I've been crocheting for over 20 years and I have to say this is one of the best crochet tutorials I have ever watched. It's perfectly descriptive, I have no questions and it isn't loaded with any unnecessary or confusing information. I'm very impressed, good work!!!
I have been crocheting for 60 something years; I started as a child. This is an excellent tutorial. I'm really impressed. Now I want to make a Daisy granny square.
I wholeheartedly agree!! I’ve been crocheting for over 40 years and I AVOID tutorials because of so many reasons but THIS is so well done. Elyse, you’ve put together something so beautiful. It’s the most comprehensive tutorial I’ve ever seen, but it’s not overwhelming. At all. I continue to be impressed with how quickly you’ve managed to pick up this craft! Great job!
Searched and couldn't find a written version of her pattern, so here it is! You're welcome! Crochet Daisy Pattern (Elyse Myers) Seed/Center Slip Knot Ch 4, SlSt to make ring SC 8 into center ring. Tighten ring. SlSt into 1st stitch to complete circle. Ch 3 for height DC Inc x8 for total of 16 DC SlSt into 1st DC to complete row. Ch 1, cut string PC (Petal Color) Load in color Ch 3 + 2 DC into same stitch Ch 1 + skip next stitch 3 DC + Ch 1 + skip next stitch *repeat for total of 8 petals Ch 1, SlSt into space next to first chain 3 to complete row. Place stitch marker. BG (Background Color) Load in color Ch 3 (acting as first DC) Ch 4 between DC in skipped stitch *repeat all the way around Ch 4. SlSt into 3rd chain Place stitch marker. PC (Petal Color) Bring PC to front Ch 3 (acting as first DC) + Inc + DC (only time you’ll be working over BG with PC) Ch 2 between DC + Inc + DC + Ch 2 *Repeat on all 8 petals SlSt into space between chain 3 to close row. Stitch marker. BG (Background Color) Bring BG to front Ch 3 (acting as first DC) + DC into same stitch (only time you’ll be working over PC with BC) Ch 5 between 2 DC + Ch 5 *repeat all the way around SlSt into space between stitches. Stitch marker. PC (Petal Color) Bring PC to front. Ch 3 over your background color (Ch 3 counts as first DC) + DC Inc + DC + DC Ch 2 between petals DC + DC Inc + DC + DC + Ch 2 *repeat for all 8 petals SlSt into next petal Final Row of Petals: SC into first stitch of petal Skip stitch + 5 DC into middle stitch Skip stitch + SC into last stitch + Ch 2 SC + skip + 5 DC + skip + SC + Ch 2 *repeat on all 8 petals SlSt. Ch 1 to finish off color; fasten. BG (Background Color) Bring color to front Ch 3 (counts as first DC) + DC Inc 5 DC into the back chain (Front) DC (front first stitch) + DC Inc (front second stitch) + (back) 5 DC into the back chain *repeat all the way around SlSt to join in space between 1st and 2nd DC Ch 3 (for height) 1 DC into every stitch (64 stitches) *repeat all the way around SlSt to join in space between Ch 3 and 1st DC NOTE: When done with this row, you should have 64 stitches all the way around. The first Ch 3 DOES NOT count - it’s for height only. PLACE STITCH MARKER EVERY 16 STITCHES TO MARK CORNERS Ch 3 for height (this one doesn’t count as DC) SIDES: 3 DC + 3 HDC + 3 SC + 3 HDC + 3 DC CORNERS: 2 TR + Ch 2 + 2 TR (all into same stitch) *repeat all the way around SlSt to close between the chain of 3 and the first DC NOTE: When done with this row, you should have 19 stitches all on each side and a total of 76 stitches. (Ch 2 between the corner stitches don’t count toward your total stitch count) Ch 3 for height (does not count as DC) SIDES: DC into every stitch on the sides CORNERS: 2 DC + Ch 2 + 2 DC SlSt to close between chain of 3 and first DC. Ch 1 to close. DONE!
Crochet seemed so inaccessible to me for a long time because I didn’t get it. I found other RUclipsrs with adhd and they made it so much easier and I love crocheting now. I’m so grateful for creators like Elyse who make it easier for people who are neurodivergent
Yesssss let's make the hand craft community bigger. It's the best hobby to have. As someone with severe anxiety knitting and crocheting have been a life saver for me in refocusing my attention on something fun and productive rather than focusing on the anxiousness I feel. Super appreciate you making this.
Time stamps (for my own personal reference): Start - 2:37 Center Round 1 - 3:15 Center Round 2 - 4:46 Petal Round 1 - 7:29 Block Round 1 - 12:01 Petal Round 2 - 15:57 Block Round 2 - 19:09 Petal Round 3 - 21:36 Petal Round 4 - 25:07 Block Round 3 - 29:10 Block Round 4 - 32:28 Block Round 5 - 34:11 Block Round 6 - 40:14 This is probably the best crochet tutorial I've ever seen! I love the "Here's what it should look like and here's the diagram for the next step" parts. Looking forward to more. :)
I hope she adds chapters to the video, that would help so much. I love the intro part to every new step in the video where she shows what’s coming next and what it looks like. But it’s annoying to have to skip back and forth
Im begging you, PLEASE DO MORE OF THESE! You’ve inspired me to start crocheting and finding tutorials that I can sit through and actual learn from has been tricky but I LOVE the way you’ve put this together! I can finally make a granny square!❤️
Wow, you may be a beginner but your tutorial skills are ADVANCED. I've been crocheting only for a few months and what you've done is so smart and better than what most YT tutorials do in that you offer three different notations (the video of you crocheting, the symbols and the abbreviations) but you also make note of things that easily trip up beginners like which hole to stitch into. So smart and so proud of you for dreaming this up and leveling up the crochet video tutorial game.
How you were able to not only complete this but teach it so early in your crochet journey just blows my mind and I've been crocheting for 50 years! You rock girl!
You stated once that people with ADHD shouldn’t start with granny squares and then you put out this and now I dont know if I should or shouldnt take up making granny squares. Thanks Elise, my head hurts
I'm a new crocheter and I get what she meant. When you're just getting started it can feel really overwhelming to have to do all of them. Now that I've been doing it a while the repetition is nice 😅
I think that when she said that she meant with standard patterns. Which is why she came up with this granny squares tutorial; by putting together parts from several patterns & making this tutorial in a way that most ADHD brains can easily consume.
I watch a lot of your videos, and I recently just started crocheting. I was having trouble with a lot of the tutorials and I thought you know what? I remember you crochet as well and our personalities are similar lol. So I looked up this video and IMMEDIATELY i was met with a HUGE sigh of relief. I understand everything you were saying and it was SOOOOO EASY to follow. I especially loved the way you stopped the video to show what it should look like so far. ❤ THANk you so much!!!!
I've crocheted for 45 years and watched this video because I love your Shorts and was curious about how a newbie would teach. This is the actual best learn to crochet tutorial I've ever seen. My daughter has been wanting to learn and I've sent her a link. Great job!
So, I have NOT been crocheting for over 20 years, not much more than about 20 days. I've watched your video and did it step by step - rewinding at least 10 times every round (even my husband now knows the stitches😂) -, pulling out at least a hundred times and starting all over.... but..... I did it! So proud of myself!!! 🏆🏆🏆And English isn't even my mother tongue. Now I wanted to learn my friend but don't know the Dutch words for all the different stitches🤦♀. Thank you so much for sharing!
OMG, I’ve been crocheting for over 50 years. Your tutorial is amazing. The way you explain everything so clearly, and the graphics, the on screen abbreviations of the crochet stitches, where to place the stitch markers . You’re teaching people how to read a pattern. The best tutorial ever, I’m going to share this with my niece. You’re brilliant, thank you.
"Make sure you count 16 double crochet, ok check again, again, and again. Move on to your next row, why is it weird? Oh because you made 17 double crochet... Cool frog it and redo. Why is it weird again? How are there 14 when I undid one?! Ok count a thousand times and use a stitch marker for each stitch! There perfect!" -Me trying to make a circle project. But I love crocheting more than anything ❤
I really need to buy some stitch markers already 😂 I’m determined to get crochet down pat! I finally got the middle part looking great, but I accidentally ended up having 9 flower petals 😬😂
So I think what happened was you need to mark your first double crochet stitch. You're probably counting the chain 3 and it looks like a 17th stitch. If you let out one stitch you may be accidentally letting out your increase and that's how you got 14. I ALWAYS mark first and last stitch in circles and then count between the two stitch markers. That number should be the correct number of stitches. Plus it helps me find where I need to slip stitch it together. It can get kinda clunky to work around, but having to push aside some markers every once in a while beats frogging and redo it a million times over coz you lost count. Ps: (I put stitch markers on every first stitch of every row in square/row based projects and I sometimes even keep a counter app up. It slows you down a bit but so does redoing 3 rows coz you miscounted lol)
@@PuccAyuky Yeah i still can't figure it out...I did 16 DC but when trying to do the next round of 3DC and 1 ch, i end up with 2 stitches between instead of perfectly one
I’ve been crocheting for almost 10 years, and I wish this video was around when I started!! The beginner videos are nice, but I definitely was a “dive right in” kind of person. Anyone who knows how to crochet can see all the work you put into this video, and honestly it’s the easiest crochet tutorial I have been able to follow along with! Thank you so much for all that you do ❤❤
Elyse, as someone with autism who needs things explained to me like I’m 5 half of the time, this is honestly such a good tutorial. I’ve never felt so confident in watching something that I could do it, but it’s because you’re so to the point and in detail that I’m able to follow along and understand. I hope you continue to make these. I also hope you know how appreciated and adored you are by people. ❤️
I would say I’m an intermediate-advancing crocheter and can read a pattern easily. You are a good teacher! Your edits and verbal instructions are easy to follow and I feel this video is perfect for a beginner. Confession, I hate stitching granny squares together.
Thank you for sharing. I have been crocheting for over 30 years and I must say your skills are absolutely admirable. You have combined chart reading, with abbreviations and advanced crochet skills into one tutorial packed with substance. So thank you for what you bring.
My mom taught me to crochet when I was a teenager. I made lots of granny squares for a throw then lost interest, so my mom ended up sewing them all together to finish it. I never crocheted again until about 5 years ago, and I did the same as you. I jumped headfirst into a project, never having read a pattern or anything. Lots of learning since then. I've watched tons of video tutorials, and yours was truly refreshing. You explained the process and the stitch sequence in small "chunks", and included the reason for certain stitches, like the increase. The organization of the info was perfect. The instructions were included at the top of the screen, the preview told us what was next, there was a visual showing what it was supposed to look like, and the corresponding symbols were easy to identify. Your pacing was just right, and your background music was very relaxing. You gave a lot of information, but it wasn't overwhelming at all. It's hard to believe it's your first tutorial or that you haven't been crocheting for years. You're a natural!
Oh my gosh. Long time casual knitter here, I’ve been looking for a reason to start learning to crochet, and this might just be it. I have a feeling this is going to be my next obsession.
I agree to the masses that say that this is one of the best tutorials they have seen. The different ways you allow people to gather their information through is amazing. its written, it is demonstrated and its shown clearly on a picture drawn out what is coming in the next step. Good speed, easy to follow, and very inspiring! Well d one.
Please do more of these. So clear and easy to follow and that gentle music in the background was just lovely. I am also teaching myself to crochet via RUclips and more videos like this would make it much easier.
She did an excellent job explaining this granny square! I feel that I can send it to my friend who is just starting out with crochet could follow along! Elise should be so proud of herself!!
Literally as a fellow ADHDer, this is the best crochet tutorial is the best one I've ever followed. I really appreciated that, even though you sped up you crocheting each section, I could still keep up and get to the next part without having to pause and start over and over. I just finished my first one and it's literally one of my favorite squares I've ever made.
Seeing your shorts/tiktoks had peaked my interest in getting started, super excited to see this and I love how chill and practical your vibes are towards teaching this.
ASMR from Elyse crocheting. I'm waiting for someone to arrive and now I want a nap, this is so relaxing. My guest will have to wake me up knocking on the door. I have a really hard time keeping count, and keeping even tension, but this is really pretty and a sweater of these would be so cool.
went to the yarn store this morning just to try this out, new hook and all. am now sitting here close to the tv so i can follow along:) its going well, wish i could show you. you are a very good teacher, ty for this video dear:)
Knitting may be a better fit. I teach both and some people's brains really don't latch on to one or the other as well but thrive when the other craft is tried.
As someone who runs a crochet business and a chaotic crochet RUclips channel, occasionally sharing tutorials, this is really TOP NOTCH work. You did amazing. I'm so sorry you've had drama over the fact that you released this tutorial but you did a great and incredibly thorough job, so don't let anyone tell you different!
I have watched many crochet videos and this is by far one of the BEST crochet video's I have ever watched! So detailed and well explained! Well done on a VERY successful first crochet video!!! I can't wait to make this!!!!
I kind of love this actually, I've been wondering how to do granny squares for a long time but this is so easy to follow and informative!! I love this!!!
Just want to say your instructions, with the detail, the clarity, large text, are the best I've ever seen. I'm a retired teacher, so from a teaching/learning perspective, you nailed it.
My partner is a big fan of your shorts, as he finds them hilarious and endearing. He was pretty stoked to inform me that you had made a crochet tutorial because I’m a crochet hound. I gotta say, this is one of the finest crochet tutorials I’ve ever come across! Thank you!
I’m going to make this once I finish the blanket I’m working on. But I had to comment after watching 20 or so minutes of this… you are an EXCELLENT teacher.
I loved the way you did this! It’s so inclusive of different learning style with the way you included written instructions and diagrams along with you actually crocheting. Loved it 10/10
I too, have never needed to use the magic circle. I've tried it and it makes sense if you need to adjust after closing the circle but for this use case - totally not needed. Also these are some of the best diagrams/illustrations I've ever seen for crochet. So much easier to understand with that visual!
This is one of the best crochet videos I’ve ever watched! Even as a beginner, I found your video constructive and easy to follow. The design includes a variety of stitches, and I learned a lot from it. Thank you for this fantastic video-I can’t wait for the next one!
My ADHD brain could actually following along with this entire video and not get distracted (much), which is impressive! I dabbled in crochet back in the day and am looking to try again. Did I watch this whole video with absolutely no crochet supplies? Yes. Yes I did. So I’ll be back once I actually have supplies :) please keep making these videos! I’m sure it takes a ton of work to make these, but I learned so much already! I appreciated that you went in real time for the first couple times before speeding up the video. My brain needed that. Thank you for doing this!
Hello dear. Thank you so so much for this fantastic tutorial. Just a doubt: are you sure about the numbers of stitches of the last round? In the round before we have 19 stitches (included the 4 tr - see 35:19 ), so how can we have 18 (22 in total per side and 88 in total as in 42:54 ?) in the last round? I think it shoud be 23 st. per side (corners included, chain not included) so 92 in total, right? I am bad at math but... Can you tell me? Thank you again for this great tutorial.
Elyse, THANK YOU! Not only do I ABSOLUTELY LOVE this pattern, the attention to detail, the instructions AS YOU ARE CROCHETING, and the front/back pics after each round is AMAZING! I have been crocheting for over 40 years and have never been able to read a pattern with the markings. You are a crochet ROCKSTAR! ❤❤
Thank you for teaching me to make my first crochet flower and granny square!!! Recovering from surgery and I made several with this video 💖🙏🙌 Thank you 😊
Thank you so very much for the absolute hands down best crochet tutorial I have ever watched and followed along with, I am a very very very new crocheter, as in barely knew how to do the slip knot, new, but you have helped me get a new hobby and a newfound confidence in myself. Thank you Elise, also, Elise Crochet sent me here! She is also very awesome.
Thanks so much 👍 I'm from Europe, Portugal, English isn't my natural language, and you are such a blessing teaching, everything was nicely understood ❤ keep posting, I'll be looking forward for it ☺️
Elyse! Please please make more videos like these. I just started crocheting this week & every other project has come out rough looking and this is the first one where i actually did it correctly & it looks great!! I would love to see more granny square patterns, or whatever else you like to make. You do such a good job. Thank you for making this!
You are a gifted teacher and I hope that you continue and that your channel and your business continue to grow. I love how you explain things in several different ways. This is the very best style of teaching. I taught chemistry for several years and that is how I taught that complex subject. Everyone has different styles of learning and by showing the connections, it helps our brains remember things better (at least it does for me). It also helps us learn about a style that is less natural (like the pattern symbols) with one that comes more naturally, like visual learning or auditory learning, for instance. Your pauses with explanations is really helpful for beginners. I am not a beginner, but I had to learn many of the things that you explain in my own by trial and error before the days of RUclips. This is fantastic for beginners or people new to this design who aren’t beginners too! I think you are awesome!
I have been crocheting for 50 years. Started when I was four watching my mom. This is such a wonderfully created video tutorial. It is so calming and explains everything so well! I am looking forward to make these.
i loved this pattern..i used it to make an afgan and sent it to Boggy Creek Camp .donations for kids camp experience..and of course mentioned you!thank you.
This is one of the best tutorials I have ever seen. I've followed you for a while, and now I wish you had a channel just for crocheting tutorials. I have dyscalculia and keeping up with counting is hard for me. So, this one might be hard for me, but I would like to try it. My bedroom is gray and teal, and I might make a cool blanket using that color palette.
I used your tutorial after I was asked to make a granny blanket for someone. Your squares were perfect!! Hubby calls it The Brady Bunch blanket because I used every color I could find, but honestly it is a beautiful blanket. I'm now making a second one in patriotic colors!
So like how are you an incredible singer, songwriter, content creator, crocheter, AND crochet teacher?! I’ve been crocheting for years and I’m so impressed with this. First, for the complexity of the pattern (eg. Crocheting behind, with multiple colours) and second, your ability to teach with clarity. Leave some talent for the rest of us Elyse! Seriously though, I completely love this ❤❤
Hi, I've been crocheting for years, but this is a great pattern and you did a wonderful job of teaching it! I love that you showed the chart and written patters both for each step. A fun trick that I learned a long time ago for working with two colors is to feed a drinking straw onto each yarn before I start. It helps to keep the different yarns from tangling with each other.
I am a lifelong knitter who has always LOVED granny squares - something you just can’t do right with knitting. I “can” crochet, but I get frustrated - but this tutorial addresses all my frustrations! I love it and I will make these gorgeous squares because you have done this so well! 🩷
I’ve been crocheting for years but I saw this and was curious. I’ve watched many tutorials. This is by far the best one I’ve ever seen! Very easy to follow! Yes I watched the whole thing! ❤
Not me randomly buying stuff to learn how to crochet last week and just letting it sit there praying I'd miraculously wake up a master at it. Thank you! I'm a knitter and I'm afraid crocheting is going to confuse the heck out of me, but this is amazing. You're the Internet's BFF.
This was so much fun to make and to follow along! This tutorial is incredibly well done on such a tricky pattern. This is why I love crochet so much because it is so clever, hiding all those chains. Thank you so much Elyse for this amazing tutorial :)
I literally stumbled on this video, clicked without knowing it was you. I have missed you on the other side! I’m so glad I found you here. You look great!
I love that you have taken on this and mastered it in the most modern way, by watching videos. I learned the basics when I was a very little girl by my mom who was extremely talented with creating anything she could imagine in her head. I inherited many of her talents in creativity but until recently, crocheting was not one. Like you, I decided to just jump in and do it. I love this pattern and will create my own soon. I'm hoping I can come back and share my completed project.
i’m two minutes in and you just described exactly how i learned to crochet like a decade ago 😂 i would have LOVED a video like this back then, i tricked myself into learning it by just googling every new abbreviation and then finding a tutorial for how to do that stitch 😅
This is the best video i’ve ever watched, thank you so so much! i honestly love this to the moon and back, could not be better, my queen. Have the best rest of your day, hun.
I really love this pattern and tutorial! I think personally im going to crochet over the boarder rounds, because i want the back to be smoother. Thank you so much for this lovely tutuorial! One of the best, well explained tutorials I've seen. You did an excellent job, and I'd love to see what other crafty projects inspire you.
Simply the BEST tutorial on how to crochet the Retro Flower Power granny square (and I've been crocheting since 1971, so I know a thing or two about the look!) My first square came out misshapen on the final background rounds, thank you for cleaning up this section. So nice I barely need to block it, I'm going to make a blanket for my new granddaughter with this pattern. Thanks again, Elyse.
I am an intermediate crocher. This was the tutorial I needed when I started. Mikey from the Crochet Crowd (he is a flaming gay Canadian and our national treasure) taught me everything else I needed. Thank you so much for teaching the future generations. I will send this tutorial to my kids. They will love it.
I love that you started from YT tutorials, because you know what we need to know. Like sometimes experts skip saying certain things because they assume we know already. also the viewpoint is A1! Nothing is more frustrating than not being able to see
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I've been crocheting for over 20 years and I have to say this is one of the best crochet tutorials I have ever watched. It's perfectly descriptive, I have no questions and it isn't loaded with any unnecessary or confusing information. I'm very impressed, good work!!!
I have been crocheting for 60 something years; I started as a child. This is an excellent tutorial. I'm really impressed. Now I want to make a Daisy granny square.
Wow!!! Thank you so much!!!! This is high praise!
I wholeheartedly agree!! I’ve been crocheting for over 40 years and I AVOID tutorials because of so many reasons but THIS is so well done. Elyse, you’ve put together something so beautiful. It’s the most comprehensive tutorial I’ve ever seen, but it’s not overwhelming. At all. I continue to be impressed with how quickly you’ve managed to pick up this craft! Great job!
I wholeheartedly agree with you!! Please keep doing these types of videos. I would love to see you make a sweater with your squares!
absolutely agree, I have been crocheting since I was 8 (taught by my aunt) and i am now 52, and you taught how to do this like a super pro. Great job!
Searched and couldn't find a written version of her pattern, so here it is! You're welcome!
Crochet Daisy Pattern (Elyse Myers)
Seed/Center
Slip Knot
Ch 4, SlSt to make ring
SC 8 into center ring. Tighten ring.
SlSt into 1st stitch to complete circle.
Ch 3 for height
DC Inc x8 for total of 16 DC
SlSt into 1st DC to complete row. Ch 1, cut string
PC (Petal Color)
Load in color
Ch 3 + 2 DC into same stitch
Ch 1 + skip next stitch
3 DC + Ch 1 + skip next stitch
*repeat for total of 8 petals
Ch 1, SlSt into space next to first chain 3 to complete row.
Place stitch marker.
BG (Background Color)
Load in color
Ch 3 (acting as first DC)
Ch 4 between
DC in skipped stitch
*repeat all the way around
Ch 4. SlSt into 3rd chain
Place stitch marker.
PC (Petal Color)
Bring PC to front
Ch 3 (acting as first DC) + Inc + DC (only time you’ll be working over BG with PC)
Ch 2 between
DC + Inc + DC + Ch 2
*Repeat on all 8 petals
SlSt into space between chain 3 to close row. Stitch marker.
BG (Background Color)
Bring BG to front
Ch 3 (acting as first DC) + DC into same stitch (only time you’ll be working over PC with BC)
Ch 5 between
2 DC + Ch 5
*repeat all the way around
SlSt into space between stitches. Stitch marker.
PC (Petal Color)
Bring PC to front.
Ch 3 over your background color (Ch 3 counts as first DC) + DC Inc + DC + DC
Ch 2 between petals
DC + DC Inc + DC + DC + Ch 2
*repeat for all 8 petals
SlSt into next petal
Final Row of Petals:
SC into first stitch of petal
Skip stitch + 5 DC into middle stitch
Skip stitch + SC into last stitch + Ch 2
SC + skip + 5 DC + skip + SC + Ch 2
*repeat on all 8 petals
SlSt. Ch 1 to finish off color; fasten.
BG (Background Color)
Bring color to front
Ch 3 (counts as first DC) + DC Inc
5 DC into the back chain
(Front) DC (front first stitch) + DC Inc (front second stitch) + (back) 5 DC into the back chain
*repeat all the way around
SlSt to join in space between 1st and 2nd DC
Ch 3 (for height)
1 DC into every stitch (64 stitches)
*repeat all the way around
SlSt to join in space between Ch 3 and 1st DC
NOTE: When done with this row, you should have 64 stitches all the way around. The first Ch 3 DOES NOT count - it’s for height only.
PLACE STITCH MARKER EVERY 16 STITCHES TO MARK CORNERS
Ch 3 for height (this one doesn’t count as DC)
SIDES: 3 DC + 3 HDC + 3 SC + 3 HDC + 3 DC
CORNERS: 2 TR + Ch 2 + 2 TR (all into same stitch)
*repeat all the way around
SlSt to close between the chain of 3 and the first DC
NOTE: When done with this row, you should have 19 stitches all on each side and a total of 76 stitches. (Ch 2 between the corner stitches don’t count toward your total stitch count)
Ch 3 for height (does not count as DC)
SIDES: DC into every stitch on the sides
CORNERS: 2 DC + Ch 2 + 2 DC
SlSt to close between chain of 3 and first DC. Ch 1 to close.
DONE!
I love you
thank you, you're an angel.
Thank you very much!❤
So so grateful!
thank you so much!! ur so real for this
You make our craft SO approachable. The comments section full of people who want to join us in crochet warms my heart.
Crochet seemed so inaccessible to me for a long time because I didn’t get it. I found other RUclipsrs with adhd and they made it so much easier and I love crocheting now. I’m so grateful for creators like Elyse who make it easier for people who are neurodivergent
I love this comment section so much!!
Yesssss let's make the hand craft community bigger. It's the best hobby to have. As someone with severe anxiety knitting and crocheting have been a life saver for me in refocusing my attention on something fun and productive rather than focusing on the anxiousness I feel.
Super appreciate you making this.
@@tori3575 I once crocheted an entire shawl during a hurricane because it helped keep me calm.
Time stamps (for my own personal reference):
Start - 2:37
Center Round 1 - 3:15
Center Round 2 - 4:46
Petal Round 1 - 7:29
Block Round 1 - 12:01
Petal Round 2 - 15:57
Block Round 2 - 19:09
Petal Round 3 - 21:36
Petal Round 4 - 25:07
Block Round 3 - 29:10
Block Round 4 - 32:28
Block Round 5 - 34:11
Block Round 6 - 40:14
This is probably the best crochet tutorial I've ever seen! I love the "Here's what it should look like and here's the diagram for the next step" parts. Looking forward to more. :)
Thank you so much. I hope I can find my way back to this. 🤞🏻
Same name, lol.
YOU’RE A **GODDESS** - THANK YOU FOR THIS, SO MUCH!!
I hope she adds chapters to the video, that would help so much. I love the intro part to every new step in the video where she shows what’s coming next and what it looks like. But it’s annoying to have to skip back and forth
Thank you so much for the time stamps! This is really helpful. 😁🧶😁
Im begging you, PLEASE DO MORE OF THESE! You’ve inspired me to start crocheting and finding tutorials that I can sit through and actual learn from has been tricky but I LOVE the way you’ve put this together! I can finally make a granny square!❤️
Hello Kylee, how are you doing?
Me too, I hadn't done this in years and now I want to crochet everything before the holidays😂
Wow, you may be a beginner but your tutorial skills are ADVANCED. I've been crocheting only for a few months and what you've done is so smart and better than what most YT tutorials do in that you offer three different notations (the video of you crocheting, the symbols and the abbreviations) but you also make note of things that easily trip up beginners like which hole to stitch into. So smart and so proud of you for dreaming this up and leveling up the crochet video tutorial game.
Listen, I’ve been crocheting for 16 years and I’ve never seen a better tutorial!!! I’m not joking! Thank you! Please PLEASE do more
How you were able to not only complete this but teach it so early in your crochet journey just blows my mind and I've been crocheting for 50 years! You rock girl!
You stated once that people with ADHD shouldn’t start with granny squares and then you put out this and now I dont know if I should or shouldnt take up making granny squares. Thanks Elise, my head hurts
i remember this (all too well) 😭
I'm a new crocheter and I get what she meant. When you're just getting started it can feel really overwhelming to have to do all of them. Now that I've been doing it a while the repetition is nice 😅
I think that when she said that she meant with standard patterns.
Which is why she came up with this granny squares tutorial; by putting together parts from several patterns & making this tutorial in a way that most ADHD brains can easily consume.
I can't remember her exact words, but presumably she meant for literally your first project. Like experiment and play about a bit first, kinda thing?
I think the hope with this tutorial is to teach in a way that she learns! So for visual processing and Elyse’s unique adhd learning.
I watch a lot of your videos, and I recently just started crocheting. I was having trouble with a lot of the tutorials and I thought you know what? I remember you crochet as well and our personalities are similar lol. So I looked up this video and IMMEDIATELY i was met with a HUGE sigh of relief. I understand everything you were saying and it was SOOOOO EASY to follow. I especially loved the way you stopped the video to show what it should look like so far. ❤ THANk you so much!!!!
Do I already know how to crochet? Yes! Am I going to watch this whole video still? Also, yes! 😁
Same 😂❤
Same here 😂
Same!
Sameeeee ❤😂
Same!
I've crocheted for 45 years and watched this video because I love your Shorts and was curious about how a newbie would teach. This is the actual best learn to crochet tutorial I've ever seen. My daughter has been wanting to learn and I've sent her a link. Great job!
I agree this is a great video❤
So, I have NOT been crocheting for over 20 years, not much more than about 20 days. I've watched your video and did it step by step - rewinding at least 10 times every round (even my husband now knows the stitches😂) -, pulling out at least a hundred times and starting all over.... but..... I did it! So proud of myself!!! 🏆🏆🏆And English isn't even my mother tongue. Now I wanted to learn my friend but don't know the Dutch words for all the different stitches🤦♀. Thank you so much for sharing!
Please, please, please do more tutorials! I'm a beginner, and this is the EASIEST tutorial I have followed BY FAR!!!! THANK-YOU!
Hello Jen, how are you doing?
This is EXACTLY how I learn. I’ve been watching beginner videos all evening and nothing has clicked. Thank you for posting this!!!
Hello Jessica, how are you doing?
OMG, I’ve been crocheting for over 50 years. Your tutorial is amazing. The way you explain everything so clearly, and the graphics, the on screen abbreviations of the crochet stitches, where to place the stitch markers . You’re teaching people how to read a pattern. The best tutorial ever, I’m going to share this with my niece. You’re brilliant, thank you.
This is so relaxing to watch. The music, the stitching, the voice. Lovely
My thoughts exactly!! ❤
It's all soo good
"Make sure you count 16 double crochet, ok check again, again, and again. Move on to your next row, why is it weird? Oh because you made 17 double crochet... Cool frog it and redo. Why is it weird again? How are there 14 when I undid one?! Ok count a thousand times and use a stitch marker for each stitch! There perfect!" -Me trying to make a circle project. But I love crocheting more than anything ❤
I really need to buy some stitch markers already 😂 I’m determined to get crochet down pat! I finally got the middle part looking great, but I accidentally ended up having 9 flower petals 😬😂
I used a different color yarn before I got stitch markers in a pinch, I've also used safety pins and paper clips @@sharons9221
I just cant figure out the 16 part as well.. i did 16 DC but when I close the ring it’s 17 stitches.
So I think what happened was you need to mark your first double crochet stitch. You're probably counting the chain 3 and it looks like a 17th stitch. If you let out one stitch you may be accidentally letting out your increase and that's how you got 14.
I ALWAYS mark first and last stitch in circles and then count between the two stitch markers. That number should be the correct number of stitches. Plus it helps me find where I need to slip stitch it together. It can get kinda clunky to work around, but having to push aside some markers every once in a while beats frogging and redo it a million times over coz you lost count.
Ps: (I put stitch markers on every first stitch of every row in square/row based projects and I sometimes even keep a counter app up. It slows you down a bit but so does redoing 3 rows coz you miscounted lol)
@@PuccAyuky Yeah i still can't figure it out...I did 16 DC but when trying to do the next round of 3DC and 1 ch, i end up with 2 stitches between instead of perfectly one
I’ve been crocheting for almost 10 years, and I wish this video was around when I started!! The beginner videos are nice, but I definitely was a “dive right in” kind of person. Anyone who knows how to crochet can see all the work you put into this video, and honestly it’s the easiest crochet tutorial I have been able to follow along with! Thank you so much for all that you do ❤❤
Hello Margaret, how are you doing?
Elyse, as someone with autism who needs things explained to me like I’m 5 half of the time, this is honestly such a good tutorial. I’ve never felt so confident in watching something that I could do it, but it’s because you’re so to the point and in detail that I’m able to follow along and understand. I hope you continue to make these. I also hope you know how appreciated and adored you are by people. ❤️
I would say I’m an intermediate-advancing crocheter and can read a pattern easily. You are a good teacher! Your edits and verbal instructions are easy to follow and I feel this video is perfect for a beginner. Confession, I hate stitching granny squares together.
Not me crying like a baby because I've finally found a tutorial that actually works for me. ❤❤❤i cannot thank you enough
Thank you for sharing. I have been crocheting for over 30 years and I must say your skills are absolutely admirable. You have combined chart reading, with abbreviations and advanced crochet skills into one tutorial packed with substance. So thank you for what you bring.
I have been crocheting for over 10 years and this tutorial is the best I have watched by far! PLEASE do more!!
Elyse ... I love you for this.
Thank you for mainstreaming all the ways to learn crochet into one solid ass video.
You're goat.
My mom taught me to crochet when I was a teenager. I made lots of granny squares for a throw then lost interest, so my mom ended up sewing them all together to finish it. I never crocheted again until about 5 years ago, and I did the same as you. I jumped headfirst into a project, never having read a pattern or anything. Lots of learning since then. I've watched tons of video tutorials, and yours was truly refreshing. You explained the process and the stitch sequence in small "chunks", and included the reason for certain stitches, like the increase. The organization of the info was perfect. The instructions were included at the top of the screen, the preview told us what was next, there was a visual showing what it was supposed to look like, and the corresponding symbols were easy to identify. Your pacing was just right, and your background music was very relaxing. You gave a lot of information, but it wasn't overwhelming at all. It's hard to believe it's your first tutorial or that you haven't been crocheting for years. You're a natural!
Oh my gosh. Long time casual knitter here, I’ve been looking for a reason to start learning to crochet, and this might just be it. I have a feeling this is going to be my next obsession.
Hello there Catherine, how are you doing?
I agree to the masses that say that this is one of the best tutorials they have seen. The different ways you allow people to gather their information through is amazing. its written, it is demonstrated and its shown clearly on a picture drawn out what is coming in the next step. Good speed, easy to follow, and very inspiring! Well d one.
I have been crocheting 40+ years, this is an awesome tutorial!! Great job! So proud of you!! Keep up the good work!!
Please do more of these. So clear and easy to follow and that gentle music in the background was just lovely. I am also teaching myself to crochet via RUclips and more videos like this would make it much easier.
I’m so happy you finally got this done. I love crochet, I’m glad you found that you do too. You did a great job explaining. Thank you.
She did an excellent job explaining this granny square! I feel that I can send it to my friend who is just starting out with crochet could follow along! Elise should be so proud of herself!!
Literally as a fellow ADHDer, this is the best crochet tutorial is the best one I've ever followed. I really appreciated that, even though you sped up you crocheting each section, I could still keep up and get to the next part without having to pause and start over and over. I just finished my first one and it's literally one of my favorite squares I've ever made.
Seeing your shorts/tiktoks had peaked my interest in getting started, super excited to see this and I love how chill and practical your vibes are towards teaching this.
Your tutorials are the best I’ve ever seen! Thank you for all the time you put into making it so clear! Following for more!
ASMR from Elyse crocheting. I'm waiting for someone to arrive and now I want a nap, this is so relaxing. My guest will have to wake me up knocking on the door. I have a really hard time keeping count, and keeping even tension, but this is really pretty and a sweater of these would be so cool.
went to the yarn store this morning just to try this out, new hook and all. am now sitting here close to the tv so i can follow along:) its going well, wish i could show you. you are a very good teacher, ty for this video dear:)
Hello Kristina, how are you doing?
Hello Kristina, how are you doing?
My brain and crochet just doesn’t click but I still will watch the whole thing ❤️
Same 😢 I want to so bad but I just cannottt 😭
My brain hears double crochet but then my eyes see like 4 stitches and I can't grasp it. 😵💫
Knitting may be a better fit. I teach both and some people's brains really don't latch on to one or the other as well but thrive when the other craft is tried.
@@mc_creates3499 I will have to look at some videos to see if I can comprehend knitting. Thanks for the suggestion!
There are some great videos out there, I hope you find one that works out!
As someone who runs a crochet business and a chaotic crochet RUclips channel, occasionally sharing tutorials, this is really TOP NOTCH work. You did amazing. I'm so sorry you've had drama over the fact that you released this tutorial but you did a great and incredibly thorough job, so don't let anyone tell you different!
I have watched many crochet videos and this is by far one of the BEST crochet video's I have ever watched! So detailed and well explained! Well done on a VERY successful first crochet video!!! I can't wait to make this!!!!
Hello there Michelle, how are you doing?
Hello there my dearest, how are you doing?
I kind of love this actually, I've been wondering how to do granny squares for a long time but this is so easy to follow and informative!! I love this!!!
YAY! You knocked it out of the park!! This is amazing and so are you. Hang in there mama!
So excited to see this; thank you for working on this!! Sending positive healing thoughts for your son’s upcoming surgery. ❤❤❤
Just want to say your instructions, with the detail, the clarity, large text, are the best I've ever seen. I'm a retired teacher, so from a teaching/learning perspective, you nailed it.
Hello Linda, how are you doing?
My partner is a big fan of your shorts, as he finds them hilarious and endearing. He was pretty stoked to inform me that you had made a crochet tutorial because I’m a crochet hound. I gotta say, this is one of the finest crochet tutorials I’ve ever come across! Thank you!
How sweet your partner is so invested in your crochet happiness
I’m going to make this once I finish the blanket I’m working on. But I had to comment after watching 20 or so minutes of this… you are an EXCELLENT teacher.
I loved the way you did this! It’s so inclusive of different learning style with the way you included written instructions and diagrams along with you actually crocheting. Loved it 10/10
I'm teaching my daughter how to crochet and I feel like she can actually do this. Thank you so much for your time.
Hello Amanda, how are you doing?
I too, have never needed to use the magic circle. I've tried it and it makes sense if you need to adjust after closing the circle but for this use case - totally not needed. Also these are some of the best diagrams/illustrations I've ever seen for crochet. So much easier to understand with that visual!
This is one of the best crochet videos I’ve ever watched! Even as a beginner, I found your video constructive and easy to follow. The design includes a variety of stitches, and I learned a lot from it. Thank you for this fantastic video-I can’t wait for the next one!
My ADHD brain could actually following along with this entire video and not get distracted (much), which is impressive! I dabbled in crochet back in the day and am looking to try again. Did I watch this whole video with absolutely no crochet supplies? Yes. Yes I did. So I’ll be back once I actually have supplies :) please keep making these videos! I’m sure it takes a ton of work to make these, but I learned so much already! I appreciated that you went in real time for the first couple times before speeding up the video. My brain needed that. Thank you for doing this!
Hello there Kara, how are you doing and where are you watching from?
It makes my ADHD knitter’s heart so happy to see you so excited about this and I’m super impressed at how you showed how to do this! Love the pattern.
Hello dear. Thank you so so much for this fantastic tutorial. Just a doubt: are you sure about the numbers of stitches of the last round? In the round before we have 19 stitches (included the 4 tr - see 35:19 ), so how can we have 18 (22 in total per side and 88 in total as in 42:54 ?) in the last round? I think it shoud be 23 st. per side (corners included, chain not included) so 92 in total, right? I am bad at math but... Can you tell me? Thank you again for this great tutorial.
I had the same question!! I kept getting 23 stitches per side and ended up ripping out my border. Wish I hadn’t done that so quickly 😂
I was so frustrated trying to find this pattern and I'm so happy I came across your video this is exactly what I needed!
Not me adding a bunch of views to this video watching it every time I make a square to prep making the sweater 😂
Lmao SAME! 😂
Saaaaaaame lmao!
😂😂😂 me too!!!
Frrrrrr😂😂😂
Elyse, THANK YOU! Not only do I ABSOLUTELY LOVE this pattern, the attention to detail, the instructions AS YOU ARE CROCHETING, and the front/back pics after each round is AMAZING! I have been crocheting for over 40 years and have never been able to read a pattern with the markings. You are a crochet ROCKSTAR! ❤❤
2am this morning and I watched and created your granny square. So easy . Thank Elyse Myers❤
Thank you for teaching me to make my first crochet flower and granny square!!! Recovering from surgery and I made several with this video 💖🙏🙌 Thank you 😊
Thank you so very much for the absolute hands down best crochet tutorial I have ever watched and followed along with, I am a very very very new crocheter, as in barely knew how to do the slip knot, new, but you have helped me get a new hobby and a newfound confidence in myself. Thank you Elise, also, Elise Crochet sent me here! She is also very awesome.
Fairly new at crochet after knitting for years and I have to say this is the best and easiest to follow tutorial I have ever watched! 👌👌👌
Thanks for honesty and authenticity. It's very empowering to beginners or those like me who never developed their craft just stayed beginners lol!
Thanks so much 👍 I'm from Europe, Portugal, English isn't my natural language, and you are such a blessing teaching, everything was nicely understood ❤ keep posting, I'll be looking forward for it ☺️
Watched a lot of tutorials for this square. Yours is, by far, the easiest to follow.
Elyse! Please please make more videos like these. I just started crocheting this week & every other project has come out rough looking and this is the first one where i actually did it correctly & it looks great!! I would love to see more granny square patterns, or whatever else you like to make. You do such a good job. Thank you for making this!
You are a gifted teacher and I hope that you continue and that your channel and your business continue to grow.
I love how you explain things in several different ways. This is the very best style of teaching. I taught chemistry for several years and that is how I taught that complex subject. Everyone has different styles of learning and by showing the connections, it helps our brains remember things better (at least it does for me). It also helps us learn about a style that is less natural (like the pattern symbols) with one that comes more naturally, like visual learning or auditory learning, for instance. Your pauses with explanations is really helpful for beginners.
I am not a beginner, but I had to learn many of the things that you explain in my own by trial and error before the days of RUclips. This is fantastic for beginners or people new to this design who aren’t beginners too!
I think you are awesome!
Hello Danielle, how are you doing?
I am an experienced crocheter, but this pattern was flummoxing me. Your video is hands down THE BEST tutorial for this pattern. Thank you so much.
The best tutorial I’ve watched in the last 10 years! ❤Thank you!
I have been crocheting for 50 years. Started when I was four watching my mom. This is such a wonderfully created video tutorial. It is so calming and explains everything so well! I am looking forward to make these.
I just want to say I would LOVE to see more tutorials from you. You break things down so simply ❤️
This is GREAT!! Thxxx
I agree that a granny shdn't be one's "first miracle," but we need to get around to it to round out knowledge. Love this video ❤
i loved this pattern..i used it to make an afgan and sent it to Boggy Creek Camp .donations for kids camp experience..and of course mentioned you!thank you.
This is one of the best tutorials I have ever seen. I've followed you for a while, and now I wish you had a channel just for crocheting tutorials. I have dyscalculia and keeping up with counting is hard for me. So, this one might be hard for me, but I would like to try it. My bedroom is gray and teal, and I might make a cool blanket using that color palette.
Hello there Denise, how are you doing?
Sincerely the best tutorial I’ve ever seen. Thank you.
I agree with everyone. Been crocheting for 15 years and this is the best tutorial I've ever seen. Your attention to detail is 💯! ❤
You speak my language! Best tutorial ever. Thank you.
im so serious when i say this tutorial was so amazingly detailed and made perfect sense to me. thank u!! more please!!
Elyse! You have finally taught the magic circle in a way I understand!!! Can’t thank you enough for this video. Love you!
I used your tutorial after I was asked to make a granny blanket for someone. Your squares were perfect!! Hubby calls it The Brady Bunch blanket because I used every color I could find, but honestly it is a beautiful blanket. I'm now making a second one in patriotic colors!
Literally so proud of you for conquering pattern reading. You made it easy for those who can’t. I adore granny squares so much.
So like how are you an incredible singer, songwriter, content creator, crocheter, AND crochet teacher?! I’ve been crocheting for years and I’m so impressed with this. First, for the complexity of the pattern (eg. Crocheting behind, with multiple colours) and second, your ability to teach with clarity. Leave some talent for the rest of us Elyse! Seriously though, I completely love this ❤❤
Hi, I've been crocheting for years, but this is a great pattern and you did a wonderful job of teaching it! I love that you showed the chart and written patters both for each step.
A fun trick that I learned a long time ago for working with two colors is to feed a drinking straw onto each yarn before I start. It helps to keep the different yarns from tangling with each other.
I do a lot of crochet and watch a LOT of tutorials and yours is by far the best one yet! Great job!!! Please do more!
Agree. I’ve watched a lot. I don’t think I’ll ever be a genuine crocheter. It takes so much concentration. I stink at it.
I am a lifelong knitter who has always LOVED granny squares - something you just can’t do right with knitting. I “can” crochet, but I get frustrated - but this tutorial addresses all my frustrations! I love it and I will make these gorgeous squares because you have done this so well! 🩷
Excellent tutorial, very well explained in plain English, you have a lovely voice to listen to,
Keep making crochet videos!! I have ‘known’ how to crochet for 16 years and never completed anything until watching your tutorial!
I’ve been crocheting for years but I saw this and was curious. I’ve watched many tutorials. This is by far the best one I’ve ever seen! Very easy to follow! Yes I watched the whole thing! ❤
Not me randomly buying stuff to learn how to crochet last week and just letting it sit there praying I'd miraculously wake up a master at it.
Thank you! I'm a knitter and I'm afraid crocheting is going to confuse the heck out of me, but this is amazing.
You're the Internet's BFF.
This was so much fun to make and to follow along! This tutorial is incredibly well done on such a tricky pattern. This is why I love crochet so much because it is so clever, hiding all those chains. Thank you so much Elyse for this amazing tutorial :)
This was my first lesson and I loved it!!! PLEASE make more you’re an awesome teacher
Hello there Olivia, how are you doing?
The day this video came out I made 4 daisy squares, this tutorial is amazing! Over 6 weeks I have made a blanket with them and I adore it so much!
I literally stumbled on this video, clicked without knowing it was you. I have missed you on the other side! I’m so glad I found you here. You look great!
This is one of the BEST tutorials I have watched!!! I’ve only been crocheting for 2 years but have watched hundreds of tutorials!!! Thank you!!!!!!
Absolutely best tutorial I have had the pleasure to watch. Love the pattern. Thanks so much.
I’ve made five of these so far and watched the whole video each time lolol thank you for this. Mine are turning out so cute!!
I love that you have taken on this and mastered it in the most modern way, by watching videos. I learned the basics when I was a very little girl by my mom who was extremely talented with creating anything she could imagine in her head. I inherited many of her talents in creativity but until recently, crocheting was not one. Like you, I decided to just jump in and do it. I love this pattern and will create my own soon. I'm hoping I can come back and share my completed project.
i’m two minutes in and you just described exactly how i learned to crochet like a decade ago 😂 i would have LOVED a video like this back then, i tricked myself into learning it by just googling every new abbreviation and then finding a tutorial for how to do that stitch 😅
This is the best video i’ve ever watched, thank you so so much! i honestly love this to the moon and back, could not be better, my queen. Have the best rest of your day, hun.
I really love this pattern and tutorial! I think personally im going to crochet over the boarder rounds, because i want the back to be smoother. Thank you so much for this lovely tutuorial! One of the best, well explained tutorials I've seen. You did an excellent job, and I'd love to see what other crafty projects inspire you.
Simply the BEST tutorial on how to crochet the Retro Flower Power granny square (and I've been crocheting since 1971, so I know a thing or two about the look!) My first square came out misshapen on the final background rounds, thank you for cleaning up this section. So nice I barely need to block it, I'm going to make a blanket for my new granddaughter with this pattern. Thanks again, Elyse.
I am an intermediate crocher. This was the tutorial I needed when I started. Mikey from the Crochet Crowd (he is a flaming gay Canadian and our national treasure) taught me everything else I needed. Thank you so much for teaching the future generations. I will send this tutorial to my kids. They will love it.
I love that you started from YT tutorials, because you know what we need to know. Like sometimes experts skip saying certain things because they assume we know already. also the viewpoint is A1! Nothing is more frustrating than not being able to see