I totally love the idea of letting the yarn do what it wants. Everyone has different tensions so trying to get a perfect square without a whole bunch of fiddling around could be a pain.
@@glauvie once you figure out what works there is much less fiddling around. I’ve made over 30 African flowers - it’s definitely my grab and go project!
The scarf made of single, half-double, and double crochet sounds like a really fun brain-game kind of project to me. Each color is a little puzzle to figure out what stitch combo fits it all in.
So so cute! I've been looking for different types of dresses for my great grandbaby and found you. Very easy to adapt to different sizes as long as you keep to the child's measurements. Thank you!❤
I bet that would look great! I've never tried C2C....it's on my list of things to do...I'd love to make a photo mosaic with C2C someday....just so time consuming!
I really love the African flower so was so glad to read that you have done a demonstration (tutorial) for that, thanks! :) I tried for the first time today to see if I could get a granny square to work from this yarn and did have to do most rounds a few times, tightening my tension from round three, but actually got it to work after several attempts! I didn't do my granny square like they suggest to do as I don't like that gappy style, and have noticed that most people who switch to their preferred method have better success! 🤷🏻♀️ So I used a 7mm, did a magic circle, started with a stacked single crochet instead of doing a chain of 6, no chains in between clusters and just one chain in the corners, and because my yarn ran out with about 5 double crochets to go before the end of the round on the last round, I instead modified the corners just for that last round, and did 2 dc's, ch 1, then 3 dc's, as I worked out that would give me enough extra yarn to get the last round finished, and that worked!?! Was so relieved to get it working in the end so recommend trying this and you should get a complete correctly lining up square! I have ordered a crochet hook set online as I didn't own a 6.5mm hook so am keen to try that when it arrives to see if it works better sizing down a little to that. I figure each round should have a little more give to it that way and I won't need to make my tension quite so tight for the last few rounds, my finger has been quite sore since making the square from having to hold the yarn so tight, so I'm not making any more squares until I can try it with a 6.5mm hook!🤞🏻
It's crazy the hoops we have to go through to get it to just "work" the way it's supposed to lol. There are too many variables in tension and style and even the way the yarn is dyed to make this something that could possibly work for everyone!! The concept was so fun though!
Your thought process worked beautifully. I ❤ your African Flower square. If the square doesn’t work out, then use the yarn for a different project. I like how you did this. You didn’t limit yourself. Good for you. Thank you for sharing.
Really that was the only way to not get annoyed and frustrated! And after I got passed the initial “this isn’t working” I began to enjoy the puzzle and figuring other things out just for the heck of it!
I can totally relate with you, I can’t get it to work and when I get close the granny square is bigger than I want. I still think this granny square yarn will be fun.
Your African square turned out SO gorgeous! I have 10 skeins of that exact color and I’m just a few months into learning to crochet. I recognize all of the stitches you used and think I could totally follow along with a slowed down, how to tutorial! That would be so appreciated😍
Your crochet bucket hat is adorable and would be a keeper for me. I like how the stipe pattern camouflages the seam. Also, with the original granny square pattern, I had to go down a half mm size on the last row of white when I first used it. After that, smooth sailing. The original pattern seems to give a lot of leeway to tweaking it, and maybe that was intentional...the last row is where you seam it and you don't want quite so much stretchiness for wearables to fit well. And the single chain in between clusters keeps the stiches consistent as two of the three stitches don't "climb" the sides of surrounding stitches using extra yarn. Still they might have made the last color row a bit longer. I have completely avoided granny squares for 40 years all because of weaving in ends and now this Red Heart Granny Square All in One yarn has changed that...Have to say I am enjoying this yarn quite a bit. Thank you for your super creative ideas.
It’s nice to hear you are enjoying it….so many comments have been meh on it. Haha!! I personally think it’s a lot of fun. Just took a bit of effort to get there!
I'm working on a cardigan in hyper violet and I've been having very minimal problems doing squares. I'm using an I/5.5mm hook and the granny square pattern from the Ariana Cardigan (3dc clusters, 1 ch between, 2 ch in the corners). I think some of the colors very in length from square to square, but I've never had to tear back more than half a row since making the first square so I think that might be a good square pattern/gauge for anyone having trouble!
Thank you! Your persistence is admirable and the final products are lovely:) 🌝 I lost my patience and am just making blankets from a southwestern blanket book/video. Let me know if you want the link:) 🌝
@@TheCATTLadyDesigns Check out this gal’s channel, she has a couple blankets with this yarn and a tapestry one. She has a lovely book too:) ruclips.net/video/kLjnsgmbnUE/видео.htmlsi=sspDWOmS8J2IUr3f
Ice been using red heart supper saver yarn for a very long time so the different colors running into each other like a white with yellow or orange it's normal
There are a couple neutrals but I agree they are mostly bright and crazy! What kind of colors would you like to see? There should be more variety - like some pastels in there. I wonder if they will come out with different colorways?
@stonecrestquilt yes definitely some lighter colors would be nice. I still need to try out Tunisian!!! I have a hook and a book - just haven’t had a chance to work on it yet!
I’ve never done a c2C blanket before but of course you could! Would start off with some striping but quickly turn to a random/variegated look and then back to some striping at the end!
@@TheCATTLadyDesigns I like that idea and believe it would look so good. I'll wait until the yarn is priced at a "give-away" or "get it out of here" price. 😁
It's nice you're showing people what to do with this yarn who have already bought it and are stuck with it. I'm so glad I didn't buy any of this overpriced acrylic that's really just a distraction from being productive with my time. I have seen much more attractive granny squares made with colors other than what Redheart chose.
It’s definitely not for everyone and does require a lot of trial and error. I like the concept but perhaps not executed the best way by the company. A lot of people don’t care for the colors and frankly it’s just not working out for a good number of people too which can be super frustrating!
For Granny Square Yan Review Part one - head here! ruclips.net/video/NGEjhfIDHQc/видео.html
I totally love the idea of letting the yarn do what it wants. Everyone has different tensions so trying to get a perfect square without a whole bunch of fiddling around could be a pain.
Yeah sometimes that’s the best (and only) way to make it work and have fun!
For me to have fun with it, it would have to be a grab it and go situation. The endless fiddling would make me put it down.
@@glauvie once you figure out what works there is much less fiddling around. I’ve made over 30 African flowers - it’s definitely my grab and go project!
The Enchanted Evening Cap looks so good with that yarn!
It really does I’m not sure I have the heart to frog it!!!
The scarf made of single, half-double, and double crochet sounds like a really fun brain-game kind of project to me. Each color is a little puzzle to figure out what stitch combo fits it all in.
It was fun to figure out!! It definitely needs an edging though. It’s a little wonky. 🤣
So so cute! I've been looking for different types of dresses for my great grandbaby and found you. Very easy to adapt to different sizes as long as you keep to the child's measurements. Thank you!❤
Hope it works well for you!!
Thank you so much for teaching me this square, I was really wanting something different to use the Granny Square Yarn for! You’re a crochet genius!
Aw thanks for checking it out! 😄
Thank so much for doing the square african flower pattern!
You’re welcome!
This works up really cute in a corner to corner pattern!
I bet that would look great! I've never tried C2C....it's on my list of things to do...I'd love to make a photo mosaic with C2C someday....just so time consuming!
I really love the African flower so was so glad to read that you have done a demonstration (tutorial) for that, thanks! :)
I tried for the first time today to see if I could get a granny square to work from this yarn and did have to do most rounds a few times, tightening my tension from round three, but actually got it to work after several attempts!
I didn't do my granny square like they suggest to do as I don't like that gappy style, and have noticed that most people who switch to their preferred method have better success! 🤷🏻♀️
So I used a 7mm, did a magic circle, started with a stacked single crochet instead of doing a chain of 6, no chains in between clusters and just one chain in the corners, and because my yarn ran out with about 5 double crochets to go before the end of the round on the last round, I instead modified the corners just for that last round, and did 2 dc's, ch 1, then 3 dc's, as I worked out that would give me enough extra yarn to get the last round finished, and that worked!?!
Was so relieved to get it working in the end so recommend trying this and you should get a complete correctly lining up square! I have ordered a crochet hook set online as I didn't own a 6.5mm hook so am keen to try that when it arrives to see if it works better sizing down a little to that. I figure each round should have a little more give to it that way and I won't need to make my tension quite so tight for the last few rounds, my finger has been quite sore since making the square from having to hold the yarn so tight, so I'm not making any more squares until I can try it with a 6.5mm hook!🤞🏻
It's crazy the hoops we have to go through to get it to just "work" the way it's supposed to lol. There are too many variables in tension and style and even the way the yarn is dyed to make this something that could possibly work for everyone!! The concept was so fun though!
Your thought process worked beautifully. I ❤ your African Flower square. If the square doesn’t work out, then use the yarn for a different project. I like how you did this. You didn’t limit yourself. Good for you. Thank you for sharing.
Really that was the only way to not get annoyed and frustrated! And after I got passed the initial “this isn’t working” I began to enjoy the puzzle and figuring other things out just for the heck of it!
I can totally relate with you, I can’t get it to work and when I get close the granny square is bigger than I want. I still think this granny square yarn will be fun.
It’s definitely been fun but I’m still a little bummed the regular granny doesn’t work well for me.
It’s gorgeous
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Your African square turned out SO gorgeous! I have 10 skeins of that exact color and I’m just a few months into learning to crochet. I recognize all of the stitches you used and think I could totally follow along with a slowed down, how to tutorial! That would be so appreciated😍
I’ll see what I can do! Put it on my list! 🤣
Video will post tomorrow! Hope it helps! Any questions just let me know! I’m not really used to doing instructional stuff!
@@TheCATTLadyDesignsYAY!!! Thank you so much!! I’ll be tuning in and following along with my yarn!! 😍
Your crochet bucket hat is adorable and would be a keeper for me. I like how the stipe pattern camouflages the seam. Also, with the original granny square pattern, I had to go down a half mm size on the last row of white when I first used it. After that, smooth sailing. The original pattern seems to give a lot of leeway to tweaking it, and maybe that was intentional...the last row is where you seam it and you don't want quite so much stretchiness for wearables to fit well. And the single chain in between clusters keeps the stiches consistent as two of the three stitches don't "climb" the sides of surrounding stitches using extra yarn. Still they might have made the last color row a bit longer. I have completely avoided granny squares for 40 years all because of weaving in ends and now this Red Heart Granny Square All in One yarn has changed that...Have to say I am enjoying this yarn quite a bit. Thank you for your super creative ideas.
It’s nice to hear you are enjoying it….so many comments have been meh on it. Haha!! I personally think it’s a lot of fun. Just took a bit of effort to get there!
Thank you for sharing with us your adaptation to the pattern. 😊
Thanks for watching!
I'm working on a cardigan in hyper violet and I've been having very minimal problems doing squares. I'm using an I/5.5mm hook and the granny square pattern from the Ariana Cardigan (3dc clusters, 1 ch between, 2 ch in the corners). I think some of the colors very in length from square to square, but I've never had to tear back more than half a row since making the first square so I think that might be a good square pattern/gauge for anyone having trouble!
I didn’t love how big it looks in the I hook but I bet after it all came together as a project it wouldn’t be so bad!!
Thank you! Your persistence is admirable and the final products are lovely:) 🌝
I lost my patience and am just making
blankets from a southwestern blanket book/video. Let me know if you want the link:) 🌝
Would love to see!
@@TheCATTLadyDesigns
Check out this gal’s channel, she has a couple blankets with this yarn and a tapestry one. She has a lovely book too:)
ruclips.net/video/kLjnsgmbnUE/видео.htmlsi=sspDWOmS8J2IUr3f
Thanks!!
Ice been using red heart supper saver yarn for a very long time so the different colors running into each other like a white with yellow or orange it's normal
Yeah still kind of a bummer but it’s typical.
Honestly, I’m a beginner & this yarn would drive me crazy 😂 I would use it for something fun but not granny squares like it’s intended for.
It definitely does not really seem beginner friendly. Especially with needing spot on tension or even different tension adjustments throughout!
I knew it could go into a hat
I love how it turned out. I originally was gonna rip it back out to save the yarn but I ended up keeping it. It was too cute!
We don t start looking the errors anyways I really like the first one
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I’ll join in and the fun when they come out with some more modern subtle colors. They are all just too bright for me.
There are a couple neutrals but I agree they are mostly bright and crazy! What kind of colors would you like to see? There should be more variety - like some pastels in there. I wonder if they will come out with different colorways?
RH needs some calming tones, pastels, soft muted tones etc. Seeing it in tunisian would be cool too! 😍@@TheCATTLadyDesigns
@stonecrestquilt yes definitely some lighter colors would be nice. I still need to try out Tunisian!!! I have a hook and a book - just haven’t had a chance to work on it yet!
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Can you do a video for the scarf
Sorry, things have been hectic here! I can hopefully look into that and make a video! Always fun to show off different techniques!
I'd say try a doll size sweaters or kid sizes
A baby/toddler sweater might work! Just might be strange with the first or second color since they are pretty short amounts!
What about C2C?
Random is good.
I’ve never done a c2C blanket before but of course you could! Would start off with some striping but quickly turn to a random/variegated look and then back to some striping at the end!
@@TheCATTLadyDesigns I like that idea and believe it would look so good. I'll wait until the yarn is priced at a "give-away" or "get it out of here" price. 😁
It's nice you're showing people what to do with this yarn who have already bought it and are stuck with it. I'm so glad I didn't buy any of this overpriced acrylic that's really just a distraction from being productive with my time. I have seen much more attractive granny squares made with colors other than what Redheart chose.
It’s definitely not for everyone and does require a lot of trial and error. I like the concept but perhaps not executed the best way by the company. A lot of people don’t care for the colors and frankly it’s just not working out for a good number of people too which can be super frustrating!