🌙 MOON CROCHET GRANNY SQUARE 🌙 | beginner-friendly pattern

Hey everyone!🌙 In this detailed, step-by-step guide, I will walk you through the process of crocheting this super cute moon granny square. Whether you're a crochet beginner or an experienced crafter, this tutorial will help you bring the magic of the moon to your crochet projects. I have made sure that this pattern is as beginner-friendly as possible so everyone is able to replicate it.
🌙 Here is a written version of the pattern: kristinesdaycrafts.etsy.com/l...
Star, sun & moon pattern 3-pack: kristinesdaycrafts.etsy.com/l...
Your support will be greatly appreciated! ❤
In this video, you'll learn:
- how to do a magic ring
- how to establish a square
- multiple stitches such as single, double, half-double, treble crochet as well as slip knot and slip stitch.
Materials:
- 8/4 cotton - I'm using Sostrene Grene cotton
- 3.5 mm crochet hook
- scissors
*final square around 9 x 9 cm / 3.5 x 3.5 inches
Intro - 0:00
Materials - 1:01
Round 1 - 1:57
Round 2 - 7:00
Round 3 - 12:15
Round 4 - 20:12
Final creations - 23:28
End - 25:02
Patterns and goodies on my Etsy shop: www.etsy.com/shop/KristinesDa...
❤️ Your support will be sooo appreciated!
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#moonsquare #moongrannysquare

[@KristinesDay]

🌙Here is a written version of the pattern: kristinesdaycrafts.etsy.com/listing/1577390136 Star, sun & moon pattern 3-pack: kristinesdaycrafts.etsy.com/listing/1718086587 Your support will be greatly appreciated! ❤

[@raelesser-grubor3713]

this was the easiest moon square tutorial i was able to find! thank you for taking the time to show us how it's done. your voice is so soothing you should be a narrator for audiobooks :)

[@KristinesDay]

Thank you so much! ❤️ and wow! Such unexpected compliment about my voice, literally one of the things I’m very conscious about 🫣

[@emmacalligaro4072]

I'm a biginner amd i'm almost done making all the sunflower granny squares for my cardigan❤ I feel like this will be my next project! Beautiful explanation and idea!

[@KristinesDay]

Amazing! 👏❤️ I’m looking forward for you to start with this! 🫶

[@whatwhatwhy3056]

Thank you so much for this easy tutorial!!! I feel like I usually have a hard time following along with crochet tutorials, but I caught on to this one pretty fast. I'm now making a blanket for my college dorm! :)

[@KristinesDay]

oh how nice! ❤ Glad to hear it was easy to follow and learn! 🙌

[@hope50_78]

I made this as a decoration for the month of Ramadan. Thank you very much. Wonderful💗💗🤍🤍

[@KristinesDay]

oh how nice! 🥰 Happy Ramadan! 🤗

[@A_Pink_Fish]

Great tutorial! Thank you! ☺️

[@shternsi]

Such a great tutorial! It’s my first time following crochet tutorial in english and your explanation is so easy to follow

[@KristinesDay]

Thank you so much! 🥰❤️

[@elsie1998]

I cant wait to make an Artemins & Apollo Sweater with this, this was like the best tuorial ever! I was so scared of granny squares until now! Love from Germany.

[@KristinesDay]

Yay, super glad to hear that! And looking forward to seeing the final creation 🤩❤️

[@Pasteliihaya]

Thank you so much for this tutorial! Very easy to follow and I love how mine looked! I’m making a pouch for my friend’s birthday and this is perfect!!

[@KristinesDay]

Yay! Thank you! 🥰

[@rorojata]

Dankeschön ,du erklärst das so gut❤

[@KristinesDay]

Danke! 🥰

[@rorojata]

@@KristinesDay gerne ❣️😊

[@evaschiller5866]

thank you! such an amazing tutorial ❤️

[@KristinesDay]

You're so welcome! 🥰

[@reythegay77]

Thank you so much for the pattern tutorial! I'm using it to make a gift for my mother :)

[@KristinesDay]

So great!! ❤️ I’m sure she will love it!

[@lucrestia4061]

this was such an easy tutorial to follow! thank you so much

[@KristinesDay]

What a great idea! Thank you! 🥰

[@andresampedro6029]

It was so easy to understand you! Thank you for sharing

[@KristinesDay]

I’m so glad! 🥰💗

[@twillowwrebour876]

Thank u so much for this video. English isn’t my native language but u described everything so clearly and simple to me!!!

[@KristinesDay]

Awesome! Happy to hear that! 🙏🥰

[@_otaku_395]

Thank you so much!

[@KristinesDay]

🥰❤️

[@AbigailJohnson-ve8om]

I love ur tutorial ❤

[@KristinesDay]

Thank you so much! 💖

[@xxxx_x29]

this is great tysmm !! ❤❤

[@KristinesDay]

🥰 you are very welcome!

[@cherylsim7125]

🎉🎉it's good for my grandfather😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@freyja.pheonix167]

I was wondering why mine kept looking wonky, and then I realized my yarn is 2 different sizes. My moon yarn is SLIGHTLY heavier than the base yarn. So I ended up with more rounded and warped edges instead of a sqaure 😢 I'm going to try again and maybe use matching thickness of yarn. Aside from my own mistake, this pattern is WONDERFUL! AND YOUR TUTORIAL IS EASY TO FOLLOW AND AMAZING!

[@KristinesDay]

Ahh, sorry for that! But glad that you figured it out! ❤️ thank you for the kind words! 🥰

[@katjajensen2874]

Hi! I have had the same problem but was able to fix it by blocking the square. So maybe look into trying that :))

[@a.radpour7942]

This looks great! I wanna make a top with this 🌜😊

[@KristinesDay]

That’s a great idea! Please share once you make it! 🥰🙌

[@a.radpour7942]

Thank you! I will 😊

[@sarapiburn2523]

A must make for me! The top you have on is adorable!💜💜💜

[@KristinesDay]

Yay! Let me know how it goes! 😍 Pst… I also have a tutorial for top on my channel 🤗

[@moonshelves3074]

This was so easy to follow and it turned out so pretty thank you, i love how clear your instructions are! 💗💗

[@KristinesDay]

Thank you so much! 🥰 I try to be as detailed as clear as possible 🤗

[@gaurigulwane3326]

Thank you! I'm making a phone cover with these.

[@KristinesDay]

Such a great idea! 😍

[@msvioletdelights]

Thank you for such an amazing tutorial. You are a fantastic teacher. I'd love to see a star granny square if that would be possible.

[@KristinesDay]

Thank you! 🥰 and thank you for the suggestion, I will keep that in mind 🤗

[@faebelle_]

I'm definitely coming to this tutorial late, but I can't thank you enough for it. I just started crocheting last week and I love moon motifs, so I've been wanting to make a moon granny square sweater. Your voice is so lovely to listen to, and all your explanations were really exact and easy to follow! I am having a little issue with the round, though - I've counted my stitches at every step so I know I'm not off as well as double checked that my yarns are the same weight, but I can't seem to keep the round closed! When I do tighten it, it makes the entire side of the square on that side go all wonky. 😩 Any idea what could be the issue? Maybe I made the magic ring too big too start?

[@KristinesDay]

Thank you so much for your kind words! 🥹❤️ Hmm, it normally shouldn't be like that. 🤔 Perhaps instead of doing a magic ring, try chaining 3 and connecting end to the start to create a small loop and then do your stitches in there.

[@alejandraacosta2692]

Gracias😘🇲🇽🌺

[@KristinesDay]

🥰

[@yamaguchisprotector750]

Thanks for this helpfull tutorial, as a beginner I found it very easy to follow❤ but I have a doubt; if I'd like to do this square as big as the sun one what do I have to do?? I mean just add to every step a chain??

[@KristinesDay]

Thank you! ❤️ To make it bigger, I would add additional rounds similar to the last one. Test what stitch works the best (DC, HDC or SC) to achieve the same size as Sun square 😊

[@sophia33503]

Hi, thanks for sharing the pattern. I was following it but how do you make it flat especially where there are three tc in one stitch. Mine is all crumble up/ weavy. I'm using acrylic yarn.

[@KristinesDay]

Hmm, not sure, it was okay with my cotton yarn so maybe worth trying with a different one 😊

[@diediedice]

I had the same problem until I noticed that I was working my stitches WAYYY too tight (especially in the magic circle and moon shape). It's also smaller than the star granny square which made it a dead giveaway for me that I'm making my stitches too tight haha. Hope this helps you :)

[@cweevsdxx]

Hi I love this video I have a question though, on the last corner for the 3rd round I keep getting confused where the last 2 TC go after the last stitch? If I’ve already done a TC at the last stitch where is my last 2TC for the corner supposed to go? I can’t really make it out on the video, thanks so much!!

[@boomer_378]

Hi! I think what you're confused into is that the last corner is made in two parts, at the beginning, you make one half of it (with the two first TC in the same stitch) and at the end you are supposed to finish it, as in putting the last two TC and the chain 3 in the same stitch as the beginning two TC. To summarize, both the first two TC and the last two TC are made into the same stitch. This is made so that corner is more nicely joined. I hope I've explained myself well here and that I understood what you were stuck in. Have a nice day!

[@KristinesDay]

Thanks so much for helping with this! 🤗

[@ATTALkshow]

Hi I wanna make this into a cardigan instead of the sunflower one, can I just make these into 12x12 instead of 9x9 ? If so how?

[@KristinesDay]

Hey! Sure! For sunflower squares I’m using thicker yarn and bigger hook, while for moon it’s thinner and smaller hook - therefore smaller squares. One way would be to adjust the size of yarn and hook to match with the sunflower squares OR simply add extra rounds of last row to the moon square to make it bigger ☺️

[@ATTALkshow]

@@KristinesDay you are amazing thank you ❤️ how much yarn of each color would I need? I know you said how much for sunflowers but for the moon ones would it be like 500 grams of each still or more?

[@KristinesDay]

Hmm, I can’t say for sure since I haven’t tried, but I would say that moon in the middle requires less. So around 700 and 300 maybe 🤔

[@juanvirgala6600]

i don't now why, but my fourth corner keeps getting after the moon and not before like yours, I count the stiches many times and I have as many as yours, literally in te part of the video were you cut how you make the fourth courner, I got this problem, help

[@juanvirgala6600]

nevermind, I forgot to do 3 triple crochets of the moon, lol

[@KristinesDay]

I was just about to reply! Great that you managed to solve it on your own! 👏

[@juanvirgala6600]

@@KristinesDay thank you, really good pattern by the way

[@kaylabuckley7645]

Can I connect this pattern with the sun tutorial to make a blanket?

[@KristinesDay]

Yes, just make sure to check they are the same size, if not add extra round for one or the other :)

[@alexissturdevant9714]

Is there a way to make the moon bigger? I followed your sun granny square tutorial and i wanted to make a bag with both squares but the moon is so small Edit: wanted to say I love your designs and ur tutorials are so easy to follow so thank you!!❤

[@KristinesDay]

Thank you so much! 😍 You can make the moon square bigger by adding extra rounds so it matches in size with the sun square 🤗

[@user-pp4uw5wz3i]

which size of yarns make which sizes? like i need 12 cm granny square

[@KristinesDay]

I was using 4 ply and 8 ply as an example :)

[@harsheethari3511]

I have no idea where im going wrong. I just dont have enough stiches for the last side😢😢 HELP MEE😢😢

[@skydune9511]

how do I stop the yarn from unraveling at the points where I change colours😣?? I absolutely love this tutorial,, I'm a relative beginner and I'm looking to turn your moon, sun and star granny squares into a blanket💕 I've tried both the moon and sun tutorials and for both of them my yarn began to unravel at the point where I changed yarn colours. it really demotivating 😅 if anyone has any advice I'd really appreciate it 😣💕

[@KristinesDay]

hmm they shouldn't unravel since they are tied to the main piece with a knot. Maybe try to do a double knot when attaching yarn? 🤔 Hope for your blanket to turn out well! Sounds like a lovely idea! 🙌 ❤️

[@skydune9511]

@@KristinesDay thank you so much for your reply,, it was my mistake as a beginner lol😅 I tried again and everything went perfectly!

[@KristinesDay]

@@skydune9511 perfect! 🙌 practice makes it work! 👏

[@maygonzalez312]

I need a large moon granny square. These are too small. Let me know if you have one Thank you

[@KristinesDay]

Unfortunately, I don’t but hopefully someone from the community can help out 🤗

[@pistachiosinabottle]

Mine turns out fine until I start on the second half of the moon and I start going wrong somewhere because it starts going really wonky. I think I'm putting an extra stitch in somewhere but I have no idea 😭 Edit: nevermind. I kept trying and got it eventually lol

[@alexmccartney9422]

i must be stupid because this is one of the hardest tutorials i’ve ever followed.. it would be so much easier if you put captions with the pattern..

[@KristinesDay]

Stitches are written and put in the bottom right corner of this video. If it helps, feel free to turn on captions to have written voiceover :)

[@vin_scull_cat5326]

Mine keep coming out with 14 stitches on every side except for the bottom, I can’t figure out what’s wrong

[@KristinesDay]

Did you count the stitches at each round? Just wondering if you have accidentally added extra ones during the first rounds.

[@aysi6621]

1ch 1sc 2hdc 1hdc 2dc 1db 2tc 3tc

[@i.lov_her]

i tried and messed up 3 times in a row. I'm going crazy. the magic ring is easy the moon is easy, but i cant connect the last corner of the square.

[@KristinesDay]

Sorry about that! Is it that you have too many stitches left at the end?

[@i.lov_her]

@@KristinesDay no i have just the right amount, but it gets scrunched up when i finish it, I'm not even pulling it that hard. also, it's probably me, I'm very new to crocheting i probably messed up something. I'm sorry, I'll just try it again.

[@user-pc8vo7ip4q]

I have a little curve. Is this normal? 😅

[@KristinesDay]

Where exactly? ☺️

[@user-pc8vo7ip4q]

The right side of the square is crooked, but I'll fix it. I'll ask you something. How many of these do you need for a bag with a star message? could you please answer my question

[@KristinesDay]

@@user-pc8vo7ip4q​​⁠have you checked that all sides have equal amount of stitches? Or perhaps you did the moon shape too tight? Depends on the size of the messenger bag - I would say at least 12 (front, back and cover panels - 4 for each)

[@user-pc8vo7ip4q]

I made the edges of the square a little crooked and opened it again and it worked, I had a little trouble because I just started, but your video gave me peace and I did it, you have very easy and simple videos and I would be very happy if you could make a video for a messenger bag, it would be great for those who want to knit 🌸🦋

[@KristinesDay]

@@user-pc8vo7ip4q thanks so much! 🥰 glad that it worked at the end! I will add that to my idea list. 🙌

[@Kitcat.Kitcat]

Help my I'm struggling this is for some reason still going to fast for me I feel so stupid😭

[@KristinesDay]

try to adjust the speed at 0.75 or 0.5 :)

[@ska61]

but it is much smaller than the sun …

[@KristinesDay]

Initialy I didn’t plan to make them aligned. However, you can add extra rows to this to make the sizes of both match :)

[@ska61]

@@KristinesDay I'm trying to do this. your guides are the most comfortable and understandable, thank you for that!

[@Shining_starfootball]

Not an easy and helpful tutorial at all my square came out all twisted and tilted and one side was big and the other was small😢

[@KristinesDay]

You probably made mistake somewhere along the way :) make sure you count your stitches as you go.

[@dawnamendola8690]

Awful tutorial .. too much explaining , and then doing the second half of the moon you go thru the stitches way to quick .. so first you over explain and then you don't explain enough .. I'll find another tutorial..

[@KristinesDay]

Feel free to adjust the speed of the video when and where needed :) if stitches are repeating or pattern is similar as done in the previous steps, I tend to not go in depth twice + everything is written out in the corner of the video as well as I have prepared a pdf version of this pattern. I hope you will find a tutorial that works for you!

[@dawnamendola8690]

@@KristinesDay I know that I can adjust the speed but that's not the issue for me with this tutorial ... Just not liking this tutorial.. it's ok I found another one that best suits, me it's quick and to the point

[@KristinesDay]

@@dawnamendola8690 😄

[@SxnsxtAngxl2022]

This was honestly a bad tutorial. Not beginner friendly either. There were no CLEAR explanations, if there WERE explanations said in the video, they'd be confusing/not enough to clarify things. Writing the pattern halfway through round 3, not showing where stitches should start, how many you should end up with, this was incredibly overstimulating and irritating.