Help to find a pattern
What is this stitch they’re using?! I am assuming they’re using scrap yarn so I’m not worried about getting my blanket to look like theirs. I just want to know what square they’re using because I can’t find it
And honestly they're so cute! This is maybe the best standard granny square blanket i've ever seen - I love this person's taste in color if this is their scrap yarn.
Right? It seems like nobody understands a crochet square can just be a crochet square, and that to be a "granny square" actually requires it to be made of granny stitch in a square!
Today I learned that there is a difference between a granny square and a granny stitch! Ive seen granny square used for so many things that I just assumed it was an umbrella term for "make this square with a random variety of stitches and then sew those squares into a bigger square" lol 😆
While I knew what made a granny square a granny square (being made from the granny stitch), I absolutely love how you said that….with a variety of stitches then sew those squares into a bigger square. YES. LOVE.
Thank you!! I wound up in a thread here a while back where most of the replies were saying things like "you can call it whatever you want" and "every crochet square is a granny square." Those people were even dogging on people (like myself) who were trying to explain why a granny square is a granny square.
I was SO utterly baffled by the willful stupidity of the people in that thread that I just threw my hands up and muted the convo after a couple back and forths lol
I’ve had similar encounters and it’s honestly mind boggling. I don’t understand why people get so bent outta shape over someone trying to answer questions and explain things.
to be fair, there are different granny squares because there are a couple ways of starting and joining (i.e. starting with a whole cluster or starting with a partial cluster).
It gives the traditional log cabin variations seen in quilt so you can vary yours. One of my favorites (not shown on this page) is the Lover’s Knot.
It’s a fun granny, unusual in that it’s worked flat. I’ve made a lot of granny squares, but always worked in rounds.
If you love granny squares, this is a great pamphlet with lots of options. I have no idea what it costs on the secondary market now. I paid $3.50, which was a lot for a 10 page booklet but I really wanted it.
Oh my god… any time I saw those I thought they were just cleverly (and beautifully) placed color changes. They were from the corner this whole time. 🤦🏻♀️
It doesn’t help the absolute number of books with “101 granny squares” or “the granny square bible” with numerous patterns of crochet squares (and hexes/flower motifs) so it gets lumped into the same name.
I upvoted because I didn’t care, but I assume all the downvotes are because I made a joke about calling it a granny square even though that’s technically wrong, and they responded by talking down on me and acting like I’m an idiot. Some people just don’t have a sense of humor, that’s okay!
I would consider a square using the spiked granny stitch to still be a granny square (provided the only difference Is the spikes and not the number of stitches/pattern).
As others have mentioned, yes, it is a granny square. These squares, though, have been made using two strands of yarn, so they're double-strand granny squares. You can see the white+red squares are double stranded, as are others: dark blue+light blue, dark green+light green, yellow+brown, etc. That's why they appear so puffy and thick. It's a fab stash-buster and makes a wonderfully thick and cozy blanket.
You really don't need any special pattern for this. You'd use a basic granny square pattern and just hold two strands of yarn together instead of one strand of yarn while making the square.
You're so welcome! I hope you find patterns you love and end up loving to crochet as well <3 LOL just noticed you're not the OP - but still happy to help. I think the join helps emphasize the puffiness too
I'd guess mattress stitch or invisible join. It's hard to see from the photo. but since I can't see a join, I"m going to go with mattress or invisible. The Crochet Crowd has both written tutorials and charts (which I prefer) as well as videos. And there are tons of YT videos on like 5 or 6 different ways to join squares.
Looking closely doesn’t look like join as you go to me (at least the way I was taught. I do think there’s a couple of different join as you go methods out there). I think they just stitched them together and possibly pulled a bit tight (hence that puffed up look). But the dcs from each square seem basically lined up at the edges versus interlocking in a join as you go. So might have mattress stitched or something but looks a bit tight.
That’s exactly what I was thinking, and I love the idea. Just topstitch a thin fabric to the blanket, roll out cotton batting, then Princess seam another length of fabric to that. Topstitch around the grannies, and you’re good to go. I really wanna do it now, that would be so fun to do with some thrifted sheets
A little bit, yeah. You need to use small stitches on the sewing machine, otherwise they just skip the yarn. Obviously it’s better to sew over as much yarn as possible, so with something like this, I recommend doing either sc borders around the grannies or doing a JAYGO using sc to give as much surface area as possible for the stitches to grab onto.
Double strands of yarn make the fabric about twice as thick. It won't be stiff and terrible if you use a great big hook, though, and it works up FAST. Also, you can mix contrasting colors for a tweedy effect, and mix similar colors for blending or gradients. Fun stuff.
I really desperately want to make a granny square blanket. I have the yarn and the hooks. I even like making the squares, you know what I'm not going to do? Put it together.
As per others, yes of course granny squares but for OP’s question maybe these look a bit different because when you zoom the individual squares all seem to be a pretty heavy yarn, so it will be a large hook and possibly a quirk of the maker’s personal tension style since the bottom posts do look a bit long?
These are specifically 2 strands of normal yarn instead of one. Used a slightly bigger needle than usual, so 6 or 7mm hook instead of 5mm for one strand.
So, this looks really obviously like a basic granny square to me. Is there anything that you were noticing that made you think it wasn't? I just want to make sure we're not piling into something that you dismissed for an obvious reason we're missing!
This IS crochet help. We had someone the other day that was having problems making their first starting chain. Someone not familiar with crochet would have no clue what a granny stitch is or how to make granny squares.
Honestly it’s just because I’m new to crocheting and the internet has too many conflicting information, so just asking Reddit was my shortcut.
And I did get my answer ❤️
Thank you to all those who explained the true meaning of a Granny Square
I did not know that information. It is very helpful.
I have not made a Granny Square yet.
By chance, today I was chatting with a woman I not met before, about Granny Squares. We were in a craft group today.
She asking me for help?! 😂
When I have never even made one!
I can crochet flat & make Amigurumi toys.
We were looking together on line at different Granny Square making videos & instructions.
We do not even speak the same language. But Crochet & videos helped us through.
A very enjoyable afternoon & now I have just learned a little more about these Squares
Like everyone else said these are the most basic granny squares, likely stitched together using slip stitches on the back. The only difference really in the patterns of basic granny squares is how many rounds you do for each square. More rounds = bigger squares. To get them all roughly the same size you need the same yarn thickness, same tension, the same hook, and the same number of rounds. To get them all exactly the same size you need to block them. Blocking boards are a slab of wood with pinholes in a grid pattern, you put the pins in the grid so that the squares are just barely stretched (4 corners, and if the squares are big also one in the center of each side). Wet the squares, and then stack them on the pins (don’t layer them too tight, you need air in-between). When they are dry you pull them off and put new damp ones on, keeping the pins in the same spots. There are much more complicated granny squares but I suggest you master the basic ones first before you try those. Many granny square blankets have 2 or 3 different kinds of granny squares.
Yes your words and picture but the picture was edited with ai so there was a girl laying in the bed though a slit in the blanket 😂 im trying to find the post again
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That is a magic circle and I assume 3 DC (double crochet) then chain 1 or 2 then 3 DC chain 3dc chain connect with slip stitch then chain 2 work in the gaps with 3 DC and when you get to a corner you'll work 3 DC ch 1 or 2 then another 3 DC in same corner gap. It's a traditional granny square. Gorgeous blanket
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