Mile a Minute Crochet Tutorial

[@sistrozzie]

I can't believe I am actually making this afghan. I have just started joining panels and I would be oh so lost without this tutorial. So far I have made a slanted shell afghan and another fancy afghan the name of which I can't remember, using these tutorials. I am so grateful to have them. I have learned so much. Thank you!

[@eugeniovazquez9082]

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[@sharongray6493]

Thank you, thank you. Yours is the 3rd tutorial I have viewed to figure out what should have been simple, and was when you explained everything!

[@CrochetwithClare]

Oh I’m so glad you found it. I’m really glad it clicked for you. Thank you for choosing my tutorials.

[@deedleduke3549]

hi my name is DeeAndra. I am 12 years old. I just started my channel. before I ever did I watched a lot of your videos and they really inspired me. thank you so much.

[@kimberlytaft276]

I learned to crochet nine years ago thanks to Clare and I could not be more thankful. Clare you are the best! ❤

[@CrochetwithClare]

Wonderful! Thank you for watching my videos all these years.

[@Jazzy268]

Love, just love mile a minute crochet. Anytime I have to go to my mother-in-laws house for a holiday, I bring 5 balls of yarn and my crochet hooks. When she starts talking I start a strip of mile-a-minute for an afghan.

[@kaytee7850]

I love this Easy and very elegant !! Most important , it does not require counting and paying constant attention This way I can watch tv while crocheting Thank you. Era much for one more of your awesome tutorials

[@SandifromMichigan]

Fell in love with this a long time agao, but didn't have the time to do one, so now that I am retired, plan on making a few of them. Thank you for the Video, I will be back. Angel hugs and happy hooking

[@lisapeterson6956]

I love how you took your time to show all of us how to do the pattern. How you shown us all, it was easier to understand. Thank you.

[@CrochetwithClare]

You are so welcome!

[@iittssAMBER]

I am SO GLAD you made this video!!! My great grandmother made an afghan in the 1930's using that EXACT SAME stitching!! I have been wanting to replicate it, now I can! THANK YOU!

[@annawelch8009]

This video was made 8 years ago but it is so wonderful. Your lighting is great, the closeups are spot on. You show how to crochet this pattern of stitches so clearly. I absolutely love this video and enjoy listening to you explain how to have success crocheting!

[@CrochetwithClare]

G'day Anna Welch thank you so much for your wonderful feedback

[@suemurphy2469]

Hi. I’m thinking of doing this pattern in white for my mams Mother’s Day present for her double bed. Thank you for your tutorials they are a great help as you do a fabulous job in teaching us, keep up the marvellous work xxx

[@CrochetwithClare]

this pattern will look great in all white or any solid colour. i bet she will absolutely love it

[@TheThirdWiseMonkey]

This is, by far, the best tutorial on the mile a minute crochet technique. Clearly explained and demonstrated very well along with tips and hints to keep it all straight. Excellent!

[@CrochetwithClare]

G'day TheThirdWiseMonkey thank you so much for watching my video, happy crochet!

[@bacwest57]

My crochet group would never attempt the mile a minute afhgan, because they said we're not sewing all that together..now i can show them this video, the join as you go.. Love it....

[@robertafoster1980]

I'm making this for the first time ever, thank you for the written and video tutorial!

[@CrochetwithClare]

@@robertafoster1980 thank you so much!

[@jomarie1349]

Great video. I had forgotten how to do this pattern until I saw your video. All your videos are great and very easy to understand.

[@sherylhancock1272]

This was fabulously helpful! I can't believe how fast and easy this is once you get the stitches down. I can actually crochet this while riding on the back of my husband's motorcycle. He's not amused, but my fellow ladies are jealous. Thanks so much!

[@louisewerrett2596]

Thankyou for your simple video on joining the mile a minute strips. This looks so much better than sewing it all, Fantastic.

[@CrochetwithClare]

I’m so glad you like it. Thank you choosing my tutorials

[@suesheny]

Great pattern...made a beautiful scarf using mint green, lilac, pink yarn. Your video is great explains well....Thank you!!!

[@TheSpikeychic]

Love this. I'm a knitter love the mile a min concept. I have a 14 year old who is going to love this idea. She will have a blast with all her yarns. Thank you got such a great video.

[@denisehunter6755]

Thank you so much.....you have taught me from scratch...crochet gives me so much pleasure and much needed relaxation....I love listening to your easy instruction....thank you you are wonderful :-)

[@Marny5580]

I bought the book so many years ago and have nothing with it. You get the juices moving, for which I thank you.

[@knit44]

Great video on the mile a minute afghan. Your method to working the afghan is easy to do. Im going to try it someday. Thanks for posting.

[@peggysmith4697]

I've looked at a lot of videos that try to explain how to do this stitch, but yours is the best by far. I'm making strips to make a handbag for my daughter-in-law as well as strips (in a different color) for an afghan for my son for Christmas. Many, many thanks for making this video so easy to understand.

[@elenirgiusti3080]

i love your nails !beauful colour ! i don't imagine how you can crochet with them ! your videos are always very good ! thank you !

[@CrochetwithClare]

Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback and happy crochet to you Elenir, yeah they used to get in the way and I have had natural nails for years :)

[@kdog12345]

what a FUN way to use the granny...can't wait to try it in different lengths! THANKS FOR SHOWING & SHARING!

[@dapage5]

I enjoy your videos. You’re a great teacher of crochet. Thank you.

[@CrochetwithClare]

Thank you very much!

[@Dawnshipley66]

Im am just relearning after a lifetime away from crocheting! I love it and enjoy these Videos!! Easy to follow and beautiful! I only hope to be half as talented! Thank you!

[@CrochetwithClare]

i am glad you are back. happy crochet

[@patty2883]

Love the way you take your time to show everything. You always make it look simple and I can't wait to try this. Thank you...❤

[@CrochetwithClare]

Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback

[@rosalielerner7059]

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[@rajatjaju2127]

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[@vikaspatil1277]

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[@elizabethmartin3371]

Perfect tutorial, so easy to follow with really clear instructions and plenty of repetition which is very helpful for beginners. Liz

[@CrochetwithClare]

thank you for watching! happy crochet

[@dianasturcz5]

My sweet neighbor has been making this pattern for her grand and great grandkids for graduations. I have been meaning to try it. Thanks.

[@CrochetwithClare]

+Diana Sturcz Hello, here is the written pattern on this page www.bobwilson123.org/afghans--granny-squares.html

[@CrochetwithClare]

+Diana Sturcz Oppps I replied to the wrong person, oh well, I will leave my comment in case you need the written pattern :)

[@trolm3]

I have to tell you I have been trying to learn this from printed patterns for years...and here you show us and I already have three strips done :) Thank you for the clear instructions...

[@TTracyMM]

I'm loving your tutorials. Very easy to follow. Your step by step method as well as repeating basic principles is helping this novice a lot. Keep it up! I'll keep learning :)

[@lorettagilchrist163]

Your tutorial's are awesome. Thanks so much and you are very easy to understand and the visual of pointing out where the next stitch goes is very helpful.

[@CrochetwithClare]

Hello, thank you so much for your wonderful feedback and thank you for choosing my pattern

[@donnarutledge3386]

I all was wanted to try this stitch , my next blanket, very good explaining it and going slower, showing your work up close thanks

[@CrochetwithClare]

Glad it was helpful!

[@CrochetwithClare]

@dancinggirl75 I am not sure how much yarn i used for the blankets as it was mostly scraps but at a rough guess I would say 300-350gms and I used a 4mm/G hook. Thanks for watching my videos :)

[@rhondadupee1879]

YOUR AWESOME!!! Thank you so much for taking the time to do these videos. You and your videos are a God send!

[@CrochetwithClare]

You are very welcome !

[@joannwilliams891]

You are one amazing lady! Truly talented and patient. Love all your videos. Making the world a better place one stitch at a time...........♥

[@margaretwinstanley8129]

Great. I have never been able to follow this in a pattern but you have shown it in such a simple easy to understand manner. .thank you.

[@debkate2957]

Your crochet is so professional! Love your nails, too!

[@CrochetwithClare]

Thank you so much!

[@patolmeda6662]

You're a good teacher thanks for you're simple chorchet tutorials!

[@joannesnyder3227]

I received a afghan very similar to this as a Christmas gift several years ago, but could never figure out how to make one until I came across your tutorial. Thank you so much for making your instructions so clear and easy to understand. I am going to attempt to make a little baby blanket now using these lovely little strips. Thanks again!

[@cheryl1018]

Thank you so much for this easy follow pattern. I have looked for weeks for a good video or pattern. I will post pic when done

[@CrochetwithClare]

Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback

[@lewiscando]

Love your video! To make it even simpler for me I, instead of double crocheting in the top of the third stitch (after I do the 3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) I just dc in the space. Helps me keep a straight line. Thanks again for a great pattern.

[@CrochetwithClare]

HI there, it is a Clover brand hook thanks for watching

[@lizmaynz]

hi sweety as usual luv this new project looking for ward to making a baby's blanket for a new baby this will be my second one it's nice to think that someone will have the blanket for ever or even pass it on I get a real warm fuzzy and a smile on me face thanks again huny :O)

[@Amandandoug]

Thank you so much for this tutorial. I watched it many months ago and have since made many strips using your directions. I am currently working on another afghan in shades of purple. Maybe once I finish I will post a VR to show you what I have made. I look forward to more tutorials using the granny square variations. Granny squares are my favorite of all the crochet items I have made. They always look pretty, work up quick, and are easy to learn/memorize.

[@amyliouschock6901]

Thank you for the video! I'm making my first mile a minute afghan and found your instructions so helpful!

[@CrochetwithClare]

thank you so much !!! I love the sound of using up your scraps

[@76yourmomma]

love every tutorial you have done you explain in simple language I have learned so much from watching you thank you so much Anita R

[@lindasherman5090]

This is a very pretty pattern. She explained it very well. Making it look easy to make.

[@sandiestrompolis79]

how many do you make full a throw? thank you

[@vickihollaway5595]

This is how I made my very first Afghan, watching this video! I did it in shades of purple and it turned out so nice. My mother wanted a crocheted Afghan, so I learned how to crochet by watching these videos to make one for her. She passed away this year, but I will always have that Afghan that I made for her. Thank you.

[@CrochetwithClare]

that is so sweet. I bet the afghan looked beautiful. thank you for sharing!

[@CrochetwithClare]

@Karaliina So glad you have found it, thanks for watching :)

[@cindybaggett1022]

I love this pattern. You do an excellent job teaching it... I am trying this pattern to do a dresser scarf for my sister. Thanks again for the tutorial...

[@milanasmeckaya]

Beauty! Class

[@agnesrobertson6520]

Just finished this...loved it but found I was better counting the pairs of clusters up the centre rather than measuring the strips as none of mine were the same length but with counting the clusters everything fitted perfectly....thanks for another great tutorial

[@ursulawood3177]

Thanks sooo much for sharing. It is beautiful. I've made a sample just watching your very easy tutoring and I will certainly make a big-ish blanket like this. Thanks for making it so easy.

[@aprilj8841]

That is so cool!!! Can't wait to start making a afghan for my bed

[@FireEyesRoth]

thank you for posting this.... I have a pattern I bought years ago and you make much more sense then it does. I am using this for a cummerbund piece in a crazy apron I am making....

[@debradavis3756]

Thank you for this video! I am making it into a scarf for a child in my classroom! I plan on making a afghan using this same method... thank you again for the lesson! I have done a couple of your other ones as well. You make them very easy to follow, so thank you again

[@Teeninchee]

I LOVE your connecting method. I used this method on a granny square project ago and I could not remember it! Someone asked about the round ends, and I shared something I saw on a different afghan...that will give that round end--just adding 15 dc at the points. VERY beautiful. Thank you for sharing the ease of Mile-a-Minute crocheting. I'm hooked! ;)

[@cherylzamora2219]

I love this pattern thanks I plan to make my Nephew and his wife a couch blanket for their new house and this will be great . Love your video's thanks again.

[@CrochetwithClare]

I think you may be right! I havnt tried it myself but i seams that you could

[@CrochetwithClare]

@Sparrs5 thanks and thanks for watching :) Sorry but i dont knoe howe to make the beard beanie

[@spacefacecadet]

Before video tutorials, if you didn't get it you had to wait until the next time you saw the person who taught you! This is so easy to understand.

[@CrochetwithClare]

G'day spacefacecadet thank you so much for your wonderful feedback and yes i could not agree more with you and the waiting seemed like so much longer than it actually was haha

[@Karaliina]

I have been looking for this pattern for so long now! When I was younger my mother taught me this pattern and I loved it! Thank you so much!

[@mwjemmott]

I do appreciate your video. Thanks for sharing your ideas.

[@CrochetwithClare]

@SaraSmileAZ Yes of corse they can .. Instead of doing the last row (the one that joins them together) you could just repeat the row before it or not :) thanks for watching

[@sundrap8181]

love your videos. I have looked at many on youtube, but yours are wonderful. I crocheted along on the mile a minute tutorial. Plan on making a lap robe. Thanks for all the great tutorials and your ability to teach others.

[@rebeccapowers5921]

Thank you for explaining things so easily and making it so easy to start crocheting again.

[@user-by3ii4ec1n]

Thank you for such and easy tutorial

[@CrochetwithClare]

Madelyn Bailey you are welcome. Thank you for watching my videos.

[@CrochetwithClare]

@1975ccoleman I dont notice the nails any more :) Thanks for watching the video

[@ciclamino60]

Love your nails, love the color, they do not bother me at all, I can see what you are teaching very clearly. You are a great teacher. Wish I knew what color is your polish is. I have made several hats with your tutorials and I always get lots of compliments. Thank you, have a happy 2014

[@CrochetwithClare]

Thank you :) YAY for compliments - I bet it feels goood when you turn around and say - made it myself :)

[@CrochetwithClare]

Hi ! Yes I think you could do it.. I have not tried it so if you do I would love to hear how it goes Thank you for watching my videos Clare

[@e.l.t.m.3110]

Thank you. What a beautiful pattern!

[@CrochetwithClare]

Thank you! 😊

[@jerelbrewington7582]

I love your videos. Very easy to follow. I have severe ADHD and have trouble following the written patterns. Your videos are a lifesaver!

[@marilynmehne8302]

crochet projects .

[@יפהמורדי]

Lee Brewington

[@mayfleur36]

Jerel, I’ve also got ADHD, and this way, I can visually learn how to do it properly 😊

[@neldamartinez9948]

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[@patriciahutchison3369]

Love your TARDIS icon, Jerel. :) I'm a Whovian crocheter, too.

[@rana197365]

how did i miss this video !!!!!!!!! ... i`v always wanted to crochet mile a minute blanket but all the patterns that i got it all need an afghan crochet hook .... which i didnt find here in my country .. so thank u so much for this video

[@aiodesing]

i just joined my first 2 strips together & you made it soo easy to understand ty soo much making a queen size blanket for my bed

[@CrochetwithClare]

+jan gregory You are very welcome ! Its going to look fabulous, thank you for watching

[@lindarobey8935]

I crocheted 2 practice strips and assembled them (join as you go method). Tension is the key when joining the strips. Once I got the right tension, I had no problems....except for the end because I started the joining strip on the wrong side. However, I fiddled with it (backwards crochet rip out), it came out okay. Kind of fun to do once you get the "hang of it"!

[@Kimzeb0410]

Hi bobwilson, I love this tutorial you made, The strips are so easy but I am going to have to go over the video again when I am ready to join the strips. Looks fairly easy to do. My step dad's friend gave me all the yarn his wife had when she passed away so, I am making him a blanket with the yarn he gave me. I started one doing all dc and some how I had 350 st and now I only have 320 so, I am going to rip it out and use this style stitch to make his blanket. Thank you again and I will post a picture of it when it's done. Thank you and have a Blessed weekend.

[@LindaFjolnisdottir]

Love your videos I understand you very well.Many thanks

[@joannelong2381]

I just finished this project. I made an afghan for a friend if mine. Used rainbow colors.

[@rubyred1ism]

Claire, I just wanted to let you know that I had my first ever commissioned project, for this mile a minute Afghan. I sold it for $150! Thank you so much for such a quick yet beautiful project. It earned me the money to begin my crochet ministry. That's been 3 years already! 💗👍

[@CrochetwithClare]

That is awesome news ! Thank you so much for sharing with me and have a great week

[@MrOhioguy82766]

i want to thank you so much for this video i love it. i have made a throw using this pattern and i love it and i plan to make more

[@06chihuahuamafia]

I just started my first mile a minute. I LOVE the way you explain and teach how to do this crochet. I subscribed to your page. Thank you soooo much I have wanted to learn this for years and never could understand my mom and aunt when they tried to teach me.

[@LorieannBishop]

I just started my first run. I am using Size 10 Crochet Thread and a Size 9 hook. This is my first attempt at a doll afghan.

[@2bless8]

I've always wondered how to join the strips together as you have. I have always joined them after I have made my pieces or squares, etc. I use a color of thread the same as the outer edges to blend in and just match of the stitches and stitch them from the back. It always looks neat and even and know that the pieces are completely anchored one to the other. It seems as though the method shown isn't quite as sturdy. I still love the method shown, though and want to try it next time. Thank you!

[@dianeolsen1993]

Thank you for your amazing clarity! I am beginning to venture out with more interesting patterns. Your clarity, especially at the beginning and end of the rows is absolutely wonderful, thank you so much! I love every tutorial of yours I have checked out and find them to be so easy to follow! Love your wonderful tutorials, thank you!

[@detoig]

Love your video. You are a great teacher. I was able to make my first afghan using your video as my guide! I am thinking about how I might use your mile-a-minute strips to create a jacket. Thanks again. I agree with DeeAndra--you are very inspiring. :)

[@kristlyn8219]

Thank you so much for this tutorial. I'm making an afghan with this pattern. I can't wait til I'm done; it looks great so far. Thank you!

[@jadecampbell2446]

yes the same colour nails as yarn made it very difficult to actually SEE what you were doing - but i think it was because the lighting was too dark at the beginning - the lighting improved along the way and then of course we had the colour changes, which helped enormously. As always your instructions are impeccable and I don't know how you remember to keep calling a Treble a Double Crochet for our American friends.. Hats off to you girl L.O.L

[@CrochetwithClare]

Thank you for your great feedback, yes this is an old tutorial and i have improved since then :)

[@SWEETGYPSY]

Thank you so much for the video, you are a very good teacher,easy to understand, and love your projects :) I am new to crochet, but loving it thanks to people like you that help us:) Barbara

[@WarisitaBoricua]

I always wanted to learn how to do this. Thank you for this easy tutorial. I can't wait to start using this method.

[@CorenaGaroutte]

I used this pattern a few years ago and love it. It's easy and quick

[@evelynaker5285]

Love this pattern... making a baby blanket for a sick child/illness or trauma, for donation to Blankie Depot...will post photos on Facebook and Ravelry when done... Thanks so much =)

[@skillzink]

i watched a few videos on this subject, but i'll stick with yours. it's easy to follow along.

[@CrochetwithClare]

Thank you so much !!!

[@skillzink]

@@CrochetwithClare you're entirely welcome!!

[@msCherryblossom2505]

I miss your painted nails Claire, they were always immaculate and I've always adored your colour choices. Your videos have helped me and many others to crochet, and given us the confidence to make clothes as well as afghans, hats and handbags.... THANK YOU, YOU ROCK! TO THOSE WHO MAKE NEGATIVE COMMENTS... Claire teaching us and no-one has the right to tell her what to wear in her own videos. Those who have commented dictating how she presents yourself should just shut up and go away. There is always the off button on your computer if you don't like what you see. negative comments from behind your anonymous video screen are cruel and hurtful.. Claire is a human NOT a robot, she has feelings and some of the comments i have seen are nasty and down right rude. Knock it off!!

[@CrochetwithClare]

Thank you Cherry ! So glad that you have learnt so much and sounds like you have been making a heap too Yes people are always going to comment with rude and hurtful things. Lucky I am tough and brush it off. You know what, any comment on KZbin is a positive one, the more these trolls and horrible people comment the more KZbin thinks the video is being interacted with ...so really the jokes on them :) Plus I have been around a while and these people obviously have bigger problems that the colour of my nail polish :) Thank you for the confidence boost ! Happy crochet :)

[@Pamela_Marie]

bobwilson123 look at it this way Clare.... you have something the trolls don't have. So by making negative comments and putting you down, it's the only way they can attempt to make themselves feel better. It is one thing to give constructive criticism, it's another thing be insulting and mean. I love your videos and I appreciate everything you do to help the crochet community :-)

[@CrochetwithClare]

Hello Pamela !! Long time no chit chat. Thank you for your support and i know who love my content and the others can watch someone else if that is what makes them happy Hope you are staying warm - pretty sure its cold where you are ? You can have some of my heat, its supposed to me 40C on Thursday, this New Zealand acclimatized girl is going to melt ! I complained to hubby i was hot today and he said you know its only 24c...to us that is like a heat wave, this is our first summer back in Aussie

[@Pamela_Marie]

bobwilson123 so good to see you back on KZbin! That's quite a move :-) I saw a couple of your garden videos and your yard is beautiful. We had our first little bit of snow yesterday. I don't mind the cold it was around 28 degrees Fahrenheit. I'm working full-time the Christmas season at Macy's. Fine Jewelry LOL. Also trying to complete my crochet blankets. I'm now working on the scraptastic pattern for my son. Will post a picture soon :-) miss all your updates. I get lots of compliments on the yarn I bought from you :) my other goal is to make the Cozy Cardi after the holidays :) Merry Christmas! And... I'm with you, I don't like it really hot!

[@CrochetwithClare]

You will be so busy at work ! I cant wait to see your photos. I have not got a dying yarn set up here, I sold all of my stuff in NZ :( I hope you and your family have a wonderful Chrismas

[@beverleeperezgeorgette1951]

Love the way you do the edges much smoother than the way i was taught..keep up the good work and patterns..

[@angelawilson2779]

i just want to say I love your tutorial I have hard time understanding the writing material I can follow more when I watch, thank you for these tutorials

[@terrytt9551]

love your teaching method, very clear and easy to understand. I appreciate that so much. Thank you

[@Smithsadventures]

Love how your nails match the Yarn. Great Video!!!