I have just learned how to crochet and I’m trying to make a blanket. Right now its about the size of a computer screen. It’s granny stitch and one solid color. All i’ve been taught to do is make it a square, is it possible to start making it rectangular now? and how do I do so?
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chain 100 then stitch down 50 with a double loop overhang
Make all of the squares 1st. Then stitch them together with a single stitch. You can do them now if you want but i wouldn’t
A granny square is, by nature, square. To make a rectangular blanket, crochet several squares of the same size and sew them together to form a rectangular blanket.
If you haven’t changed colors, just unravel what you have. If not or you don’t want to unravel, you can make a couple of squares, stitch them together (with a whipstitch or a join as you go method) and continue doing the granny stitch around the two squares. Let me find some links for you.
This is what I mean by saying that you should make more grannies and join them together. http://joy-paka-tavish-sadie-indy.blogspot.com/2008/11/late-not-latest-accomplishment.html Then join the yarn in any corner of a square and continue the granny stitches. This pattern tells you how to do that: http://www.freepatterns.com/list.html?criteria=FC00009&cat_id=297 (Ignore the start of the pattern that tells you to make several little squares. If you want to follow this pattern, start with the border.)
Join as you go granny square tutorial: http://www.crochetcabana.com/tutorials/joining_squares3.htm Click on the thumbnails to make the pictures larger.
If you decide to just start over, you can make a rectangle granny. Here is a tutorial: http://www.crochetcabana.com/tutorials/rectangle-grannies-p1.htm (Click on the thumbnails to make them larger.) The trick to making rectangle grannies is to decide how big you want it. Take the difference between the width and the length and make a starting chain of that length. For example, if you want an afghan of 40" by 50", make your starting chain 10". The pattern this tutorial provides won’t make a rectangle granny of those dimensions, but if you want to make it longer, simply add stitches in increments of 3 until you get the length you want. If you don’t care how big it gets, just follow the pattern this tutorial provides.
Email me if you have questions.
~Happy Crocheting!~