63 Squares Crochet Along

[annette414]

A slip stitch is kind of a half single crochet.

 

With a loop on your hook, insert into next stitch, yarn over and draw thru both loops on the hook.

 

Single crochet is similar, except instead of drawing thru both loops on the hook, draw thru one, yarn over and *then* draw thru both loops.

 

Make sense?

 

(And I finished that baby afghan tonight...but two more need to be done. I know waaay too many people having babies right now! I'll try to work a few squares before starting the next one when I get back from California on Sunday)

[Donna]

Slip stitch and single crochet are definitely different, which would cause a problem with your squares if you're doing the same thing for both stitches. (Just a note: If you have any publications from the UK, they call most of the stitches by different names.)

 

These links should answer everything! Stitchguide.com is excellent!

 

Slip stitch:

stitchguide.com/stitches/crochet/stitch_pages/cro_slip_stitch.html

 

Single crochet:

stitchguide.com/stitches/crochet/stitch_pages/cro_single_crochet.html

[Piper0110]

Ok, but if you look at the guide in the beginning of the 63 squares book, single crochet is described exactly as you described slip stitch.

 

So confused!

 

Maybe I'll redo square 1, just to be safe. I just hope I can get by with not re-doing the others I finished. I think only the edging would be a problem. And here I thought if I followed the pattern, I'd be fine.

[shelbyro]

This slip stitch/sc thread reminds me how for my first 9 months of crocheting, I could NOT figure out the difference between the two, despite pictorial directions. LOL!

 

I get it now--sc has a extra step--but boy did I feel silly!!<img border=0 src="http://img28.photobucket.com/albums/v84/crochetville/oops.gif" />

[Donna]

if you look at the guide in the beginning of the 63 squares book, single crochet is described exactly as you described slip stitch. So confused!

Sorry you are having trouble with this, Piper! We'll help you until you figure it out!

 

I checked my 63 squares book, and I can't find any description of the slip stitch, only the single crochet.

 

I'll try to describe:

 

Single crochet:

1. Yarn over.

2. Insert hook in stitch and pull up a loop.

3. Yarn over and draw through both loops on hook.

 

Slip stitch:

1. Do NOT yarn over.

2. Insert hook in stitch, pull up a loop, and draw through loop on hook.

 

Let me know if this helps! I will keep trying until you get it!

[Tiffany]

Rachel,

 

I've been working on my squares randomly and since I was currently without a square, I've started working on #53 to see if I can help you out. Hopefully, with both of us doing it, we can figure it out together!

 

I'll write more after I get a few more rows done.

[Rachel]

Yeah!

I have only one and a half squares left not counting the problem square. When I was doing the first row of crossed puffs I wasn't sure if I take the thread behind the stitch or not. Then when I did the next row, sc, I had way too many stitches.

Rachel

[Julie]

I have only one and a half squares left not counting the problem square

 

Wow!! Good for you! You must be flying to get them done now, so close to the end. :woohoo

[Rachel]

I am pretty excited to get this far. I haven't ever finished such a big project all in one go at it. It usually takes several trys to get anything done. I get too excited about some other project and let the current one go. But not this time I have conquered the procrastination bug! :woohoo

Now I just have to keep at it and put the silly thing together and edge it!

Rachel

[Julie]

You can't stop now, Rachel. Keep going!

[Piper0110]

I would love to see pictures when you get it finished. And it sounds like that should be soon!

[Tiffany]

I had a hard time which sc to skip. The first time I started, I was counting the first puff as the skipped stitch, so I was actually doing two puffs in that stitch when I was doing the crossed puff.

 

When I've been working in the skipped sc, I'm working in front of the puff I just completed and I'm ending up with the right amount of stitches.

 

I completely do not understand what I just wrote, so I hope that helps a little! Once I do the sc row, I'll let you know if I had the right number of stitches there.

[Guest julianscat]

Hi Donna,

 

Ok, you all have lured me in. I stopped by my local craft store after work and picked up the 63 squares book and some Red Heart SuperSaver in plumberry and pale plum. I finished the first square this morning!

 

Emily

[Donna]

Yay, Emily! :woohoo Welcome! I'll add you to the list. Your colors sound wonderful; I love purple! :bigsmile

[Tiffany]

Woohoo Emily! :woohoo

 

Your colors do sound gorgeous!

[Piper0110]

Finished the fourth square and started the fifth last night! It helps that I really don't have any other projects going right now. I'm sure this rapid pace will slow down, but I really want to finish this before the summer's out! I'm not so sure it's going to happen, but I can hope! And not let myself start anything else. Well, maybe one or two little projects

[Guest julianscat]

Whoops, it's not plumberry, it's ocean (but it's still pretty), with soft white for the ecru parts.

 

(I think I just like the sound of plumberry).

 

Emily

[Julie]

I love Ocean. I did a ripple out of two strands of that at once and love it. It's a great color!

[Donna]

Yes, ocean is so pretty!

[Piper0110]

Because I'm a fairly new crochetter, I'm having trouble with the Trinity Stitch.

 

You insert in the same chain and pull up a loop. Then in the next chain and pull up a loop. The instructions say to do that twice, but does that mean you pull up a loop in your first chain, then two loops in your second chain?

 

And if so, then I'm having trouble actually managing to pull up two loops in that second chain. It's too tight!

 

Note that I've not gotten past the first few stitches, so it might get easier, but this just doesn't seem right.

 

Thanks!

[Tiffany]

Then in the next chain and pull up a loop. The instructions say to do that twice, but does that mean you pull up a loop in your first chain, then two loops in your second chain?

 

When it says to pull up a loop twice, you're going to do that in the same chain, so YO and pull up a loop, YO again, and pull up a loop. You'll then pull through all four loops, or less (can't remember the exact directions for that one right now ).

 

I hope this helps! :bigsmile

[Piper0110]

That does help. So I am doing it right. It just ends up so tight that I can't pull up the two loops in the second chain. Suggestions? I've tried a few different hooks.

[Rachel]

Wow! I can't believe it. I am finished putting the first two rows together and half way on the third. :bigsmile Only thing is that when I am done putting the third row together that means I have to finish Square 53. The putting together has gone really fast. Hope the edging is as easy as the putting rows together has been.

Just had to share.

Rachel

[Julie]

Sometimes I think joining squares is better than crocheting. Not often, but sometimes. It is tranquil work, you don't have to study a pattern and you can just stitch away without worry. I love that. Can't wait to see the finished project.

[Donna]

It just ends up so tight that I can't pull up the two loops in the second chain. Suggestions? I've tried a few different hooks.

Piper, I remember you saying your sc square was tight, too. It's possible that you are crocheting too tightly in general, which would make some stitches really difficult.

 

I've been crocheting for so long, that I might not have understood the problem had I not taught my niece to crochet recently. She had a really hard time holding the yarn loosely. She seemed to keep just pulling, pulling, pulling at the yarn. The yarn should lay loosely in your hand and you should be gently using your index finger to give the yarn a light tension as you crochet. There shouldn't be any pulling and yanking. If this sounds like the problem you're having, I suggest sitting down with some yarn and practicing. Pick a simple stitch (single crochet or double crochet would probably be best). Make a short chain, about 25 chains or so, and then just keep practicing rows and rows of the same stitch until your yarn is loosey goosey, but you can gently keep tension with your index finger. You should feel comfortable with the yarn and not be fighting it.

 

If you don't think that's the problem your having, let me know and I'll try and help any way I can! :bigsmile