerryCrochet]

gwenanabanana2000 Add two small triangles to 2 edges of your square. How you do this would take more space than a comments box but hope that helps. :)

[@ѕтявєяяу-з7е]

***** Thanks! :-)

[@toshatrollwarrior]

I keep loosing my center loop. 😢

[@lindaliebenthal2576]

Hi Laura I was wondering what size of hook are you using and what kind of yarn are you using?

[@sashajones170]

I am stupidly only getting stuck at slipstitching the yarn through the 1st chain then I can get it all pulled through but once I do there is no visible hole when I think I have the right one it just doesnt look right. This isn't you I am just being blonde

[@jennyjarvis3869]

Lovely

[@tslecl4665]

THANK YOU ive been looking at other videos and none of them explained it so that i could understand and follow. and P.S. i love the way you switch colors and i want to start using your yarn

[@HappyBerryCrochet]

You are more than welcome (^-^) Thank you for your kind feedback.

[@tslecl4665]

***** your welcome and do you think your yarn will make it to the U.S?

[@sarahbarton4977]

Why do some others do only three double crochet and not four ??

[@HappyBerryCrochet]

Preference, yarn can play a difference.

[@socorroortega6974]

Muy lindo cuadrito gracias.

[@joanslaney6339]

Socorro Ortega brillant