How To Crochet Rectangle. Single crochet. Perfect bag, purse or clutch base.

[@kristinavirka]

UPDATED written version- www.stylishknitting.com/crochet-rectangle-in-the-round/

[@tinahairston6383]

Well explained tutorial! Thank you!

[@parulbhargava2007]

This is an excellent tutorial! Thank you for explaining the formula for figuring out the number of chains for a particular size of rectangle!

[@junesilny626]

This is the BEST tutorial! You are an excellent teacher!! It’s so valuable to understand the concept of the project so we can modify the size as we want it to be. You do that so well! Thank you!!

[@kristinavirka]

I am grateful this helps! :)

[@jillipacs5886]

This is the best crochet video! You're an excellent teacher . Thank you for the simple instructions.

[@kristinavirka]

@@jillipacs5886 Thank you so much for such a kind words! 🥰

[@cheryljunkin3531]

Thank you SO much, young lady! I’ve been STRUGGLING to understand the principles of the crocheted rectangle and you showed me perfectly how to do it. I liked and subscribed. Bless you!

[@kristinavirka]

Thank you! 👌

[@allieg6401]

Have you tried this with dc? Like a granny rectangle? If so did it work?

[@bonnieneff884]

Thank you. Very good instructions. I understand the formula for size

[@kristinavirka]

😊😊😊

[@mercyitsme]

Best video ever🎉 thank you ❤ you have explained everything so beautifully and the skip one chain is the most important information. Thank you! thank you, thank you!

[@kristinavirka]

Thank you for feedback! 🥰Most likely there are other ways too, I shared one possibility!

[@Sarah-oy2lr]

This was so helpful, thank you!

[@kristinavirka]

@@Sarah-oy2lr Thank you!

[@jackiemorris5686]

Thank you! So easy to follow.

[@kristinavirka]

Thank you!

[@gloriarenda1821]

Wow!! Beautiful. I’m going to make this bag. Thank you

[@FrankyFranklin21]

I love crocheting in a spiral, and i'm so excited to do something other than circles

[@kristinavirka]

Yes, different shapes are fun!

[@FrankyFranklin21]

@@kristinavirka I'm 5 skeins into my first rectangle and I'm so pleased! Thank you again!

[@efesair4336]

Thank you for the instruction!!

[@olgamattisson1996]

Excellent, thank you. I need to make a square and I have no idea..

[@kristinavirka]

@@olgamattisson1996 single crochet square in simple words would be: Round 1. 8 sc in the magic ring, join in the round. Round 2. *1 sc, 3sc in the next * (4 times alltogether, 16 sts in total). Round 3. *3 sc, 3 sc in the next * (4 times, 24 sts in total). Round 4. *5 sc, 3 sc in the next* (4 times, 32 sts in total). And so on. Make sure you increases are in the middle of previous increase. Just a beginning of each round will start in the middle part of the 1st side, take note of that. For example, 3rd round, 2sc, 3sc in the next, but you finish round with 1 sc and join. This still make that side 3 sc between increase for corners. I hope you get the idea.

[@ljunicorns]

Thank you for the detailed explanation

[@allieg6401]

Will this theory work with double crochet? For a granny rectangle? You are the only person I’ve come across who has been able to explain this so simply! Thank you. 🙏

[@kristinavirka]

The corner increase math , yes, can be applied to double crochet rectangle. Mind that in double crochet you will have separate rows. This single crochet rectangle is in spiral rows. For Granny rectangle I am not sure, how exactly this calculation would fit, because corners are different. I didn't knit granny rectangle before, only squares.

[@allieg6401]

@@kristinavirka thank you - very much appreciated 💕

[@LizzieMayne]

the stitch count on both sides seem odd now I have skipped the first stitch as you explained.

[@kristinavirka]

@@LizzieMayne is it right now?

[@nancylee1255]

I am trying to see what i do to increase on each end. Where do the extra sc go?

[@kristinavirka]

Increases go on top of previous increase, they are aligned. I have also written instructions, maybe they will be more helpful www.stylishknitting.com/crochet-rectangle-in-the-round/

[@iheanyianokwuo5887]

Please, does anyone tend to know if the calculations work for an oval base

[@kristinavirka]

If you mean calculations on how to get right size, yes, it will work, oval is just rectangle shape without corners

[@nelliemanzano]

So for the first 2 rows the 3 stitches go in the middle stitch right? Then in the third row the 3 stitches together go in the first row?

[@kristinavirka]

The first 2 rows are sort of set-up rows. Where in the row 1 you make 3sc increase in each end of the chain. On row 2 you skip a stitch to straight out the rectangle and make an increases in the middle stitch of previous increase. The beginning of the row will change place each round. If this is still confusing, I have written blog post - www.stylishknitting.com/crochet-rectangle-in-the-round/

[@beverlyhinesley2861]

Are you increasing 2 every round?

[@kristinavirka]

Increases are every round.

[@lunah5668]

For a baby blanket or a single blanket How many chains should I make? Please help.

[@kristinavirka]

Hi! Do you want to make rectangle blanket? Well, you have to decide what size ready blanket you want. Then from the longest side deduct shortest and you will get initial chain length (approx.). If you want to read a blog post about rectangle, where I explain it - www.stylishknitting.com/crochet-rectangle-in-the-round/

[@serapugurlugil9214]

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[@armaniousd184]

😍😘👏👏👏

[@harvie1719]

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