This is absolutely brilliant - it makes join-as-you-go squares/hexagons so much easier when you have to join to that last side! I don't think I'll ever go back to any other method.
Great video - thank you so much Robin. I really enjoy making solid granny squares but hate the larger gap in one corner that I get sometimes. I can’t wait to try your version!
I am starting a Prayer Shawl Ministry at my church and will refer the crocheting novices to your instructional videos for directions & tips. Your ability to teach very clearly is greatly appreciated. ❤
Oh my gosh!! I have frogged this square so many times I think that I am starting to crave flies! Nonetheless, I am determined to figure it out. Rippit rippit. Cup of tea. Start again. 😂 At least I am using my favorite amethyst color so it's pretty even if it is a mess! UPDATE! Finally! I have a 19x19 stitch square. Now to make a few more for the CAL blanket. (P. S. Zero fly snacks required, just a cup of tea and eye reset). Thanks Robin! I am looking forward to the next square!
You can avoid that bump when closing with the 2 chains at the corner using a "seamless finish to your granny squares, or also called an invisible join." :)
Wonderful video! One question: have you any tips for changing colors by round? (Anybody can chime in here, not just Robin) I’ve been trying to figure out how to do a temperature blanket with each month represented by a square, each day by a round. It’s driving me crazy 😂 Thanks as always for your fabulous videos ❤
You can use standing stitches for each new row - I show them on this video: th-cam.com/video/apTaO2xB-10/w-d-xo.htmlsi=-joN-aYHJxXV1OZ2 I hope that helps!
I really appreciate how in your videos, you are explaining how to understand the stitches and think creatively about getting the look you want, rather than just teaching us how to do your exact pattern. It's like teaching us the theory behind cooking rather than just how to follow a recipe. Thank you!!
Thank you so much for your tutorials there are easy to follow. I am learning and think I’m struggling with tension. When doing this square mine seems to roll in and I have to pull it out. Is that don’t to my tension being too tight? Also do you use a yarn holder?
@@HookedbyRobin I do have bigger hooks. I am using the Hayfield Bonus Chunky yarn and the hook recommended. I didn’t think my tension was that tight but I am trying to loosen up which will come with practice.
Hi,how many squares of each pattern do we need to make your blanket please.So for instance how many of these squares do we need,flower squares etc? Thank you x
If you wanted to follow my blanket exactly, I have a full layout at the bottom of the post here: www.hookedbyrobin.com/blog/festival-pic-n-mix-blanket-crochet-along
Do you have to put the half double border on this continuous granny square for the festival cal blanket my other squares have 19 stitches, inbetween the chain 2 in the corners. So how many rows would I have to make in this continuous granny Square? Thank you:)
For the Festival CAL you only need to make 5 rounds of this solid square and that's all you need to do - you'll have 19 stitches along the side 😀 No additional stitches required x
At first glance I couldn’t see why it was so difficult, then I couldn’t see how it could be done! Thankfully you have excellent communication skills Robin 😄. Beautiful finish.
Thank you so much for sharing how to avoid the seam in a solid granny square! You explained everything beautifully, and it helped me understand not only how to do it, but why to do what we do. It helps me remember better when I understand why. This is one of the best tutorials on making this granny square that I've seen😊❤
This is how i always do mine but i hate the look of starting chains so i always use (depending on what looks better with the yarn im using etc) i use a standing dc or stacked singles. If i need to really cover up the start then i sometimes make my first st the 2nd of the corner sts, so my last sts are a ch 2 n dc then join. You can then turn & sl st to the corner, turn n then start again on the same side
Thankyou for sharing this video with us ❤... you're indeed an amazing teacher ....your instructions are very clear and because of that I was able to make a bucket bag by using the interlocking block stitch/pattern❤❤ Thankyou so much😊
Your clips are so clear and very helpful. It's always beaut to know why things are the way they are. Cheers for that.🌟✨️ Love all you stitch work, yarn and patterns. Keep on keeping on.✌🏻🩷🌷🌿
The only thing that confused me was that I’d gotten so used to the traditional granny square-I’d made five in a row for our comfort shawl ministry that I had the pattern in my head. I wanted to step things up and try something new. It took me a couple of tries, but I have it now
Turns out our lovely hooked by robin has you covered ♡ her video helped me get it and now theyre second nature to me th-cam.com/video/qqOQR-49CxE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=rsCa4SiG5wGbElS2
Hi Robin, when I make a solid granny square, I start every round in the corner chain space with 2dc, 2ch, 2dc (US terms) and end each round with the invisible join (sewn). Then I join the new colour into any corner space and off I go again. No seams in the middle of the square and it comes out nice. Is there any reason why that might be a wrong way to do it? Thanks. ❤
I've made 38 of the 42 squares I need for this blanket and they all have seams and then I saw this 😭 Seriously though, I have learned SO MUCH from Robin and I absolutely love the way she teaches ❤️
I love this pattern so much! The way you showed how to keep it going without flipping or turning helped so much! Makes it look seamless! I did go further to about an 18 inch size for a pillow. It is a bit floppy but not horrible. I plan to use this pattern for so many more projects! My mother recently passed so i got her whole "collection" of yarn at my house now, taking up my guest bedroom. I have been trying to find fun different things to make. I am excited to try this as multiple granny squares to put together to make a "quilted" blanket :) :) :) thank you for sharing this :)
Your instruction is wonderful, but I gave a question. I'm a beginner. It looks like when you complete a round and join with a slip stich, you go through just the back loop. If that is true, why is that?
I've always done ch2 to start a dc row. Could never work out why so many do ch3. Like you said, it's just too baggy. Loving this method. Thinking I need to make another - better looking - solid granny square rug.
Shouldn't you be able to just do a double crochet into that corner space instead of doing the chain 2? Then just follow it with the next double crochet. That's what I'm gonna try anyway. Thanx Robin awesome video. As are all your videos.
Thank you for this very easy solid granny pattern!!!! Been crocheting for a few years now & I could never figure out how to do a solid granny square for the life of me. They are always crooked or uneven for me on all sides till I found this pattern, now they are straight and even as can be. Do have a question though, Can this pattern be used with a regular granny square or just with the solid granny square? Thanks for the easy pattern!
Thank you for another great tutorial! I am new to crochet and need a little hand holding. If I wanted to use 2 colors, how do you switch to a new color? Do you have a tutorial already for that? Many thanks
I've been crocheting for nearly 30 years & have NEVER done a granny square...I just didn't like how they looked. Watching this tutorial... I think I wanna give it a go!!! 😁 Thanks for teaching this technique!!!
Such a useful tutorial @HookedbyRobin thank you! Especially appreciate the explanation about the different types of sts used at the end of round - always great to understand “why” it works (not just “how” to achieve a particular appearance!) 👍
I've been trying to do this square for months and today I finally got where I was going wrong.. Answer: Tension. Get that right and the square more or less crochets itself. The HDC to close the ring is incredibly useful and makes the centre look much neater. I have also found a stitch marker helps a lot too, even though they are fiddly things to use sometimes.
Hi Robin, what a great tip for solid granny squares. Eliminating the seam makes it so much nicer and prettier. But, in addition too, incorporating the invisible join with this technique would be quite informative and helpful.
Robin, it is my first time doing the solid granny and you are showing it without a seam. It's so cool! Do you know or have a video on how to do the traditional granny without a seam? You are an excellent teacher!! Thank you so much.Blessings!
I have been doing a variation of this exact thing with 2 differences clusters of 4 dc to start and a ch. 1 before closing the corner with a stitch, I never understood the chain one before that last stitch…I like your version much better! And the variation of stitches to use.
🌈🧶Find ALL the information for the CAL over on my website here 👉 www.hookedbyrobin.com/blog/festival-pic-n-mix-blanket-crochet-along
Just want to say you are such a great teacher. Thank you.
Aw thank you so much! 🥰
I learned how to crochet thanks to this channel so 💯 agree!
Here here.
Same here
Thanks for the new way to start and stop a row, , I've been crocheting for years, and this is a game changer, thanks Robin.
Yay! I’m glad it is useful Lucille.😃🧶
This is absolutely brilliant - it makes join-as-you-go squares/hexagons so much easier when you have to join to that last side! I don't think I'll ever go back to any other method.
Woohoo, I’m glad it works for you!😃
Mind blowing!!!! I could just cry lol how easy this is. Thank you for sharing 😊
😅I am so glad it helps!
Wonderful tutorial! I always avoided solid granny sqaures because it always looked off, but ths tutorial made it super easy and pretty!
Awh, I’m so glad it helped!😃🥳
It has been months since I've crocheted anything, and just along since I've watched any crochet videos. Thanks for a helpful video. ❤
I’m glad it was helpful Dee!😃🤗
THANK you Robin for all your tips 👌
WITH all my left over yarn I'm making granny's square s
This is my no 1 square 🌹
You are very welcome Sharon!😃🧶
You did a good job, great teacher.
Thank you Shirley!😃
I love the double stitch instead of chain 2. It’s great. Many thanks 🧶Maria🧶
You’re so welcome Maria!🥰🧶
Great video - thank you so much Robin. I really enjoy making solid granny squares but hate the larger gap in one corner that I get sometimes. I can’t wait to try your version!
Thank you Terry, let me know how it goes!😃🧶
This is absolutely brilliant. Thank you so much.
You're very welcome! 😀🧶
I am starting a Prayer Shawl Ministry at my church and will refer the crocheting novices to your instructional videos for directions & tips. Your ability to teach very clearly is greatly appreciated. ❤
Thank you so much Laurie, that’s very kind!🥰🧶
Had to close rounds with half doubles not doubles to get same size hole but yyyaaaay it worked thank you love it
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I love this seamless solid square! Very interesting! I hope to try it some time. Thank you so very much! You are the best teacher! 🧶🥰🇺🇸🇬🇧
Thank you so much, that’s so kind!🥰x
Oh my gosh!! I have frogged this square so many times I think that I am starting to crave flies! Nonetheless, I am determined to figure it out. Rippit rippit. Cup of tea. Start again. 😂 At least I am using my favorite amethyst color so it's pretty even if it is a mess! UPDATE! Finally! I have a 19x19 stitch square. Now to make a few more for the CAL blanket. (P. S. Zero fly snacks required, just a cup of tea and eye reset). Thanks Robin! I am looking forward to the next square!
😅🐸 glad you got there in the end! X
This is the only way I make my graany squares. For me a half double to join in the corners works best for me.
You can avoid that bump when closing with the 2 chains at the corner using a "seamless finish to your granny squares, or also called an invisible join." :)
Have just followed your tutorial robin and this way is a lot better would this also work in the round 🤔 thank you for sharing 😍
You are so welcome Barbara!😃
Wonderful video! One question: have you any tips for changing colors by round? (Anybody can chime in here, not just Robin) I’ve been trying to figure out how to do a temperature blanket with each month represented by a square, each day by a round. It’s driving me crazy 😂 Thanks as always for your fabulous videos ❤
You can use standing stitches for each new row - I show them on this video: th-cam.com/video/apTaO2xB-10/w-d-xo.htmlsi=-joN-aYHJxXV1OZ2
I hope that helps!
It looks easy to make
It is! Suitable for beginners too.😃🙌
Great tutorial!! to add this on to the blanket will I need to do a 6th round of half double crochet??
Just 5 rounds of the solid granny rounds 👌
I really appreciate how in your videos, you are explaining how to understand the stitches and think creatively about getting the look you want, rather than just teaching us how to do your exact pattern. It's like teaching us the theory behind cooking rather than just how to follow a recipe. Thank you!!
Thank you for such a lovely comment Laurie!🥰🤗
Brilliant!
Thank you Camille!😃🧶
Thank you
You are welcome!😃
Thank you so much for your tutorials there are easy to follow. I am learning and think I’m struggling with tension. When doing this square mine seems to roll in and I have to pull it out. Is that don’t to my tension being too tight? Also do you use a yarn holder?
Hmm yes that sounds like a tension issue, do you have a larger hook size you could try with the yarn you're using?
@@HookedbyRobin I do have bigger hooks. I am using the Hayfield Bonus Chunky yarn and the hook recommended. I didn’t think my tension was that tight but I am trying to loosen up which will come with practice.
Thank you soooo pretty God bless 💕
You’re most welcome Karen!😃🧶
🩷Thank you👍🏼
You’re welcome!😃🧶
Hi,how many squares of each pattern do we need to make your blanket please.So for instance how many of these squares do we need,flower squares etc? Thank you x
If you wanted to follow my blanket exactly, I have a full layout at the bottom of the post here: www.hookedbyrobin.com/blog/festival-pic-n-mix-blanket-crochet-along
Do you have to put the half double border on this continuous granny square for the festival cal blanket my other squares have 19 stitches, inbetween the chain 2 in the corners. So how many rows would I have to make in this continuous granny Square? Thank you:)
For the Festival CAL you only need to make 5 rounds of this solid square and that's all you need to do - you'll have 19 stitches along the side 😀 No additional stitches required x
Gracias!!😊😊
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Nice
Thank you Marzie!😃
Why am I finding it so difficult to do the jayg on the cal blanket with this square??
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The options for different threads is gold for me, thank you!
You are so welcome!
Love this ❤ I need 48 hours per day to work and then crochet the many projects I want to make!!!
Haha I know that feeling! 😅
Exactly 💯... 😅
I have been crocheting since 1970. You ARE a wonderful teacher. Thank you for all you do to help others do their best. God bless you.
Debbie
Thank you so much Deborah!😃
I remembered I had a bunch of neon yellow solid squares and so I'm gonna add the right amount of rounds and use them for the cal 😅
Whooo! Neon will look AMAZING
Heck yeah!
I have some left over "Yosemite" (deep orange) from Lion that I am using up for this. Great stash buster!
My first solid granny thathas ever worked out even on all sides thank you
You’re so welcome Brenda, that’s great!😃
At first glance I couldn’t see why it was so difficult, then I couldn’t see how it could be done! Thankfully you have excellent communication skills Robin 😄. Beautiful finish.
Awh, thank you so much Eleanor!😃🥰
I love the way she explains everything to you and she doesn’t go fast and I love that .
Thank you!😃🧶
I always end my row on the corner. I never end the seam in the center.
I love it Robin 😍, I never get bored watching your well explained Video Tutorials, thank you again for this beautiful Tutorial 👌💯🥰
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Here I thought I knew everything about basic granny squares. But this is amazing!!
Thats why I love crochet! There is always something new to learn! 🤓🧶
Thank you so much for sharing how to avoid the seam in a solid granny square! You explained everything beautifully, and it helped me understand not only how to do it, but why to do what we do. It helps me remember better when I understand why. This is one of the best tutorials on making this granny square that I've seen😊❤
Thank you so much for such a lovely comment!🥰🤗
This is how i always do mine but i hate the look of starting chains so i always use (depending on what looks better with the yarn im using etc) i use a standing dc or stacked singles. If i need to really cover up the start then i sometimes make my first st the 2nd of the corner sts, so my last sts are a ch 2 n dc then join. You can then turn & sl st to the corner, turn n then start again on the same side
Thankyou for sharing this video with us ❤... you're indeed an amazing teacher ....your instructions are very clear and because of that I was able to make a bucket bag by using the interlocking block stitch/pattern❤❤ Thankyou so much😊
Awh, thank you so much!🥰🤗
Very interesting! And clean looking!
Thank you Jessica!😃
Hi good evening.
Like all your video
And a question are you going to add to your blog the written Pattern for each granny?
Yes, the written patterns will follow once all the videos have been released 😀
Thanks robin for this great tip it looks so much neater.great teacher.💝💝
Thank you so much Deborah, that’s very kind!🥰🧶
Your clips are so clear and very helpful. It's always beaut to know why things are the way they are. Cheers for that.🌟✨️
Love all you stitch work, yarn and patterns. Keep on keeping on.✌🏻🩷🌷🌿
Thank you so much Sarah-Jane!🥰🤗
The only thing that confused me was that I’d gotten so used to the traditional granny square-I’d made five in a row for our comfort shawl ministry that I had the pattern in my head. I wanted to step things up and try something new. It took me a couple of tries, but I have it now
Fabolous. All thats left for me, is to master magic loop.
Turns out our lovely hooked by robin has you covered ♡ her video helped me get it and now theyre second nature to me
th-cam.com/video/qqOQR-49CxE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=rsCa4SiG5wGbElS2
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Me to I can't master the magic ring. My fine motor skills are rubbish
@@pennybrown4723 ok I see.hopefully time is what you need to use then
This was awesome. Thank you so much,you do great tutorials
Thank you Brenda!😃
Hi Robin, when I make a solid granny square, I start every round in the corner chain space with 2dc, 2ch, 2dc (US terms) and end each round with the invisible join (sewn). Then I join the new colour into any corner space and off I go again. No seams in the middle of the square and it comes out nice. Is there any reason why that might be a wrong way to do it? Thanks. ❤
Absolutely not! That's exactly what I'd do too if changing colour each round 😃 x
Thanks! ❤@@HookedbyRobin
I've made 38 of the 42 squares I need for this blanket and they all have seams and then I saw this 😭
Seriously though, I have learned SO MUCH from Robin and I absolutely love the way she teaches ❤️
Ahh nooo!😭😭
🌸🌸😎😎🌷🌷🐈⬛🐈⬛🎶🎶
I love the look. Thanks for sharing
You’re welcome Becky!😃
I love this pattern so much! The way you showed how to keep it going without flipping or turning helped so much! Makes it look seamless! I did go further to about an 18 inch size for a pillow. It is a bit floppy but not horrible. I plan to use this pattern for so many more projects! My mother recently passed so i got her whole "collection" of yarn at my house now, taking up my guest bedroom. I have been trying to find fun different things to make. I am excited to try this as multiple granny squares to put together to make a "quilted" blanket :) :) :) thank you for sharing this :)
Your instruction is wonderful, but I gave a question. I'm a beginner. It looks like when you complete a round and join with a slip stich, you go through just the back loop. If that is true, why is that?
I've always done ch2 to start a dc row. Could never work out why so many do ch3. Like you said, it's just too baggy. Loving this method. Thinking I need to make another - better looking - solid granny square rug.
Shouldn't you be able to just do a double crochet into that corner space instead of doing the chain 2? Then just follow it with the next double crochet. That's what I'm gonna try anyway. Thanx Robin awesome video. As are all your videos.
Thank you for this very easy solid granny pattern!!!! Been crocheting for a few years now & I could never figure out how to do a solid granny square for the life of me. They are always crooked or uneven for me on all sides till I found this pattern, now they are straight and even as can be. Do have a question though, Can this pattern be used with a regular granny square or just with the solid granny square? Thanks for the easy pattern!
Thank you Robin you made me understand how to do this solid granny square.
You’re welcome Marlaine, I’m pleased it has helped!😃🧶
Ok I am done with my rainbow squares. They are crazy colors. This blanket will be interesting.
Thank you for another great tutorial! I am new to crochet and need a little hand holding. If I wanted to use 2 colors, how do you switch to a new color? Do you have a tutorial already for that? Many thanks
This was so fast to work up and i love NOT having the seam. Im working my way through the different squares. Thanks so much Robin!
You’re so welcome, I’m glad you’re enjoying the squares!😃🥳
Also, to not make that darn chain so obvious, when I weave, my ends, I loop it around, the chain to make it look like a DC.
This was a more challenging block with counting the stitches, but I did stitch up 5 of them 🙂😅
Your tutorials are amazing you are so clear and detailed on everything, so easy to follow along. Thank you😊
Thank you so much Melissa!🤗🥰
Thank you Robin! You are the best!
Has anyone used multiple colors, and if so, how do you made a new color? At what point in the round?
I've been crocheting for nearly 30 years & have NEVER done a granny square...I just didn't like how they looked. Watching this tutorial... I think I wanna give it a go!!! 😁 Thanks for teaching this technique!!!
Ooooo!! Let me know how it goes.😃🥳
Great tutorial but wouldve love you to show how to change colours like in the pic.
Thank you Robin
You are my favourite teacher.
You make everything seem clear and easy to follow.
Awh, thank you so much Julia!😃🥰
Just completed my first solid seamless square after doing a few previously with a seam. Much easier and neater. Thank you Robin.
You are so welcome!🥰
Such a useful tutorial @HookedbyRobin thank you! Especially appreciate the explanation about the different types of sts used at the end of round - always great to understand “why” it works (not just “how” to achieve a particular appearance!) 👍
Thank you so much for your lovely feedback, I always think understanding the why helps!😃🧶
I've been trying to do this square for months and today I finally got where I was going wrong..
Answer: Tension.
Get that right and the square more or less crochets itself. The HDC to close the ring is incredibly useful and makes the centre look much neater. I have also found a stitch marker helps a lot too, even though they are fiddly things to use sometimes.
Ah yes! Tension definitely comes with time and practice.😀🧶
Hi Robin, what a great tip for solid granny squares. Eliminating the seam makes it so much nicer and prettier. But, in addition too, incorporating the invisible join with this technique would be quite informative and helpful.
Thank you so much!😃🧶
Robin, it is my first time doing the solid granny and you are showing it without a seam. It's so cool! Do you know or have a video on how to do the traditional granny without a seam? You are an excellent teacher!! Thank you so much.Blessings!
Hi John, all my granny squares here: th-cam.com/play/PLP0pPGx0kI8_AHPVle2OsWdC4GRMhDJpx.html&si=3ZXIeG8N4dW4PWx4 😃
Thank you so much for this. I prefer not having that join line in the square. You made the tutorial very clearly explained as always.
You’re so welcome Mary!😃
I’m excited to see the written pattern too. This video got me to finally subscribe to your blog too. Thank you for all the help!
My pleasure!😃🧶
I did enjoy this tutorial. I will try it and hope it will look as perfect as yours does. Thank you for sharing.
You are very welcome!😃
I managed to do it and it’s my first time making a solid granny square! Thanks so much for the great step by step explanation ❤🎉
You’re very welcome, I’m glad it helps!😃🧶
This is such a game changer! Will have to try this method next time i make granny squares. Also, this is really random but i love how you say scooch 🤣
😂😂
I'm definitely going to make a blanket with this granny square! I really like this pattern
Yay!😃🙌
I have been doing a variation of this exact thing with 2 differences clusters of 4 dc to start and a ch. 1 before closing the corner with a stitch, I never understood the chain one before that last stitch…I like your version much better! And the variation of stitches to use.
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Thank you soo much! I really enjoyed making this square!
You’re very welcome Hina!😃
Can I make this one continuous blanket
Wow this is the most perfect square I've ever made. Thank you sooooo much! 💘
Awh, you’re very welcome Dana!🥹🤗
I love watching you crochet. So smooth and precise. Every stitch looks perfect.
Thank you so much Jill, that’s very kind!🥰
This was THE BEST tutorial out there I've seen on how to do this. Thank you so so much!
Awh, thank you Kimberley!🥰
I completely agree that you are great teacher ,I can easily follow your instructions thanks 🙏
Thank you so much!🥰🤗
Love this tutorial so much. Thank you!
You are welcome Donna!😃
Made my first solid granny square thanks to this video. It’s not as neat as yours but looks almost the same! Thank you ❤
You are welcome!😃🧶
The double crochet instead of the chain 2 in the closing corner is much better to use. Appreciate you for teaching this tutorial.
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Love this Robin! Awesome 😎! Have it saved for future reference ❤
Thank you so much Susan!🥰🧶
This is a very good tip on making granny squares. Thank you for sharing it. 🧶💜🙏🏻
You’re very welcome Kathy!😃
I love the granny square it’s good for making a purse ❤
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Robin what a game changer. Been looking for an alternative on how to add color or continue. Thank you
You’re most welcome!😃🧶