how to crochet a moon granny square (part of a set with a sun and star!)

[@coffe_addict321]

Moon 1. Slst 2. Sc hdc 3. Hdc hdc 4. Hdc dc 5. Dc dc 6. Dc edc 7. Edc edc 8. EDC tc 9. Tc tc 10. Tc Mirror on other side

[@galerenouf2625]

A true hero 👏

[@diamond3170]

yeh but you not even saying the count

[@galerenouf2625]

@diamond3170 hey, so it actually does show the count. Each numbered row counts as one stitch space that you will work into(1. Is the first stitch you're working into, 2. Is the second, so on) and each stitch will contain two stitches. So, for example, number 2 says "sc hdc," so in that second stitch space of your moon, you will work one single crochet and one half double crochet. If that makes sense lol I'm bad at explaining 😅

[@diamond3170]

@@galerenouf2625 sorry i’m slow 🤭😅

[@helenallan1313]

Helpful Thank you

[@michellejacobo9360]

When she said happy crafting at the very end, I felt that. Following this video after smoking 🍃 was therapeutic. Easy instructions btw. I’ve made 8 already 💫💖

[@mrbigweld1618]

yessss crochet is the perfect 🍃 activity and her voice is so calming! my cat fell asleep right next to me while i was watching ☺️

[@lelapingentleman3674]

Im learning this to make a baby blanket for my neighbor 🥰 she is so nice and shes pregnant. I hope it will keep the baby warm and i hop shell like it

[@julescraftfolk]

That is so sweet of you! I bet she will love it 🥰

[@jensay]

Did you complete it yet.

[@mrbigweld1618]

how did it go? 💓

[@Etnukat]

You explain it so well and your hand movements are so elegant and precise. I admire your craft ❤

[@julescraftfolk]

Thank you so much! That's sweet of you to say 😊

[@Feet_ontop]

For the sides 1.Tc, Tc, Ch 2 , Tc 2 2 .Edc 3.Dc 4. Dc 5. Hdc 6. Hdc 7. Hdc 8. Dc 9. Dc 10. Edc (then repeat it 2 times)

[@bethmilner1623]

I saw a TikTok a while ago with this style and I loved it, so I went googling recently and could only find paid PDFs and they just weren’t the style I was imaging. So I took back to TikTok and found your page, and thought your patterns were wonderful. I looked you up on KZbin and now I’ve done the moon, sun and star. Your tutorials are fantastic and I’m so happy with my work. Thank you so much! ❤

[@julescraftfolk]

Oh yay thank you! I’m glad you found me! And I’m so happy my tutorial could help you 😀

[@shereem4237]

This yarn is gorgeous

[@julescraftfolk]

It’s an Australian brand called Blackwattle. This is the Bluegum yarn in Songbird colourway. I got it from Maker Maker in Melbourne 💜

[@vinnie9442]

this is a really great tutorial! i appreciate the narration and the step by step nature without a ton of filler or sped up work - thank you!!!

[@julescraftfolk]

Thanks so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@trashpanda9152]

The yarn color is very pretty

[@cardinal_copia6286]

Out of all of the moon squares I have found, yours truly looks the best! The manner in which you teach is excellent!!!

[@julescraftfolk]

Wow, thank you so much! I'm glad you liked the pattern 😊

[@shariahansari]

I think making 13 dc in mr instead of 12 solved most of the counting problems I was having. Round 2 it increased to 26 dc instead of 24 and from there on I had zero problems with stich count. It's a really lovely pattern, thanks for this

[@coffe_addict321]

Moon 1. Slst 2. Sc hdc 3. Hdc hdc 4. Hdc dc 5. Dc dc 6. Dc edc 7. Edc edc 8. EDC tc 9. Tc tc 10. Tc Mirror on other side

[@amyq1789]

thanks for the tutorial, it was so easy to follow and the music was chill as well, love it

[@julescraftfolk]

I’m glad you liked it….i find the music so relaxing!!

[@reddishblu3]

after moon corner: 2 tc, ch2, 2tc side 1edc 2dc 3hdc 2dc 1edc

[@Ullisen]

Thank you for this❤ Drives me crazy to have to rewind and look for the right moment 🙄

[@reddishblu3]

@@Ullisen haha no problem

[@OhElvira]

Thanks! Would be great for it to be written on screen!

[@harshybrown]

Yer a life-saver! I was all ?? when the instructions said repeat that. I was like repeat what? from which part do we repeat? man, thank you!

[@vanshika2448]

after the moon sides ch2 edc in sl stitch of moon then corner 2tc ch2 2tc then edc then dc dc then hdc hdc hdc then dc dc then edc then 2tc ch2 2tc

[@girlovecupcake]

Thank you for this I've redone this like six times now and was ending up a space short

[@maryducker4035]

I loved the squares in these tutorials! They were very easy to follow and very beautiful!

[@julescraftfolk]

Thanks so much, I'm glad you liked them!

[@Eh-fu1tt]

Lovely! The problem I've been having is not knowing where to slip stitch at the end of a row and it really helps that you explained ANd showed it slowly :) thank you so much

[@julescraftfolk]

Yay, I'm so glad it was helpful! Sometimes it's tricky to know how much detail to add to the instructions, so I'm glad it was what you needed. Have fun crafting!

[@marcyscott6864]

Just made this love it it’s gone make a perfect spacey side bag

[@sadgirlhacked1327]

Great video! Worked perfectly the first time! Thx❤❤

[@julescraftfolk]

Thank you :) I'm glad it helped!

[@gnarleymarley222]

lovely demonstration!! explained and shown so well! thank you for sharing🫶🏽🫶🏽

[@julescraftfolk]

Thanks so much for watching! I'm glad you liked it ☺️

[@patriciakendall6494]

This is fantastic! I can’t wait to try it! Thank you much much ❤

[@Alisha..6689]

Magic ring Chain 3 11 DC Slip stitch in between 1st DC and chains 2 chains 2DC into same stitch Increase all all the way round.

[@Haley-uj8gy]

Best tutorial I’ve seen in a while! 💖

[@julescraftfolk]

Wow, thank you! I’m glad you liked it!

[@Stellarcrochet]

Lovveee this tutorial. Was so therapeutic

[@beckaparry3992]

Thank you so much for sharing this! So helpful and such beautiful results! X

[@julescraftfolk]

Glad it was helpful! Thank you 😊

[@makeupsaddict]

oh my! the yarn is beautiful and thank you so much for sharing this tutorial with us! :)

[@julescraftfolk]

You are so welcome! I'm glad you liked it. Also the yarn is from Blackwattle in Australia (it's the bluegum yarn in songbird) it's so nice.

[@oliviakirby4286]

I love this tutorial I cannot wait for the sun and star ones

[@julescraftfolk]

Thanks so much! The sun and star tutorials will both be up this week 🥰

[@NightWillowCrafts]

I am so excited for the final part in this so I can make a blanket with these squares!

[@julescraftfolk]

Oh a blanket will be fun! The sun tutorial will be up tonight!

[@katleahy5188]

@@julescraftfolkand on that, do all the squares have the same number of outer stitches? Would love to use these to make pillow covers, gorgeous pattern

[@julescraftfolk]

Yes! I designed all three squares to have the same number of stitches on both rounds of the background. That way they are perfect to use together in a project 😀

[@katleahy5188]

@@julescraftfolk the lords work 🙏 thank u for responding so quickly!!

[@kimmiemac3101]

Absolutely amazing, so easy to follow Thank you 😊

[@julescraftfolk]

Oh yay! Thank you! I’m so glad you liked it 🥰

[@girlovecupcake]

Help! Redone 5 times my last EDC ends in the last moon stitch so no more stitches to put a DC. I have taken the moon apart five times now and was careful to count the stitches, same with the border. Its still ending with the EDC in the last moon stitch.

[@anakeniacarrasco5988]

mine was the same! :(

[@Raven-vk4vc]

Someone in the comments said to put 13dc in the magic ring and in the second round to increase to 26 and then to continue on as normal. This worked for me so I hope it helps you too!

[@anakeniacarrasco5988]

@@Raven-vk4vcoh i realized i was actually missing a stitch she did mention, i just didn’t pay enough attention. but thanks for the tip though 🙏🏻

[@Raven-vk4vc]

@@anakeniacarrasco5988 can you tell me what stitched you missed? Maybe that’s where I’ve been messing up too.😅

[@anakeniacarrasco5988]

@@Raven-vk4vchopefully it helps you, these are notes i took when learning how to do it, v messy hahaha. in parenthesis u can read which stitch i’m referring to Take the other color Find the next stitch where you joined the first color And join with a slip stitch (1) Next stitch 1 single crochet 5:30 and 1 half double crochet 5:37 (2) Next stitch 2 half double crochet (3) Next stitch 1 half double crochet and 1 double crochet 6:06 (4) Next stitch 2 double crochet (5) Next stitch 1 double crochet and extended double crochet 6:33 (6) Next stitch 2 extended double crochet (7) Next stitch 1 extended double crochet and 1 triple crochet 7:06 (8) Next stitch 2 triple crochet (9) Next stitch 1 triple crochet (half way) (10) Inverted (so here u have plus 8) And do a slip stitch (19) You are supposed to have 6 extra stitches left of the initial circle

[@elsavillalpando4396]

I would like to obtain the PDF pattern. Is it in the Etsy store? Or where can I get a written pattern to follow? Thank you!

[@anishamoosa4048]

Hi, I live you and your work I second everything the first person commented because that is so true...I pray that hands stay blessed and you be rewarded abundantly for sharing with us your beautiful work I have subscribed because I live you and your work and your way of teaching ....Stay blessed 🙌 ❤

[@julescraftfolk]

Wow thanks so much for the lovely words. I’m so pleased you liked it! 😍 Have fun crocheting!

[@lizamuromtseva4584]

Thank you very much for the detailed tutorial! ❤ It was only thanks to you that I learned to knit a “month”. The others explain too quickly...

[@julescraftfolk]

Thank you!! I’m glad you liked it and happy it was easy to learn from. Enjoy making more crochet things! 😀

[@AMSUNSHYNE]

Thank you so luch for this tutorial!😊

[@julescraftfolk]

You are so welcome!

[@TwinMum-2007]

Thank you so much ❤

[@julescraftfolk]

You're welcome, glad you liked it ☺️

[@beatricedivirgilio]

12:11 for side rep

[@audreynorman5191]

Are all three squares the same size? Thank you for the great video

[@julescraftfolk]

Yes I made sure they all worked up to be the same size. You can choose to do one round of the background or two depending on how large you want the squares. With one round mine are 3.5inches / 9cm. With two rounds they are 4.5inches / 11.5cm 😀

[@audreynorman5191]

@@julescraftfolk thank you so much

[@meganseeger6093]

I got to round 3 and can’t go any further u say to continue the pattern after the second corner only halfway thru the moon…. I tried going back but I am unable to find where and witch stitch I need to use

[@meganseeger6093]

Do u have a Full video? It’s hard for a beginner to follow along if u skip over parts.

[@julescraftfolk]

Hello! Yes, this round repeats after each corner, so there will be 4 identical sides to make it into a square. When I say to repeat the pattern I mean make the corner (TC2, CH2, TC2) then do the side (EDC, DC, DC, HDC, HDC, HDC, DC, DC, EDC) then you do another corner. Hope that helps!

[@girlovecupcake]

​@@julescraftfolk The last EDC before the last corner keeps ending up in the st I have for the moon. I've frogged this four times including the moon and I'm going on #5 and it's still ending in there. Unsure what's going on. Did count my stitches on the moon and the border but it isn't ending where you show in the video

[@julescraftfolk]

@@girlovecupcake Hi there. It sounds like when you start working with the background yarn after making the moon you are skipping over the slip stitch (first stitch made when making the moon) and instead working a slip stitch into the top of the single crochet (second stitch made when making the moon)...have I got this right? If so, you want to make sure that when you start with the background yarn that you slip stitch into the top of the first slip stitch of the moon. Then you will either chain 3 or do an alternate standing double crochet. In the next stitch (the top of the single crochet of the moon) you will do the extended double crochet. This should also fix the problem you are having when you get round to the other side of the moon....just make sure you work into the top of both slipped stitches at the start and end of the moon. Does this make sense?

[@carolrudd6776]

Hello. Your patterns are so pretty and your instructions are excellent. Very descriptive and easy to follow. My grand daughter loves the color of the samples you made in the videos and asked me to make them for her. I have looked all over and can't find the same yarn. Could you please tell me what brand and color yarn you used to make the squares? I would very much appreciate it. Thank you❤

[@julescraftfolk]

Hello! I’m so glad you and your granddaughter like the pattern! The white yarn is just a standard 8ply cotton from Spotlight in Australia - “Four Seasons” brand “Flinders” range. The hand dyed yarn is also Australian - Blackwattle is the name of the company, and it’s the “Bluegum” yarn in “Songbird” colourway. It is such a pretty yarn…but if you’re overseas check out boutique dyers, they might have something similar 😄

[@carolrudd6776]

Thank you so much for your response. I'm guilty of not looking further down in the comments section before sending you a note. Another person also inquired and I did see the name of the yarn. I looked everywhere but it's sold out, so I ended up ordering a yarn from Yarn Art that my grand daughter said she also likes. I hope it will come out as pretty as the sample you made in the video. I am looking forward to crocheting it as soon as it arrives. Thank you for such a beautiful pattern and video!!

[@shalynnsprague9136]

How big are these?

[@marynetrebskaya6437]

Thank you so much for the tutorial!! These granny squares are gonna become the base for my jumper soon. Could you please tell me the parameters of the square? How many centimeters? Thank you!

[@julescraftfolk]

Oh fun! I'm going to make a cardigan with mine! The sun, star, and moon phase squares are all the same size. You can choose to do one round of the background or two depending on how large you want the squares. With one round mine are 3.5inches / 9cm. With two rounds they are 4.5inches / 11.5cm. If you want them bigger just do another round of DC. I've got a video for a 4 pointed star that matches coming out tomorrow too :) Good luck with your project, keep me posted on how you go!!

[@soliloqvy]

this was such a beautiful tutorial thank u so much!! my squares look so pretty 🥺also omg would u share the music title or link? its so calming

[@julescraftfolk]

Thanks so much, I'm glad you liked it. And yes, the music is so relaxing. It's from artlist.io - in order it is Nsee 'Frozen Lake', Idokay 'I Was All Alone', Adriene de la Salle 'Shimmer', Roie Shpigler 'Proximity', Laurel Violet 'Looking Back From Here'

[@anthonytroiso2116]

This is amazing!!! do you have any advice on how to make it slightly bigger? I'd like to use these as pockets on a cardigan I'm working on!!

[@katelynnrobertson72]

You could try using bigger yarn.😊

[@youcancallmeanna]

Thank you for your tutorial! It was very clear and helpful. I started crocheting couple of days ago and was able to repeat this pattern, that's really inspiring. But i don't really succeed in making granny's squares, they are always wavy and not actually square 😅 Do you know what can be the problem? Maybe my stitches are too tight or my yarn doesn't fit my crochet? I know that it's about practice but if you could give me an idea what can be wrong, it would really help me. Thank you for your work ❤

[@julescraftfolk]

Oh yay, I'm so glad to hear you're getting into crochet and that this pattern worked well for you! As for your other granny squares....perhaps you're putting too many stitches into each side, that might cause it to go wavy. Are you following a tutorial for that one? If you're on TikTok send me a vid of what's going wrong and maybe I can help out!

[@youcancallmeanna]

@@julescraftfolk thank you for your response! How can I find you on tiktok?

[@patriciaboykin2524]

I’m just learning to crochet, can I use worsted weight yarn? I was just gifted a whole bunch of that weight lol

[@francaperotti8343]

Sorry what yarn is this called?

[@julescraftfolk]

The yarn is from an Australian brand called Blackwattle. It's the Bluegum yarn in Songbird colourway.

[@rachelweiss-k5z]

Hi! I love this pattern and am hoping to make a cardigan out of these squares, but for some reason there are pretty large gaps in the second row that I cannot get rid of no matter how much I tighten my tension. Any tips please? Yours looks so clean and great!

[@julescraftfolk]

Hi! Do you mean the second round of the middle circle? If so let me know where you’re seeing the gaps and I’ll see if I can help!

[@rachelweiss-k5z]

@@julescraftfolk Thank you for such a fast response! Yes, the middle circle before the color switch is riddled with gaps for me and I'm not sure why. It is mainly on the left side of the circle, almost making the same shape as the moon itself :( they're not super visible if not held up to the light, though

[@julescraftfolk]

hmmm, I can't immediately figure out what might be going wrong. Are you doing 2 dc into every stitch? or is your yarn quite thin? Maybe send me a photo on insta @craft.folk and I can see if I can figure it out!

[@Ninjozata]

It feels like the counts don't work out. If the moon is started with a slst after the st you finished the first colour in, then when you slst the starting colour into the first sc of the moon, you're skipping 2 stitches. Also by the end, my trc ch trc is happening in the last SC of the moon, (not the third to last hdc st which it'd have to be to have the DC land on the last moon st) then there's only 7 sts betweeb the two corners. So, the two missing we slst over at the start?? I've managed to work it out in my own way bu not doing any slsts in the moon but if anyone else understands/could make it make sense I'd appreciate it

[@julescraftfolk]

Hi there. It sounds like when you start working with the background yarn after making the moon you are skipping over the slip stitch (first stitch made when making the moon) and instead working a slip stitch into the top of the single crochet (second stitch made when making the moon)...have I got this right? If so, you want to make sure that when you start with the background yarn that you slip stitch into the top of the first slip stitch of the moon. Then you will either chain 3 or do an alternate standing double crochet. In the next stitch (the top of the single crochet of the moon) you will do the extended double crochet. This should also fix the problem you are having when you get round to the other side of the moon....just make sure you work into the top of both slipped stitches at the start and end of the moon. Does this make sense?

[@DickiHoppenstedt]

@@julescraftfolk i was having the same issue, kept coming out 1 stitch short at the end of row 3 and the result looked a bit crooked. i think this is where i went wrong, i slip stitched the background color into the first stitch after the slip stitch of the moon, instead of the first stitch after the slip *knot* - which is actually the slip stitch. i think the instructions confused me and that's why i confused slip knot and slip stitch 😅 i will try again to find out whether that was my mistake. hopefully this thread will help other people having the same issue

[@Twigtailstudio]

11:11 That’s where I’m up to for future me’s reference lol

[@julescraftfolk]

Lol 😂 that’s good thinking!

[@isobelking1862]

I’m sorry if this is a stupid question, I’m a beginner! :,) is this UK or US terminology? :)

[@julescraftfolk]

Not a stupid question…I should’ve said that it’s US terms. Have fun on your crochet learning journey, you’re going to love it!

[@clairefletcher1993]

These are so pretty 😍 can you use thicker yarn to do these as well? I’m a beginner and I’m struggling with DK yarn but am okay with Aran and chunky

[@julescraftfolk]

Hi! Yes, it’s fine to use thicker yarn, your squares will end up bigger. Just use a crochet hook the correct size for the yarn. Good luck!

[@clairefletcher1993]

Thank you! @@julescraftfolk

[@ksglitch6463]

I want to make a bag using this pattern, how would you make this a tilted granny square? Or am I just having a moment and you just tilt the square itself?

[@julescraftfolk]

Hello! You could just put the square on the diagonal, but it depends what position you want the moon to be in. If you want the moon to stay in the same position, but the background around it is diagonal (I hope that makes sense) you will need to start the background round (after the moon) with a dc, hdc, hdc, hdc, dc, dc, edc, 2tc ch2, 2tc (so that corner will be on the top of the moon) then continue with the standard pattern. Hope that helps!

[@ksglitch6463]

@@julescraftfolk thanks, I'll give that a try😁😁

[@najmihasmid6569]

Are the numbers of outer stitch same like the star one ! It qould be a trouble if it's not sice i'm planning to connect it

[@julescraftfolk]

Hello! Yes, the sun, moon, and star squares all have the same number of stitches on the sides. They look great joined together!

[@samaahmad1195]

Hello! So I’m confused. At the end of the second round, the one with the increase, I’m with you till you count 21. Then you say 22 and I don’t see the 22nd dc and proceed to saying that we make 2 more dc which makes it 23 dc since I don’t know where the 22nd dc is. Could you please clarify?

[@julescraftfolk]

Hello! Yes, I get what you mean, in that section of the video my audio is a tiny bit out of sync (so annoying!) if you look at my hands I actually count 22 stitches, but when I say 22 it looks like I've finished counting. When you're counting yours you should have 24 in that round in total (excluding the chain 2 you made at the start of the round). Hope that helps and sorry about the confusion.

[@samaahmad1195]

Thank you for your reply! I kept rewatching the video till I figured out what I was missing. Great tutorials, been making moons and stars ever since I came across these.

[@vimmiv]

round 3 is not well explained, wtf is happening?

[@deborahvonsiebenthal6171]

What is the brand of white wool?

[@julescraftfolk]

Hi! It is Four Seasons brand Flinders cotton. I got it from spotlight!

[@ArzHeart]

What brand and color yarn is this please?

[@julescraftfolk]

Hello! The white yarn is just a standard 8ply cotton from Spotlight in Australia - “Four Seasons” brand “Flinders” range. The hand dyed yarn is also Australian - Blackwattle is the name of the company, and it’s the “Bluegum” yarn in “Songbird” colourway. It is such a pretty yarn…but if you’re overseas check out boutique dyers, they might have something similar 😄

[@Catsarebread]

How big does it turn out?

[@julescraftfolk]

You can choose to do one round of the background or two depending on how large you want the squares. With one round mine are 3.5inches / 9cm. With two rounds they are 4.5inches / 11.5cm

[@Catsarebread]

@@julescraftfolk okay thank you!! I’ll use a little bit thicker yarn and a 4mm hook and hope it turns out 13cm, bc that’s the size I need!

[@julescraftfolk]

@@Catsarebreadyou could always try adding an extra round of double crochet…or half double crochet. That would get it around 13cm I think.

[@Catsarebread]

@@julescraftfolk I’ll try that first then! Thank you for your help!!

[@Nture_AntDi]

Hola, qué tan grande queda el cuadrado? How much huge it result? Dimensions, is for make a bag ❤.

[@julescraftfolk]

You can choose to do one round of the background or two depending on how large you want the squares. With one round mine are 3.5inches / 9cm. With two rounds they are 4.5inches / 11.5cm

[@Nture_AntDi]

@@julescraftfolk thank you

[@AlexaBosse]

I keep ending up with ten stitches or 9 with a big gap on my first round after the moon :(

[@julescraftfolk]

Hello! It might be that you have an extra stitch in the second round of the middle circle (before you made the moon). If so, look at timestamp 4:30 and make sure you're joining this circle up at the first DC....also count the stitches in this circle and make sure you have the right amount. Good Luck!!

[@lolipop11151]

Where is the yarn from!

[@julescraftfolk]

The white yarn is just a standard 8ply cotton from Spotlight in Australia - “Four Seasons” brand “Flinders” range. The hand dyed yarn is also Australian - Blackwattle is the name of the company, and it’s the “Bluegum” yarn in “Songbird” colourway. It is such a pretty yarn…but if you’re overseas check out boutique dyers, they might have something similar 😄

[@crystalwhigham3385]

how big are the squares?

[@julescraftfolk]

The Sun, Moon, and Star squares are all the same size. You can choose to do one round of the background or two depending on how large you want the squares. With one round mine are 3.5inches / 9cm. With two rounds they are 4.5inches / 11.5cm

[@borostyankvaszta7128]

I'm seem to be missing a stitch somewhere as the last side is only 8...😢

[@borostyankvaszta7128]

And somehow I only getting 12 stitches in the outer edge

[@julescraftfolk]

Oh no! Perhaps there is something going wrong with the moon round and you’re left a few stitches short. If you wanna send me a photo on Insta @craftfolk I’ll see if I can figure it out 😀

[@borostyankvaszta7128]

Thanks. I found what I did wrong. When switching back to the "sky" yarn I skipped the first stich of the moon. Which was the slipstich it was hard to get into that one. But I did a second one and turned out perfect

[@faithrainechiu]

@@borostyankvaszta7128thank you for pointing this out! ive had to redo mine 3 times until finally seeking the comments section for help and im glad youve commented this cause i finally realized why ive only been getting 8 on the last side, thank you!

[@borostyankvaszta7128]

I'm glad I could help. It was frustrating for me as well.

[@vanshika2448]

mr chain 2 12dc