Seamless Crochet: A Guide to Join-As-You-Go Crochet for Granny Squares

[@needlepullingthread1573]

Hi Jane, you don;t know me, my name is JoAnn, I live in rural Iowa and I am a stay home wife ( I have MS and am confined to my wheel chair } you are my ew Best Friend, I have been trying all kinds of joining as you go video's, without success, but you did such a wonderful job of SHOWING how to do it along with your Pictorials, now to drag them granny squares back out. Thank you JoAnn

[@jspcreate]

Thanks so much, it makes me so happy to hear you like the videos. I have a family member who also has MS and I see how much joy they get from finding creative ways to express themselves. Enjoy joining your Granny Squares! 😊

[@sandysela6642]

This is the first join as you go video that I actually understood. I’ve been putting off joining my multitude of Granny squares just because I couldn’t quite grasp the concept before. Many thanks for making it so easy.

[@jspcreate]

So glad you found this useful. I have put off learning this method because I wasn't sure how to use it with my squares, but I decided it was time to figure it out, and it wasn't as hard as I thought. Makes me happy that others are enjoying this too.

[@joywhiteman5329]

I made a blanket for my daughter using your method. I came out very beautifully. Thanks very much for this video. 😊

[@jspcreate]

That’s fantastic! Glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@JoJo-uq2vo]

You are an amazing teacher! Thank you for this video

[@jspcreate]

Thank you for your kind words. I am so glad you enjoyed the video

[@tlgebbia]

Wonderfully detailed and thorough. Thank you so much!

[@jspcreate]

You are so welcome, I’m glad you found it helpful!

[@chiarra644]

This is the best join for granny squares! I've tried all the sewing methods, other crochet togethers, and none of them looked as good as this one does. Thank you so so much for this tutorial! I can now confidently make my niece her baby blanket for hopefully her first birthday but if not then christmas.

[@jspcreate]

That is awesome, I am so glad you like this one. I have to say after I taught myself this method, alot of my blankets got finished. I love doing it now, and I find I'm making alot more blankets because I WANT to join them lol. So glad you like it and can now finish blankets for your loved ones too.

[@donnacornett544]

As soon as I get the joining pattern down too, I will probably be flooding the world with blankets and throws just as well lol!

[@yvonnemoran4626]

I can relate to this.

[@purplepaws2]

I love this join! You have put so much time into this beautiful join. Once I got the rhythm and put a stitch marker where the sc is in the 4 corner join, it clicked and had so much fun completing my oroject. Thank you so much!

[@jspcreate]

So glad you were able to use this, and yes that stitch marker really helps you keep track of where the next stitch is to be placed.

[@phanettephanette6363]

Petit coucou de France🗼. Merci pour ce tuto très instructif. Cette façon de faire va devenir ma favorite.

[@jspcreate]

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed the tutorial and have fun joining your squares.

[@suepavlidis7715]

Fantastic, absolutely beautiful you have such a soothing voice

[@jspcreate]

Thank you so much, you made my day :)

[@cozza98]

Love your tutorials and you are such a great teacher. Thanks so much for sharing ❤

[@jspcreate]

Thank you so much!

[@hasumatipatel9410]

Thanks Jane, absolutely loved your tutorial, i shall be trying it out for sure 👌💕🙌🙏🏻

[@jspcreate]

So glad you like it, enjoy joining your squares together, it really is fun.

[@brendaestes5391]

Very very good tutorial. I love this way of joining. Thanks!

[@jspcreate]

Glad it was helpful! thank you for watching

[@alexsandra9000]

Love the diagrams!

[@jspcreate]

Thanks so much. I love diagrams, it’s my first language lol!

[@folenaseenarine1158]

So beautiful, love it.

[@jspcreate]

Thank you! 😊

[@susiewhitfield1270]

A fantastic tutorial thank you so easy to understand 👍😁

[@jspcreate]

You’re welcome 😊

[@dawnee9950]

Ty also, you explain Cleary so clearly and not fast. Ty again ❤❤❤

[@jspcreate]

You’re welcome 😊

[@seaglasscolor]

You are a born teacher, Jane!

[@jspcreate]

Thank you so much for your kind words 💕

[@dawnee9950]

Ty so much. Love this joining method. ❤❤❤❤

[@jspcreate]

You are so welcome!

[@Mary_Lou_1]

This is such a great tutorial Jane!! Thank you!!❤

[@jspcreate]

You are so welcome!

[@thalassophile1665]

Love it, thank you from Australia

[@jspcreate]

You are so welcome!

[@anncaswell7233]

I’m eager to try this. Your instructions are clear and concise, and you have the most wonderful voice. Thanks!

[@jspcreate]

Thanks so much 😊

[@maryrocker3792]

Love the voice 😊

[@shelleybuckingham733]

Does it matter if my squates have odf or even numbers? I thought i would try this on something ive previously made. Thsnk you, great tutorial 👍

[@niania7022]

Thank you for taking the time to be so concise explaining your videos. Your work is beautiful! You probably have the neatest crochet I've seen.

[@jspcreate]

Awe thanks so much for your kind words. So glad you like the tutorials.

[@RR-lp9ek]

You're very thorough! ✅ ✅✅ There's nothing that you miss! You consider the littlest problems and offer possible solutions. I appreciate it very, very much 😊

[@jspcreate]

Thank you so much for your kind words. So glad you are here. Enjoy

[@Meems55]

Great tutorial, Jane! TY for posting. Your work is beautiful.

[@jspcreate]

Thank you so much! You made my day. Glad you enjoyed

[@MarySh2023]

Lovely. I too would love to know the brand and colors. Thanks.

[@jspcreate]

Thanks so much. I used 14 colours in this in a variety of yarns. I will put the list up on my colour palette page on my blog. But the brands are Loops and Threads Impeccable, Bernat Super Value and Bernat Premium I believe

[@orapronobis2149]

I am a beginnerr and making mini squares to get the darn magic circle down also. That is the most difficult fiddly part. This video is very clear in instructions and also my first video to watch on this channel. The edging is beautiful and clean.

[@jspcreate]

Thank you so much for your kind words, so glad you like the tutorial

[@lorenholtzhausen2299]

Thank you Jane for your wonderful tutorials. They are so clear and easy to follow. I am about to start using your lacey join method but my granny squares have different corners to these i.e. HDC, Ch 1, DC, Ch 1, HDC, so there are 2 chain spaces in each of my corners. I'd love to know how I should adapt the tutorial above to cater for these corner joins.

[@jspcreate]

So glad you love the tutorials. With this kind of corner there are few options You can treat the DC at the center of the corner as if it is the "ch-sp" for the corner, so you work into it as you would the ch sp. The other option is to do another round for each square, that works a sc into the sp on either side of the dc and and a ch 2 or ch 3 over the dc. I have done this with some of my squares. If you don't want to work another round on ever square at this point you can just do the first option with the center dc stitch being = to the ch corner sp in the tutorial version. Hope that helps.

[@lorenholtzhausen2299]

@@jspcreate Thank you so much for the quick reply. I think I will try both options to see which one works best. Much appreciated. I'm so grateful to have found your channel and am looking forward to my finished blanket.

[@vickybossom9957]

Hi Jane, I recently found and subscribed to your channel and am really enjoying your videos. I am a lefty who recently, in my old age, taught myself to crochet right handed because I was frustrated by trying to convert patterns. I was wondering if you would be willing to do a book review of your most helpful crochet books. I want to move on now in my crochet journey. By the way, your color choices for your squares are fabulous. I want all those yummy colors!

[@jspcreate]

So glad you found me, and congrats on teaching yourself to crochet both ways, that is a feat! I haven't read many crochet books in the last decade or so, I tend to just play and experiment, I treat crochet a little like sculpting and a little like tetris lol. The books I mostly learned from are probably out of print, but I if you are looking I would suggest @EdieEckman has some great books on techniques. I spent alot of time in my town's library back in the day and looked up old crochet books, they really have the best info. Classic, but tried and true. I also had a few crochet stitch dictionaries and would just work my way through the stitches, one at a time, and learned so many new things just from doing that. And KZbin is awesome because we can actually see the stitches worked, just like being in a class setting. I would say, lots of play and experimenting. I would say you are well on your way by teaching yourself the opposite handed method. You have a perspective on the stitches that not many others have because you can do both methods. Let me know if there is something specific you want to learn and I can try to create a tutorial to help. Thanks for watching and have fun!

[@jahanamiraftabi7815]

I love the way you are joying the pieces

[@jspcreate]

Thanks so much

[@kathycostello4104]

Thank you! I just discovered you and am so happy! Your method of joining is lovely and the way you show it is very repeatable! Thank you.

[@jspcreate]

Thanks so much, I’m so glad you are enjoying my channel!

[@nancy6100]

I am so glad I found this tutorial. It is exactly what I was looking for to join my solid granny squares. I am wanting to make my daughter a blanket for HS graduation and I hadn't found any joining patterns I liked, until now. I hope this works with the solid squares too. I'm pretty new to all this, but I don't like to be defeated, so I keep practicing until I get it!!

[@jspcreate]

You are so welcome! I'm glad you like it, it's great for solid squares. Try this tutorial for the solid square version kzbin.info/www/bejne/opnXqH6MZpuVsNE

[@GreatLakesGal-Diane]

Great tutorial!!! I wish I knew this 4 months ago when I made my first granny square blanket…I struggled and definitely did not enjoy the process. I really appreciate this…perhaps now I’ll consider doing granny squares again!❤

[@jspcreate]

I am so glad you enjoyed it. I found this method so much fun, I wish I too had learned to do this sooner. I will enjoy putting my squares together much more now, hope you do too. Thanks for watching

[@Dreamertoo]

Just what I was looking for! Thank you so much! ❤🎉

[@jspcreate]

You are very welcome 😊

[@sheilaearl2539]

Wonderful tutorial Jane, cant wait to get started, i am looking for the type and colours of yarn you used, beautiful, can you provide this for us pls

[@jspcreate]

So glad you like this. I do have all the colours for this particular blanket detailed out in the pdf pattern that I have in my shop, there were alot, 14 in all I think. However, they are all colours that are within the Bernat , Red Heart, Impeccable Yarns, The main colour is parchment by Bernat Premium. Enjoy making your blanket! 😊

[@lesleyphillips931]

Very good instructions, thank you. I have made six crocheted covers in all and each had a slightly different seam binding. I think I was striving for the method/pattern you have demonstrated here. I'll follow you closely next time. You're very generous to share with us, struggling mortals as some of us are.

[@jspcreate]

Haha, so glad you have found this tutorial and are going to give it a go, I Love to share, Enjoy

[@stellaaguiar2252]

Adorei o seu trabalho, muito obrigada por compartilhar o seu talento com tanta perfeição e carisma. Você é maravilhosa😘😘😘🇧🇷

[@jspcreate]

Thank you so much

[@stefanianatoli7204]

Grazie è una bella spiegazione😘

[@jspcreate]

Thank you

[@cherylherrera6917]

I love the way you put those together. I wish you were right here to show me how to do it. I think I would have to watch this A. Few times thank you so much for sharing. It's beautiful.

[@jspcreate]

Thanks so much, it does start to get easier as you do it more. Good luck with it and Enjoy

[@donnacornett544]

I'm right there with you Cheryl. I just need time stops so I can keep referring back to the specifics.

[@sukemmer]

😊 Dankeschön für diese geniale Anleitung, LG Susanne ❤

[@jspcreate]

You are very welcome

[@helenemcnair9714]

Thankyou once again I have had to refer to your video a few times to get it right I like how you explain easily and show slowly while working I enjoy all your videos and eagerly look forward to new downloads thankyou

[@jspcreate]

So glad the video helped. I have another video for solid stitch squares with this method and I show how to place stitch markers to make it even easier at the junction point. Try this video if you want to see what I did there kzbin.info/www/bejne/opnXqH6MZpuVsNE

[@lindapb6529]

Pretty join, thanks for sharing. And for the thoroughness, appr3ciate it 😊

[@jspcreate]

You are so welcome! So glad you like the slow style, just trying to make it easy for everyone. Thanks for watching

[@RainbowWrangler]

What a fun and interesting use of moss stitch! Thankyou 😊

[@jspcreate]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@patwakefield7444]

I really like this, but I'm confused about why sometimes we sc, ch2 sc, and sometimes we only sc ch 1 sc. Is it chain two for corners that aren't going to be joined to another square?

[@jspcreate]

Thank you, great question. It depends on how much space I am looking to create. I have done it both ways, and sometimes it is the way the yarn behaves. But in general, I use ch 2 on outer edges of squares and at corners and ch 1 when I am joining to another square. The sc, ch 1 for the back and forth joining process between squares gives a similar space as just a ch 2 on the edge. I have done the whole process with ch 2's as well, it makes it much looser, and then I have also done the edges with just a ch 1, which make them tighter. So overall it just depends on how loose or "firm" you want the piece to be and what works best with the yarns you are using. Worsted weight can vary in thickness between brands. So Bernat Super Value tends towards a thinner weight than say Red Heart With Love. So a ch 2 with the first could be equivalent to a ch 2 with the later. Hope that isn't too confusing, but I always say do what works best for you, we all crochet a little different and the yarns can be different weights as well. Let me know if you need anymore info on this idea. Enjoy!

[@patwakefield7444]

Thanks for your quick response. I’m working on it now.

[@christinacronis2224]

I’ve been looking for a joining method for my moss stitch squares. This is it and I love it!! Thank you so much ❤

[@jspcreate]

So glad you like this method, good luck with your squares and enjoy

[@barbsdee3831]

I love this method thank you very much for giving us this tutorial. I’ve made lots of granny squares as a temperature blanket and I was dreading joining them all together. You are my saviour ❤❤🇬🇧

[@jspcreate]

This is awesome, I love using this method so hopefully it makes joining squares fun for you as well. 💕

[@barbararobinson6704]

Hello Jane I'm glad I found you even I've been crocheting off and on the too many years I still don't know a lot of different stitches I am retired I have more time on my hands so that is one of my promises to myself is to learn different stitches the one question I do have to ask is you were talking about the back I did not know that there were two sided I thought it was both ways either side top or bottom or front or back or were you referring it to the back to make it easier for us to understand just wanting to know like I said I'm still learning and I also I've gotten into any still learning now thank you much and hope you have a blessed life

[@jspcreate]

There are different ways of describing it, Right Side or Front Side, then Back Side or Wrong Side. Unless the stitch is reversible, then it doesn't really matter. When I refer to to the Back, it is just the Wrong Side of the work, or the " less pretty " side lol. Such as when making a sweater, there is a Right Side and Wrong SIde to the fabric, as Front and Back could get confused with the Front and Back of the sweater. So when I make a square I almost always work in the round from the Right Side or Front Side. To stay consistent with the look of the blanket, I like to keep the Right Side's of the Square facing on one side and the Wrong SIdes of the square facing the other way. Hope this helps, let me know if you have any more questions. Thanks for watching.

[@paulineash3166]

This is so beautiful ! Thank you so much for this tutorial.. ❤

[@jspcreate]

Glad you like it!

[@cculler7731]

This is such a pretty stitch!!❤

[@jspcreate]

Thanks so much

[@cmastif7777]

I really like your videos you are amazing

[@jspcreate]

Thank you so much 😀

[@gloriamaldonado-lopez7040]

Excellent tutorial! I look forward to trying your technique. Thank you.

[@jspcreate]

You are so welcome!

[@4spaghettibetty]

You are amazing. I have 280 squares that I have to join for a blanket. I am going to enjoy using this method. Xxxxxx thank you so much

[@jspcreate]

So glad you like the tutorial and it will make joining those squares a little more fun! 😊

[@debraewing2859]

Thank you for the visual of the process before you actually start doing the join. So helpful!

[@jspcreate]

You are so welcome!

[@lisasg3cell]

I really like this method, and you explained and demonstrated it so well. You're an excellent teacher. Thanks so much!

[@jspcreate]

Thank you so much for your kind words, I am so glad you like it! 😊

[@elianneluxton1730]

Thank you from Yorkshire UK I’ve been looking for this method and you made it so clear, I’m happy x

[@jspcreate]

You’re welcome 😊

[@Sherry-e2l]

I have been looking for a JAYG method I like and I LOVE this and how you explain. I am a fan for life ❤

[@jspcreate]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@elizabethmullhall8226]

I love this join and your way of demonstrating is so clear, you're a natural teacher. I have made daisy granny squares for a baby blanket with solid double crochet edges . My question is could I use this join by working a single crochet into a stitch, chain one, skip next stitch and continue in this way across the row? I have only come to crochet recently as I was a knitter all my life. I love this craft and get so much enjoyment doing it. I hope this isn't a silly question. Thank you again for your tutorials - they are wonderful. Greetings from Ireland.

[@jspcreate]

Thanks so much, glad you like it. Not a silly question at all. I actually have a video tutorial now for solid stitch squares as well here kzbin.info/www/bejne/opnXqH6MZpuVsNE But yes, you have the idea, just skip every second stitch. I too was a knitter for many years, started in crochet back when it was mostly a doily kinda craft, but I have came back to it and am enjoying how relaxing it really is. So glad you found my tutorials and thanks for watching! 😊

[@amydavis4945]

This is one of the best join-as-you-go methods that I've seen. Very nice and neat! I really like the look of your squares, so you now have a new sub! I'll be looking up a tutorial for those squares! My daughter is pregnant with triplets so I've been making a lot of baby blankets! 😂

[@jspcreate]

So glad you like this one, you sound like you will be very busy in the next few months! 💕 So much fun coming for you though 💕 Enjoy and thanks so much for the sub!

[@amydavis4945]

@@jspcreate I made the blanket! It only took me 2 days using your "zippy squares" and this join method. I made all the squares first tho, and then joined them... but my gosh it was a quick pattern to work up and the joining was a breeze! Love it so much, thank you again! 💜💜💜

[@jspcreate]

So glad this worked well for you. I actually like making the squares ahead of time too, then I can just relax and join them all at once, it's a relaxing flow!

[@nuhaabughazaleh5791]

Very beautiful tutorial , thank you for sharing your talents. I'll try this method .Thanks 🙏

[@jspcreate]

Thank you, enjoy

[@yvonnemoran4626]

Hey girl, this is one of the best stitching as you go that I've seen so far in the years doing granny squares and joining them together. Where have you been,? Thank you so much for teaching me this. It means so much to me. I'll be seeing you always. Always Yvonne

[@jspcreate]

Haha, soo glad you like it. I have actually spent years not sharing, so now I am learning to share these ideas, so glad it works for others as well. Thanks for watching.

[@taniareguin7470]

Thank you for sharing. Could you also share what yarn & colors you used in this tutorial? They are beautiful.

[@jspcreate]

You are welcome. I have a full list of the 14 colours and their brands on the blog post that accompanies this tutorial. The link is in the description of the video. Thanks for watching.

[@yvethemetriccrafter688]

Really lovely explanation, great video , thank you .

[@jspcreate]

You are welcome!

[@ramonacrotinger8993]

I love this.😍

[@jspcreate]

Thanks so much!

[@annettemeeks9312]

How do we show a blanket when done I love granny squares and I do like this join

[@jspcreate]

So glad you like this join. I'm not sure of your question, you can use this method to join as many squares as you like into a blanket. Let me know if you still have a question. Thanks for watching.

[@annettemeeks9312]

@@jspcreate how do we post our work on u tube

[@jspcreate]

ah I understand now, unfortunately You Tube does not allow that, but if you have instagram or facebook you can post a pic and tag me in it so I can see it

[@hilarycohen1470]

Using your method for log cabin squares that are solid SC. My mod is SC m 1st stitch, ch 1 , skip the next SC, and so forth. Works well.

[@jspcreate]

Good stuff!

[@lenalena4051]

Hi, many video i tried to follow, but didnot work, with your tutorial i did one time and it’s work, how u explain is very clear, thank uuu❤

[@jspcreate]

Thank you, so glad this works for you.

[@ApothecaryCreations]

Thanks for the excellent explanation. 🎉🎉🎉 I have felt overwhelmed by this part. Do you have a tutorial about turning large circle into squares?

[@jspcreate]

You are welcome. The closest I have for that at this time, would be my larger original Skye granny square. That one is 9 inches and the last few rounds are squaring off a circle.

[@annettebaxter9634]

Thank you …

[@jspcreate]

Welcome!

[@deborahpasha9727]

Very nice. This is the second join as you go that I learned today. You have earned a new subscriber. Thank you for the excellent tutorial❤.

[@jspcreate]

So glad you like it, thanks for watching and subscribing. 😊

[@Momzie808]

Love the tutorial very informative & your voice is very nice. Good teaching, can’t wait to do my blocks aka granny squares. Wondering if you could do an octagon granny square one too?!?!

[@jspcreate]

So glad you like the tutorials. Thanks for the suggestion.

[@lizamanisss2979]

Love this method! Works well with me since i dont like the joint process but like to do granny 😊

[@jspcreate]

So glad you like it. This is now my go to for all my granny squares, even when I am making a sweater. It is so much more fun to just crochet things together. Thanks for watching.

[@lizamanisss2979]

@@jspcreate thankyou for noticing me! Love your work 🫶🏻

[@gailandrews3625]

Hi Jane, thanks for the great tutorial 🙏 I have a question… I have replayed the grey square over and over, but can’t quite see which space you put the 2nd SC into? So you join SC 1ch from previous row into the corner space of the grey square, do you go into the 1st space next to that Sc1ch or the 2nd space? Im finding that my rows aren’t always lining up 😅 I’m clearly doing something wrong. Thanks x

[@jspcreate]

This is definitely the trickiest part of this whole process. After i did this video i realized stitch markers would make the process so much easier. So I did another video for solid square JAYGO method which works pretty much the same and in this video I showed how to place stitch markers along the long edge so you could find the spaces better when you get back to them. Take a look and see if this helps. kzbin.info/www/bejne/opnXqH6MZpuVsNE

[@gailandrews3625]

@@jspcreate thanks Jane, think I’ve worked it out. Have also watched the tutorial you mentioned, very helpful 🤗

[@laurabrown1824]

I absolutely love this join and how it looks. My last round around my squares are dc in every stitch can this join still work? If so how? Also do you still leave the outer edge of your boarder with ch1 spaces?

[@jspcreate]

Thanks so much, so glad you like it. You can use it on a solid border as well. I have a tutorial that should be up shortly on how I do this with solid sc border squares. Basically you do the same thing, but just work into every second st of the square edge instead. I do use a single crochet ch 1 border as well on my blankets.

[@laurabrown1824]

@@jspcreate perfect! I'm almost ready to start joining thank you!

[@marylong4333]

Can you do a close up of the chain one stitch that you're supposed to go into on a granny square cuz I'm not sure about that you don't go into every stitch across you only go in certain ones?

[@jspcreate]

When you are working across the long edge, you work into the ch 1 sp of each square, each ch 2 corner and the ch sp created by the join. Is that what you were asking? Then when you are joining the squares, you work into the ch 1 spaces and at the corners you are working around the corner so every space is worked at least once. It might be easier if you place stitch markers as you go at the corner to indicated where you have already worked.

[@joannetremblay348]

Do you have a pattern for the granny squares please?

[@jspcreate]

Yes I do. The link is in the description for the tutorial ( see Zippy Tutorial ) and the free pattern is on my blog, PDF also available in my shop on my website

[@Spoke76]

Will this work if your granny stitch has double crochet stitches with no spaces only at corners? TIA.

[@jspcreate]

Yes, just work into the corner stitch the same way I do as if it was a chain space.

[@fatemehkhatiri1226]

Thank you 🙏🙏💞💞

[@jspcreate]

You are so welcome

[@zoilaadams4108]

Hello, I was just wondering if this way of joining squares after washing it and washing it will it hold up I making one as a gift and my squares are 15“ x 15“ corner to corner square. This is my first blanket and nervous about it falling apart. Lol.😂😂

[@jspcreate]

I find this method to be perhaps more secure than joining squares in strips because you are not cutting your yarn. Just like crocheting a border on, except it runs up and down every single square. I use a separate full ball to do the joining so it is continuous. So far mine are staying together through washings. Hope that helps. Enjoy!

[@barbaragorny1527]

What yarn were these...ty...❤❤

[@jspcreate]

Thanks so much. I used 14 colours in this in a variety of yarns. I will put the list up on my colour palette page on my blog. But the brands are Loops and Threads Impeccable, Bernat Super Value and Bernat Premium I believe

[@annettemeeks9312]

What size crochet hook do you use for your join

[@jspcreate]

I use a 5.5mm. I often go up a half size to get a softer flow to the join, unless you are already a loose crocheter than just use the same size of hook you made the squares with.

[@marylong4333]

Even picture with red arrows on the ones you're supposed to go into to join and is it at an angle like a zigzag you don't go into the one directly across cuz you did that one previously you go into the one next to it

[@jspcreate]

I did try adding red arrows or highlighting circles, but then just took them out as it really only made it way more confusing visually. Following the steps is a better method. I would suggest placing a stitch marker in the single crochet that is worked into the join when you work across the bottom edge each time, this is a KEY stitch to help navigate as everything in the corners are worked in relation to it. Many times as I was figuring this out, I worked into the wrong stitches trying to figure out how to get around the corner without a hole, until I just decided to work everything in relation to that single crochet and then I could navigate the corner better. Also as you work the edges, you technically are working into the corresponding ch spaces as you work back and forth across the squares, but it does zigzag. Then at the corner join, you are working around the corner to eliminate the hole. I am working on a symbol chart to explain this join but for now I hope this helps.

[@tinastout3701]

Can you use this type of join for any kind of granny square? I’m currently making a skeleton granny square throw and was wondering if this would work on it?

[@jspcreate]

You can use any square ( mostly ) , the join in this tutorial is done on a square that has sc, ch 1 edge for it's last round. I have a tutorial that I linked in the description below ( Warm Hugs and Daisy Squares Part 1 ) on how to change up a straight sc edging or add an additional round to get a sc, ch 1 or ch 2 edging. It will make your square one round larger, but it works into this join so much easier and seamlessly.

[@tinastout3701]

@@jspcreate ok thank you so much 😊

[@tinastout3701]

Ok I have another question I watched the tutorial on how to change a straight sc to a sc chain one. In the corners of my skeleton granny square it’s a chain 2 not a chain 3. So how many would I chain in the corners, would I still do chain 2 or a chain 1?

[@jspcreate]

I would keep it at a ch 2, you still want space for the work to turn the corner without rounding it too much. Good luck with it.

[@tinastout3701]

@@jspcreate ok thank you so much 😊

[@helenemcnair9714]

Thankyou sooooo much

[@jspcreate]

You are Welcome!

[@EsperanzaSanabria-q1i]

Love this

[@jspcreate]

Thanks

[@debraewing2859]

Question: At 19:37 I'm confused as to why there are not 2 chains total at that corner?

[@jspcreate]

After the first sc in the corner, I did a chain 1, then a sc into the back square, then ch 1, and then a sc into the corner again. This gives the equivalent of a ch 2 ( or more ) because you have the sc and ch stitch from the back corner in the mix. If I did ch 2 I end up with it being too loose and/or too bulky. I have found at these 4 corner spots you want to pull them in, but not too tight, and not too loose. However if you find the ch 1 isn't working for you and you need a ch 2 definitely do that. Everyone crochets at a different tension and somedays I use ch 1 all the way around and some days I use ch 2's Hope that helps, thanks for watching 😊

[@Saher-d4f]

Hi, I am so confused about which type of yarn I use for blanket can you please tell me

[@jspcreate]

Hi, I used a Worsted Weight or Medium Weight Yarn. All the yarn info and colours is on the blog post, link for that is in the description.

[@rushniatito3793]

Hi can you please list all the colours you used for this

[@jspcreate]

I just added all 14 of the colours with their brands to the material list on the blog post for this tutorial, the link for the post is at the top of the description. Enjoy

[@amberdietrich9122]

My squares that I want to join don’t have a ch1 on the border, it’s just a row of dc. Can I still use this method to join but maybe skip every other stitch since I don’t have ch1 spaces? This will be my first attempt at joining!

[@jspcreate]

I just released another Join As You Go for solid stitch squares today. Very similar but yes, you have the idea, just skip every second stitch and use either a ch 1 or a ch 2 in between. Enjoy!

[@gr8fullife151]

Your lacy join has become my favourite method for joining squares. Thanks Jane!

[@jspcreate]

Yay, I am so glad you like it, thanks for watching.

[@marivegar4949]

Hello can you tell Me what ply yarn and was it cotton In Australia we have different ply thank you

[@jspcreate]

It would be equivalent to a 10 ply yarn. I'm in Canada and we call it Worsted Weight #4. The one I use is 100% acrylic, mostly because that is what is plentiful around me and easy to care for. Years ago, I owned a yarn shop and carried many European brands, beautiful yarns and they were all sized as Ply. Do you have a favourite you like to use for blankets?

[@marivegar4949]

@@jspcreate cotton but hard to find a thick soft one here in australia Shipping is too expensive from other countries

[@jspcreate]

Yes, that shipping is tricky with yarn.

[@annettemeeks9312]

My blanket is 5squares by 6 squares how do I do the five squares before going to the next row

[@jspcreate]

You will repeat Square 3 on the Top Row as many times as you need, so 2 more times for you if you want 5 squares, then after you work back across the bottom to start the next row and have it set up, continue to repeat Square 6, again twice more for your 5 squares across. Then work as you did for the Second Row until you have the 6 rows you want. The chapter markers on the video indicate where Square 3 and Square 6 instructions start. Hope that helps, Enjoy

[@taxiridefun]

Ive tried and tried. heres the problem the yarn is on the left side of my crochet hook when i try to do the back attaching single crochet in the next stitch? It just ends up being a slip stitch because you cant wrap yarn around and then pull through because yarn is on left side of hook after you do the front square stitch? I see you in video, but its not happening when i attempt it? And i still cant figure out which spot youre supposed to be doing all the single crochets across? Wish you would take a picture with dots in each place or something? do we need to do some special border all the way around each granny square to create where youre supposed to put the single crochet add one? Or do you have to have granny squares like you have with the circle center?

[@jspcreate]

I'm sorry you are having a hard time with this, It is hard to say what is happening for you without seeing you do it. Be sure you do a chain stitch inbetween each single crochet, which should set you up for the next single crochet. It should work the same whether you are working into the back square or front square, just work as if it is the next stitch in your row. you are always working into the chain spaces in this tutorial as the Zippy Square has a chain stitch border. It will work a little different with a straight stitch border. If you have a straight stitch border, I go up a hook size and then work into every second stitch. I will be working another tutorial on this version soon.

[@maryrocker3792]

This is an answer to my prayer , I have a bed full of squares that I was very stressed about , thank you so much.bless you🌹.

[@jspcreate]

That is awesome, so glad you found this helpful and you are able to join all your squares into an amazing blanket

[@solveigfrank]

Damn why didnt have i found this a few days earlier xD just finished a grannysquare blanket using up all my scrabyarn and connected them using the matresstitch

[@jspcreate]

I'm sure it's beautiful, now you have a new technique for next time.

[@cheekysprite2962]

What about blocking squares beforehand?

[@jspcreate]

Thanks for this question. I found these squares were small enough they held their shape well, but if I needed to I would do small batch and then block them as I go too in batches. This one I blocked at the end so the seams got blocked as well. Larger squares I would block in small batches as I worked. Thanks for watching.

[@cheekysprite2962]

@@jspcreate thank you 😊

[@hilarycohen1470]

When you say ‘edge stitch’ di you mean SC?

[@jspcreate]

I think I mean when I'm working an outer edge of a square I do the single crochet ch 1 or ch 2 as opposed to the " joining stitch " which is when I work the two squares together. When I get around to writing the pattern for the blanket I will have the "edge stitch" in the special stitches section simply as the ch 1, single crochet. Hope that helps.

[@annettemeeks9312]

I am having trouble with the intersection where they meet it is off center

[@jspcreate]

I have a close up image on the blog post if that helps you see what is happening better, the link to it is in the description. I have a second tutorial for solid stitch squares coming out shortly and I show how to place stitch markers as you go to see where you are working into. That should be up soon.

[@annettemeeks9312]

So u put 2 sc ch 1 to squares before u join???

[@jspcreate]

I'm not sure what you are asking? I worked this method onto my Zippy Square, the method has you work a row around a square, and then join the next square working into that row, does that answer your question? Let me know if you need more help.

[@annettemeeks9312]

@@jspcreate I am asking it’ll you put a sc ch 1 for your last 2 rows of a square

[@jspcreate]

So for this tutorial, it is worked on a square that has the last round as a sc, ch 1 border. I have a new tutorial for this method done on a solid stitch square, same method, but you don't have the sc ch1 border on the squares.

[@tammyt.b.1078]

What yarn is that please?

[@jspcreate]

I used 14 colours in this in a variety of yarns. I will put the list of colour names up on my colour palette page on my blog. But the brands are Loops and Threads Impeccable, Bernat Super Value and Bernat Premium.

[@janiceanderson8386]

Is it cotton or wool?

[@marylong4333]

So I figured out my mistake which is you have to keep your yarn way to the right at all times before you insert hook into back granny square when attaching them the back attaching in each spot

[@jspcreate]

Ah yes, the yarn does have to be so it can come from the right direction for each stitch. Thank you for this tip, enjoy!