by Betty Carew

Created on: March 04, 2010

Granny squares also known as crochet squares has got to be the most popular way of learning how to crochet. It is perhaps every persons starting point for their first crochet project. Granny squares are easy to make and easier to sew together. Of course there are also cotton crochet squares that you can join together to make tablecloths, dresser scarf’s or just about anything you can think of. There are two ways of joining crochet squares and one is just as easy as the other regardless of what you are making.

Joining crochet squares with a needle

When you crochet a granny square you always crochet edge around the square. This edge is what you will use to join the squares. Place both squares together with the outside of your squares facing each other. The inside of the granny squares should now be showing on the front on both sides. Line up the stitches on each square. You can pin these if you want but I find it easier by just lining them up.

 For a granny square take a large blunt sewing needle and fill it with matching wool. For a piece that has been worked with crochet cotton be sure the cotton that is in the needle matches your worked piece. Starting at the corner of your of your square with the inside facing you place your first stitch in one corner stitch of both squares and tie it off securely.

Continue placing your needle in under both stitches that you have lined up and bring them up and over and into the next stitch. Continue in this manner until you have sewn across to the last stitch. You should now be at the other corner of your square. Place your needle in the first chain of your corner loop and sew the corner together. Finish off by tying off this end securely. You have now joined two crochet squares together.

Crocheting two crochet squares together

Once again turn your two squares so that the fronts of your squares are facing inside. You will now begin crocheting your two squares together. Line up your squares as you would do when sewing them together. Take your crochet needle and your matching cotton and loop your cotton through the first chain nearest to your work in your corner loop. You can tie this off securely if you want to make sure it is going to stay in place.

 Place your crochet needle through the next two chains and place your crochet cotton around your needle and bringing it back over the chain. Continue in this fashion until you reach the end of your square. Finish by crocheting the first chain of your corner loop together and tie off the stitch. You can tie of a stitch by sewing it firmly into the chains or actually tie it off by hand.

Crocheting a square is not only easy but very rewarding. It is certainly not difficult to do and if you are just starting crocheting you should start with granny squares. They give you the bulk you need to handle your square and they also make it much easier to see the chains as you work. After crocheting a few granny squares you will be ready to move on to the finer cottons. Connecting crochet squares will become easier the more you work with it.

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