Crochet Solid Granny Square - Part 1

[HayleyPekarek]

i have no idea what you're doing. i guess i need to start wayyyy from the beginning. you make it look so easy :/

[tjw1963]

@HayleyPekarek I will send you the beginner crochet playlist.

[curlmeister22]

stll too fast /:

[wakeangel78]

your sound keeps cutting out and i don't know if that's just because it silences for voice activation or what but i don't know if there's stuff i'm missing because of the sound

[tjw1963]

@wakeangel78 You are not missing out on anything. There is some slow motion so there is no sound. You are not missing out on anything. I do have some better quality tutorials for the granny square.

[BondiBeachGirl]

I cant get past when you do the double crochet in the 2nd round..ill keep trying though thanks for doing it slow.

[mmightymomm]

Thank you so much, I've never tried a "Granny square" blanket... but, after studying your videos, I feel confident!

[tjw1963]

@mmightymomm You are welcome. I with you much continued success with crochet.

[yobobear6575]

Thank you!! you are a great instructor. I am on my way to making a blanket!!

[tjw1963]

@yobobear6575 Thank you. :)

[clubpenguinrocksism]

can you do a video of a beret plz.like one of those slouchy ones.

[clubpenguinrocksism]

omg!i just did my fist granny square.yipeee!!i like this video better than the other one u did.the other one i couuldmt understand.i think it was beacuse u went to fast and i couldnt keep up.

[tjw1963]

@clubpenguinrocksism I have been given a lot of time to make extended videos since I did my first videos. I take full advantage of my extended minutes.

[lexusleanne]

You did great. This help refresh my memory, and now I am almost done! thanks so much for posting this!

[tjw1963]

@lexusleanne You are welcome. :)

[LadySakurra]

This isn't your typical granny square. I don't do any rows of sc's. It's all dc's in groups of 3. I like this pattern, but it's not the original granny technique I was looking for.

[tjw1963]

This is the solid granny square. I have several patterns posted for a variety of granny squares. I will send you the link for the traditional granny square.

[Kiqroqzputa01]

the only part that i wasn't able to follow was when u were on the second row of the square right before you do the single crochet. i end up with an extra circle..where do i put the final two dc so it looks like your square?

[camsav61]

granny square demonstration on youtube! I did it!!! yayayayya thank you!! Tried many other videos- yours was the only one that was easily understood by an amateur crocheter!

[tjw1963]

Thank you.

[LiteraryJo]

-.-' Well it's official. I truly suck at crocheting. I can't following your motions for the life of me. (I guess I'll stick to simple knitting.)

[tjw1963]

I will send you a different link for the same type of granny. Crochet is one of those things that you will get the hang of with practice.

[pinkcrochet16]

@LiteraryJo lol, I love to crochet, but it was a disaster for me trying to knit. I knew someone who went to school with me that knitted, and she couldn't crochet! While I got impatient and frustrated over trying to knit, she did the same with trying to crochet. I guess by doing one of the other, your hands get too used to it and it makes trying the other much more difficult.

[aluap78]

I was so hoping this was going to help, but it really didn't. :(

[tjw1963]

How long have you been crocheting?

[aluap78]

A couple of months. I referred back to my copy of 'Happy Hooker' and fgured out where I was going wrong, and once I figured that out your tutorial made perfect sense. Thanks. :)

[WilliamM0seley]

ok well i have one question! when u say to double crochet.. to me it looks like ur putting the hook through the middle of the circle.. but when i did that it didnt turn out right. so am i supposed to be putting the hook through a stitch??

[tjw1963]

On the beginning loop I am putting it through the middle of the circle. I have a different video that I will send you the link.

[syksma]

Appreciated !!! Well iv completed the Solid Granny Square Crochet...i completed 16rows...It isnt perfect,coz its my First Crochet,thanks to YOU..Wil send u the pic very soon.

YOU ARE JUST TOO GOOD !!!! HATS OFF TO YOU !!!!

[tjw1963]

Thank you. :)

[tjw1963]

You are welcome. I will invite you to look the current videos I have posted. The light and background have changed a lot. You can click on my main channel page to view the recent videos.

[whichypoohs]

Im a bit confused. What you call DOUBLE CROCHET, I know (from books) to be called a TREBLE. Can anyone confirm which is correct. I thought DOUBLE CROCHET was pulling the yarn through 2 chains only. Thanks. Great videos, really helpful.

[tjw1963]

You are welcome. We call them double crochet in America. I am not familiar with what other countries call the same stitch. I am aware that it is different which can make an interpretation of a pattern somewhat confusing.

[queenofhyrule]

ok good you are using boye.i have alot of those hooks

[tjw1963]

I like Boye or the metric hooks that have the same shape head as Boye.

[Moonlampje]

OMG! I've been struggling with this for YEARS! Thank you so much for your well explained video's! And thank you for the time and effort you spend on the video's. Just made my first granny square :D *So Happy*

[tjw1963]

Thank you. I appreciate your comment and hearing about your success.

[katherine8504]

Thank you so much for these videos. I've been a knitter for years but crochet has always frustrated me. Now I can actually crochet a granny square thanks to these videos. THANK YOU!

[tjw1963]

You are welcome. :)

[harukamae]

You are so wonderful! I bought a book in Wal-Mart a few years ago that included a Granny Square afghan but have always struggled with the abbreviated instructions! Your video is a huge help to me, thank you!

[tjw1963]

You are welcome. :)

[Emmaleaf86]

I just wanted to say thanks, I'm pretty new to crocheting. I have the basic stitches down, but I didn't want to single crochet an entire afghan, so this was a great help. Watching your videos gave me all the info I needed and I've been granny squaring for a few days now. I really apprecite your doing this!! :)

[tjw1963]

Thank you very much. I appreciate your feedback and comments.

[sweetiepie6789]

omg i have no clue how you do this! i can't crochet no matter what! I am a beginner and i want to make a purse, and i don't have the 1st clue on how to do this! Can you give me some advise, please?

[tjw1963]

Get started and practice.  It may seem confusing but once you get started it is not hard at all. Practicing the stitches is my advice for a new beginner. If you don't want to do this square, you can try a circle or another square.

[sweetiepie6789]

ok that sounds a lot easier to start with something simple, but i'll stick with knitting 4 now :P

[emmademma7]

Absolutely fantastic! Thank you! I've been wondering for years how to do a granny stitch and your demonstration and instructions work out perfectly for me. It finally is illuminated and makes sense. Really, thank you for taking the time to do this.

[tjw1963]

You are welcome. :)

[tjw1963]

You are welcome. :)

[Sunnygirl3833]

and the slow part happens when???

[tjw1963]

You can pause the video and move the slider back to play it over again.

[lovjasam]

Very good instructions thank you x

[tjw1963]

Thank you. :)

[hellokittyamie]

I just want to say you are really good. I hope I am close to being as good as you. You are a good teacher to. I am so interested in things like this. I just taught myself how to knit in less then an hour. So now this is my next big thing. Thanks for posting these videos.

[tjw1963]

You are welcome. :)

[figglesnorf]

I think your step 3 in our written description is wrong. Should it not read Ch 3...1DC in space below?

[tjw1963]

I removed those instructions and placed a link to the instructions on my crochet blog.

[Irridescent]

Do you think you could do another video where you show WHERE to do the double crochet? I'm a self taught knitter, so I continually get confused which stitches you are making the DC into.

[tjw1963]

I have a video that shows where to put the stitches into the previous stitch.

[Irridescent]

Do you think you could do another video where you show WHERE to do the double crochet? I'm a self taught knitter, so I continually get confused which stitches you are making the DC into.

[airrocketdown]

Is it okay to just keep making it bigger and bigger and have just one big granny square blanket?

[tjw1963]

If that is what you want to do.

[KTcorncob2895]

yeah thats what i do....

[krystal1632]

i got a question, what can i do with granny squares, or should i say, what can you use them for????

[tjw1963]

You put them together and make an afghan.

[krystal1632]

o ok, thx so much for answering my questions, and you make great videos, they help me alot. =]

[amillionfaces]

Thank you! I'm just learning to crochet and this helped me so much! I don't know anyone who can do it who I could ask for help (I learned knitting from my grandmother but she doesn't know crochet.)

[tjw1963]

You are welcome. :)

[idkwhou192]

whoa you are so good. now i know how to make one

[idkwhou192]

thank you so much i never knew how to make until now and how do you crochet so fast

[tjw1963]

You are weocome

[idkwhou192]

thnk you so much i never knew how to make one but now thanks to you

[wickedfairyfly]

that looks really nice...but when i try to do it...it doesnt stay flat like yours does...it seems to boe like im making the start of a hat or something...any ideas? :o\

[kathryn120]

God, this is therapeutic! Great job teaching. I think I almost have it figured out.. What is a good yard and ply to use for this?? Mine is two ply and seems to shred..

[tjw1963]

Thank you. What I use is 4-PLY worsted weight, acrylic, Red Heart. I will use Caron 4-Ply on occasion. It is nice and soft on my hands. You could run two strands of your 2-ply together. It will make it larger and stiffer.

[ranaalanker]

wawooo nice and good work you are good teacher keep it on ....

[tjw1963]

Thank you. :)