Granny Square Stitch in Rows

[Music] Hi there. This is Patricia from Patricia Fenty dot com. And today, I have a tutorial on how to do the granny square stitch in rows. And I'm going to show you, uh, two different ways that you can do this, this, um, this stitch in rows.

And so, so the tutorial is just actually for how to do the stitching. But, but I will show at the end how I made a scarf out of that stitch pattern, uh, the yarns that I used for that, and the stitch count and, and all that sort of thing. So it's not a tutorial on how to make this scarf. It will be just how to do the stitches to make this scarf. But super easy to do, cuz of course, you can use this granny s stitch to do all kinds of other projects. And so I also made a matching beanie to go with this. And at the end of the video, I'll have again the description of how I made this, and then a link to the beanie pattern as well. So, super fun project. Let's get started.

Now, these rows of granny square stitches can be worked in a couple of ways. One is where you would have a chain one between the clusters, and I don't really like those bigger spaces. So I'm going to show you how to do it without the chain, so it makes a little bit more compact of a stitch. And also, um, you can either start it going into just a chain, just a foundation chain. I'm going to show you how to do that first. But I'm also going to show you how to start a row of single crochet and work the stitch pattern into that, because this is always such a nice way to start a project, whether you're making a scarf or a blanket, um, that you can work it into a row of single crochet. So I'll show you both ways.

So I'm just working with a number four medium weight yarn, and so I'm using a 4 and a half millimeter crochet hook for that. So you can use this with any yarn that you like, and of course, the corresponding, uh, crochet hook size. So you're going to start with a slip knot. And if you're new to crochet, I do have my beginner crochet series that shows you everything you need to know from creating slip knots to all the different stitches and darting in your tail ends and proper tension and so forth. So put the slip knot on your hook, set up your tension, and we're going to begin with a foundation chain that has multiples of three plus five. So yarn over and pull the yarn through. That's a chain one. Yarn over, chain two. Yarn over, chain three. So I'm going to create a chain of, for the demonstration, let's see, 18, 23 chains. Uh, and you want to do this foundation chain really loose. And if you're not pref or quite loose, I should say, and if you're not proficient, you can go ahead and go up a half a size crochet hook for your phone foundation chain. So, yeah, so I'm just going to do 23. You do whatever you like for the size of project you're working on, and we'll see you at the end.

All right. And if you've been using a larger crochet hook, you can switch over to your regular size hook at this point. So now we're going to turn the chain over and, well, actually, we'll start. You count back five chains from the hook. So one, two, three, four, five. Turn your your work over, and there are these back bumps in the back of your work, and you want to work into the fifth back bump or spine of the stitch with a double crochet. So yarn over, go into that fifth Stitch. Yarn over, pull through. Yarn over, pull through two loops. Yarn over, pull through two loops. You're going to do two more double crochets into that same Stitch. So this is your first cluster. And again, if you're new to crochet, all these stitches are in my beginner crochet series. So yarn over, back into that same Stitch, that back bump, you're doing a third double crochet.

So now you're going to skip two bumps, two stitches, one, two, and into the third one, you're going to work another set of three double crochets. So yarn over and do one double crochet and another double crochet. And if this is too fast for you and you're just learning, you can go to playback speed, go to settings, playback speed, and choose 75, and that slows everything down for you so that you can see all this stuff in slow motion. There you go. So then you're going to skip two stitches again, one, two, and into the third one, you're going to work another set of three double crochets. So you're going to work that all the way along your found chain. You'll do a set of three double crochets, and this is where you're not doing a chain one in between those sets of three double crochets. That's how we're making it more compact. And then you skip two chains and into the third chain, into the back bump of the third chain, you work your set of three double crochets. So go ahead and do that, and I'll see you at the end.

Welcome back. As you come to the end of your row, you should have three chains left, and we're going to work a double crochet into the very last chain. Now, if you're working on a project like, say, the scarf project, and that one happened to have, oh, I don't remember now, 200 and some chains, was it 252 chains, and you get here and you either have two chains left or four chains left, don't rip it all out and start over again. You've miscounted somewhere along the line. That's okay. If you have two chains left, skip one chain and do your double crochet in the last one. If you have four chains left, unravel a little bit, and you're going to instead of skipping two chains, skip three chains. You'll never see it. So that's a good way to, um, to deal with a problem once you get to the end. But anyways, ideally, you'll have your three chains. Skip two chains, yarn over, do a double crochet in the last Stitch, and that's the end of Row one, and this, the setup row.

So now you're going to chain three and turn your work, or turn your work and chain three. It's totally up to you. And now we're going to do two more double crochets into that space. So yarn over, go back into that space, and work two double crochets. So for this row, you're beginning the row with a set of three double crochet clusters. Again, no chain one, we're keeping this nice and compact. You go over to your next space and work your cluster of three double crochets. And so you'll work a set of three double crochets in each space until you get to the end of the row, and I'll see you there.

Now, coming to the end of this row, you're going to have this beginning chain space, and you'll do a cluster of three double crochets in that last chain space, and that's the end of row two, which I'm going to call the row two repeat, cuz this one isn't really repeated. This is your setup row. So this is your Row one repeat, but it's row two.

So now for the next row, we're going to chain three, and we'll call this the row two repeat, but it's Row three. And you're going to skip over to this next cluster or this next space and do a cluster of three double crochets. And you're just going to do your three double crochets into each space. And again, there's no chain one in between, just a set of three double crochets. And you'll do that all the way along until you get to the end of of the row, and we'll see you there.

Now, as you come to the end of the row two repeat, you'll have your set of three double crochets in the chain space, and you'll have a set of three double crochets from the previous row. And you're going to do one double crochet into the third chain of that beginning chain three, picking up both loops. Yarn over, pull through. Yarn over, pull through two. Yarn over, pull through two. So you're beginning, beginning and ending each row with a s, a double crochet with the sets of three double crochet in between. And then you're going to repeat this Row one repeat, which is starting with the three double crochets in the beginning. So I'll show you that one more time.

So you're just going to repeat rows, um, two and three over and over again. So chain three and turn your work, and you'll do two double crochets into that space. And then you'll do your three double crochets in each space all the way along, and you'll end this row with a set of three double crochets in the last space. And then you'll just repeat the row three repeat, where you begin with a chain three and end with a double crochet at the end. So I'll just see you at the end here. And there you go. So that's the end of the row one repeat. So you're just going to repeat rows one and two over and over again. So here's the end of Row one repeat, and then you start the row two repeat, which begins with the single double crochet, and just work that back and forth and back and forth. And then you can make this as big or as long as you like.

And so next, I'm going to show you, you how you can start this into a row of single crochet, cuz I think that whenever you're making a project, I'll just sneak this in. Oh, I'm going to have to come out a little bit here. Um, when you have the it going into a, a row of single crochet, you can begin and finish the whole project with the single crochet, and that sort of frames it, and I just think that's a really, really nice way to, um, begin and end a project like this. So I'll show you how to do that next.

Now, to work this into a row of single crochet, you're going to have a foundation chain in multiples of three, just as before. And again, you want this foundation chain to be quite loose. If you're using a larger crochet hook for that, then switch back now. So for this, uh, this method, you're going to chain one, and that's your turning chain. You're going to turn your chain over, and in the back, we have the spine here or the back bump stitches, and that's what we're going to work on. Work into. So not the one that's on your hook, but the next one going under that back bump or the spine. Yarn over, pull through. Yarn over, pull through two. And do a single crochet into the back bump. And then going into the next back bump, yarn over, pull through. Yarn over, pull through two. So you're going to single crochet into the back bump of each Stitch of that chain. And when you get to the end, you'll have your original number of, um, chains for your foundation chain. So I'll have 18 single crochets. For the scarf pattern that I am, um, using this stitch pattern for, I did a total of 252 chains, that's multiple of three, 84 multiples, and then a chain one to turn, and then I did my very long single crochet row. So go ahead and finish this first row, and I'll see you at the end.

Now, we'll do the setup row, just like we did here when we went into the foundation chain. So, but in this case, we are going to just chain three, and that counts as the first double crochet. Turn your work, and then you're going to count down that chain. You're going to do one, two, three. So that's your chain. Now you're going to skip two stitches, one, two, and into the third Stitch, you're going to work your first set of three double crochets. So yarn over, going under both loops, you'll do a set of three double crochets. And again, we're not doing a chain one in between these clusters. We're keeping this, this, um, particular pattern nice and tight. So we're eliminating that chain one. So then you're going to skip the next two stitches, and into the third Stitch, and you'll do another set of three double crochets. So you're just going to work that all along this, I guess this will be row two, but this is your setup row essentially. Set of three double crochets, skip two stitches, and another set of three double crochets into the third Stitch. So go ahead and do that, and I'll see you at the end.

Now, coming to the end of this setup row, you should have three stitches left. And like I said, in this one here, if by chance you have four stitches left, then you've just miscounted somewhere along the way. So just unravel a couple of clusters, skip three stitches instead of two, and carry on, and you'll never notice that in the whole piece. Or if you just have two stitches at the end, then instead of skipping two stitches, you'll just skip one and do a double crochet into the last, very last Stitch of the row. So, so that's your foundation row all set up and ready to go. And now we're going to work on doing the actual stitch pattern.

So you can chain three and turn your work, or turn your work, chain three. That counts as your first double crochet. We're going to work two more double crochets into that first space. So the pattern, uh, the stitch pattern begins with the set of three double crochet at the beginning of the row, and then you're just going to go over to each space and do a set of three double crochets in each space. And again, we're not doing that chain one in between. So go ahead and do your clusters of three double crochets in each space to the end of the row, including this one here, and we'll see you there.

Great. So that's the end of the row one repeat, which is Row three in this pattern sample. So now we'll go to the next row repeat. So again, we'll chain three and turn your work, and that's your first double crochet. And then this is the row that starts with the double crochet at the beginning of the row. You're going to skip this cluster here and do your sets of three double crochets in each space all the way along. So you can go ahead and do that until you get to the end of the row here, where you have this last space, and I'll see you there.

All right. So now to finish off this row, you're going to just do a double crochet into the third chain of that beginning chain three and finish the row with just the one double crochet. And so that's the, uh, pattern repeat. You're doing one row where you begin with a set of three double crochets and end with a set of three double crochets. And the next row, you're beginning with, uh, a single crochet, chain three, single crochet, and then doing your clusters and finishing, or sorry, double crochet and then finishing with one double crochet. So you can go ahead and make this any size you like.

And with the beginning with the single crochet stitch, what you can do once you've got the pattern to, uh, your project to where you want it to be, you can finish off with a row of single crochet. And you do that by doing a chain one and then not your turning chain, but into the next stitch, do a single crochet. And then you can just single crochet going under both loops of each Stitch all the way along. And that's just a nice way to finish off the project. And when you get to the end here, you would do your single, your single crochet into the third chain of that, um, turning chain there, that turning stitch. And so that makes a really nice frame, whereas with this one here, um, you know, your, your beginning row and your last row have quite a different look, whereas here it ends up looking quite similarly.

So next, I'll just show you the yarn and, um, the what I'm doing with this particular, uh, project. I am using this, this technique here, and I'm going to make a scarf. So I'll just show you how, how I'm going to do that. I won't be showing the stitch pattern again. You can use a stitch pattern in any project you like. So I'm using the Mainstay acrylic yarn. This is a, a Walmart brand, and it's a number four medium weight. This color is called Polo Stripe, and it is each ball is 285 yards or 260 meters, 5 ounces or 142 grams. They're recommending a 5 and a half millimeter crochet hook. I'm going to use a 4 and a half millimeter cuz I want a slightly tighter stitch, and I do crochet quite loose. So 4 and a half millimeter and a darning needle and scissors. So of course, I'm going to use the two balls of yarn because I'm going to make a beanie, and I'll put a link for that beanie pattern in the description box below the video. Click on dot dot dot more, and then of course, I'm using this granny, uh, stitch, uh, pattern for the scarf. All right.

So here we are. So I'm on row five of the pattern repeat, and I just thought I'd pop in and show you how it's going. So I'm making my scarf 80 inches in length with no tassels. So of course, you can make this any length you like. So for me, 80 inches was 252 chains, which is a multiple of three plus one for the turning chain, and I started with the, the row of single crochet and then started working the pattern into that. But what I wanted to show you is, well, two things. To show you how beautifully this self-striping yarn works out, works up. But I came across a, a manufacturer's knot in the ball of yarn, and I just want to show you that you always, always want to tug on that knot. And I did, and the knot came apart. So never trust a manufacturer's knot. So what you can do in this case is you have two choices. You can either crochet along and just start on a new, the, the piece as you would join on a new yarn and join it right into the crochet, or you can do a magic knot. I'm going to do a magic knot, and I do have a tutorial on how to do a magic knot that will be in the blog post that's in the description box below the video. Click on dot dot dot more, and that'll get you to that tutorial on how to do a magic knot. So carry on, and I just think this yarn is so beautiful. So I'll see you when it's all done.

All right. So here we go. I've got my scarf all done. I absolutely love how these, this particular yarn crocheted up and how the colors in the self-striping yarn unfolded. It's always a bit of a mystery where the color is going to change. And, um, so I ended up doing a total of 11 rows of the stitch pattern, and that included the setup, this setup row, and then there was the beginning row of the single crochet, and I finished it with a row of single crochet. So, uh, I just love how this turned out. And again, this was 80 inches in length with a foundation chain of 252 chains, and then, uh, chain one to turn and do your single crochet. So then I went ahead and I made a matching beanie with the remaining yarn of these two balls of yarn, and I think this just turned out so sweet. I love how it turned out.

Now, the, and I will put a link for this beanie pattern in the description box below the video. So this is how much yarn I had left. So there was enough yarn to make a youth-sized beanie, and for me, that's right, cuz I'm like a small adult youth size. And, but the problem I had was that it ended up being all red at the bottom, and when I went to do the brim, it just kind of looked weird to have all the red colors at the bottom. So I just went into my stash and I tried to match up a color that I had that was close, and I did the brim in that contrasting color, and it made all the world of difference. So if you run into that same problem where you're, you have all the same color at the bottom, just, just pick a color. There's so many you can choose from in here. And, uh, like that. And so for this particular beanie pattern, I ended up going with a 5 and a half millimeter crochet, uh, hook for the body of the beanie, and then, and then a 5 millimeter for the brim. It, it just always depends on the yarn, like number four medium weight yarns are always a little bit different. And so, um, I just ended up, uh, choosing this size cuz I thought it was a good size for the stitch. But anyways, all that information is in the pattern for the beanie down below. And this wonderful scarf, uh, again, there's, there's not a written pattern for this scarf. You'll just have to follow the video tutorial for this, the stitch pattern, and make the scarf of any size that you like. So I hope you have fun with this and be creative and use it for all sorts of fun projects. And thank you for joining me. We'll see you next time.

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