How to Crochet Easy Mile a Minute Pattern | Mile A Minute Afghan | JAYG | Mile A Minute for Beginner

[@ladybuglee001]

I love the way you do your tutorials, not to much chit chat and going to slow!! Perfect for me. I am not a beginner crocheter and I just like refreshers now and then but I get frustrated when it takes 5 minutes to do 2 or 4 stiches.

[@CrochetItForward]

TY so much & Good to hear! I'm also a seasoned crocheter and get immediately turned with too much chit chat. I like to get it done and on with our lives. Lbvs.

[@miltonanthony2001]

Great teaching I could understand how you did you Mile A Minute God bless and keep you keep teaching I can not read patterns but to be able to see you do it I can also do it thank you

[@miltonanthony2001]

It's my husband's phone ism using Mrs Evelyn Anthony

[@CrochetItForward]

You're welcome and thank you. 🧶🙂

[@SafuraWarasally]

Hi thank you for not playing music and your instructions are clear and easy to follow also I never learnt the granny square now I learnt it from you even though I'm a beginner. I can follow quite easily because you explain it so well ❤ Big thumbs up for showing your method of mile a minute 💕South Africa

[@nightowl4137]

I made several for a wedding shower and I got requests for more. Everyone just loves them ! 👍🏻❤💜🧡💙💚💖

[@CrochetItForward]

That's awesome to hear! 😀

[@susieinthecountry4434]

i've never crocheted this pattern. thanks for the instructions.

[@CrochetItForward]

You're welcome 😊 🧶

[@runellboshoff6360]

Thank you so much. I have been looking for this pattern for so long and your's are the BEST. Loved your video and already started my blanket.

[@CrochetItForward]

Aww. Good to hear! 🧶😊

[@christingerlach4897]

Love this, easier than the one I was trying to learn with chain 7 first and then chaining 3 all the time- too loose. And you make it straight forward and no sidebar! Gained a follower ❤

[@CrochetItForward]

Good to hear & TY for your kind words! 🙂

[@dawnpatterson9257]

Thank you for the explanation on Red Heart Super Saver yarns. I made my first strip of 87 rows, but I cannot get my other strips in other colors to be the same length. Your explanation that different colors seem to have different thicknesses makes sense now. It looks like I will have to increase my row count to match my original strip.

[@CrochetItForward]

No once you join them they will even out. That's what happened to me. So keep moving forward with the pattern I promise it will look good as long as all rows have the same #.

[@debjordan4399]

Clearest instruction I have found. Thank you. I too have noticed that Red Heart yarn is pretty inconsistent between colors.

[@CrochetItForward]

Deb Jordan TY so much!

[@mustafajasper3315]

dunno if you guys gives a shit but if you guys are stoned like me during the covid times then you can stream pretty much all of the new series on instaflixxer. Been watching with my brother these days xD

[@judahangelo1901]

@Mustafa Jasper Yea, been watching on Instaflixxer for months myself =)

[@CrochetItForward]

Are you talking about watching KZbin tutorials on that?

[@sheriwillingham6875]

This one is the first one i've seen that i can duplicate. Thanks for your simplicity.

[@CrochetItForward]

Good to hear and you're welcome! 😊

[@danaridings6387]

I was always afraid to try this!! I am going to try it now!!

[@CrochetItForward]

Good to hear! 🧶😊

[@denisem8957]

I am on my third blanket with your tutorial, I love it!!! Tried on my own to make the border (white) wider, to no avail. Would love to see a tutorial on a wider border. Thank you for sharing . ❣

[@CrochetItForward]

Yes I have made a dozen myself! ☺ Great suggestion on the border. I'll see what I can come up with. 😊

[@shoopaloop7013]

I haven't tried it, but maybe using a triple crochet would work?

[@CrochetItForward]

@@shoopaloop7013 I don't see why not. 😊

[@elizabethvallely4044]

Really like the way you do your mile a. minute blanket thank you!!!

[@margaritaalmeyda8161]

Excelente bendiciones Perú.

[@CrochetItForward]

Gracias🧶

[@lindamarievargas3272]

Thank you so so much for this wonderful video. Began making my mile a minute strips. Love how you show step by step. Again, THANK YOU.

[@CrochetItForward]

You are very welcome. This pattern is addictive. I made several as gifts and gave them out. 😀

[@tracysterio6611]

Beautiful stitch and its so Eazy and a beautiful blanket ,,and so very very pretty ..love your channel ..thanks for your time .

[@CrochetItForward]

TY so much. I have also made vests with this pattern I will be sharing this week. 😊

[@efstradling2748]

I LOVE the way you teached!🤗 Thank you very very much! Brazilians hugs from Washington State🤗

[@CrochetItForward]

Aww. TY so much! I was born in Prosser, WA. 😀

[@efstradling2748]

@@CrochetItForward Really! my husband's father was from Prosser! Mr.Dale Stradling :) Actualy my husband was going to Prosser today,his dad is berried there. We live in Spokane:) Very Nice to meet you🤗😚 Blessings!

[@CrochetItForward]

So ironic and coincidental! 😀

[@debjordan4399]

Excellent tutorial. Very clear and very pretty. Best one I have watched.

[@CrochetItForward]

Deb Jordan TY so much, glad to hear!

[@terrybasolo9196]

When I first saw this video, the picture showed a green tones and white afghan. I would really like to see that picture again as it was what inspired me to try this pattern and I would like to make one the same. I just started a strip and love the easiness of the pattern and the look. If you can provide that picture somehow I would really appreciate it.

[@CrochetItForward]

TY for your kind words. Unfortunately, this app is not allowing me to send the pic. The only other thing I can suggest is taking a screenshot of my thumbnail for the video (cover photo). You can message me on my Facebook page & I'll gladly send it to you that way. Just search crochetitforward. 🧶😊

[@lisarath9434]

Excellent tutorial, thank you. Definitely my next project

[@georgiadavis8983]

Thank You! This is my next project.

[@CrochetItForward]

You're welcome! 😉 I warn you these afghans are addictive!! 😂

[@brendaikerd2427]

Very pretty

[@CharmedGrammyCrochet]

I really like this pattern. Thanks for teaching me, I already have a project in mind.

[@CrochetItForward]

YW and good to hear! 😀

[@dakotagetz5207]

Thanks for the tutorial

[@CrochetItForward]

You're welcome ☺️

[@SecretYarnery]

Great tutorial! Thank you!! xx

[@CrochetItForward]

TY so much! 😊

[@Danca4eva11]

Is this where you originally found you MAM patterns for all your blankets??

[@CrochetItForward]

Shelby Keen - My mile-a-minute patterns were created before The Secret Yarnery created her patterns. My tutorial likely planted the concept for her patterns. As you can see, she complimented my tutorial.

[@valeriejones8509]

You mentioned that the brown blanket that you were making was double yarn. Did you quite literally use 2 pieces of yarn for each stitch? This could be 2 shades of the same color for each stitch correct?

[@CrochetItForward]

Yes with a size 10 mm hook.

[@valeriejones8328]

@@CrochetItForward Thank you so very much. I am trying a basic one first ... BUT ... then the sky is the limit after that! Thank you!!!

[@CrochetItForward]

Good to hear! 🧶☺️

[@karensemones9302]

Easy and pretty pattern. It would help though if the viewing area was larger.

[@CrochetItForward]

Karen Semones TY & working on that. 😊

[@fielder1906]

Thank u for ur clear instructions.. namaste ❣

[@CrochetItForward]

You're welcome! 😊

[@jeanninelandriault3920]

Love the mile a mnute

[@deborahm4484]

Hi l just found you and subscribed thanks so much, love this as do a. Lot for. Charity here in Ireland, a lovely idea l love the o e you did for your friend colours lovely, 😊😊😊😊

[@CrochetItForward]

TY so much & I'm glad to hear you're enjoying my patterns. ☺

[@jessiemay2803]

Love this. You explain very well. Thank you for sharing. X

[@CrochetItForward]

TY so much! 😀

[@stephaniethibault4051]

Also I just subscribed and turned on the notification button

[@CrochetItForward]

Awesome! 🧶😁

[@hendrikagouws823]

Dankie baie

[@bonniepotter5591]

I like it really pretty

[@CrochetItForward]

Great to hear! 😊

[@lieselgutierrez7439]

Wow 👍🏼🤗 Thanks new follower

[@CrochetItForward]

Thank you. 😊

[@stonecrestquilt]

Great tutorial! Thank you!

[@CrochetItForward]

TY so much! 😀

[@sherrylewis3620]

New subscriber. The Afghan for your friend is nice. Would you please share a picture when you’re finished.

[@CrochetItForward]

Gosh its been so long. She shared a pic on FB of it on her bed after I gifted it to her. I'm pretty sure it got deleted but I will look.

[@roselong6964]

My all one color on that it doing it at the centerpiece and then coloring around it with different color

[@CrochetItForward]

I bet it's pretty!

[@leladavis2126]

Really like colors you used in the one you are making for your friend, brown, tan white. How much yarn of each color did it take for size you made?

[@CrochetItForward]

I believe 3 skeins each

[@leladavis2126]

@@CrochetItForward thank you for info.

[@annacoll2205]

Yes

[@stephaniethibault4051]

Sweet tutorial, perfectly clear for me. But I was just wondering, how do you count your rows?

[@CrochetItForward]

For this pattern, I count the # of corner clusters/set of 2 clusters I make. Hopefully that helps.

[@1964charlene]

I like this

[@CrochetItForward]

Charlene Hurley TY. 😀

[@lillianholder47]

I have a question . I have been crocheting the mile a minutie afgan .and im using 4 weight yarn scraps . my question is can you use an y 4 weight because some is thicker than others .if you can use different thickness of the same weight will it work and how:

[@CrochetItForward]

Red heart has different thickness in their colors and it worked on this pattern. Long as it's the same brand it should work.

[@1964charlene]

I love it

[@CrochetItForward]

TY!

[@denisem8957]

If your have a different amount of border clusters (to make the length correct) how can you attach as you go ? I do love this stitch and I am using the same brand yarn, but one row has 77 (shells) and the other 81! Lol so my white border are not the same. Btw you do wonderful tutorials

[@CrochetItForward]

Denise you should have the same amount of clusters for each strip in order for the white border count to come out correct. The clusters will match even though some of my strips were thicker/ thinner. If you have a different count on your strips the white border will not come out. Adjust your shell strips to the same count. Hope that makes sense. TY for the compliment on my videos. I'm by far an expert but a proud WIP. ☺

[@denisem8957]

@@CrochetItForward yes, that makes perfect sense. My crocheting does not. Lol. Its studio stitch yarn from A C Moore. My second strip is about 7 inches short with same number of shells as first strip. I guess I could connect in a diff way, but I love your way. Thank you for all your help. If it was not for your time, patience and expertise, people like me would be pulling our hair out with written patterns! So for that I thank you immensely.

[@CrochetItForward]

@@denisem8957 I so feel your pain. I cannot follow written patterns let alone write them. Both are in my bucket list lol. As long as you have the same amount of shells the white JAYG border will work. Unless it's different size yarn. For example Worsted Weight # on the package.

[@godcrochetchatter9234]

Ty

[@sandygrogg1203]

Please use landscape view! I love your brute strips. That’s what I want to do... I’m thinking Simply Soft Brites,,

[@CrochetItForward]

I'm learning & appreciate your comment & patience. Yes soft brights would be lovely! 😊

[@lindarobey8935]

I am familiar with the Mile-A-Minute afghan...but I have been using the "Annie Way" (from an Annie's Attic pattern book I purchased at Hobby Lobby about 25 years ago). Now that I have watched this tutorial, I am tossing out the the old "Annie's" pattern for this one! I never could connect/assemble that Annie's Mile-A-Minute strips. The instructions were to whip stitch the strips (which never matched up). I am new to the Join As You Go and would rather assemble the entire strip with either a single crochet or slip stitch. Is this possible?

[@CrochetItForward]

Yes it is. You can follow my join as you go and instead of crocheting a cluster, just make a chain. For example you will still slip stitch to join squares only you would make 1 chain or 2 chains before your next slip stitch. Let me know if that helps. 😊

[@lindarobey8935]

@@CrochetItForward Thank you for the quick response. I'm not quite following you on the chain stitch. You were chaining one after each slip stitch and before each cluster in the video. I am just practicing right now...no big project until maybe Easter or early summer. I'll just keep watching this video...the more I watch and pause, the more I learn. I have downloaded the video to my PC because it is the best one on the Mile-A-Minute afghan that I found on youtube. Do you have a tutorial on crocheting pot holders with 100% cotton yarn (Sugar and Cream/Peaches and Cream)? I love making those for gifts.

[@anniehuett8408]

I loved that book I tried finding it , but it was listed at $92 on Amazon, hang on to that! 💜

[@dlb1629]

How do you think this would be for a blanket? I have a lot of scrap yarn. Or what about chunky yarn for a blanket? These are good little pieces that I could crochet anywhere.

[@CrochetItForward]

debbie bennett you can make the strips in lots of different colors by joining the scrap yarn to each other as you go for a scrapghan. 😊 Also, double up on the yarn with a bigger hook and you get a bigger blanket. BTW for my new cozy winter mile-a-minute afghan. I have added to this original pattern, doubled the yarn and used a size 10 hook. It's super warm and works up even quicker. Expect to upload this in the next few days if my schedule permits! :)

[@donna57]

This is great

[@sheetaltyagi4130]

Can we make it with some other stiche pattern? I have made it n wants to make like this with other stiches.

[@CrochetItForward]

You absolutely can try!

[@violashook]

When you add a border, is there a right side and wrong side? I finished my strips and am at that point. Did you do the border on the sides also? So all the way around ?Thank you for your time.

[@CrochetItForward]

Use your judgement

[@debbiedoherty7238]

How do you do the ends of the wool you have cut off to finish the mile a minute rug

[@CrochetItForward]

You would sew in your ends like any other project. Make a couple SC or HDC rounds for the border. You can even put tassels or fringes in the center points of each end of the strips. Hope this helps. 🧶😊

[@debbiedoherty7238]

Thank you Yes I am putting tassels on the ends Wish I could send a pic of what I have done Absolutely love it

[@CrochetItForward]

I bet it's beautiful 😍

[@dawnreehten2538]

How many stripes do need to make a full size afhgan

[@CrochetItForward]

Not sure you would have to make one strip as long as your want then add more as you go until you reach the length desired.

[@lauriequinnsmith]

Where can I get a printed version of this pattern?

[@CrochetItForward]

Apologies, I don't have a written pattern. I write my own directions on easy patterns that I like and keep them in a notebook. 🧶😊

[@denisem8957]

Can you make the border wider? (Additional rows)

[@CrochetItForward]

Yes you can. You can make the strips as long as you want. 😊

[@denisem8957]

Not length, width? I am ecstatic that you replied! Thank you so very much, I am fwding your tutorials to all my crochet friends! 😁

[@CrochetItForward]

YW & TY so much for sharing. Yes the width is determined by how many rows you want to make. (The tutorial is a small blanket.)

[@colleenmisner454]

I like the way it is done but I thought as a JAYG you would do the 1st strip .. join .. then start the 2nd strip

[@CrochetItForward]

I have seen that version of JAYG as well & you could certainly incorporate that method with my pattern too. 😊

[@colleenmisner454]

@@CrochetItForward I'm still very new at crocheting but like your videos .. wasn't sure if you knew how to do it or not

[@CrochetItForward]

@@colleenmisner454 Yes I do know that method. I like them both. Please check out my JAYG C2C squares using granny square stitch. It may help. ☺

[@colleenmisner454]

@@CrochetItForward will that work even on the MAM

[@CrochetItForward]

@@colleenmisner454 Yes it will.

[@jackiejunque]

Do you have this written out anywhere?

[@CrochetItForward]

jackiejunque I'm sorry I do not. I've been working on writing down my patterns for Ravelry but finding the time has proven very challenging.

[@arieemetcalf8804]

Do you have to do each row separately

[@CrochetItForward]

Yes. You have to crochet all your strips first. Then you crochet the border all the way around for your first strip. Then join as you go the other strips. Does that help?

[@brianapopejoy7258]

how many strips did you end up using?

[@CrochetItForward]

I used all that was in the video it was a small blanket.

[@robynwhite9226]

In your discussion box is says to use a 6.5/J hook. But that is wrong. A 6.5 is a k hook

[@vegangelist]

Robyn White A K hook is a 6.5 mm. That's what she said in the video. In the description box, there's just a typo. But in the video she clearly states that it is a K hook. But that just illustrates how goofy the American hook size lettering system is! J and K mean nothing. They are arbitrary, somewhat, and they quantify nothing. J or K, who cares? She gave the pertinent info, that it is a 6.5mm. Saying 6.5mm tells you EXACTLY what it is, which is a 6.5mm hook.

[@CrochetItForward]

TY for bringing that error to my attention. I have revised the info box. The hook size is a 6.5/K My apologies for any confusion.

[@CrochetItForward]

TY for your support on this. You were correct. It was a typo in the description box which I have fixed. 😊

[@lillianholder47]

PLEASE DOES ANYONE KNOW THE ANSWER//???????? thanks stuck

[@CrochetItForward]

I already answered your previous comment. If it's the same brand yarn then it should work. I used all Redhead & they have different thickness and it still worked fine.

[@DH-qz2so]

Why the rush, where's the fire! I had to check my playback speed as I thought it was on 2.25 instead of normal!

[@CrochetItForward]

Apologies.

[@susanmorris5114]

K equals 10 101/2

[@CrochetItForward]

Not sure what your referring to .

[@susanmorris5114]

@@CrochetItForward does the letter k crochet hook equals a 10 mm or 10 1/2

[@CrochetItForward]

Letter k in US is a 6.5 mm hook.

[@susanmorris5114]

@@CrochetItForward yes thank you

[@ruthspoto1311]

Every time I try to access video, it never starts at the beginning

[@CrochetItForward]

My apologies. Have you tried starting it from the beginning manually by touching your screen to the left?

[@charlottevanstraten339]

Please let us know your way is not how others do it. Your way drove me crazy. I had to rip out a two row start because of "your" way. It did not look right.

[@CrochetItForward]

I am so sorry you feel that way. I have had so much positive feedback on this pattern. It is my most watched video. My sincere apologies for any confusion.

[@godcrochetchatter9234]

Ty

[@CrochetItForward]

YW. 😀