Friday, May 4, 2012

Get your Granny on

Stop. Granny time.

Today's the day we get to see what kind of a teacher I am.

I've never been one to teach. I feel like I don't do things 'by the book' enough. If I don't like the way something is supposed to be done, I'll change it to my way.

But I don't want you picking up my bad habits. For the things I don't do 'right', I will send you to a page where they will show you how. You can make your own bad habits!

So today is the day to learn the simple granny square. If you havn't picked up a crochet hook before, pop over here to learn the basic stitches.

{please excuse the poor quality phone photos - my camera has been less than co-operative}
This is the most basic of granny squares, but end result can be gorgeous. The colour combinations are only limited by your imagination. They even look great as one block colour.
I love this one below, it's such a happy blanket!
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I am using a 4mm hook for this granny. I find that size makes a really nice, neat square.
-Make a slip knot onto your hook (1.)
-Chain (Ch) 4 (2.)
-Join with a slip stitch into your first chain (3.)


 ~Round One~
-Ch 2(4.) This counts as your first treble (tr). Tr 2 into the centre of the ring, ch1.(5.)
-*Tr 3 into the centre of the ring, ch1*
-Repeat from *to* 2 times. You will now have 4 groups of 3 trebles, with 1 chain in between (6.) 
-Join with a slip stitch into the top of your 1st treble (7.)


You have now completed your first round!

~Round 2~
If you're going to change colours, do it now.
-Join new colour in a chain space. Chain 2(9.)
-Tr 2 into same space, chain 2.
-Tr 3 into same space again. This will be your first corner(10.) Ch 1.
-*Tr 3 into next space, ch 2, tr 3 into same space. Ch 1.*
-Repeat from *to* into 2 remaining spaces. Join to first treble with a slip stitch (11.)

~Round 3~
Change colours.
-Join new colour in a chain space. Ch 2
-Tr 2 into same space, ch 2.
-Tr 3 into same space again, Ch 1.
-*Tr 3 into next space, ch 1 (12.)
--Tr 3 into next space, ch 2, tr 3 into same space. Ch 1.*
Repeat from *to* until you have finished all spaces.
Join with a slip stitch (13.)
~Round 4~

Change colours.
-Join new colour in a chain space. Chain 2
-Tr 2 into same space, chain 2.
-Tr 3 into same space again, Ch 1.
-*Tr 3 into next space, ch 1.
-Tr 3 into next space, ch 1.
--Tr 3 into next space, ch 2, tr 3 into same space. Ch 1.*
Repeat from *to* until you have finished all spaces.
Join with a slip stitch. (15.)


Can you see the pattern here?
Once you know the basic pattern of the trebles and spaces, you can make it as big or small as you like.

Once you have your granny square to the size you want you can weave in your ends. Or you can wait til you've finished them all, but it's a sucky job, so I prefer to do it as I go so that it's done.
Pop over here to see how to do that properly.
Hopefully this tutorial is easy to follow!
Let me know if you have any trouble at all.
More tutorials to come:
Granny chevron
Circle to square granny
Hexagon granny
Crochet cider cosy

3 comments:

  1. Thanks for the great tutorial and the time you take to teach us your skills, it's much appreciated.
    I also love refurbishing and painting old furniture, it is so rewarding, like a work of art. I now prefer owning old re-painted furniture rather than new furniture.
    I've just bought my mom a little Tracfone SVC phone for seniors, with the big keys and letters on the screen ($15, $7/mnth for service) for mothers day. To personalise it I've crocheted a little peach cotton phone pouch and sewed on big pink crocheted flowers. The pouch is so feminine and charming that my mom is going to prefer the cover to the phone.

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  2. I find it so interesting to see how many different ways people start off their grannies. I tend to use 5 or 6 chains to start and I separate my trebles with 2 or 3 chains to make it look a bit squarer at the beginning. You're a good girl for bringing the love of crochet to more rad chicks!

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  3. Thank you for sharing this tutorial, I love to see all the different ways people make grannies. I can't wait to see your hexagon pattern and the cider cosy (I found your blog through a link from the beetle shack with a pic of the cider cosy!) off to explore now.

    Casey :)

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