CROCHET: HOW TO CREATE A FLAT BORDER AROUND YOUR BLANKET // Ophelia Talks Crochet
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- CROCHET: HOW TO CREATE A FLAT BORDER AROUND YOUR BLANKET
Today we are taking a look at what goes wrong when you try to create a flat border around your blanket and how to solve that problem. So here are the tips to crochet that perfect flat border around your blanket.
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Hi everyone, I hope that these tips and tricks help you create a perfect flat border around your blankets. If you have some more tips, please leave a comment below. Thank you for watching! Anja xx
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I now watch the ads all the way through from start to finish..or at least let them run! Go make a cup of tea or coffee etc while waiting for Anja to come back. It doesn't take that long.
And it's the least we can do for all the work these videos take!!!!
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Thank you so much for your support. I can't thank you enough 😘
Wow! I didn’t know this. Thanks 4 info
I can’t believe no one else has mentioned using a smaller hook for a border. This is the hack that I needed, thank you!!
Thank you CJ, glad it helps, Anja x
Thanks from a beginner who just finished her first blanket❤joelle
I’m so glad I found this video- I was trying to do the turning but was making it super difficult and confusing so watching you cleared it up! Thank you!
Wonderful Renee, my job is done, haha! Thank you, Anja x
Thank you for this very helpful advice - saved a very wobbly blanket! Learned a lot and very grateful! Best wishes Jen
You are so welcome Jen! Thank you for watching, Anja x
Why didnt I watch this video sooner? so helpful and clear, no more leaning or uneven borders for me . Thanks Anya
Glad it was helpful Christel! Anja x
Hi Ophelia it’s been a while since I’ve been here. Thank you so much for this tutorial because,I’ve had a hard time making my border’s for my blankets . I never thought that using a hook half size smaller would make such a difference. You’re the best!!!!!❤️❤️
Glad it was helpful Mary! Anja x
This was so very helpful. Your technique changed my wavy blanket to flat. I had become quite frustrated with my wavy blankets. Thank you!
Glad it helped!
Thanks Anja for your great advice.
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching sharon gibson ! Anja xxx 💕🌈
Thank you Anja for your wonderful tips! When making a large granny square blanket, I was taught to turn the work on every alternative row to stop the leaning; it really does help. I'm just about to start a border for the Cath Kidston inspired blanket for my daughter so this is so timely! Thanks again for all your wonderful videos! (I have learnt to crochet from watching them) ❤
Wonderful! Thank you for watching Jo Marsh ! Anja xxx 💕🌈
Thank you Very Much, Anja! Very helpful 👍👏🧶😉💚 Therese Pisarcik
Thank you for watching Therese, I hope it's going to be useful, Anja x
Totally agree 👍, you are the queen of crochet 🧶
Let's just say that I like to do my best to help you all being better crocheters 😃 Thank you for watching Najat Bali ! Anja xxx 💕🌈
Thank you Anja. I have frogged the border on my baby blanket at least two times. Your border tips is very helpful. When I make granny sqares, I turn every round or else it will slant for sure. *Flowers for you*
Super helpful thanks. I think changing the crochet hook size will fix my problem 😁👍
Thank you so much Anja for sharing these hints.... will come in handy many times 🌸
My pleasure 😊 Thank you for watching Pat Dancer ! Anja xxx 💕🌈
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Good tips. I’m Working on a border now. Thanks for sharing!.
You can do it! Thank you for watching J Banks ! Anja xxx 💕🌈
Much needed tips. Thanks for sharing.
Glad it was helpful! xx
Hi I noticed you using 2 strands of yarn and use only half a double crochet right around. Thanks I'm still trying patterns.
Thanks a million.
Thank you so much for this video. Priceless advice, greatly appreciated.
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching Kelly Lane ! Anja xxx 💕🌈
Wonderful tutorial.:) I turn my last row on my beanies/hats as it gives them a snugger fit. Will try this on a baby blanket I am making now.
Wonderful! Thanks for watching my video margaret dombkoski and keep crocheting. Anja xxx💕🌈💕
Thanks Anja for these useful tips
My pleasure 😊
Hi this video answers many of my questions. Thank you so much for ALL the fabulous tips.
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching Merle Jivanandham ! Anja xxx 💕🌈
Fab tip about turning the work on the last row, I do this on my star blankets and it stops the tips from curling especially on the bigger ones I make
Yes, well done! Thank you for watching Julie Murray ! Anja xxx 💕🌈
Invaluable advice!!! Thank you!!!
You're welcome Shelly, Anja x
Great tips, thanks Anja👍🏽
You're so welcome! Thank you for watching Denise Goodman ! Anja xxx 💕🌈
Thanks so much for this great tutorial video Anja!! I am employing those tips in my borders now, the hdc is my favourite stitch! Oh, that clever reverse direction manouvre at the end, good one!!x
You are so welcome! Thank you for watching Linda Dalton ! Anja xxx 💕🌈
Another great video and tip thank you 🙏🏼
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching Juliette Geerlings-Lattimer ! Anja xxx 💕🌈
Excellent, thank you for explaining that so well, I will now undo my border and start again, following your instructions. Thanks again.
Thank you Jane, sadly sometimes undoing it is the only way to go!! Good luck, Anja x
Very neat border Anja. When I do my squares I always start in the corner, but only work half of it. I finish the round in the corner with a chain or hdc. I find it makes it easier to hide the ends under the corner stitches.
Great idea!! Thank you for watching Maryfairy ! Anja xxx 💕🌈
Thank you for ur videos, you r my go to for crochet!
I learned a top, last year, put ur starting tail on the bottom left, the side facing you is the "right" side of project. ( not back)
A good tip Debbie, well done, Anja x
Thank you Anja for these tips, I will certainly put them to good use with my projects 😀
Have fun! Thank you for watching Penny Spearing ! Anja xxx 💕🌈
Do you always do your borders with double yarn? Is it better to do that?
Camille McCabe I have only tried this border once and it was on a small blanket. It gives a lovely finish, but does take a long time to do and I’m pleased I learnt how to do it.
Great tips. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching Laura Wray ! Anja xxx 💕🌈
This is genius, thank you
Thanks for sharing I really appreciates your tutorials
You are so welcome! Thank you for watching Sandra John ! Anja xxx 💕🌈
Excellent tip! Thanks for sharing this handy idea.
Glad it was helpful to you fresiajaime! Thank you, Anja x
Thank you so much! 🧶👏🏻❤️
I’m just about to start the border round my granny cluster blanket that I’ve made using my Cath Kidston pack, so I’m going to go down half a hook size and keep a check on the sides. Thank you Anja for more useful tips xx
Sounds great! Thank you for watching Penny Spearing ! Anja xxx 💕🌈
Wow thank you exactly what happened to me.Thank you love from South Africa
Good tips Anja 😊thanks for sharing 😁
My pleasure 😊 Thank you for watching Elaine König ! Anja xxx 💕🌈
Great tips. Thank you.
You are so welcome Pamela! Anja x
Thank You!
This is a great video. Thank you very much
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching Claudia Grady ! Anja xxx 💕🌈
Thanks Anja i have got it now, will have to open up the whole border on my “V” stitch blanket😩 but have to get it right 😀😍👍🙏🏻
You can do it! You will be so much more satisfied when it is done right. Thank you for watching Hasumati Patel ! Anja xxx 💕🌈
Thank you so much for tis tutorial.❤❤
Glad it was helpful Ivy! Anja x
All, I can do is lol, lol...lol! My blanket looks just like the first sample. If...only I had seen this video earlier. Good, to know for my next project...back to the drawing board, thank you!
You got this Janet, you can do it! Anja x
This is actually ace as i do knitting but want to do something with the boarders so learning to crochet as well and this helps soo much as the previous blanket inhave done turned out wavy although it looked nice i think it was too wavy so thank you for the tips
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching Amina bi ! Anja xxx 💕🌈
Great work
Thank you so much 😀 Thank you for watching KnitLove HK ! Anja xxx 💕🌈
Thank you so beautiful
You are so welcome! Thank you for watching cheryl herrera ! Anja xxx 💕🌈
Great idea
Thank you! 😊
I love the stitch used on the “blanket” swatch. How was that done?
Hi Kim, if you go to my channel page and put
V-STITCH CROCHET BABY BLANKET
Into the search engine the blanket will be listed. Thank you Anja x
Wonderful tips, and you are a great teacher. I've seen some tutorials that say to put three stitches in each corner (without the chain one). Is this personal preference? Does it depend on the type of stitch you're using?
It's always best to follow each individual designers instructions when following a pattern liachang, Anja x
So pleased I found your video. I’m still battling as my blanket is the moss stitch so on the sides I’m either landing up with too many or too little stitches. Driving me crazy and pulled out twice and it’s a single bed size so you can imagine. Help
Less is better Debi, try doing a 2-1-2 method down the edges, good luck and thank you, Anja x
These are helpful tips. This is one of my favorite videos of your collection. Thank you. I would like to win the hook set
Awesome! Thank you!
This was a wonderful tutorial and extremely well explained. Very useful. The main problem that I have as a fairly inexperienced crocheter, are keeping my sides straight on the main piece. I’m in the process of doing your Pirate Cove poncho, and loving it, but find that I sometimes lose a stitch or gain a stitch at each end. Your tutorial for the poncho, is again, very well explained, but in practice I still have this problem of keeping my sides straight. I would love a similar tutorial to your border tutorial where perhaps you could point out tips and hints to achieve straight edges on your main piece.
Use stitch markers to indicate your first and last stitch. Thank you for watching Marion Mathews ! Anja xxx 💕🌈
Ophelia Talks . Thank you for your reply. I can’t believe that I didn’t think of using stitch markers.
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This time I would like to ask you about the volume of your voice. Sorry to say that
Your speaking voice in every video including live one sounds very small to listen to.
I turn up hight the sound when watching ur videos. But it's so loud at CM.
Also, I make it small at watching somebody else videos.
If forgetting doing it, especially night time, the sounds make me surprise.
I don't know about other audiences, but mine is like that, smartphone, tablet and PC too.
Please let me know how to fix it without adjusting volume setting?
Sorry for my poor English, If it sounds rude or offensive. I don't mean it. Thank you.
Thank you for watching Deusa Feliz ! Anja xxx 💕🌈 it must have something to do with the recording maybe. I am using a microphone to record but other than that I don't have a clue to be honest. I have bought a new device so maybe future videos will be better but I don't know. Sorry that I can't be of much more help here.😊
Hi Anja. Thank you so much for your tutorials 😃 i wonder if you can help me...I have intentionally made a deep DC border with increases for a frill on a pillow sham but it is now curling downwards (hours of work) can you advise, would a SC round or slip stitch round help? Hope you don't mind me asking. Blessings from Greece.
@sueking3915 it might help, I'm not really sure what you mean! Thank you for watching, Anja x
Thank you for replying. I have gone a head and done a slip stitch round, it has firmed it up nicely 😃
Thanks for this video... can you please clarify ... if I make the border wider, do you turn work on every round or just on the last round ? Thank you
Hello Maggie, turning your work every round is personal preference, I find my work is ok, but some people might find their border is 'slanting' a bit, so if you feel it might go that way then you could say do 2 rows each way, and see how it looks, hope this helps, Anja x
Just curious Anya, why did you use two strands for the border?
Because l used 2 strands when l made the blanket Barbara, Anja x
@@OpheliaTalks thank you
Do you recommend double strands for borders
I don't find it necessary, but if you want to try it by all means have a go, and then decide on the results after a little while of crocheting, you might find the border a bit bulky or wavy, Anja x
I don’t understand why you used two strands. Great tips👍
To get a chunky effect.... this video was linked really to another blanket I did in two strands!!
I'm new an haven't seen someone double up their yarn on anything; this is my first time. Is that normal for borders?
Hello Kelly, this is a newish idea, but it's been around for a while, try it, I'm sure you'll like it, Anja x
My blanket is wavy i did a single crochet border to be anle to make a shell border and when i did the single crochet border it became wavy in wondering y? I am using an H hook for the Primrose stitch. I need help to y this is happening. Im still nee and im so confused as to where to put the single crochet stitches on the row ends of the primrose stitch.
Please watch the video again Karen, I explain where to put the stitches, maybe you're still putting a few too many in!
I usually put 3 stitches in over 2 rows. Anja x
@@OpheliaTalks maybe so and i blocked it and still coming out wavy after blocking it and can not remove the single crochet border now im sooo upset and disappointed
@@OpheliaTalks ok i will watch again im soooo disappointed that my blanket turned out that way! 😭😢
I also used a smaller hook and it turned out the same
Very hard to hear even on max volume! I had a hard time following as she went so fast ! I guess being a beginner I need to see where she’s putting the hook!
Hi, I liked this video, but you lost me on the final stretch of the first application (finishing off to start the next round of border at 9:04 in this video). You were not clear after this point and it was very confusing. Perhaps you should have only used one strand of yarn instead of doubling it up & also keep your instructions clear. Thanks :)
Everything was going good while you were explaining just how you would re-do the border... BUT THEN you started crocheting and went way too fast to keep up with. 😩
It’s all about the tips and tricks… there is a pause button too and you can watch the video as many times as you like! Just listen out for the tips! Hope this helps! Anja x
Too Fast!!
Do you know you can watch it again!