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I have been asked how you join the corners in a granny square.
Of course, there are several different ways.
For this particular granny square grouping
I've joined them working through the back loop of the front granny square
and the front loop of the back granny square
and join them with a single crochet.
It creates a little ridge
on the front side and a flat join on the back side.
You try to match them as best you can.
When you get to where the ridges are going to meet,
just pick up the loop on one side of the ridge
matching it with the loop on the motif behind it
and make a single crochet.
Skip the ridge. Insert the hook through the loop on the other side of the ridge
and do the same thing to the motif behind it.
Make a single crochet. Now you can continue working down the row
creating the join.
As you flatten it,
you'll see it makes a nice clean corner.
You just skip over the ridges by joining
the loops on each side of the ridge.
Now a lot of the granny squares or different motifs are joined as you work.
This one was joined using
a chain two with
a single crochet into the loop.
The join pattern is chain two, single crochet into the loop, chain two, single crochet into a loop.
It has more of a lacy look
because you had already worked a row around,
probably five chains and then a single
crochet into the loop.
It makes a lacy look and this join is often
used with various motifs.
When you get to the corner, usually you work
around the first motif just doing the loops themselves.
Then when you start attaching them, you take your second granny square
and as you work the pattern around - working
chain two, single crochet in the loop, chain two and single crochet on one side,
chain two and single crochet in the other loop, until you reach the corner.
When you get to the corner, you just work the two corners.
However, when you add your third motif,
you're working around with the chains and single crochets.
You just join the third motif to the first motif.
Work the chain two, single crochet pattern, but only join motif 3 with motif 1.
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The fourth motif is exactly the same.
You only work in the motifs joining across - motif 2 and motif 3.
You never work into the motif that is diagonally across - motif 1.
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Let me finish this one.
I've made the connection and now I'm
working down the side as you normally would.
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I'm finishing the single crochet.
What will usually happen in this type of stitch -
This isn't that noticeable
because it wasn't that big of a space left, but a lot of times there will be a large space
in the center of the joins. Sometimes you want it that way.
Or sometimes you'll notice certain patterns will have another smaller motif
that you will add to fill the space. But like I said, in this join even
when it's stretched out quite a bit,
that extra space isn't that noticeable so you
might not want to do anything with this one.
Now there are other times when you fill that space.
This one is exactly the same design.
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I connected the first motif with the second one.
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However, when I added the third motif, I actually joined it across diagonally also.
So I went to the corner of the diagonal motif and made a single crochet.
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I did the same thing, chain two and joined it to both the other motifs, instead of just the one across from it.
Then I continued working
around the edge of that motif. With the fourth motif
I'm joining it to the motif across from it.
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Now I'm going to do my chain two
and I want to connected it into that empty space.
There are two ways you can do it. You could just wrap it around the empty space
completely, make your single crochet and move on.
Sometimes it can look a little lumpy or awkward.
You have to experiment yourself to see which way you like. I personally for this project
would go through the center of where all the stitches join
and make a single crochet. Then I can do my chain two, turn
and continue working down the side.
Make my single crochet,
chain two and now keep joining down the side.
Continue adding the other motif.
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When I stretch it out,
it's going to have
almost a little design itself in the center.
Like I said, you're just going to have to try it. Sometimes it will work
if you just wrap it over all the other joins.
And sometimes it will not. It will just not look as good.
If you feel it doesn't look as good, then go into the center
of where the other three are joined.
When you stretch the lace, it actually creates its own little design in the center.
If you would like to see free patterns, just go to
SimpleAndSensational.com.