Joining Squares in Crochet
Joining squares
Before joining squares, you need to put a round of single crochet on your squares using the same color for each final round. This will make it much easier to join, using the matching color. If you have a number of squares to join, you can make long strips and then sew those strips together.
Squares can be put together with the wrong or right sides facing, depending on the look you want. You could also lay the squares side by side and work the stitches on top.
Make sure that you line your stitches up. If you crocheted three stitches in your corners, you could begin with the center stitch of each square to join. If your squares were done at different times or by different people you may have to adjust for larger or smaller pieces. This means that you might have to skip a stitch in some places or put two stitches in another. Skipping a stitch may leave a hole in your piece so you want to avoid this as much as possible. Try to get your squares to line up as much as possible.
To join your squares with whipstitch place two squares on top of one another with their right sides facing. Cut an eighteen-inch piece of yarn. Thread through a large-eye needle. Starting at the same point on both squares, for example the right hand corner, go in on the side farthest from you and come out closest to you, leaving a tail of about four inches. Continue in this way, entering through the back and coming out through the front all the way to the end of the row. You can sew over the tail as you go or sew it in later. When you get to the end, go around twice in that last stitch to secure it and then cut the thread about six inches from the end. You can weave that thread in later. Be careful that you don’t miss any stitches.
A straightforward way of joining squares is to use backstitch. Place the pieces right sides together and thread your needle with matching yarn. Secure the yarn by inserting your hook in the spot where you want to join. Pull your needle through both pieces, leaving a six-inch tail. Reinsert your hook in the first piece and pass through again. Then begin the backstitch. From the front insert your needle through both loops of both pieces, being careful not to split the yarn. Pull through. Skip next stitch, and insert needle from back to front through both loops on both pieces and pull through to front. Now insert needle from front to back into skipped stitch. Repeat until you have finished.
Mattress stitch is almost invisible, but there will be a small ridge on the wrong side. It’s often used to sew garment parts together. Place your project with the right sides facing you and the edges together. Not facing one another, but lying next to one another so that you see both right sides. Thread your needle with matching yarn. Secure the yarn through both sides at the edge where you intend to join. With your needle pointing up, place the point into the last stitch and take a small stitch, leaving the yarn loose. Go to the opposite piece and pick up the corresponding row. Return to the first side, enter the last point of exit and pick up a stitch. Keep the needle pointing up to the top of the work, rather than to the side of the work. Tighten the yarn in seam regularly.
You can also join your squares using your crochet hook. With slipstitch joining you should begin by laying your pieces right sides together. Insert your hook through the last stitch of both squares and pull through. Draw through all loops on hook to make a slipstitch. You can work through the back loop only or through both loops, whichever you prefer. Continue making slipstitches, going through the loops on both squares. The side facing you will look like chain stitches all in a row. Secure at the last stitch and finish off by sewing in ends.
If you use single crochet joining, you need to decide if you want your stitches to show on the right or wrong side. There will be a raised ridge at the joining. If you want it to show on the right side, put wrong sides facing each other. You can also work through one loop or both. Place a slipknot on your hook, and insert your hook at the same point on both pieces. Single crochet from right to left across the row. Sew your ends in or sew over as you go.
Happy Crocheting....
This comes from the "Official Guide to Crochet"
http://www.officialguidetocrochet.com/special
Everything We Know about Crochet is in this!
Before joining squares, you need to put a round of single crochet on your squares using the same color for each final round. This will make it much easier to join, using the matching color. If you have a number of squares to join, you can make long strips and then sew those strips together.
Squares can be put together with the wrong or right sides facing, depending on the look you want. You could also lay the squares side by side and work the stitches on top.
Make sure that you line your stitches up. If you crocheted three stitches in your corners, you could begin with the center stitch of each square to join. If your squares were done at different times or by different people you may have to adjust for larger or smaller pieces. This means that you might have to skip a stitch in some places or put two stitches in another. Skipping a stitch may leave a hole in your piece so you want to avoid this as much as possible. Try to get your squares to line up as much as possible.
To join your squares with whipstitch place two squares on top of one another with their right sides facing. Cut an eighteen-inch piece of yarn. Thread through a large-eye needle. Starting at the same point on both squares, for example the right hand corner, go in on the side farthest from you and come out closest to you, leaving a tail of about four inches. Continue in this way, entering through the back and coming out through the front all the way to the end of the row. You can sew over the tail as you go or sew it in later. When you get to the end, go around twice in that last stitch to secure it and then cut the thread about six inches from the end. You can weave that thread in later. Be careful that you don’t miss any stitches.
A straightforward way of joining squares is to use backstitch. Place the pieces right sides together and thread your needle with matching yarn. Secure the yarn by inserting your hook in the spot where you want to join. Pull your needle through both pieces, leaving a six-inch tail. Reinsert your hook in the first piece and pass through again. Then begin the backstitch. From the front insert your needle through both loops of both pieces, being careful not to split the yarn. Pull through. Skip next stitch, and insert needle from back to front through both loops on both pieces and pull through to front. Now insert needle from front to back into skipped stitch. Repeat until you have finished.
Mattress stitch is almost invisible, but there will be a small ridge on the wrong side. It’s often used to sew garment parts together. Place your project with the right sides facing you and the edges together. Not facing one another, but lying next to one another so that you see both right sides. Thread your needle with matching yarn. Secure the yarn through both sides at the edge where you intend to join. With your needle pointing up, place the point into the last stitch and take a small stitch, leaving the yarn loose. Go to the opposite piece and pick up the corresponding row. Return to the first side, enter the last point of exit and pick up a stitch. Keep the needle pointing up to the top of the work, rather than to the side of the work. Tighten the yarn in seam regularly.
You can also join your squares using your crochet hook. With slipstitch joining you should begin by laying your pieces right sides together. Insert your hook through the last stitch of both squares and pull through. Draw through all loops on hook to make a slipstitch. You can work through the back loop only or through both loops, whichever you prefer. Continue making slipstitches, going through the loops on both squares. The side facing you will look like chain stitches all in a row. Secure at the last stitch and finish off by sewing in ends.
If you use single crochet joining, you need to decide if you want your stitches to show on the right or wrong side. There will be a raised ridge at the joining. If you want it to show on the right side, put wrong sides facing each other. You can also work through one loop or both. Place a slipknot on your hook, and insert your hook at the same point on both pieces. Single crochet from right to left across the row. Sew your ends in or sew over as you go.
Happy Crocheting....
This comes from the "Official Guide to Crochet"
http://www.officialguidetocrochet.com/special
Everything We Know about Crochet is in this!
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