Wonky blanket

[Liz Charles]

Hi, I'm crocheting a baby blanket. I have the right amount on either side, but it's wonky. Really getting frustrated! Any suggestions would be appreciated.

[magiccrochetfan]

Back in 2007 approx when I first started looking online for crochet info, the Martha reference was one of the first things I found.  I was astounded to find any crochet info on her site.  It looked a little different then but the info was the same.  

[Granny Square]

Oh derp, missed that sorry!

[Avon Lady]

That's interesting that Martha recommends turning them.  I came back to add that in addition to fixing the skew problem, it also makes the square reversible, which Martha points out (looks better).

That's what I meant about the afghan not having a right side or a wrong side, but Granny Square said it better!

[Granny Square]

Yay!  No wonky!

[Liz Charles]

Well I've unravelled the previous wonky white and yellow blanket, which I started. And have started crocheting a new one.

This one has a different pattern.

[Liz Charles]

Thanks again everyone for your help. I've taken it all out, and have started again. I'll let you know how it turns out tomorrow. Many, many thanks x.

[Granny Square]

You will be still working in the round just like before (all the way around), but just facing a different side each round instead of facing the same of the blanket all the time.

[magiccrochetfan]

you turn at the end of the round.  

[Liz Charles]

Thank you everyone. But do I turn at every corner or at every fourth corner?

[Granny Square]

That's interesting that Martha recommends turning them.  I came back to add that in addition to fixing the skew problem, it also makes the square reversible, which Martha points out (looks better).

[magiccrochetfan]

Granny Square ya beat me again ha ha!  I was just going to look for some of your posts about this!  

[magiccrochetfan]

CrochetCabana http://www.crochetcabana.com/html/round_grannysquare.html  different ways to do grannies including turning.

 

Martha Stewart (lol who knew Martha had any crochet info, huh?) http://www.marthastewart.com/269366/crocheting-a-granny-square

[Granny Square]

Turning at the end of every round--so every point you join and chain up to start the next round, chain up and turn instead.

 

Crochet stitches have a 'lean' to them; if you crochet a flat piece (turning each row), the leaning cancels itself out.  If you crochet in the round, with the same side always facing you, the lean compounds itself.

 

The taller the stitch, the more evident the leaning is.  I did a sample to show how the lean cancels itself out when you turn (these are triples, which make the lean more evident).  If you don't turn, the piece will start to skew in the 'lean' direction, like your blanket.

[magiccrochetfan]

Hi Luvly!  It means to turn the piece over and work the round in the opposite direction.  I'll post some links for you.  

[Liz Charles]

When you say turn, do you mean at every corner? Also I'm not quite understanding what you mean by turning, as I'm just going round and around.

[Avon Lady]

We've touched on this subject a lot here on the 'Ville.  Most of us agree that if you turn the piece when you're making a granny square, it straightens out the leaning.  I turn mine every row, some others only turn it every 3 or 4 rows.  The nature of the double crochet stitch is what makes it lean, and turning it evens out that lean.  It also solves the problem of having a right side and a wrong side.