I'm so glad I found this video. My great grandmother used to crochet before she passed and I never had an interest in it until about an hour ago when I started feeling crafty. Being 19 not alot of people my age crochet so it's going to be hard for me to learn but your videos are very instructional and I feel I could retain the information very well. I look forward to crocheting my first blanket or hat very soon. Thank you for helping me get started and I will continue watching your videos to le
Thank you so much for these videos!! I learned how to knit using YouTube and howcast but couldn't get crocheting using the same methods at all!! I just found your videos tonight, needing to learn to crochet for my daughter's Halloween bag, and they're super helpful! I was worried that I wouldn't be able to find something to help me learn and her costume would go unfinished, I'm knitting the rest of it. Again, thank you!
Thankyou so much for your videos, they have been really helpful. One question though. When i finish my first square, i find it is more rounded than yours. Am i making it too loose or too tight?
@thisindianajo If you look up the Tunisian crochet (aka the afghan stitch) it is a little more similar to knitting. The video I have on the crochet convertible is a slip stitch technique that results in a fabric very similar to knitting. But generally crochet is a completely different type of needlework, as different from knitting as weaving is. I find it useful to learn several differnt needlework techniques.
@jordanparshallabc I'm sorry that is happening. Put it down for a while and simply watch the video a few times. Then walk away. Than later watch it again, then pick up the work & try again. Or, you could try another learn to crochet video. My back to basics series is newer and done with a better camera.
Thank you! I just watched like ten videos and you are the ONLY one who explains what a double stitch is. I still have to rip it out and start over because I don't have the tension down, but at least I understand what I'm doing now. ; )
Augh, this is so frustrating. I'm doing your instructions, and I've made about 5 of these things and I keep practicing, but all of my granny squares look like circles with a big mass of string in the middle...am I doing it right? how do I make them more square?
@MariSama4444 See how I tug on the corners? That is called finger blocking I do that as I go. That is how you make it more square. Your mass of string in the middle shows me you are not getting the tension right, or you are not finding the center of the circle. There is a video using a paper clip to help find the center. Search the videos on my channel. It's called "Crochet Tips, Granny Squares, finding the center" Also check out the videos by other teachers like Mikeyssmail & TJW1963 .
@Bethintx1 Thankyou! I'll give it a try and see how it comes out..I tugged on some of the corners I already did and I see what you're saying now. Also, I have alot of issues keeping my tension good while I'm doing this, I just need to keep practicing I'm sure.
Thank you so much for your video tutorial!! I was stuck on the first chain step for so long, but after watching this, it broke it down and made it so simple, thanks so much!!
@bluebaby61593 Try to pause and re-watch the parts you miss. I also have a video response taking you to my newer Back to Basics series...Or you can try some of the other crochet teachers here on You Tube. I know TJW1963 and Mikeyssmail both have excellent tutorials on how to crochet the granny square.
My grams tried to teach me to crochet, but I never "got" it. I tried to learn in other ways, but I never "got" it. Today, my 5th child wanted to learn to crochet a granny square. Since I am not able to help her myself, I googled and found your videos. The are so clear and easy to follow. Thank you. I think I'll stick with knitting, but I am thrilled that I FINALLY understand some of the basics of crochet. Grams would be thrilled. Thanks!
thank you soo much!! i only knew how to make a chain. and i have always been trying to learn on my own. My aunt told me to search up lesson here and i did. everyone else goes really fast but you helped me out
@snugglebunnies1234 Aunts are great! Mine taught me to read crochet patterns. But my cousin actually taught me to make the granny square & how to crochet.
i keep trying and i've switched to a lighter yarn to try and see it better but i just keep making knots. it's really frustrating; yours look really neat!
I'm getting the feeling that trying to learn to crochet from a youtube video isn't my best bet. I've been trying to figure it out for over a year now, and even following directions to a tee is getting me nowhere.
@Bethintx1 I did look, but it's not the clairity that's the problem for me. Half of it is that I'm south pawed, so that always makes crafty things a little difficult. But it never looks right. Even my chains seem knotted. (and those I've been practicing for over a year.) I guess I'm a classroom learner where yarn is concerned.
@Scribesh AAAH, Now I understand. TJW1963 and Mikeyssmail have left-handed tutorials...I do not have the software they have to present the video in mirror image. You can set up a mirror by your computer to watch mine left-handed if you want. It might help. I do have a friend who learned to crochet right-handed and she is left-handed. It took her a while, but she did it...but her teacher (I) sat beside her.
@MarmaladeMonster Some folks find knitting easier. I find crocheting easier because I don't drop stitches. This is a very slow video. You can try to learn from my other back to basics video if this is confusing to you. They have a clearer picture and a different technique. I've been told that other teaching videos are faster than mine. But you can check them out anyway by doing a You Tube search, or going to the ones I recommend on my channel.
Sorry to double post, but i have a question. i noticed you always bring the yarn around the hook from the back to the front, but when you connect a chain to a previous piece (around 7:00) you keep pushing the hook from the front, through to the back. is this the standard way to do it, or are you just doing the same thing out of habit?
I am new to this, so i guess my question is 'does it matter what way i wrap my hook, and does it matter which way i stab the hook when i connect 2 pieces?'
wow. this is a nice tutorial. I cant keep up though, its not that you are going to fast or explaining it poorly, you are explaining everything your doing really well, and being thorough about the steps, but when i go to try it myself, it looks nothing like what you have... what is the secret? mine keeps coming out lopsided, and then i have problems putting the hook through the loops, and i end up taking only half the yarn back through the loops and making a mess... is there a secret?
*looks at the end result on the video-looks down at what's in hands-starts over for the 73rd time* Dang nabbit. I'm getting it, but it's slow. This video is awesome, thanks!
I do. This is from 2007 before I had a camcorder. the microphone is on the other side of the camera, and I was really shy about recording my voice too. Check out the new videos on my channel for clearer tutorials.
I am trying really hard but I'm left handed so i have to do everything backwards which makes everything so much harder. But your lessons are the first that i can actually follow. I'm only at the first corner but mine looks nothing like yours, it just looks like a big knotty circle! I am going to start over and try to do it with my right hand I suppose.
I have a tutorial on the continuous join method. It's really not a beginner method, but you could try and follow the videos and see. You could whip (hand sew) stitch them together too.
There are many way to learn how to crochet. I'm teaching using a granny square because that is how I learned when I was 11 years old. Search You Tube for crochet tutorials or lessons and you will find various teachers teaching in different ways. remember the terminology in the UK is slightly different that the US, so you might want to find a European teacher.
Hey. No offense taken. I too am a Christian. I went to Tennessee Temple Bible College. I understand what you are saying. I also believe that the Earth is not billions of years old. But I do believe ancient people existed, just not as far back as scientists are saying. My remark was just noting that there is evidence of men crocheting & knitting waaaaay back in history.
Thanks Beth. yeah, sure. I'm not the kind of guy who cares about people's saying. I just do what I like to do, and crochet is fun. My girlfriend even loved me more knowing that I will start making stuff like that hehe. Please keep teaching us! I love you!
lol, I'm a boy and really love this circle.. I found myself buying a crochet needle and threads and do it. it's very clear :D Thank you for the great job!
My first boyfriend crocheted too. Many men crochet & knit. Some historians believe that ancient Celtic fishermen crocheted their nets and knit the sweaters they wore out on the cold north seas.
Do not let anyone tell you that its not manly to crochet.
Thanks! I learned to crochet when I was 11. My cousin showed me the Granny square. Then when I was 13, I learned to read patterns & my whole world open up! I didn't learn to knit until my late 20's. So, for me knitting is more difficult.
I'm also trying to do a blanket for my baby due in April. I have no idea where to start lol. I've been practicing this video for hours and I think I'm finally starting to get it ;D
This is my first crochet project. I want to make a ripple afghan for my grandchild due in January. Do you have video instructions for the ripple afghan? Thank you so much. Your videos are very easy to follow.
I get what you're doing and so far I've been doing it right, but every time i start my granny square everything just ends up as a circle...will this fix itself as i go on or is it the yarn im using or my tension? I'm just confused at the moment
The start usually does look like a circle. If you tug lightly on the chain-2 loops for the corners, it will look more like a square, but that is not necessary. It will square up in the following rounds.
I am planning on making some new videos on extra tips on making the granny square.
Make the chain 4, then take a safety pin, or a paper clip and thread the chain through it, then make your slip stitch to make the ring so the paper clip is through the center of the ring. You then form your stitches where the clip is...I'll make a quick video to demonstrate and add it as a video response to this video.
is it just me...or does this go too fast? it's really in depth at first and then it goes into fast-forward....I'm trying to learn to do this so I'm really slow
I did that because I tried to keep it under 10 minutes. Plus it is repetitive. You can click and hold the slider below the video to pause and move it more slowly.
It will look like a circle at first. If you watch closely, you can see me tugging on the piece. I'm blocking (shaping) it with my fingers as I go. Many folks wait until it's finished to block it.
Hi Beth I just want to say thanks so much for your wonderful vid How to Crochet. My nan showed me when I was a girl, but over the years I'd forgotten. I have been crocheting the last 2 days since I did your tutorials and now my 17 yr old daughter Caitlin is starting off her own square with your (and my) help. We are going to try to make a granny square rug together for a winter project (we're down under!) So thanks again, very pleasing result, I'm on my 2nd (large) square already!!
help! I have watched several video's and so far yours makes the most sense. But my pattern calls for ch 1, 3dc in ring. So should my round flower look square at the end as yours does? After joining with sl st I have to change colors but cannot figure out how to do it. I can knit but wanted to learn to crochet to make my two year old granddaughter a blanket. Now I am beginning to wonder if I can do it or not.
lol...that reminds me of spongebob squarepants when they got rope burn from sliding down a rope...lol...anywayz im so happy i fiinally got it, this tutorial helped me a lot
Perhaps you need to put it down and try again later. It's not for everyone. I helped a friend who tried to learn for many years. It took on-on one instruction. Being left handed made it harder for her too.
I have been trying for years..ok well maybe not years but seems like forever..how to recreate a afghan my nana made me when I was a wee tot..that has much finer days..and this video series is wonderful!!!! its slow enough so that I can follow and explains everything so that even I can get i..Thank you sooo much!!!
I just wanted to thank you - I've been trying to teach myself how to do this through various online tutorials, and this is the first (and only) one that made it clear how to do this. I can't tell you how excited I am. :)
I now have one "granny square" hooked onto my crochet hook.
Can I say OMG!! Everyone I know who knows how to crochet has tried to teach me. Plus several other online tutorials... You're obviously doing something right. (Crocheting has always been something I just didn't get. We've taken to joking that it's hereditary because my mom's mom, who is really crafty, can't crochet either...)
Un*believable! It's quite appalling how self-absorbed some reviewers can be. For goodness sakes, if the video wasn't helpful, just move on. Or better yet, rate the video on content, not some inconsequential point. The author chose to upload this clip to help people, and from the look of it, it seems it does just that. Given the 88,000 views already, I suppose the author could have been 88 grand richer by now if they chose to charge a $1/view. And guess what? They didn't!
I think this a great video. I've tried to make granny squares before with no luck. Keep teaching us Bethintx1. I've made 20 squares so far. this is fun, and i'm a 50+ gal. Wonderful vids.
Very good video! :) I made a king size bed sized afghan for my cousin using the granny square stitch a few years back. whew it was a big task. LOL! I'm working on making Christmas stockings right now but my Mom and I are going to be starting afghans soon...probably the granny stitch again! :) I'm a thrid generation (lefty as well) crocheter. I learned as a teenager and stopped for awhile, just now getting back to it. I love it...relieves tensionforme.LOL Thanks for the videos! -Jen
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It would be a lot easier to watch and make sense of, if you used a color of yarn that wasn't the same color as your fingers. and not "stutter" your comments with your hands. It's very confusing to a confusing subject, but thank you for your time and energies. I'm trying to follow, and will continually try to learn.
I'm so glad I found this video. My great grandmother used to crochet before she passed and I never had an interest in it until about an hour ago when I started feeling crafty. Being 19 not alot of people my age crochet so it's going to be hard for me to learn but your videos are very instructional and I feel I could retain the information very well. I look forward to crocheting my first blanket or hat very soon. Thank you for helping me get started and I will continue watching your videos to le
GodlovesA7X 2 weeks ago
You sure inspire me!
NancyToday 1 month ago
Now, with these videos, I cam teach my grandma and mom to crochet as well!
magdalena2113 4 months ago
Thank you so much for these videos!! I learned how to knit using YouTube and howcast but couldn't get crocheting using the same methods at all!! I just found your videos tonight, needing to learn to crochet for my daughter's Halloween bag, and they're super helpful! I was worried that I wouldn't be able to find something to help me learn and her costume would go unfinished, I'm knitting the rest of it. Again, thank you!
magdalena2113 4 months ago
Thanks sooooo much love to crochet
kland1985 4 months ago
Thank you for making these videos. They are very helpful and inspiring.
strawberrysupreme 11 months ago
thank you very much,, your videos are very easy to learn from :)
idkafreakinname 11 months ago
thank u very much for helping me to learn crochet
jackhooda 11 months ago
Great video!!! I am now on my first steps of crocheting!!!
pandagirl4561 1 year ago
Thankyou so much for your videos, they have been really helpful. One question though. When i finish my first square, i find it is more rounded than yours. Am i making it too loose or too tight?
Loganzweb 1 year ago
@Loganzweb It does look round on the first part. I pull on the corner chains to make it look more square.
Bethintx1 1 year ago
That looks really creepy
Taylls2 1 year ago
This is not nearly as similar to knitting as I had hoped it would be.
thisindianajo 1 year ago
@thisindianajo If you look up the Tunisian crochet (aka the afghan stitch) it is a little more similar to knitting. The video I have on the crochet convertible is a slip stitch technique that results in a fabric very similar to knitting. But generally crochet is a completely different type of needlework, as different from knitting as weaving is. I find it useful to learn several differnt needlework techniques.
Bethintx1 1 year ago
im so confused i just started and i get lost every time as soon as start the 2nd row :(
jordanparshallabc 1 year ago
@jordanparshallabc I'm sorry that is happening. Put it down for a while and simply watch the video a few times. Then walk away. Than later watch it again, then pick up the work & try again. Or, you could try another learn to crochet video. My back to basics series is newer and done with a better camera.
Bethintx1 1 year ago
thank you sooo much, you are really helpful, i just started and im learning with your videos.
adelinaarriaga 1 year ago
I need to learn how to do this for a college exam in December and it's so frustrating. Can't seem to get past making a chain :(
shatterdwing 1 year ago
@shatterdwing Have you tried the other How to videos on my channel? How about the recommended channels on my channel page?
Bethintx1 1 year ago
Thank you! I just watched like ten videos and you are the ONLY one who explains what a double stitch is. I still have to rip it out and start over because I don't have the tension down, but at least I understand what I'm doing now. ; )
SMmmmmmmile 1 year ago
I'm loving these older videos teaching how to make a granny square. Thank you! Do you have newer videos teaching granny squares?
ptdlrd 1 year ago
@ptdlrd They are number 10 on my to-do list!
Bethintx1 1 year ago
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MariSama4444 1 year ago
Augh, this is so frustrating. I'm doing your instructions, and I've made about 5 of these things and I keep practicing, but all of my granny squares look like circles with a big mass of string in the middle...am I doing it right? how do I make them more square?
MariSama4444 1 year ago
@MariSama4444 See how I tug on the corners? That is called finger blocking I do that as I go. That is how you make it more square. Your mass of string in the middle shows me you are not getting the tension right, or you are not finding the center of the circle. There is a video using a paper clip to help find the center. Search the videos on my channel. It's called "Crochet Tips, Granny Squares, finding the center" Also check out the videos by other teachers like Mikeyssmail & TJW1963 .
Bethintx1 1 year ago
@Bethintx1 Thankyou! I'll give it a try and see how it comes out..I tugged on some of the corners I already did and I see what you're saying now. Also, I have alot of issues keeping my tension good while I'm doing this, I just need to keep practicing I'm sure.
MariSama4444 1 year ago
Thank you so much for your video tutorial!! I was stuck on the first chain step for so long, but after watching this, it broke it down and made it so simple, thanks so much!!
megannn222 1 year ago
nice love it!!
uRchanga 1 year ago
haha this is AWSOME!! Can't wait to get me some supplies to start!! Thanks!!
lovingirl0077 1 year ago
U were a lil 2 fast 4 me and didn't explain were 2 insert the needle sometimes.
bluebaby61593 1 year ago
@bluebaby61593 Try to pause and re-watch the parts you miss. I also have a video response taking you to my newer Back to Basics series...Or you can try some of the other crochet teachers here on You Tube. I know TJW1963 and Mikeyssmail both have excellent tutorials on how to crochet the granny square.
Bethintx1 1 year ago
Thank you!
lolavex 1 year ago
My grams tried to teach me to crochet, but I never "got" it. I tried to learn in other ways, but I never "got" it. Today, my 5th child wanted to learn to crochet a granny square. Since I am not able to help her myself, I googled and found your videos. The are so clear and easy to follow. Thank you. I think I'll stick with knitting, but I am thrilled that I FINALLY understand some of the basics of crochet. Grams would be thrilled. Thanks!
Primaknittermom 1 year ago
thank you soo much!! i only knew how to make a chain. and i have always been trying to learn on my own. My aunt told me to search up lesson here and i did. everyone else goes really fast but you helped me out
snugglebunnies1234 1 year ago
@snugglebunnies1234 Aunts are great! Mine taught me to read crochet patterns. But my cousin actually taught me to make the granny square & how to crochet.
Bethintx1 1 year ago
i feel dizzy.... ~~~
nurhaury 1 year ago
This is incredibly helpful. Much easier than knitting by FAR. Thank you!
FMAfanFMA 1 year ago
i keep trying and i've switched to a lighter yarn to try and see it better but i just keep making knots. it's really frustrating; yours look really neat!
i'm going to keep trying.
lixechan 1 year ago
really great vid~
the person who invented crochet is crazy. (good way). Crochet is wicked!
Angeltots 1 year ago
I'm getting the feeling that trying to learn to crochet from a youtube video isn't my best bet. I've been trying to figure it out for over a year now, and even following directions to a tee is getting me nowhere.
Scribesh 1 year ago
@Scribesh Have you tried my Newer back to Basic videos? They are much clearer.
Bethintx1 1 year ago
@Bethintx1 I did look, but it's not the clairity that's the problem for me. Half of it is that I'm south pawed, so that always makes crafty things a little difficult. But it never looks right. Even my chains seem knotted. (and those I've been practicing for over a year.) I guess I'm a classroom learner where yarn is concerned.
Scribesh 1 year ago
@Scribesh AAAH, Now I understand. TJW1963 and Mikeyssmail have left-handed tutorials...I do not have the software they have to present the video in mirror image. You can set up a mirror by your computer to watch mine left-handed if you want. It might help. I do have a friend who learned to crochet right-handed and she is left-handed. It took her a while, but she did it...but her teacher (I) sat beside her.
Bethintx1 1 year ago
@Bethintx1 /chuckles/ That is the crux of the matter. I was going to take a class, at the local craft store. But I didn't have the $34 to spare.
Scribesh 1 year ago
awesome- dunno what this is supposed to look like but I just crochetted a little hamburger patty!
YARN OVER... DRAW IT THRU YALL.
WE GONNA CROCHET THE WORLD.
dudemang33 1 year ago
How do you do it so fast??
I'm so confused! How do people think crocheting is easier than knitting!??!
MarmaladeMonster 1 year ago
@MarmaladeMonster Some folks find knitting easier. I find crocheting easier because I don't drop stitches. This is a very slow video. You can try to learn from my other back to basics video if this is confusing to you. They have a clearer picture and a different technique. I've been told that other teaching videos are faster than mine. But you can check them out anyway by doing a You Tube search, or going to the ones I recommend on my channel.
Bethintx1 1 year ago
@Bethintx1 thanks :)
My aunt said she would teach me, but she hasnt done any crocheting or knitting in years,
I might also try to get a book, but I think having somebody showing me is best
Right now all I can make is long endless chains!
MarmaladeMonster 1 year ago
Sorry to double post, but i have a question. i noticed you always bring the yarn around the hook from the back to the front, but when you connect a chain to a previous piece (around 7:00) you keep pushing the hook from the front, through to the back. is this the standard way to do it, or are you just doing the same thing out of habit?
I am new to this, so i guess my question is 'does it matter what way i wrap my hook, and does it matter which way i stab the hook when i connect 2 pieces?'
oaney 1 year ago
wow. this is a nice tutorial. I cant keep up though, its not that you are going to fast or explaining it poorly, you are explaining everything your doing really well, and being thorough about the steps, but when i go to try it myself, it looks nothing like what you have... what is the secret? mine keeps coming out lopsided, and then i have problems putting the hook through the loops, and i end up taking only half the yarn back through the loops and making a mess... is there a secret?
Great tut!
oaney 1 year ago
@oaney Practice is key, so is using the right hook for you. Check out my video talking about the different hooks called Crochet Tools Part 1.
Bethintx1 1 year ago
*looks at the end result on the video-looks down at what's in hands-starts over for the 73rd time* Dang nabbit. I'm getting it, but it's slow. This video is awesome, thanks!
spookygirl240 1 year ago
thanks for the lesson me and my mom finally got the circle right yes!!!!
kissfreakwhatever 1 year ago
i cant do it i thinks i gonna stay with just the chains, lol! i made a collar for my cat,lol!
kissfreakwhatever 1 year ago
mine keeps coming out to be a circle...
kdsmalls88 1 year ago
your voice is so soothing.
MsRachelMo 1 year ago 14
thankz so much lesson 1 waz a good help thiz iz kind of hard
lolgirlz1000 1 year ago 5
mine did NOT look like that. lol! i'll be sure to practice! i learned a lot for this vid though! thanks :)
Geezeimhungry 2 years ago
Thanks! Can u speak a bit louder next time i cant realy hear you (Sorry)
012Minimouse 2 years ago
I do. This is from 2007 before I had a camcorder. the microphone is on the other side of the camera, and I was really shy about recording my voice too. Check out the new videos on my channel for clearer tutorials.
Bethintx1 2 years ago
On "beginning chain 3" I have to chain 2. If I chain 3 it leaves a big space between the chain 3 and the first double crochet. Does this matter?
RayHuong 2 years ago
Lol... My sisters looks like a waffle xdd
ArmsVideos 2 years ago
Thanks a lot for making this video, it's very helpful. Mine also looks like a giant knot but I'm getting there gradually :)
TwilightFalls 2 years ago
oh thank you so very much.... I've been working so hard trying to figure this out on my own!!!
MelBT73 2 years ago
mine always just ends up looking like a giant knot ):
MrCutestBabyEver 2 years ago
I am trying really hard but I'm left handed so i have to do everything backwards which makes everything so much harder. But your lessons are the first that i can actually follow. I'm only at the first corner but mine looks nothing like yours, it just looks like a big knotty circle! I am going to start over and try to do it with my right hand I suppose.
MrCutestBabyEver 2 years ago
Thank You so much !!!
ju60s 2 years ago
Yours looks like a circle.... Mine looked more like a basket. Odd. :/ And so I try again!
rockchik244 2 years ago
you rock!
thomasjbenolkinmusic 2 years ago
I just learned your granny square, but how do I put them together? Is there a tutor lesson for that? Thanks, shirley
shirleydasinger 2 years ago
I have a tutorial on the continuous join method. It's really not a beginner method, but you could try and follow the videos and see. You could whip (hand sew) stitch them together too.
Bethintx1 2 years ago
Thank you so much...I've just completed three squares so far thanks to your help! Love it!
shirleydasinger 2 years ago
Hi im 18 male and i want to thank you i can only imagine how your lessons are in person your really sweet and specific thank you so much
PabloAlonzo48 2 years ago
this is the best how to crochet video ever! 5 star
kerlandeful 2 years ago
i cant do the last coner,its too hard!:(
llella123 2 years ago
i found this very useful
and i like the way you answer all the questions so promptly
please answer my question
i am from the uk and i wondered if this was the only way to learn to crochet
or is this the bes t way to learn
i knit and have done for over 30 yrs
i made a granny square baby blanket 27 years ago but havent done any crochet since this was the only time i crocheted
can i learn to do crochet in rows
MELONSCOFFER 2 years ago
There are many way to learn how to crochet. I'm teaching using a granny square because that is how I learned when I was 11 years old. Search You Tube for crochet tutorials or lessons and you will find various teachers teaching in different ways. remember the terminology in the UK is slightly different that the US, so you might want to find a European teacher.
Bethintx1 2 years ago
I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!!!!!!! they are so easy and your voice is way soothing to listen to. :)
KryptonTheHedgehog 2 years ago
i dont believe in the whole ancient stuff how could anybody be in the world before got ever made the world
everyonesapostolic 2 years ago
huh? what are you talking about?
Bethintx1 2 years ago
i mean god not got sorry
everyonesapostolic 2 years ago
What does that have to do with this video or what I said about ancient Celts? I do know what you mean but I quoted no dates or time periods.
Study the Bible. The Old Testament is full of ancient people!
Bethintx1 2 years ago
hey i study the bible i am upc and the ancient people who are in the n t were people who came AFTER god made earth
everyonesapostolic 2 years ago
im sorry i didnt mean any offense through anything i said but thats the way i believe
everyonesapostolic 2 years ago
Hey. No offense taken. I too am a Christian. I went to Tennessee Temple Bible College. I understand what you are saying. I also believe that the Earth is not billions of years old. But I do believe ancient people existed, just not as far back as scientists are saying. My remark was just noting that there is evidence of men crocheting & knitting waaaaay back in history.
Bethintx1 2 years ago
This video is great!!
punkXstarz 2 years ago
Thanks Beth. yeah, sure. I'm not the kind of guy who cares about people's saying. I just do what I like to do, and crochet is fun. My girlfriend even loved me more knowing that I will start making stuff like that hehe. Please keep teaching us! I love you!
xvzw 2 years ago
lol, I'm a boy and really love this circle.. I found myself buying a crochet needle and threads and do it. it's very clear :D Thank you for the great job!
xvzw 2 years ago
My first boyfriend crocheted too. Many men crochet & knit. Some historians believe that ancient Celtic fishermen crocheted their nets and knit the sweaters they wore out on the cold north seas.
Do not let anyone tell you that its not manly to crochet.
Bethintx1 2 years ago
okay so i am cool till you put the hook in the center and then i am totally lost! i am sorry but can anyone help me??
CarolineGrace07 2 years ago
What is happening is we have made a circle. all of our stitches on the first round will go into that circle like a wagon wheel.
Bethintx1 2 years ago
Your video is by far the best on the tube .
Do you have one for knitting I would love to learn to knit also,witch one do you think is the easiest crochet or knitting.
Thank you
funkboy3232 2 years ago
Thanks! I learned to crochet when I was 11. My cousin showed me the Granny square. Then when I was 13, I learned to read patterns & my whole world open up! I didn't learn to knit until my late 20's. So, for me knitting is more difficult.
Bethintx1 2 years ago
Its really hard to follow cause the screen is blurry. YouTube graphics suck. -_- I really wanted to make a beanie too D:
Leopardtail789 2 years ago
I'm also trying to do a blanket for my baby due in April. I have no idea where to start lol. I've been practicing this video for hours and I think I'm finally starting to get it ;D
I greatly appreciate the videos :)
suchasweety138 2 years ago
This is my first crochet project. I want to make a ripple afghan for my grandchild due in January. Do you have video instructions for the ripple afghan? Thank you so much. Your videos are very easy to follow.
ewelsch53 2 years ago
I have watched several different videos on here today trying to teach myself how to crochet. Your series is the best. I finally got it. Thank you.
lsue81 2 years ago
You are welcome! If y'all have any questions, please feel free to ask.
Bethintx1 2 years ago
Thanks so much for these videos. I can't believe that I can do this! Is your pattern available to download?
caseycharlieandadam 2 years ago
I have no written pattern for this one.
Once you make a square, you likely will not need a pattern.
There are written granny square patterns available at the many free patterns websites.
Google "Free Crochet Patterns" and you will be overwhelmed by the numbers of free patterns available.
Bethintx1 2 years ago
i am never going to get this
SweeetKyChick 2 years ago
Keep on trying. I know you can do it!
Bethintx1 2 years ago
Thanks so much! I listened to your comment and it totally worked out! I now own at making granny squares! :-)
jlcooper0711 2 years ago
Yay!
Bethintx1 2 years ago
I get what you're doing and so far I've been doing it right, but every time i start my granny square everything just ends up as a circle...will this fix itself as i go on or is it the yarn im using or my tension? I'm just confused at the moment
jlcooper0711 2 years ago
The start usually does look like a circle. If you tug lightly on the chain-2 loops for the corners, it will look more like a square, but that is not necessary. It will square up in the following rounds.
Bethintx1 2 years ago
Thank you for the instructions - my "wheel' looked like a clump of yarn. I tried my best to follow, but I just could not get it.
ChicagoCoils 2 years ago
I am planning on making some new videos on extra tips on making the granny square.
Make the chain 4, then take a safety pin, or a paper clip and thread the chain through it, then make your slip stitch to make the ring so the paper clip is through the center of the ring. You then form your stitches where the clip is...I'll make a quick video to demonstrate and add it as a video response to this video.
Bethintx1 2 years ago
this is so helpful... Thank you!
imdabest143 2 years ago
This is too complicated for beginners.
PersistantPuppy 2 years ago
Oops! Your reply was posted to browneyez2201 below.
Bethintx1 2 years ago
Hi, Im very new to crocheting I feel as though I'm never going to get this...I love your video...but help
browneyez22011 2 years ago
Many beginners do fine with this. I learned to crochet doing a granny square when I was 11 years old.
If you are having trouble with my teaching methods, try going to TJW1963.
Her beginner tutorials are pronominal!
Also Mikeyssmail has some good ones.
Bethintx1 2 years ago
lol that is so cool.
i used to crochet,
but then i stopped for a while.
forgot how to do everything lol.
the granny square reminds me of a cookie lol.
coolerly 2 years ago
is it just me...or does this go too fast? it's really in depth at first and then it goes into fast-forward....I'm trying to learn to do this so I'm really slow
sgwjr1979 2 years ago
I did that because I tried to keep it under 10 minutes. Plus it is repetitive. You can click and hold the slider below the video to pause and move it more slowly.
Bethintx1 2 years ago
Thanks for the fabulous video.Great teaching!
kod60 2 years ago
Hmmm, mine looks like a circle rather than a square! Im confused!
silviafarfallina 2 years ago
It often does look more like a circle. Just make sure you have 12 double crochet stitches in the circle!
Bethintx1 2 years ago
ok well im doin good it just looks like a circle more than a box.
singgurl366 2 years ago
It will look like a circle at first. If you watch closely, you can see me tugging on the piece. I'm blocking (shaping) it with my fingers as I go. Many folks wait until it's finished to block it.
Bethintx1 2 years ago
omg bc of u im learning how to do it. thank you so much
singgurl366 2 years ago
Oh! I'm glad! I was trying to link you to other teachers when you posted that you were having trouble on lesson 1.
Bethintx1 2 years ago
yea thank you.
singgurl366 2 years ago
Is this the easiest one to start with? My sister's pregnant and i want to Crochet her a blanket. Ive never crochet'd before but this looks awsome.
P.S Your voice is really soothing hehe
DarkTbag 2 years ago
This is how I learned to crochet when I was 11 years old... That is why I chose the granny square to teach crochet.
Bethintx1 2 years ago
Thanks Beth I'm going to buy some Hooks and yarn and have a go. Keep with the video's there Grrreat :)
DarkTbag 2 years ago
ur video i really good. even though i uses a smaller, thinner needle and a different type of yarn mine came out similar 2 urs!!!!
thanx :)
(i hate the instructions in the book they make no sense to me :S)
nuindaLIB 2 years ago
when i made it the first time it was too tight it looked like a circle, but the second try looked just like yours
thanks for the great tutorial, i'll keep watching your videos
LittleSis3 2 years ago
This is great! I always need a video demo instead of reading an instruction book so I can see the stitches, and you did a great job!
popcornq78 2 years ago
ughh,I am getting so confused? Mine looks nothing like that. Help?!
MaddyBobb5 2 years ago
How different is it? Try starting over. Pause at each step. Perhaps you will see what went wrong. I cannot help if I do not see what you have done.
Bethintx1 2 years ago
helloiliketocrochet
getalife2716 2 years ago
Hi Beth I just want to say thanks so much for your wonderful vid How to Crochet. My nan showed me when I was a girl, but over the years I'd forgotten. I have been crocheting the last 2 days since I did your tutorials and now my 17 yr old daughter Caitlin is starting off her own square with your (and my) help. We are going to try to make a granny square rug together for a winter project (we're down under!) So thanks again, very pleasing result, I'm on my 2nd (large) square already!!
MsRodell 2 years ago
I made it through half of the second lesson... my corners look more like circles??????
dmaiato 2 years ago
Hey thanks to you I was able to get down lesson 1
You explain things so well its great :D
dmaiato 2 years ago
help! I have watched several video's and so far yours makes the most sense. But my pattern calls for ch 1, 3dc in ring. So should my round flower look square at the end as yours does? After joining with sl st I have to change colors but cannot figure out how to do it. I can knit but wanted to learn to crochet to make my two year old granddaughter a blanket. Now I am beginning to wonder if I can do it or not.
woodgear 2 years ago
Sorry I didn't respond to your question sooner.
Some patterns start differently. A granny with a flower center will be different.
Bethintx1 2 years ago
You're really good, thanks for showing this video
montrealstars60 2 years ago
Haha. I've got yarn burn on my finger from doing this so fast. xD
PourLeMieux 2 years ago
lol...that reminds me of spongebob squarepants when they got rope burn from sliding down a rope...lol...anywayz im so happy i fiinally got it, this tutorial helped me a lot
whizzchic 2 years ago
i hate crocheting!!! i can't get it right!!!!!
JackSkellingtonandMe 2 years ago
Perhaps you need to put it down and try again later. It's not for everyone. I helped a friend who tried to learn for many years. It took on-on one instruction. Being left handed made it harder for her too.
Bethintx1 2 years ago
I have been trying for years..ok well maybe not years but seems like forever..how to recreate a afghan my nana made me when I was a wee tot..that has much finer days..and this video series is wonderful!!!! its slow enough so that I can follow and explains everything so that even I can get i..Thank you sooo much!!!
gabby419 2 years ago
Thanks!
ninga 2 years ago
whoa. thanks for teaching! i had a brain fart for the first few minutes but it made sense after.
neenacassidy 2 years ago
Great lessons! So easy to follow. Any chance for a Lesson 4 soon?! Pretty please? Thanks!
akscott7 2 years ago
I just wanted to thank you - I've been trying to teach myself how to do this through various online tutorials, and this is the first (and only) one that made it clear how to do this. I can't tell you how excited I am. :)
madeleinetea 2 years ago
Wait........ I JUST GOT IT!!!!!! :)
jsz1998 3 years ago
I know how to knit, but crocheting gets confusing t me then again,that's what i said about knitting.
jsz1998 3 years ago
i think this video is great
Teabone2112 3 years ago
Do you have a video that shows how to finish off the Granny square. I love lessons you have provised
sassyredhead39 3 years ago
Oh, and THANK YOU SO much for posting this!
teartaye 3 years ago
I now have one "granny square" hooked onto my crochet hook.
Can I say OMG!! Everyone I know who knows how to crochet has tried to teach me. Plus several other online tutorials... You're obviously doing something right. (Crocheting has always been something I just didn't get. We've taken to joking that it's hereditary because my mom's mom, who is really crafty, can't crochet either...)
teartaye 3 years ago
what is a granny square?
ELITExSHINOBI 3 years ago
Lol, I was just thinking the same thing.
latinlivi03 3 years ago
sameeeee.
i was just gonna comment that.
what is itttt
horsieeeeee 3 years ago
watch the video series. you will find out.
Bethintx1 2 years ago
i like this becuase she explains every apect of it, and i am a visual learner, so i get it, thanks soo much
Blondie1215 3 years ago 2
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haha she sounds like that old creepy neighbor from family guy "draw some string.. ..mmmmm...."
kletig 3 years ago
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thats a guy, she's not a guy.. have you even seen family guy?
Zeviel 3 years ago
hahahaha lmaooo omg she doess but its a really good videoo
horsieeeeee 3 years ago
Un*believable! It's quite appalling how self-absorbed some reviewers can be. For goodness sakes, if the video wasn't helpful, just move on. Or better yet, rate the video on content, not some inconsequential point. The author chose to upload this clip to help people, and from the look of it, it seems it does just that. Given the 88,000 views already, I suppose the author could have been 88 grand richer by now if they chose to charge a $1/view. And guess what? They didn't!
misidee 3 years ago 8
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you talk too much
ISSYSAJ19 3 years ago
shut up idiot she's brilliant
CrunchyLice 3 years ago 2
You people should be more appreciative for people like her wanting to teach other people. Too many rude people in this world.
phanthomlordz 3 years ago 7
I'd rather someone talk a lot,or "too much", in an instructional video rather than not talk at all,or very little.
yummyache 3 years ago 2
This is harder than knitting. There is a loot to keep track of. >.>;
bittertea 3 years ago
I think this a great video. I've tried to make granny squares before with no luck. Keep teaching us Bethintx1. I've made 20 squares so far. this is fun, and i'm a 50+ gal. Wonderful vids.
snickle211 3 years ago 2
Thank you so much, this is really helpful.
hidexcheesisxcorpse 3 years ago
Very good video! :) I made a king size bed sized afghan for my cousin using the granny square stitch a few years back. whew it was a big task. LOL! I'm working on making Christmas stockings right now but my Mom and I are going to be starting afghans soon...probably the granny stitch again! :) I'm a thrid generation (lefty as well) crocheter. I learned as a teenager and stopped for awhile, just now getting back to it. I love it...relieves tensionforme.LOL Thanks for the videos! -Jen
OwnedByTheKitty 3 years ago
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It would have been nice had you shown us how you got the circle made or at least explained it in your information section.
Wyldbutterfly028 3 years ago
it's in the previous video by this same poster, called how to crochet lesson 1
ketisfolk 3 years ago 5
i agree with you=]
OoJonasObsessedoO 3 years ago
Thanks for this video too!
Will you be making more videos in the future? :O
eancais 3 years ago
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ok this is nice but i want to make a scarf not a granny sguare
mileykat10 3 years ago
So, just make it a bigger version of the granny square, some people call it "improvising"
dbz71620 3 years ago
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It would be a lot easier to watch and make sense of, if you used a color of yarn that wasn't the same color as your fingers. and not "stutter" your comments with your hands. It's very confusing to a confusing subject, but thank you for your time and energies. I'm trying to follow, and will continually try to learn.
General54Lee 3 years ago
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