I think your African Flower adaptation is brilliant. I made one following your tutorial and was much happier with it than the usual granny square the label calls for 😊
Sounds like the pattern on the label is an old school granny square…that’s exactly how my grandma taught me to make them. The African flower is really perfect, though!! It’s going to be gorgeous! I crocheted a hippo once using that motif…maybe I need to make one for myself with this!
In the fourth row of your African violet flower, if you chain two instead of just one in between the three stitches. you would probably end up with less extra yarn and also leave a big enough space in your final round with the black so you could see it better. This is such a beautiful looking motif and I am looking forward to trying it out. I just got my Red Heart Granny Square yarn today.
My mom taught me how to do a granny square in 1968, and she did chain 1 between the shells and chain 3 to turn the corners - so I think that’s a very traditional, old-fashioned way to do granny squares. All the granny square tutorials I’ve seen online don’t use any chains between shells and only chain 2 for the corners, just like your preferred method. This more modern method makes a less lacy, more compact granny square. I’d even call them neater and more “tailor” looking. The old-fashioned granny squares are definitely hole-ier! I think your hexagon grannies look fabulous!! With mind-bobbling number of variations on granny squares, it’s interesting that Red Heart came out with a specialty yarn for grannies. Trying to come up with a solution to weaving in all those flippin’ ends is a heroic undertaking!j
Yes! I don’t know why they focused on such a traditional style! It would have been pretty easy to roll with the less chains for the “new age” wave of crocheters. But ah well. I still like the fact I don’t have to change colors and don’t have to weave in ends. Even if I do have to fudge it! It’s a cool concept and I like that yarn companies are at least trying to things! I am in love with those hexis! Not in love with the fact I’ll be seaming about 80 of them together when I’m all done. 🤣
@@LolaRyckin this case you have to use the extra chains to get the yarn to do its thing. If you didn’t do them then your left with extra at the end of the color
I was struggling with this too! Thank you for demonstrating how you use it. I was able to make the African Flower much easier than the granny square! I wonder what other motifs this yarn could work for!
Oh yay! I’m glad you were able to get the hexi to work! I still love the idea of this yarn but yeah it’s been a struggle for a lot of people when it doesn’t just “work” like it’s supposed to. It’s kind of like it either works or it doesn’t. Haha. But I was determined to figure something out because it is really fun!!
I was finally able to get ONE square according to their pattern. Spent hours trying to make it work out. I've been crocheting for 50ish years, so i can control my stitch tension. Didn't like the square that it made. Big, floppy and holey. Love your squares - lots of potential if theres a built- in way to get the yarn to line up, like slip stitching for a few spaces.
Yeah I still don’t love it when I make the actual intended square. It’s a little disappointing in that aspect. I’m just glad I got something I liked since I bought so much of it and didn’t really want to have to return it. 🫣
Finally! An honest review. Thank you. I have some on order. I'm 100% sure it won't work for me either. I make my squares nothing like the requirements. I turn at every round, no chain between clusters and only 2 chains on the 1st round. I'll try it their way 1st, do a vid the move on to something else with it. Thanks.
I did hear people mentioning turning their work actually worked out for them. But if you are missing all those chain spaces…that could make it awkward. You could get lucky though!!! I tend to always NOT be lucky in these kind of scenarios. 🤣
I wish I could send you pictures of my squares from this yarn I am obsessed because I can fly through making the squares I finished a whole skein in a day and a half and had 15 squares and a baby square. I did have to use a different pattern for the granny square 😊
Yay! I’m glad you are having a good time with it! I also am getting 15 per skein! At least out of the first two skeins I’ve looked at. That’s exciting! I’d love the details on what you are doing! Also you can email me a pic if you’d like at thecattladydesigns@gmail.com or find me on Instagram as thecattlady!
@novaconetta1577 I measured the tail anywhere between 7 to 9 inches depending on skein they vary. I did magic loop and tighten the ring I only chain 2 at corners and I pull out the entire color I am working on in case I have to add a double crochet to the 3 double crochet in space. Hope that helps
One comment to help, especially for newbies. I work with Red Heart yarn all the time. The more you pull it out, the more it will stretch. Your solution of sl st around to the next space if you did not use up all the color in the row, is a great one.
Watching the granny Square one. Have you ever tried a chain one and then a half DC to join. It then puts you right in the middle of the corner so you can chain three finish that half a cluster and you just always end on that point. I know this doesn’t really pertain to the all in one granny. But it’s my favorite way.
I like the colors of the yarns but probably would never try it for it's intended purpose. I'm more likely to use it in a scrappy looking project. The inconsistencies would drive me crazier than I already am. I like the flower motif.
Hi! Towards the end of the video I demonstrate how I make it. Are you looking for something more detailed? I don’t go into how to make certain stitches so knowledge of the basics is necessary! Starts at 38:52. 😄
The magic circle has only been a typical start over the past 5 years…. If you talk to any crocheter over the age of 50, they still never use a magic circle….
Still for a brand new yarn you’d think they would go for what is more popular these days. And honestly I’m sure you could still manage to work a magic circle or do a chain and join by just adjusting the size of the tail to start. Just make you it’s a longer tail if you plan to do the chains vs the magic circle!
This was an excellent video. Thanks for all your hard work with this horrible yarn. The pattern they suggest is awful. Who puts three chains in the corner? I don’t want to work so hard to make my granny squares and I would need them to be the same size. I don’t think it would work for me. And as someone else said, the colors are ugly.
It really is a horrible pattern!!! I’m really annoyed by that fact. I like the funky colors - but they are definitely “love them or hate them” kind of colors. Hahaha!
If you go to the Yarnspirations site they have a couple patterns/examples of how it stripes! www.yarnspirations.com/collections/granny-square-patterns-round-up?Influencer_TCC&Red_Heart_All-In-One_Granny_Square
I feel red heart is being innovative but the $12 for one skein is a no thank you. I thought that the concept was that this WAS easier and streamlined so a new crocheter will be able to granny square. I will continue to weave in my ends I think 😊
I would definitely not pay full price for it! I do love the concept too but it seems to just fall short for being the end all be all answer they were going for!
What is it that you hate about it? It definitely has created a love or hate vibe!!! 🤣 I really want to try some planned pooling with some of their striped yarn…
I wish you did it according to directions to get an accurate review. I'm following directions exactly and sometimes it's perfect and other times not. Wanted to see if anyone else had same experience.
I’m guess I’m a tad confused? I did follow the basic pattern on the back of the band except for the chain 6. But it would never work out for me without slipping stitches. I tried larger hooks and it still didn’t work - would always fall short on the final round and the square looked awful anyways. I do show an example on my part two video of a square made with a 7mm hook and it didn’t work out. I’ve never gotten it to work out for a traditional square.
it looks interesting, but i will try it when the yarn goes on sale.i like the way you say to not totally stress it, at the end of the day, it looks good anyway
I was way too focused on trying to get it perfect that I totally stressed and regretted my purchase. After I stepped away and came back (and decided the hassle of returning back to the store was definitely not worth it. lol) I just decided I’m gonna just make it work and not overthink it anymore. And yes - sales are good!!
Definitely an option and perhaps still better than carrying multiple skeins around but definitely defeats the point of the yarn. Haha. However if I want to make a granny with this yarn that I love - I would have to do just that!!! And it’s not a terrible option if you are good at weaving in your ends as you go!
Thanks for your hard work on this. I'm 75 and started grannies at age 14. After watching your video and others I'm just not going to use this yarn. I hate red heart to begin with. I also long ago learned to crochet over ends when doing color changes. That avoids sewing ends in! What I like from your video is the African voilet pattern. I agree slip stitch to where you need to be is the way to go. I will not mess with this yarn. Thank you for this. I want to do the hexagon violet.
There is definitely a love/hate mentality with red heart. Haha! It’s not my favorite but for a couch blanket that’s gonna be thrown around it’ll be perfect! It tends to wash and dry up softer than it starts and I don’t tend to be sensitive to any yarns (except for one terrible experience with my first sweater I ever made. 🤣) I usually crochet over ends too so that does make it easier in that sense! The yarn is a cool concept but I don’t think it quite hit the mark. Sure is making the crochet community a buzz though!!
guess what it is january 7th i bought the granny square yarn on this day for $7.12 on sale, original price was 9.99 it will arrive in 2 weeks, i was excited about it, because everyone on youtube has been talking about it
I do love the African Flower pattern that you were able to create. I've never seen it before but I do like to learn new. It's beautiful. ❤ But I do see the problems you and others encountered. I have not gotten any of that yarn yet but I'm planning to soon. Thank you so much for your time and efforts. I'm so glad I found you and I'm now subscribed to your channel.
Thank you! I hope you can work something out with the yarn if you decide to get some! As long as your expectations are in check with the fact that it may not work out the first time, and that’s it’s okay to experiment - it can be a a fun process! Otherwise it can be very frustrating!
thank you so much for showing how you made the African flower work with this yarn! I was able to make it work for my own tension by making some heavy modifications to rounds 3 and 4 and I'm so happy with it 😍
So happy to hear! I think that’s the key takeaway - everyone needs to play around with what their gauge and tension is and just adapt to make something you will love. I’ll never be able to make a decent regular granny but am happy with the mitered square and the violet for sure!
Starting with the chain 6 has you finishing the round in a place that sets you up to be near the place you want to be to start the next round, so that you do not need to slip stitch across the first cluster (with by now, the next color and therefore it shows).
Yes that makes sense I just hate the way it looks honestly. I just don’t love the pattern they use. I’ve seen a lot of other creators adapt the pattern to what they like but I just can’t get it to work unless I use a huge hook which then makes the whole squares too sloppy and loose for my liking.
I remember when using rh stripes to male an argyle blanket sometimes tou have to add an extra DC, or slip stitches or loosened/tightened the gauge. It was worth the e tra woek in the end. You'll figure out your tricks as you go. It's gonna be amazing
Definitely don’t blame ya! If your system isn’t broken don’t fix it right?! I just couldn’t resist jumping on the bandwagon! I also don’t tend to have a lot of coordinating worsted scraps in my stash. Not enough for a blanket at least!
If I had lots of time , I would persevere, hate being beaten, by a ball of yarn, Too many grandkids, not enough time or energy to go round alas. Thank you for getting back to me, regards Pat@@TheCATTLadyDesigns
@@patbrain913I can totally get behind that too! Honestly if wasn’t winter break for the kids and not much going on in general - I would have given up and threw it in the corner I’m sure! Just so happened we had nothing going on right now!! I also got to the point that I really needed to “conquer” this yarn for my liking. 😂
I am using it to knit a blanket.. but don't tell anybody LOL. I am using the Black Moody Cherry colorway and it is beautiful. It has 2 dominate colors with splashes of the other colors. I am using a US 10 needle size. I will be trying this with the White Green Scream colorway too.
I love the idea of just letting the colors stripe randomly in a large blanket! and on US10 it's gotta be going by a bit fast! (Sorry, late reply, been very chaotic lately!)
Yes it’s definitely priced a bit high for red heart. But I suppose it’s because of the constant color changes? You don’t need to buy 5 skeins of yarn to make one square. However how many squares can you get from the 5 skeins….that would be an interesting comparison! And yeah overall it’s the greatest quality so def buy on sale if interested or save your money! 😉
I love the idea of slip stitching the colour runs, but it’s such a waste of yarn, but I guess the same as cutting and weaving. I bought a bunch of this yarn and dreading this process. I tried it and my tension does not fit the yarn colour changes like you. I will try the African flower 🌺 Thank you for the info
I hope you find something that works for you! At least with the African flower I don’t end up slipping too much now that I’ve figured out how my tension needs to slightly change each round. But sometimes it does end up being more than a “tails” length which is annoying!! But it was a fun experiment at least!
So I bought this crazy yarn yesterday and after about six hours, total of working with it, I still can’t … I did 5 mm, 5 1/2 mm 6 mm. I think I need to have a smaller fuck because I keep running out of color ahead of time. I’ve tried training two and the quarters instead of three and not doing that extra chain in between the clusters. Nothing is working for me. I wanna try this one more day and then I’ll probably just going to use it for something else because it’s not worth the stress.
I’m so sorry for the stress!! This is supposed to be fun right?! I was determined to just use the yarn regardless. If still looks kind of cool just random too.
Thank you so much for doing this video. I'm an experienced crocheter. I ended up going up to a size 8mm then back down (and up repeatedly including a 7mm which is not the sweet spot one would hope) and slip stitching which just irritated me. Interestingly only my Furls Odyssey 8mm got me to the almost exact color change which just highlights the subtle differences in same size hooks and the hook design impact on tension....those are discontinued so other sizes are unavailable. Fannntastic... For the last round, I had to jump down to a 6.5mm to make it work as the 8mm was too loose despite tightening and retightening my tension. I kept thinking geez..what am I doing wrong here. What a pain. I love your African violet adapted pattern, I'm going to try that. Much appreciated! Red Heart made a massive mistake with this yarn. Its almost like Wile E. Coyote designed it. Wait....did he? There it is. 😂
Yeah the concept was awesome!!! But in reality it ends up just being so annoying. Which frankly should be obvious - we have gauge swatches for a reason - because everyone crochets different, hooks are different, and honestly dyeing is never that precise!!! Once I just decided I wasn’t gonna be mad about it, it was fun to figure out. 🤣
Thank you for the video. That Red Heart Granny Square Yarn WHAT A PAIN IT IS! Love the African Flower will try it. Do you have a pattern for the Scarf you are wearing? And what yarn you used. Love it
Spent all morning trying to get this yarn to work. Changed 5 different hooks, had to unravel them all. That being said, I just crochet at will. Everyone liked the look.
I kept having the same issue with the same hook size you were using. My last round was the only one that came on point, and well, we need a tail. Lol. I love your trick of SS into back. Thats genuis. After being tired of froggin i began to cut it and do it normal. I could also never get that color you have. it's my favorite color combo. Im honestly glad it didnt work great because RH is like nails on a chalk board to me to crochet with, but now you've given me more projects to try so thank you for this. 😅 I wonder if its really all of us or their yarn is not all the same ?! Thank you for taking the time to make this video. I really appreciated the mitre square tutorial. I'm making my son one of these illusion blankets. ( Not using this yarn.) The african flower is gorgeous. ❤
I wouldn't be surprised if it is not the same consistently. It's obviously more "budget friendly" yarn and I'm sure production is just quick and dirty! I don't know if I would ever buy more after I'm done with what I have, but it was a fun experiment at least!
You have a problem solving brain. I would have either cut if it didn't make a round in one colour each time or shoved the ball in my scrap box. Thanks for showing us how to do what the yarn is supposed to do. For the second type have 2 chains between each cluster or even 3 chains to use up the extra yarn. My favorite was the last one. The African flower hexagon. Beautiful.
It sometimes gets dicey lol so I do have to be careful. But when it’s a small, light project like a square it’s great and makes the time pass! I tried a knit shawl once and it got a little long and heavy and things didn’t go as smooth. 🤣
Has anybody used the yarns not for squares to see what the colors do when worked up into something else? Just by playing around with the yarn and has anybody knitted with the granny square yarn?
i found one gal that had the technique i was looking for with this product. Many techniques don't work well. I do like a magic ring, and she would start in a corner that she had just finihed on She wound just dc over the start chain three. For me i don't have enough yarn and have to frog to adjust to get good color change. Like tight tenson and by row three, 2 corner space, and even dropped double in a side. ugggh Color change works out. Im now ready to venture to CATT world now!!!!😀
I just found you when I was searching for ideas for a non traditional idea for this yarn. I got 3 balls for a great price off Amazon Canada. . Love the African flower you did. Not sure if this has been asked, but how did you put them all together? I am new to the hexis so looking for new ways to crochet them together. Thank you for any help!!
So I have not put them together yet, but I'm playing with the idea of zigzag stitching them on my sewing machine. I did a little mockup and sewed a few squares together to make a "fanny pack" - I talk about it in one of my later episodes. It worked out quite well! Still a little nervous of screwing something up but I don't know, the thought on not having to hand stitch all of those is very appealing!!! Otherwise my favorite join is a basic handsewn method where you grab the back loop of each stitch and sew them together. Looks very seamless and flat.
I made the granny squares my way and it worked. I'm on my second skein and it's definitely different. I've had to throw the gage out I got used too, and basically start over. It's a headache! Also on the second skein, the last round is soft white, supposed to be soft white. It's a soft very light lilac, not a soft white. I've used 4 different hook sizes with-in one block. It's a challenge, and not one for the faint hearted! I rate it 👎👎
Oof yeah that is not good. The part that frustrates me the most is the inconsistency between skeins!!! And color issues are definitely a no-go. Both of those are just poor manufacturing!!! I’m sorry you are struggling with it.
First time watching I was really impressed and will watch many more , love to crochet and create new things that’s my passion and happy place. I also learned very young, but didn’t pursue it until maybe 15 years ago..
Thank you! I wish I would have learned young - but I probably wouldn't have really gotten into it until I'm older anyways! Plenty of time left to enjoy!
There’s gotta be a hook that would work at some point right?! I did use a boye 6.5mm and it just wasn’t comfortable to work with so I just had to make do with the clover! Those are my favorite to work with.
The ch 3 in corners and ch 1 between clusters are definitely traditional and still a great way to make squares! Just most people I’ve interacted with do the ch 2 corner with no chains in between clusters. Really no right or wrong way….except when using this yarn! And if I could get a 5mm to work I think the extra chains would be fine. But using a 6 mm or higher the square just seems to floppy!
I’m sure different hooks can potentially create different gauge!!! So many different things can contribute to gauge which makes this type of yarn a challenge!
Actually, there’s additional way to make a granny square is to change between each cluster. But it’s OK not to change between each cluster. Do it the way you like. I generally change between clusters, but I am making a baby blanket and not change between each cluster so the holes will be smaller, and I do like the way it looks. The great thing about our craft, is that there really is no right or wrong way to do things. Sure there is some things that we all learn to do first, but after that, do things the way that makes you happy. No sweat.
So, my first thought for between color three and four on the mitered granny square is to turn the work, slip stitch back for half the remainder of the color three yarn, turn the work again, and slip stitch back to the corner. I think that might make that part a little too bulky though... Do you think it would work to pull the stitch you're on back a little ways, then slip stitch over that stitch until you reach the corner with the desired yarn color? I haven't bought any of this yarn, but I think I want to just to experiment with how to make it work!
It really is fun to experiment with! Just have to be in the right mindset. I think it would get a bit bulky doubling up the slip stitches. Not sure about the other method!!
Thank you for showing us alternatives and slst tricks. It looks like you yarn under instead of yarn over, could that be why you're left with longer runs? If so, I am going to try yarn under with regular yarn since it might be a yarn saver!
I didn't even know that was a think (yarn under/over). I just looked at some videos and I think I yarn over?? But I might do a weird combo with a yarn under to start? But now I may have to experiment again. 😂
I have looked high & low for a pattern of a granny square I seen in an advertisement. I just now see it in the picture T the beginning of this video. It is in the picture of you at the beginning of this where the 3 types of granny square … it is the middle one that has a granny square in the left bottom of the square and rows on right and top. Reminds me of a log cabin type. I don’t know the name of it but would love the pattern. I tried to create it in my own but it wasn’t good. Thx for any help!!!!
The one in the middle is a mitered square granny square! At about 23:26 I go over how I make it work with this particular yarn (it takes some fudging around). The original tutorial I followed is at: tinyurl.com/ynzk7nwt - NOTE this tutorial uses UK terms...so you need to be sure you are using the terms that you are used to (US vs UK!)
I finally stick to a 2 single in the corner and no single between sides there are 2 rows in the middle that require a single between the sides and then if I have a little too much color left I will slip stitch to his it
I get The idea good for newbies and for experience crocheters it drives us bananas with getting the tension right and then joining them together to make something
It seemed like a good idea….but just don’t think it hit the mark! I’m still enjoying making all my African flowers though…but even after making 30+ I still have to rip back and fix tension here and there to stay consistent!!
The original granny does have the ch4 and the ch3 in each corner. The magic circle is new to me however the granny square is what I made when I was 6 and will forever
Yes! But there are so many different ways that tend to be more popular these days I’m surprised they went with a very traditional style. It seems to have worked for some but not for all - but that would probably be the case for any technique!!
Wondering who at Red Heart came up with such colors….. ugly! They need to have different people select colors. Like ask customers what colors they actually use in their homes! Your video is great!! I like to make different size squares. And with this ugly yarn you can only make a specific size. Who wants to work this hard to make a granny square? Not me!!
Granny squares to me always remind me of funky and weird colors. lol. So it doesn’t bother me too much. But I do wonder who they got to test this out. It’s an outdated granny pattern with some definite odd color combos for some of them. So it doesn’t seem to resonate with a lot of modern crocheters!
@@TheCATTLadyDesigns, Yes, I thought that too!! Although I do like a few of them, most of them just don't 'go together' on their color combinations' choices. The colors are pretty, but not the way they've done it. And I see a red next to dark burgundy or purple, or pink next to orange?? Bit, they sure could have done better with help from a broader perspective. And yes, the patterns are dated too. Well, perhaps if enough of us contact Red Heart and let them know, they could revamp their formulas?
@@cherylpemberton1676possibly!! And yeah I don’t love when they place too similar colors next to each other!! Knit Picks Felici self striping does that all the time and it’s kind of annoying! But I still buy it so I’m not helping the cause. 😂
I will have to make a short video on that! I mean, I'm just shoving my yarn either in one of the holders at the side or using a drawstring bag on the "arms". It's wonky but it works!
yes at the beginning I was having to do that do....not as much as I went along. However, now I haven't touched my African flowers for awhile....so I'm going to have to "relearn" the whole thing over again to finish them up!
Yes! Definitely looks like a perfectly good traditional pattern. But in the gauge I need to get the colors right…it just turned out too loose and floppy.
I’m not sure with this yarn. I did wonder about that myself since join as you go would be better! Or if you mean just one continuous square? You can but of course it’s just going to be a random assortment of colors and not consistent.
@TheCATTLadyDesigns I ran out when I hear of this yarn and bought 3 skeins of the cream/tan. I spent a very frustrating hour trying to line it up right, gave up. But I do love the mitered granny and will try that out😄
@@TheTugboatgirl hours were definitely spent over here too. lol and I can’t get the regular granny to look right at all without slip stitching the colors a bunch!
Want to thank you. I didn't give up because of you and the slip stitches def are the way to go at the end of a round. Better to have too much yarn at the end rather than tear out stitches
So glad you are getting it to work out even if it means a little slip stitches. Hahah. Yeah it definitely makes it more workable when you have a little extra vs not enough!
Glad to help! I was getting discouraged watching some of the first reviews and everyone was having a good old time getting it to work. I figured I would through a wrench in that and be real about it. Haha. It wasn’t a pretty process for me but I was determined to make this work!
Thought it would be a fun way to make granny squares but instead it's annoying and stressful because based on my tention I need to use like 4 or 5 different sized hooks in the same square within the same rounds as well as doing and redoing rounds to line up. It's better then having to weave in all the ends of multiple skeins and only needing 1 skein for a multicolored square but if I had to pick I'd weave in all the ends and not worry vs taking forever to do one this way
I will probably end up using this yarn, whatever's leftover as self striping yarn or like multicolored yarn though do want to try using it for different types of squares to see if it works or if I can make it work
Yeah It's a bummer when it doesn't work out and I'm jealous of those who can get it to work everytime! I don't have to pull out rows EVERY time I make a motif.....but a lot of the times. lol. Still feel like for me it's faster than having to go back to secure/trim all the ends and wrangle the different balls of yarn!
New sub here. So another crocheter kept encouraging to just leave extra yarn to back and keep going. She made several tote bags that looked good. I like that color. I don’t think their instructions are good, I just do them the way I know.
Hmmm that would be interesting. What would you do with all the extra in back? I mean if you aren’t seeing the back you could get away with leaving it funky!
I’m sorry you are having so much trouble! Have you thought about making a hat or something just fun and variegated? I have a second video on my channel that talks about that if you want to check it out!
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I think your African Flower adaptation is brilliant. I made one following your tutorial and was much happier with it than the usual granny square the label calls for 😊
That makes me so happy to hear! I’m glad it’s working out for others too since it’s sooo particular when it comes to gauge and hook size, etc!
@@TheCATTLadyDesignsindeed!! I did post a pic to one of your IG threads:) 😎
Sounds like the pattern on the label is an old school granny square…that’s exactly how my grandma taught me to make them. The African flower is really perfect, though!! It’s going to be gorgeous! I crocheted a hippo once using that motif…maybe I need to make one for myself with this!
I did think about the flower animals!! I’ve always wanted to make one of those too!
In the fourth row of your African violet flower, if you chain two instead of just one in between the three stitches. you would probably end up with less extra yarn and also leave a big enough space in your final round with the black so you could see it better. This is such a beautiful looking motif and I am looking forward to trying it out. I just got my Red Heart Granny Square yarn today.
I may have to try that! I have a hard time finding my ch1 space in the darker colors. 🤣
My mom taught me how to do a granny square in 1968, and she did chain 1 between the shells and chain 3 to turn the corners - so I think that’s a very traditional, old-fashioned way to do granny squares. All the granny square tutorials I’ve seen online don’t use any chains between shells and only chain 2 for the corners, just like your preferred method. This more modern method makes a less lacy, more compact granny square. I’d even call them neater and more “tailor” looking. The old-fashioned granny squares are definitely hole-ier!
I think your hexagon grannies look fabulous!!
With mind-bobbling number of variations on granny squares, it’s interesting that Red Heart came out with a specialty yarn for grannies. Trying to come up with a solution to weaving in all those flippin’ ends is a heroic undertaking!j
Yes! I don’t know why they focused on such a traditional style! It would have been pretty easy to roll with the less chains for the “new age” wave of crocheters. But ah well. I still like the fact I don’t have to change colors and don’t have to weave in ends. Even if I do have to fudge it! It’s a cool concept and I like that yarn companies are at least trying to things!
I am in love with those hexis! Not in love with the fact I’ll be seaming about 80 of them together when I’m all done. 🤣
Would the extra chains have the colors line up better or worse?
@@LolaRyckin this case you have to use the extra chains to get the yarn to do its thing. If you didn’t do them then your left with extra at the end of the color
I was struggling with this too! Thank you for demonstrating how you use it. I was able to make the African Flower much easier than the granny square! I wonder what other motifs this yarn could work for!
Oh yay! I’m glad you were able to get the hexi to work! I still love the idea of this yarn but yeah it’s been a struggle for a lot of people when it doesn’t just “work” like it’s supposed to. It’s kind of like it either works or it doesn’t. Haha. But I was determined to figure something out because it is really fun!!
@@TheCATTLadyDesignsThank You for creating & sharing your alternate designs! I like a solid square, not the breezy kind 🤗
I was finally able to get ONE square according to their pattern. Spent hours trying to make it work out. I've been crocheting for 50ish years, so i can control my stitch tension. Didn't like the square that it made. Big, floppy and holey. Love your squares - lots of potential if theres a built- in way to get the yarn to line up, like slip stitching for a few spaces.
Yeah I still don’t love it when I make the actual intended square. It’s a little disappointing in that aspect. I’m just glad I got something I liked since I bought so much of it and didn’t really want to have to return it. 🫣
Finally! An honest review. Thank you. I have some on order. I'm 100% sure it won't work for me either. I make my squares nothing like the requirements. I turn at every round, no chain between clusters and only 2 chains on the 1st round. I'll try it their way 1st, do a vid the move on to something else with it. Thanks.
I did hear people mentioning turning their work actually worked out for them. But if you are missing all those chain spaces…that could make it awkward. You could get lucky though!!! I tend to always NOT be lucky in these kind of scenarios. 🤣
It’s intriguing. Love the African Violet motif. Thanks for the demos.
I’ve always wanted to do this motif and even though the yarn is fiddly - it’s so much easier than switching yarns every row! 🤣
I wish I could send you pictures of my squares from this yarn I am obsessed because I can fly through making the squares I finished a whole skein in a day and a half and had 15 squares and a baby square. I did have to use a different pattern for the granny square 😊
Yay! I’m glad you are having a good time with it! I also am getting 15 per skein! At least out of the first two skeins I’ve looked at. That’s exciting! I’d love the details on what you are doing! Also you can email me a pic if you’d like at thecattladydesigns@gmail.com or find me on Instagram as thecattlady!
@TheCATTLadyDesigns OK let me get stuff together
Can you share what you did differently?
@novaconetta1577 I measured the tail anywhere between 7 to 9 inches depending on skein they vary. I did magic loop and tighten the ring I only chain 2 at corners and I pull out the entire color I am working on in case I have to add a double crochet to the 3 double crochet in space. Hope that helps
@@Golden.5555 yes thank you for the tips
One comment to help, especially for newbies. I work with Red Heart yarn all the time. The more you pull it out, the more it will stretch. Your solution of sl st around to the next space if you did not use up all the color in the row, is a great one.
Interesting to know!! It is sometimes really compacted in there so yeah I can see how it can stretch out!
I love how the African flower looks in this yarn. I may have to make a blanket like that.
Definitely recommend!
You’re a great teacher, Andrea, oh by the way…….thanks for showing this!
Aw thanks! It’s definitely more of a demonstration rather than tutorial. Haha. But hopefully it helps show some other options for this yarn!
Watching the granny Square one. Have you ever tried a chain one and then a half DC to join. It then puts you right in the middle of the corner so you can chain three finish that half a cluster and you just always end on that point.
I know this doesn’t really pertain to the all in one granny. But it’s my favorite way.
Ooh interesting. Have to remember that!
I like the colors of the yarns but probably would never try it for it's intended purpose. I'm more likely to use it in a scrappy looking project. The inconsistencies would drive me crazier than I already am. I like the flower motif.
The flower totally makes me swoon each time I look at it!! It keeps me motivated to keep making them.
African flower looks way better than granny square, love this!
I think so too!
@TheCATTLadyDesigns - I really like the African Violet motif! Would you consider a tutorial on just the flower using the RH All-in-one? 🤗 ty
Hi! Towards the end of the video I demonstrate how I make it. Are you looking for something more detailed? I don’t go into how to make certain stitches so knowledge of the basics is necessary! Starts at 38:52. 😄
The magic circle has only been a typical start over the past 5 years…. If you talk to any crocheter over the age of 50, they still never use a magic circle….
I disagree. I prefer to start my projects with a magic ring. Been using it for 15-16 years.
Still for a brand new yarn you’d think they would go for what is more popular these days. And honestly I’m sure you could still manage to work a magic circle or do a chain and join by just adjusting the size of the tail to start. Just make you it’s a longer tail if you plan to do the chains vs the magic circle!
I’m way over 50 I love the magic circle the circle actually closes😂
For the Octogenarian set, i use a magic circle 99% of the time. I am 81 and have been crocheting for more than 70 years
Thanks for showing this. I’ve been curious if it really worked. If I can find it on sale, I might give it a try. 😊
Yeah once I stopped stressing about it and making something I liked it was pretty fun! I did enjoy the challenge overall too.
Wow! Thanks for the video. I happened across it and I think the African flower does the yarn more justice. I will try one. 😁
Hope you can make it work out for you too!
Red Heart needs to hire you.
Ha! That would be fun to test out patterns and yarns for a living!!!
This was an excellent video. Thanks for all your hard work with this horrible yarn. The pattern they suggest is awful. Who puts three chains in the corner? I don’t want to work so hard to make my granny squares and I would need them to be the same size. I don’t think it would work for me. And as someone else said, the colors are ugly.
It really is a horrible pattern!!! I’m really annoyed by that fact. I like the funky colors - but they are definitely “love them or hate them” kind of colors. Hahaha!
Do you know if anyone had tried to knit with it? I'm wondering how if stripes.
If you go to the Yarnspirations site they have a couple patterns/examples of how it stripes! www.yarnspirations.com/collections/granny-square-patterns-round-up?Influencer_TCC&Red_Heart_All-In-One_Granny_Square
The smell great guy made a stripped knit hat out of this yarn. He was happy with it.
@@mistyfan69 I saw that! I was thinking about trying that yarn for the sock arms sweater.
I feel red heart is being innovative but the $12 for one skein is a no thank you. I thought that the concept was that this WAS easier and streamlined so a new crocheter will be able to granny square. I will continue to weave in my ends I think 😊
I would definitely not pay full price for it! I do love the concept too but it seems to just fall short for being the end all be all answer they were going for!
Thank you so much. I figured about the fudging part 😬. I had that figured out thx again.
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I like what you did with it but i hate that yarn. I wont be buying it and i actually really like red heart for the ombres and stripes lines.
What is it that you hate about it? It definitely has created a love or hate vibe!!! 🤣 I really want to try some planned pooling with some of their striped yarn…
I wish you did it according to directions to get an accurate review. I'm following directions exactly and sometimes it's perfect and other times not. Wanted to see if anyone else had same experience.
I’m guess I’m a tad confused? I did follow the basic pattern on the back of the band except for the chain 6. But it would never work out for me without slipping stitches. I tried larger hooks and it still didn’t work - would always fall short on the final round and the square looked awful anyways. I do show an example on my part two video of a square made with a 7mm hook and it didn’t work out. I’ve never gotten it to work out for a traditional square.
I got this and I have been using the hook that they say to use 5.5mm crochet hook and mine are coming out . The size is right to love the colors to
Glad you are getting good results!
it looks interesting, but i will try it when the yarn goes on sale.i like the way you say to not totally stress it, at the end of the day, it looks good anyway
I was way too focused on trying to get it perfect that I totally stressed and regretted my purchase. After I stepped away and came back (and decided the hassle of returning back to the store was definitely not worth it. lol) I just decided I’m gonna just make it work and not overthink it anymore. And yes - sales are good!!
So wha if you have to cut off the extra yarnand reattach the next color. It is not the end of the world.
Definitely an option and perhaps still better than carrying multiple skeins around but definitely defeats the point of the yarn. Haha. However if I want to make a granny with this yarn that I love - I would have to do just that!!! And it’s not a terrible option if you are good at weaving in your ends as you go!
Thanks for your hard work on this. I'm 75 and started grannies at age 14. After watching your video and others I'm just not going to use this yarn. I hate red heart to begin with. I also long ago learned to crochet over ends when doing color changes. That avoids sewing ends in! What I like from your video is the African voilet pattern. I agree slip stitch to where you need to be is the way to go. I will not mess with this yarn. Thank you for this. I want to do the hexagon violet.
There is definitely a love/hate mentality with red heart. Haha! It’s not my favorite but for a couch blanket that’s gonna be thrown around it’ll be perfect! It tends to wash and dry up softer than it starts and I don’t tend to be sensitive to any yarns (except for one terrible experience with my first sweater I ever made. 🤣) I usually crochet over ends too so that does make it easier in that sense! The yarn is a cool concept but I don’t think it quite hit the mark. Sure is making the crochet community a buzz though!!
guess what it is january 7th i bought the granny square yarn on this day for $7.12 on sale, original price was 9.99 it will arrive in 2 weeks, i was excited about it, because everyone on youtube has been talking about it
Hope you get it soon and you have a good experience with it!
I love the African flower square, thank you for the different squares.
Thanks for checking them out!
I do love the African Flower pattern that you were able to create. I've never seen it before but I do like to learn new. It's beautiful. ❤
But I do see the problems you and others encountered. I have not gotten any of that yarn yet but I'm planning to soon.
Thank you so much for your time and efforts.
I'm so glad I found you and I'm now subscribed to your channel.
Thank you! I hope you can work something out with the yarn if you decide to get some! As long as your expectations are in check with the fact that it may not work out the first time, and that’s it’s okay to experiment - it can be a a fun process! Otherwise it can be very frustrating!
thank you so much for showing how you made the African flower work with this yarn! I was able to make it work for my own tension by making some heavy modifications to rounds 3 and 4 and I'm so happy with it 😍
So happy to hear! I think that’s the key takeaway - everyone needs to play around with what their gauge and tension is and just adapt to make something you will love. I’ll never be able to make a decent regular granny but am happy with the mitered square and the violet for sure!
First time watching and I love this video, thank you.
Thanks for watching!
Starting with the chain 6 has you finishing the round in a place that sets you up to be near the place you want to be to start the next round, so that you do not need to slip stitch across the first cluster (with by now, the next color and therefore it shows).
Yes that makes sense I just hate the way it looks honestly. I just don’t love the pattern they use. I’ve seen a lot of other creators adapt the pattern to what they like but I just can’t get it to work unless I use a huge hook which then makes the whole squares too sloppy and loose for my liking.
That color makes a beautiful hat. I have made two for charity.
I saw a hat in this color too and I loved it! I don’t want to cut into my flowers though so I’ll have to wait and see if there’s any extra! 😄
I think i might use it just for color combos
I think they are fun and I kind of like not having to think about it.
I remember when using rh stripes to male an argyle blanket sometimes tou have to add an extra DC, or slip stitches or loosened/tightened the gauge.
It was worth the e tra woek in the end.
You'll figure out your tricks as you go. It's gonna be amazing
That’s what I thought too. Just make it work for me and it’s still gonna be way better than using multiple yarns and weaving ends!
I am so happy to see other adaptations using this yarn - looks great! It makes me want to try the African violet pattern with this
I'm glad I could make something work because a square was just not quite working!! lol
Im 30 granny squares in but how I love the flower motif! Thanks for sharing
Nice! What color did you get?
Great video on this yarn. The African flower looks very striking. I subscribed.
Thank you!
I think I will keep using up all my leftovers. Your experience, was what I had thought mine would be, if I tried. Many thanks
Definitely don’t blame ya! If your system isn’t broken don’t fix it right?! I just couldn’t resist jumping on the bandwagon! I also don’t tend to have a lot of coordinating worsted scraps in my stash. Not enough for a blanket at least!
If I had lots of time , I would persevere, hate being beaten, by a ball of yarn, Too many grandkids, not enough time or energy to go round alas. Thank you for getting back to me, regards Pat@@TheCATTLadyDesigns
@@patbrain913I can totally get behind that too! Honestly if wasn’t winter break for the kids and not much going on in general - I would have given up and threw it in the corner I’m sure! Just so happened we had nothing going on right now!! I also got to the point that I really needed to “conquer” this yarn for my liking. 😂
I love the African Motif in this color ! Now I want to buy this yarn. Thank you for the review!
Hope it works out for you as well! 😊
I am using it to knit a blanket.. but don't tell anybody LOL. I am using the Black Moody Cherry colorway and it is beautiful. It has 2 dominate colors with splashes of the other colors. I am using a US 10 needle size. I will be trying this with the White Green Scream colorway too.
I love the idea of just letting the colors stripe randomly in a large blanket! and on US10 it's gotta be going by a bit fast! (Sorry, late reply, been very chaotic lately!)
Yeah I wont be buying this stuff, not only have I heard of the problems, but a single skein is 11.99!!! Thats alot of money for one skein in mho!
Yes it’s definitely priced a bit high for red heart. But I suppose it’s because of the constant color changes? You don’t need to buy 5 skeins of yarn to make one square. However how many squares can you get from the 5 skeins….that would be an interesting comparison! And yeah overall it’s the greatest quality so def buy on sale if interested or save your money! 😉
Love how your African violet motifs turned out. Look forward to seeing how your blanket turns out.
Thanks! I need to decide how I want to join all these guys!
I love the idea of slip stitching the colour runs, but it’s such a waste of yarn, but I guess the same as cutting and weaving. I bought a bunch of this yarn and dreading this process. I tried it and my tension does not fit the yarn colour changes like you. I will try the African flower 🌺
Thank you for the info
I hope you find something that works for you! At least with the African flower I don’t end up slipping too much now that I’ve figured out how my tension needs to slightly change each round. But sometimes it does end up being more than a “tails” length which is annoying!! But it was a fun experiment at least!
I think you did an amazing job
Thanks!
UGLY COLORS!! I wish Red Heart would get together with AMERICAN WOMEN WHO CROCHET, and get some pretty colors!!
Some of them are pretty weird but I kind of like the funky vibe for granny squares.
So I bought this crazy yarn yesterday and after about six hours, total of working with it, I still can’t … I did 5 mm, 5 1/2 mm 6 mm. I think I need to have a smaller fuck because I keep running out of color ahead of time. I’ve tried training two and the quarters instead of three and not doing that extra chain in between the clusters. Nothing is working for me. I wanna try this one more day and then I’ll probably just going to use it for something else because it’s not worth the stress.
I’m so sorry for the stress!! This is supposed to be fun right?! I was determined to just use the yarn regardless. If still looks kind of cool just random too.
Thank you so much for doing this video. I'm an experienced crocheter. I ended up going up to a size 8mm then back down (and up repeatedly including a 7mm which is not the sweet spot one would hope) and slip stitching which just irritated me. Interestingly only my Furls Odyssey 8mm got me to the almost exact color change which just highlights the subtle differences in same size hooks and the hook design impact on tension....those are discontinued so other sizes are unavailable. Fannntastic... For the last round, I had to jump down to a 6.5mm to make it work as the 8mm was too loose despite tightening and retightening my tension. I kept thinking geez..what am I doing wrong here. What a pain. I love your African violet adapted pattern, I'm going to try that. Much appreciated! Red Heart made a massive mistake with this yarn. Its almost like Wile E. Coyote designed it. Wait....did he? There it is. 😂
Yeah the concept was awesome!!! But in reality it ends up just being so annoying. Which frankly should be obvious - we have gauge swatches for a reason - because everyone crochets different, hooks are different, and honestly dyeing is never that precise!!! Once I just decided I wasn’t gonna be mad about it, it was fun to figure out. 🤣
Thank you for the video. That Red Heart Granny Square Yarn WHAT A PAIN IT IS! Love the African Flower will try it.
Do you have a pattern for the Scarf you are wearing? And what yarn you used. Love it
Hi! Yarn is definitely a challenge. lol. Here is the link to the scarf: www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/the-twinsies-shawl
Yarn is hand dyed :)
I really love that scarf on you. Not many can wear that color!
Thanks! I really needed something bright and cheery. It’s been so gray outside here!
Spent all morning trying to get this yarn to work. Changed 5 different hooks, had to unravel them all. That being said, I just crochet at will. Everyone liked the look.
I still think it looks good that way too!!
I kept having the same issue with the same hook size you were using. My last round was the only one that came on point, and well, we need a tail. Lol. I love your trick of SS into back. Thats genuis. After being tired of froggin i began to cut it and do it normal. I could also never get that color you have. it's my favorite color combo. Im honestly glad it didnt work great because RH is like nails on a chalk board to me to crochet with, but now you've given me more projects to try so thank you for this. 😅 I wonder if its really all of us or their yarn is not all the same ?! Thank you for taking the time to make this video. I really appreciated the mitre square tutorial. I'm making my son one of these illusion blankets. ( Not using this yarn.) The african flower is gorgeous. ❤
I wouldn't be surprised if it is not the same consistently. It's obviously more "budget friendly" yarn and I'm sure production is just quick and dirty! I don't know if I would ever buy more after I'm done with what I have, but it was a fun experiment at least!
You have a problem solving brain. I would have either cut if it didn't make a round in one colour each time or shoved the ball in my scrap box. Thanks for showing us how to do what the yarn is supposed to do.
For the second type have 2 chains between each cluster or even 3 chains to use up the extra yarn.
My favorite was the last one. The African flower hexagon. Beautiful.
I was very determined to make it work out as best as I could. It was such a cool concept for yarn!!
Oh wow, you can walk on treadmill and crochet. I'm impressed.
It sometimes gets dicey lol so I do have to be careful. But when it’s a small, light project like a square it’s great and makes the time pass! I tried a knit shawl once and it got a little long and heavy and things didn’t go as smooth. 🤣
Has anybody used the yarns not for squares to see what the colors do when worked up into something else? Just by playing around with the yarn and has anybody knitted with the granny square yarn?
Yes! Check out part 2! 🤣 ruclips.net/video/-R79uvgy8gg/видео.htmlsi=Cdu4HL3ZQihZQE-Z
i found one gal that had the technique i was looking for with this product. Many techniques don't work well. I do like a magic ring, and she would start in a corner that she had just finihed on She wound just dc over the start chain three. For me i don't have enough yarn and have to frog to adjust to get good color change. Like tight tenson and by row three, 2 corner space, and even dropped double in a side. ugggh Color change works out. Im now ready to venture to CATT world now!!!!😀
lol!! I love how everyone is trying new things to get it to work for them. It is a fiddly product that you need to have a really open mind with!!
From the videos I've seen for crocheting the square people you had to change the size of the hook a few times to make it line up correctly.
Yeah I thought about that but boy that would kind of get annoying too. Really didn’t want to have to do that. 😆
I just found you when I was searching for ideas for a non traditional idea for this yarn. I got 3 balls for a great price off Amazon Canada. . Love the African flower you did. Not sure if this has been asked, but how did you put them all together? I am new to the hexis so looking for new ways to crochet them together. Thank you for any help!!
So I have not put them together yet, but I'm playing with the idea of zigzag stitching them on my sewing machine. I did a little mockup and sewed a few squares together to make a "fanny pack" - I talk about it in one of my later episodes. It worked out quite well! Still a little nervous of screwing something up but I don't know, the thought on not having to hand stitch all of those is very appealing!!! Otherwise my favorite join is a basic handsewn method where you grab the back loop of each stitch and sew them together. Looks very seamless and flat.
I made the granny squares my way and it worked. I'm on my second skein and it's definitely different. I've had to throw the gage out I got used too, and basically start over. It's a headache! Also on the second skein, the last round is soft white, supposed to be soft white. It's a soft very light lilac, not a soft white. I've used 4 different hook sizes with-in one block. It's a challenge, and not one for the faint hearted! I rate it 👎👎
Oof yeah that is not good. The part that frustrates me the most is the inconsistency between skeins!!! And color issues are definitely a no-go. Both of those are just poor manufacturing!!! I’m sorry you are struggling with it.
The African Flower looks beautiful. I love the Green!
Thanks! It definitely makes me happy!!
I'm attempting to make an African flower one...and checking in for that reason. I'm in love w the black cyberleaf colorway!
It’s definitely my favorite color of the bunch!!
First time watching I was really impressed and will watch many more , love to crochet and create new things that’s my passion and happy place. I also learned very young, but didn’t pursue it until maybe 15 years ago..
Thank you! I wish I would have learned young - but I probably wouldn't have really gotten into it until I'm older anyways! Plenty of time left to enjoy!
I wonder if using the Boye size J may help since it’s 5.75mm and not 6mm or the Boye size I which is 5.25 and not the “normal” 5.5?
There’s gotta be a hook that would work at some point right?! I did use a boye 6.5mm and it just wasn’t comfortable to work with so I just had to make do with the clover! Those are my favorite to work with.
5mm hook is H, I have used chain 2 and 3…3 makes the stitch lay flatter…I chain 1 in between cluster’s??????
The ch 3 in corners and ch 1 between clusters are definitely traditional and still a great way to make squares! Just most people I’ve interacted with do the ch 2 corner with no chains in between clusters. Really no right or wrong way….except when using this yarn! And if I could get a 5mm to work I think the extra chains would be fine. But using a 6 mm or higher the square just seems to floppy!
Alot of crochet videos I see people using the nicer hooks that have a rubber handle vs an metal crochet hooks. Maybe it affects the tension
I’m sure different hooks can potentially create different gauge!!! So many different things can contribute to gauge which makes this type of yarn a challenge!
Actually, there’s additional way to make a granny square is to change between each cluster. But it’s OK not to change between each cluster. Do it the way you like. I generally change between clusters, but I am making a baby blanket and not change between each cluster so the holes will be smaller, and I do like the way it looks. The great thing about our craft, is that there really is no right or wrong way to do things. Sure there is some things that we all learn to do first, but after that, do things the way that makes you happy. No sweat.
Do what makes you happy!!! Always the best advice. ❤️
So, my first thought for between color three and four on the mitered granny square is to turn the work, slip stitch back for half the remainder of the color three yarn, turn the work again, and slip stitch back to the corner. I think that might make that part a little too bulky though...
Do you think it would work to pull the stitch you're on back a little ways, then slip stitch over that stitch until you reach the corner with the desired yarn color? I haven't bought any of this yarn, but I think I want to just to experiment with how to make it work!
It really is fun to experiment with! Just have to be in the right mindset. I think it would get a bit bulky doubling up the slip stitches. Not sure about the other method!!
Hello, how are you doing? My name is JOSEFINA can you make a poncho with this new granny square your
I’m sure there has to be a way - I’m not entirely sure what the construction would be. This is my first time ever making hexagons!
Thank you for showing us alternatives and slst tricks. It looks like you yarn under instead of yarn over, could that be why you're left with longer runs? If so, I am going to try yarn under with regular yarn since it might be a yarn saver!
I didn't even know that was a think (yarn under/over). I just looked at some videos and I think I yarn over?? But I might do a weird combo with a yarn under to start? But now I may have to experiment again. 😂
I have looked high & low for a pattern of a granny square I seen in an advertisement. I just now see it in the picture T the beginning of this video. It is in the picture of you at the beginning of this where the 3 types of granny square … it is the middle one that has a granny square in the left bottom of the square and rows on right and top. Reminds me of a log cabin type. I don’t know the name of it but would love the pattern. I tried to create it in my own but it wasn’t good. Thx for any help!!!!
The one in the middle is a mitered square granny square! At about 23:26 I go over how I make it work with this particular yarn (it takes some fudging around). The original tutorial I followed is at: tinyurl.com/ynzk7nwt - NOTE this tutorial uses UK terms...so you need to be sure you are using the terms that you are used to (US vs UK!)
The dark blue changing into the black I can't tell the difference between the two yarn colors
I notice this with a lot the colorways…too similar of colors next to each other. Not sure why they would do that but it seems intentional!
I finally stick to a 2 single in the corner and no single between sides there are 2 rows in the middle that require a single between the sides and then if I have a little too much color left I will slip stitch to his it
Whatever works right!?
I get The idea good for newbies and for experience crocheters it drives us bananas with getting the tension right and then joining them together to make something
It seemed like a good idea….but just don’t think it hit the mark! I’m still enjoying making all my African flowers though…but even after making 30+ I still have to rip back and fix tension here and there to stay consistent!!
Mi it was challenging I froggged 100 times or it keeps coming out extra color or not enuff. Don’t like it
Yeah it’s really frustrating when it doesn’t work! At that point I would say just make it whatever and keep it random!
I used a 5 mm hook and chain one in the corners. No chain in between clusters and it works good for me.
So lucky! 5mm is my fav hook size to use for worsted yarn. I wish it could have worked out for me.
If you could record with more volume ..we can always turn it down but not up when you record softly..thanks
I will try! I think I have a microphone somewhere. Usually sound isn’t too much of an issue when I record normally.
The original granny does have the ch4 and the ch3 in each corner. The magic circle is new to me however the granny square is what I made when I was 6 and will forever
Yes! But there are so many different ways that tend to be more popular these days I’m surprised they went with a very traditional style. It seems to have worked for some but not for all - but that would probably be the case for any technique!!
I soooo love African flower squares! I need to add some to the “learning crochet” blanket.
Ooh yes you should!
Wondering who at Red Heart came up with such colors….. ugly! They need to have different people select colors. Like ask customers what colors they actually use in their homes! Your video is great!! I like to make different size squares. And with this ugly yarn you can only make a specific size. Who wants to work this hard to make a granny square? Not me!!
I agree about the UGLY COLORS!! I wish Red Heart would get together with AMERICAN WOMEN WHO CROCHET, and get some pretty colors!!
Granny squares to me always remind me of funky and weird colors. lol. So it doesn’t bother me too much. But I do wonder who they got to test this out. It’s an outdated granny pattern with some definite odd color combos for some of them. So it doesn’t seem to resonate with a lot of modern crocheters!
@@TheCATTLadyDesigns, Yes, I thought that too!! Although I do like a few of them, most of them just don't 'go together' on their color combinations' choices. The colors are pretty, but not the way they've done it. And I see a red next to dark burgundy or purple, or pink next to orange?? Bit, they sure could have done better with help from a broader perspective. And yes, the patterns are dated too. Well, perhaps if enough of us contact Red Heart and let them know, they could revamp their formulas?
@@cherylpemberton1676possibly!! And yeah I don’t love when they place too similar colors next to each other!! Knit Picks Felici self striping does that all the time and it’s kind of annoying! But I still buy it so I’m not helping the cause. 😂
Right?! Up the color game into the 2020’s, me feelz! But I know Red Heart has their devotees; all respect, but for me, nope
The flower is so pretty! I need to know your “set up” for walking on the treadmill while crocheting!
I will have to make a short video on that! I mean, I'm just shoving my yarn either in one of the holders at the side or using a drawstring bag on the "arms". It's wonky but it works!
Yes the color lengths varies by ball and different balls of the same color
I mean I know it’s inevitable but it’s annoying. Haha!
I find I have to do each row 3-4 times to get it to work. Your African flower is very nice.
yes at the beginning I was having to do that do....not as much as I went along. However, now I haven't touched my African flowers for awhile....so I'm going to have to "relearn" the whole thing over again to finish them up!
It sounds like the granny Square that Ishowed how to do when I was 9 yrs old so I will be find its the original granny Square
Yes! Definitely looks like a perfectly good traditional pattern. But in the gauge I need to get the colors right…it just turned out too loose and floppy.
Hi can you just do an on going blanket without stopping with separate squares? Thanks😊
I’m not sure with this yarn. I did wonder about that myself since join as you go would be better! Or if you mean just one continuous square? You can but of course it’s just going to be a random assortment of colors and not consistent.
These are really great ideas to use this yarn. ❤ I'm going to try that mitered square
Nice! What color were you thinking?
@TheCATTLadyDesigns I ran out when I hear of this yarn and bought 3 skeins of the cream/tan. I spent a very frustrating hour trying to line it up right, gave up. But I do love the mitered granny and will try that out😄
@@TheTugboatgirl hours were definitely spent over here too. lol and I can’t get the regular granny to look right at all without slip stitching the colors a bunch!
All in One yarn works for a corner to corner granny stitch square as long as you use a J hook and half double crochets on the rim.
I think a C2C would look really fun. I’ve never done that method before but should really try!
The African flower turned out nicer than the grannies! Such a beautiful design!
Thank you! I just love it with the yarn colors specifically too!
For me I'd just cut the yarn and make the colors line up
I hate messing with ends!! 🤣
Want to thank you. I didn't give up because of you and the slip stitches def are the way to go at the end of a round. Better to have too much yarn at the end rather than tear out stitches
So glad you are getting it to work out even if it means a little slip stitches. Hahah. Yeah it definitely makes it more workable when you have a little extra vs not enough!
Thank you for the honest review! Glad I didn't buy any.
Glad to help! I was getting discouraged watching some of the first reviews and everyone was having a good old time getting it to work. I figured I would through a wrench in that and be real about it. Haha. It wasn’t a pretty process for me but I was determined to make this work!
All you really need to do to make it work when you have so much extra yarn is add extra stitch every now and then.
Possibly but I’m never sure how much I’ll have left and it’s always different so it’s just easier to slip stitch!
Regular red heart supper saver yarn is maybe 7 dollars now
I try to buy all my yarn with coupons. It can add up fast!
When I learned granny squares I did learn the chain 3 in corner with the chain between clusters
Yes! It is definitely a valid method, just seems not as popular these days and as a "newer" crocheter I didn't learn it that way.
Thought it would be a fun way to make granny squares but instead it's annoying and stressful because based on my tention I need to use like 4 or 5 different sized hooks in the same square within the same rounds as well as doing and redoing rounds to line up. It's better then having to weave in all the ends of multiple skeins and only needing 1 skein for a multicolored square but if I had to pick I'd weave in all the ends and not worry vs taking forever to do one this way
I will probably end up using this yarn, whatever's leftover as self striping yarn or like multicolored yarn though do want to try using it for different types of squares to see if it works or if I can make it work
Yeah It's a bummer when it doesn't work out and I'm jealous of those who can get it to work everytime! I don't have to pull out rows EVERY time I make a motif.....but a lot of the times. lol. Still feel like for me it's faster than having to go back to secure/trim all the ends and wrangle the different balls of yarn!
I made another video where I did just that! Made some stripe stuff and just random stuff. It still looks fun with all the different colors :)
New sub here. So another crocheter kept encouraging to just leave extra yarn to back and keep going. She made several tote bags that looked good. I like that color. I don’t think their instructions are good, I just do them the way I know.
Hmmm that would be interesting. What would you do with all the extra in back? I mean if you aren’t seeing the back you could get away with leaving it funky!
@@TheCATTLadyDesigns long piece, cut, tie and weave in. Short piece take hook and pull yarn back, weaving in.
I have tried too many times to make it work and at the end it was just too hard and way too frustrating.
I’m sorry you are having so much trouble! Have you thought about making a hat or something just fun and variegated? I have a second video on my channel that talks about that if you want to check it out!