How do you

[CROCHETCHICK28]

I know how do all the crochet stitch but one ,How do you do the granny squares? Thanks Tasha

[Earth Angel]

There are tons of patterns for granny squares on the net. Here are a couple links for you:

 

http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/grannies.html

http://www.geocities.com/snowymts.geo/grannysquare.html

http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/search.php

 

Hope this helps.

[buggaboosmommy]

Granny squares sometimes look alot harder than they are! MOST of them use basic double crochet stitches. Try crochetpatterncentral.com There are tons of different sizes and versions out there!!

Donna

[CrochetCrazie]

I did a search for a basic granny crochet pattern and what do i get-porn. Porn and more porn. I close one porn window and another and another pops up-and my 13 year old daughter was in the room too. There should be some way to control those false links. After all that I finally found what I was looking for. Here is a basic granny square pattern-they're very easy:

 

http://www.jpfun.com/patterns/01granny/grannysquare.shtml

 

Angie

[Empress Busy Bee]

I did that with granny squares one time, too. It's awful. It's the word 'granny'. Some people like looking at uh that so the sites put it in their search tags.

 

To avoid it do one or two things. Use google and set the preferences to strict filtering. You have to scroll half way down the page to find it.

 

http://www.google.com/preferences?hl=en

 

The other thing is look at the URL before you click on the title. Most times it'll help. Sometimes reading the blurb under the title link helps too, but not always.

[Aggie May]

We call them Peggy Squares so maybe that wont come up with the nasties.

The Peggy, or Granny square is not a stitch, the DCs and Chainc they are made from are the stitchse.

Everything in crochet is based on a varation of the Chain. If you can Chain, you can do anything at all.

Granny squares are made from groups of DCs spaced out by a single CH on the sides and 2CH on each corner.

Start with 4CH and join with a slip stitch to form a ring.

Chain 3 (to stand as 1DC) work 2 DC into the ring, *CH2, 3DC,* repeat twice more, CH2 Join with a slip stitch into the top of the starting CH. (4DC groups and 4CH2 spaces.) Slip stitch along top of next 2DCs and into CH2 space, (to get to the corner)

CH3, 2DC, CH2, 3DC into same space, *CH1, 3DC,2CM3DCinto next CH2 space,* repeat to end of the round, end with CH1, join with a slip stitch as in first round.

This is all you do for as many rounds as you want, getting one more single 3DC group on each side on each row, and keeping the corners the same.

If you want to change colours, just stop after joining the end of a round and break off the yarn, leave out the slip stitch to the corner but join the new colour at the corner and complete as before.

You can either do a few large squares or lots of small ones to join together later.

Hope this is helpful.

Colleen

[MerigoldinWA]

A granny square is not really a stitch, but a motif, (that can have a lot of different elements) that starts in the center, is built up in rounds (squares?), and turns out to be square in shape. You usually join granny squares together to make something, from a pillow, afghan, or bedspread to an article of clothing. The others have told you where to go to learn more. There are oodles of ways to make them, and more could be invented. Some are very simple, and some a little more effort, but fun to do. Have fun with them. Merigold