You can use any yarn weight you like, with the corresponding crochet hook size.įinished Size: 5″ square, if you use worsted weight yarn and a size H hook Materials Gauge: Gauge isn’t critical to the success of this pattern. This way, the “seam” is disguised, and the 4 corner spaces are all the same size.ĭon’t worry if you don’t like reading crochet charts, I’ve written out the pattern in plain terms below. I like it because it puts the turning chain near the corner ch-2-sp, but not directly next to it. ![]() So, I was so excited when a new (to me) solid granny square on Pinterest via. I like that pattern too, but I find that the one corner space ends up a little larger than the 3 other corner spaces. Or, you may have tried the pattern that calls for a turning chain of 5, where 3ch counts as 1 dc and the other 2ch create the ch-2-sp. That’s a good way to do it, but I find the turning chain “seam” can be visually distracting. You might be familiar with one pattern that has the turning chain stitches running up the middle of one side. I’ve tried many patterns, but the following pattern is my favorite to make a solid granny squares with decorative spaces at the corners. There are solid granny squares with open corners and solid granny squares with no gaps at all. One of the most popular variations is the solid granny square. You can make a classic granny square, or one of the hundreds of variations. Granny squares are such a versatile technique. This step-by-step photo tutorial will show you the simple stitches you need to create beautiful granny squares. In July 2009 we returned to the UK where I continue with my addiction to patchwork & quilting and my search for people to teach all about this amazing, therapeutic and fulfilling hobby, so far, so good….Learn my favorite way to make a modern, solid granny square. I started my blog in April 2008, I wish I had started it in 1998 as it is lovely to look back. I purchased a Bernina Aurora 440 QE and became an agent for the ‘Bernina Guy’. Needs must! The quilting word spread and I continued to teach from home and in a quilt shop in Lisbon. We moved to Portugal in 2004, there were no quilters to be found, so I joined a craft group and turned them into quilters. I discovered the internet along with purchasing more and more quilting books, I learned new methods and tricks. After doing lots of research I decide to buy a Bernina 153. By this time I spent almost every waking moment at my sewing machine and, eventually, it died! ![]() ![]() I thoroughly enjoyed sharing my knowledge but my favourite thing to do was teaching beginners. I was fully involved with them, this included hosting groups, teaching patchwork & quilting and fabric dying workshops, charity quilts and quilt shows. ![]() I continued to run that group for a few years, until my family was moved to Mexico City in 2002, where there were a few small quilt groups already running. The group’s theory was.“you watch one, you make one then, you teach one” Soon, the more experienced quilters left Brazil, leaving me as the most experienced quilter in our group…. I purchased a 40 year old Singer sewing machine and joined a quilt group. After years of wanting to learn about patchwork & quilting, I finally learned the basics whilst living in Sao Paulo, Brazil (1996 - 2002).
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