How to Join Granny Squares with an INVISIBLE Seam (Mattress / Ladder Stitch Tutorial)
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- In this beginner crochet tutorial, we will learn how to sew granny squares together with the Invisible Seam (also called Mattress or Ladder Stitch). This seam leaves a completely invisible finish on the front, with perfect, sharp corners. The stitches are barely noticeable on the back. Although this stitch is time consuming, the result is worth it as no other joining technique gives such a neat finish. This seam should work with most granny square patterns that have chain 2 corners.
THE ORIGINS OF THIS TECHNIQUE
This stitch has a wide range of uses in many different crafts such as knitting, doll making, and sewing. It goes by many different names - I even learned to how to use it for suturing when I worked as a midwife. I do not claim to have come up with this technique myself. I learned a version of this stitch for granny squares years ago from a blog post online - it has been so long I am not 100% sure where from. It may have been here as I remember I definitely learned JAYG here: www.cherryhear...
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Finally! The perfect join. Where has this been all my life! Not only do the squares line up perfectly, the seam is so sturdy. Thank you so much!
You’re welcome! Glad you like it too 😁
Came to say this!! Better thank expected thank you!!
It's been sitting in hand sewing, I mostly see it used to close up pillows or stuffed toys. Never would have thought to do it with crochet though, now I've just gotta get my brain to comprehend how to do it with my hooks since I don't have a tapestry needle
@@echosbento I've not done this with a hook before but I imagine it's possible!
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This is, hands down, the best mattress stitch join tutorial for crocheted squares. Absolute perfection. So much love and gratitude to you for your time and talent in making this video for us. ❤🙏
Thank you for this tutorial, I would have done it differently and it wouldn’t have ended well. 😂 This is a keeper. Well done video and explanation. ❤
@@libbylandscape3560 so glad you found this tutorial helpful 😊
EXCELLENT Presentation. The 4 corner detail is wonderful!
Thankyou! It really is the best way to get sharp corners in granny squares
Finally showing the corners and how to properly pull stitches up snug. I have struggles with this. Thank you for this perfect tutorial. Need to get busy with my Granny Squares. Teaching my daughters friend how to make them. I can now teach her this technique too.
I all but gave up on seaming squares with a needle because the intersections were not perfect until now. Thank you a million times over.
@@loreleigreenstein5991 you are so welcome, glad this tutorial was helpful for you 😊
OMG!!!! This is fabulous!! thank you so much!
That is incredible! Finally no bulky seams!
Oh my this was such a great tutorial! Thank you! Now I’m going to be even more addicted to granny squares! ❤
I’m so happy this tutorial helped and has fed your granny square addiction! There needs to be more granny squares in the world 😁
I’m making a granny square sweater with really contrasting colors and needed an invisible join and this is so perfect!! I’ve used my darkest yarn to sew my squares together and it’s completely invisible from the front and the edges are soo clean! I was trying to sew them together with another method that was supposed to be invisible but wasn’t, and I had to take apart the whole front panel of my sweater and redo it in a fit of frustration, but this completely solved my problem. Thank you so much ❤️
I am so happy this worked out well for you, I used it for my granny square sweaters too!
Finally, a tutorial that shows the 4 corners! I’ve struggled with that. Love your method, clear instructions. Will try on my next granny project! ❤
I’m glad the tutorial is helpful for you. Thankyou for commenting ❤️
Omg so I am making a Mario pixel granny square blanket for my son for his bday and this is absolutely perfect for that. I was dreading seeing it together because I didn’t know how I was going to without all the color changes showing but this is PERFECT. Thanks for sharing 🥰🥰
Ooo it would work so well for that. What’s the pattern? I’d love to see it to show my partne r
Thanks a lot from 🇨🇵 for your tutorial and clear explanations 👏🤗
That is the *best* youtube tutorial i have seen for invisible join!
This is NOT mattress stitch though!! Mattress stitch is totally different and noticeable too. Best youtube tutorial i have seen for that is the 10 year old Moogly one. The invisible join is way, way better looking and i think also easier to do.
This stitch has different names in different places around the world 🤷♀️ I have found that mattress stitch is the most common name I’ve seen for this technique in crochet and knitting, so that is what I call it
Thank you very much for the sharing! The instructions are very understandable and clear. 🤩
You are amazing, THIS is the best tutorial that's out there! Thank you sooooooo much for explaining and showing everything so easily understandable!
thank you soso much for showing the four corners in the center i always struggle with the four corners
I'm glad this helped! It's the only way I've found that gives "pointy" corners
This tutorial is very helpful with this join. Thank you for the tutorial, I am looking forward to trying this technique in the future.
Thank you so much for this great method of seaming!
LOVE, LOVE LOVE your video, thank you, You are the BEST of all!
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Thank you! I've been watching several different joining methods but feel this looks the best for both an invisible seam as well as a flat one.
I've been making a bucket hat with a row of small granny squares that I need to join together, and then attach to the main part of the hat, so wanted something that looked neat and flat but also didn't want the join to be visible, so I think this will work well.
If you were doing the same would you choose this stitch or would you join it a different way? I figured I'd come to you as you always produce such neat and precise looking work! 😊
Yes I would defo use this stitch whenever I don’t want a visible join, it’s one of my favourites 😊
this video just saved my life, you are an absolute legend. i hope next time you go outside you find $100 lying on the ground. THANK YOU!!!!❤❤
Thank you so much
Thank you
Just found your channel. This is a wonderful tutorial. I have not seen corners done this way before and it really appears to work so well. :)
Welcome 😁 it was such a game changer when I saw it!
Fantastic, thank you for sharing 😊
Thanks for watching!
Brilliant tutorial so Neat .will that work the same on knitted squares ...Tnank for wonderful tutorial xx...
I love this stitch but would it work as well with a chunky yarn?
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Fantastic!
I do have a question. What do you do if one of your squares has an extra stitch or two?
I either go into a stitch twice on the other square or skip the extra stitch. It’s not very noticeable when you do either.
Thank you!
Please can this video be flipped for us lefties? I appreciate your left handed playlist so much! I hope you see this. I’m so grateful thank you xxxx
Yes I can absolutely do this. I didn’t think the sewn videos would need flipping but I will sort it out for you this week 🙂
@@meemamakes thanks love! It really helps xxx
I’m not understanding how to tie off so that it doesn’t come undone.
Absolutely love this tutorial! Would this work equally well with classic three-stitch cluster granny squares?
Yes I have used it before for different square patterns and it works well as long as you have a ch2 corner
Thank you very much❤🥺✨
You’re welcome 😊
The squares I want to join have ch3 corners. What changes would I need to make to this method for it to work? I’m thinking either using the center chain of the three to connect a square to two others (above and at the side, reusing that chain, OR skipping over that chain and not connecting it to another square. What would you suggest?
I’ve not tried it myself but from other comments on social media, people seem to either skip the centre chain like you said or pick either the 1st and 2nd or the 2nd and 3rd chains and the corner chains and make sure to do this on every square. Maybe do some practice joins to see which you prefer?
this is genius
Genius!
Perfect 👍🏻
How do you determine the length of yarn you need to join in comparison to your squares (for example, 1.5x or 2x the length of your square)?? I have quite a lot of them to join and I would like to avoir running out before the end, and yet I dont want to waste. Can't find that info anywhere. Thank$!
I find with this stitch you don't need a huge amount more than the length of your yarn - maybe about 1.25x more. But I hate using too long lengths of yarn so if I'm doing a bigger project then I'll use shorter lengths of yarn and join them using the Russian Join as I am sewing.
Hi, first time ever joining squares for my first ever project ( yey 🎉) & i want to make sure: if i have two pieces of 4 squares like que one you got there, when i join them i should do it joining the corner like you did the 2nd time, correct?
Also any tips to know i'm not pulling to much/little when joining?
If i have more squares do you recommend i do it in one go or should i stop after a certain amount?
Should i pull them together after a few stitches or is it ok to pull it qll in at once?
Sorry for all the questions but i'll have to do this in a couple days & have no idea what i'm doing 😅
Don’t apologise, always happy to answer questions!
In answer to your first question yes, do the corner like the 2nd time whenever it’ll be the last time you pass that corner.
For your second question about pulling too much - I tend to pull it until it just about zips it up, and then I stretch the two squares and see if I can see the stitches. If I can them I’ll pull a bit more.
For your third, it’s up to you entirely. I find if I’m making a big project eg a blanket then I prefer to do do it in sections and then join the sections because even with the stitch markers holding it together it can all get twisted and tangled. If it’s a small project like a bag or cardigan I do it all in one go.
There is no right or wrong so maybe try a few different ways of doing it to find your preference. Good luck and I’m here if you have any more questions
@@meemamakes thanks, this really helps! It's a big blanket so i was wondering where to weave in the ends if i do it in sections, wouldn't it show? Icm not sure but i'll probably try that next week ( giving myself a much needed xmas break lol )
@@xmilax96 I usually use the same colour to join as the first round of the border weave the ends into that, however I’ve previously just used a sharp needle to sew back along the back of the seam to secure it. This will be visible on the back though so not great for all projects.
@@meemamakes thanks for all the advice! I dont mind as much that it shiws a bit on the underside of the blanket but i'll probably try to stitch the rows all in one go to weave it in the border. If it proves too hard, well... It is a first proyect! It beeing a bit "wonky" is part of the charm imo
What a superb tutorial thank you so much and you’ve demonstrated it perfectly ❤️ How do you calculate how much yarn you need for a continuous row of sewing? If you run out of yarn would you do a starting stitch into a corner like you did when you started? Hope you know what I mean 😄 x
Yes I do know what you mean. I have done this before, weaving the ends back along my stitches. I’ve also joined two bits of yarn together with the Russian join when I didn’t have quite enough too (tutorial here: m.ruclips.net/video/iXeDYVcRGls/видео.html)
Or you could calculate it by measuring the length of yarn before and after stitching 1 square, then multiply this by the number of squares you are joining and add a bit extra just in case. I hope this helped!
How long of a piece of yarn should I use?
I find about 1.5 times the length of the seam is usually enough
But how do we weave in the ends so that they are not visible?
@@emimimimimimimi I use the same colour as the blanket border and weave them in there
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My corners have ch3, how would this work?
I’ve not done it myself as I always do ch2 corners if I’m planning to use mattress stitch but I had a comment from someone on another platform who went in through the first chain, skipped the second, and out through the third. I imagine your corners won’t be as “sharp” but would still work
Hello! I have one question! How do you know how long of yarn you need? I’m worried if I’ll be out of yarn as I’m connecting squares
You put your yarn 3 times the length of your work. Hope this helps.
This is incredible. I’m going to cry 😂 the most beautiful joins! I’m making a blanket for my two babies and I’m just so excited I found this video. Perfection. Truly. You’re a Queen. 🎉
I’m so glad you like this join and good luck with your blanket ❤️
Thank you so much. You explain this technique so clearly. My late Mum was fantastic with crochet and tried to teach me so many times but I just didn’t get it. Since losing her I’ve been determined to learn in her honour and can now crochet granny squares and I LOVE it. Your tutorials are amazing and you explain at just the right pace. Thank you😊
I have never been able to get my squares to look and lay flat when stitching together! I quit making squares until recently then rolled my eyes because it was time to stitch together. I saw your short video and found you here for the whole video. WHAT A GAME CHANGER!!! Thank you thank you thank you for showing the stitch and the how-to ! My project is stitching together beautifully. Thank you again. ❤
Thankyou for commenting. I’m so happy this video has helped you 🥰
I love how bro is yapping half the video (no hate) thx for the tutorial
I've been looking through videos on youtube for hours and can't find a single video that tells you how to tie off the seam yarn. Why isn't anyone explaining that?
Please share more of your fabulous crochet skills and knowledge! Your work is impeccable and that is what I aspire for! Thank you❣️
I absolutely will! I have a long list of tutorials I’m working my way through. And Thankyou so much for your comment, it means a lot ❤️
I’ve been struggling with the 4 corners for forever, it would always look sloppy but now they look beautiful!! At first this I was getting flustered bc I just couldn’t seem to get it down but after watching the tutorial more closely and understanding it omg!! Easiest join ever!! Thank you!!
I have a big blanket to put together and as I expect it to be heavy, I think this is going to be my best chance of having it hold together in a seamless looking way. Thank you!
Amazing. Not only the technique but the tutorial is also seamless (see what I did there)
19 years on and off crocheting and still learning, love that.
Thank you for this precise tutorial. Now I can join my granny squares which have been sitting on the side for almost a month because I can't find the right way to join them until I found your channel. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
this is the exact tutorial i have been searching for. thank you!!
So happy this helped!
Me too!
@@meemamakes LOVE LOVE YOUR VIDEO THIS IS WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR THANKS FOR SHARING.
What if my granny square is ch3 and not ch2?
Your video cover image with the sharp corners drew me in … after your video, I’ll never seam any other way again. So clean. Thank you oh so much! 👍💕
Me too
I agree, the corners with this method are just perfect
Great tutorial .Thank you.
I love your enthusiasm for this stitch,I can see why after trying it.❤
I didn’t realise how much I said “I love this” until I edited it 🤣🤣
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Will this also work for hexagons?
Yes. I use this stitch to close up fabric stuffed animals.
Absolutely brilliant after 30 years I now have perfect joins. Thank you.
Wow! I have been crocheting for 55 years and this is revolutionary! Thank you for sharing this gem! 😘 Terry from BC Canada
I'm stunned! Thats' amazing! I was searcing a way to sew the parts of the Blossom and Blooms blanket from Sirdar and you just pop in my suggestion list! You're a queen, thantk you so much !
Love this tutorial! Just what i was looking for, thank you!🥰
Thank you for this amazing tutorial! I'm a beginner and I will try this on my first crochet project 😉 I have a question, how do you hide the finals pieces of yarn of your granny's squares so perfectly? ❤️
Love this ….what is your recommendation on how many squares you join together at a time to make large blanket? Maybe 5 or 10 squares? I’m making the Nordic star and will have hundreds to join.
I have granny squares ready to join. Lovely, timely video❤️❤️❤️
Thank you. I'm a beginner and watched how to make granny tops but unfortunately the tutorial use single crochet. When I did it, it so bumpy in the inside of the project. It's uncomfortable to wear so your tips help me so much
Fantastic video, I've never seen this stitch before, however, I do have a query. How does this work if you don't have a corner chain of two stitches? Does it still work? My squares only have a chain of one on the corner.
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Thank you for teaching us this stitch. I do however have a slight problem. My corners are 3 single crochet instead of two. How do I tackle that with this stitch?
This is by far the best looking seam stitch I’ve seen while searching for something flat and invisible for my blanket. But how would you go about figuring out how much yarn you’ll need if you have to sew a lot of squares (more than 40 in my case) together? If I use this stitch, would I need to pre measure out all my yarn so that I can sew a bunch of strips first, or just attach individual squares and weave in all the ends one at a time? Thank you so much for the tutorial!
It would work either way you describe so it would be down to personal preference. I do things a little differently - I guess how much yarn I’ll need and if i end up running out I join some more yarn to that length with a Russian join. It’s worked well for two cardigans and you can barely see the Russian join 😊
How long should the yarn be if I am putting together 7 6" squares?
this stitch is impressive! when i first saw the preview for your video i didnt believe that this stitch would actually be invisible. im currently working on my first blanket and have been searching for ways to connect my granny squares and will defineitely be going with this method. great work!!
When I discovered it years ago (I think from a blog but I'm not 100% sure which one) I couldn't believe it either until I tried it for muself. Good luck on joining your blanket, it will take a while but the effort will be worth it.
Absolutely brilliant! Can it be used for hex grannies also?
Yes I don’t see why not, you could sew the hexies into strips then sew the strips together
@@meemamakes I will try that, thank you very much
@@meemamakesthank you!! Wonderful tutorial!
@@jessicakunka7829 glad it’s helpful 🥰
Love your tutorial! This is now my favorite join too. Thank you so much!!
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This is awesome. Thank you. I have been crocheting for years and I never even heard anyone mention this stitch. Thank you for your hard work to teach and video this for us. It is greatly appreciated.
Beautiful join with perfect corners! 🎉 Thank you, from Pakistan
After 60 years of knitting and crocheting this is the best join I have ever seen. I just tried with knitting and it worked just as well. BRILLIANT!! Thank you so much.
Wow! So glad to have helped you learn something new after 60 years ❤️
I guess it will take a million years if you are making a big blanket, but it sure looks beautifull. Thank you for sharing
Yes it does but I think it’s worth it
I have just subscribed and then saved this excellent video. I’ve had a few crochet disasters over the years when granny square bedspreads that I’ve crocheted together, after a couple of years , have unraveled along the crocheted seams…….literally a never ending story! 😢
So now I always sew my squares together…….but I am never happy with that because the result looks thick and clumsy after all the hard work making the squares ( see Janie Crow Love is enough). Many thanks for this clear explanation of a truly useful stitch.
Welcome to the channel and thankyou for commenting. I am so glad this tutorial was helpful for you! Another tip for preventing crochet unravelling is using a sharp needle when weaving ends in - I find they are much more secure than a blunt needle
I'm very grateful for this little tutorial. The mattress stitch is exactly what I need to join my granny squares, and it works like a charm. You are very talented at explaining and showing what to do. My mother as well as my grandmother taught me to crochet when I was a little girl, but I only started again now as I am a granny myself. Thank you for this helpful video!
I'm so happy you found my tutorial helpful. Happy hooking🙂
The best tutorial on this join I’ve seen!!
I will be joing bulky weight granny squares. Would you recommend using dk to join to lessen the possible bulkiness?
Thank you!!😊
Yes that is a great idea - I have done this before and it definitely reduces that ridge on the back
Love your clear explanation! So, as a ‘old’ newbie, would you join four squares and then another four squares then join those bigger squares together in the same method? I suppose I’m asking what the next step is when making a blanket?
You could join like that but I usually either join them into strips/rows of squares along one side of each square and then sew those strips together or I would join in a grid pattern i.e. work all the vertical joins with one long length of yarn then all the horizontal joins. I hope I've explained that ok!
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Hi!
Another question:
So if I’m sewing the whole blanket, do I use a super long piece of yarn that will make it to end of the row?
Thanks again!!
Yes I do this too. If the length of yarn I am using is too short then I add in another piece of yarn using a Russian Join
I have a question. I'm currently working on a granny square blanket with chenille yarn but since that's quite expensive I was wondering if it would be possible to join with a different yarn type or would that be noticeable in the finished product? And thx for the tutorial!
Hmmmm I’ve not tried it before but it’s a very good idea, especially if it’s a colour match. If you try it will you let me know if it works?
Wow! I replayed it many a times to see heavens where is that red thread gone. I struggled so much while joining my first ever grannies. Thank you. My go to tutorial channel from now onwards 😊
Oh wow Thankyou 🥰 I’m so happy you liked the tutorial!
P.S Meema............it is so therapeutic pulling the stitches together ; )
How do you do the corners if you only have one chain stitch (instead of two?)
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This seaming method is perfection! I've used other versions of the mattress stitch and this one makes it so much easier with perfect corners. Thank you so much for sharing your technique. God Bless.
You are so welcome!
i've been doing almost the same thing, except i sew together a whole row with the invisible seam and then sew that row onto my blanket with one LONG strand of yarn. i do my corners the way you do it the second way (front loops of the corner stitches 12:44). i've found this was so much easier, but i do have to weave in lots of ends.
this is the first ever blanket i'm ever making. i'm so worried that the yarn that holds the corners together is just going to snap lmfao
Honestly it depends on the yarn itself - this tutorial is acrylic which is general a very strong fibre but if your yarn has a weaker or shorter fibres in it then it may snap. I usually pull a scrap bit of yarn really hard and if it just breaks then I use other yarn for seaming.
Great video but what wasn't explained was how to know how much yarn to use to attach the squares. If you estimate, how to do you fix it if you run out?
@@CherylJewhurst It’s pretty easy to estimate, just 1.5 times the length of the seam. If you run out, add on more yarn with the Russian join. Hope this helps
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someone pls help 😭😭😭 how do i do this for a blanket?? do i go through the whole row at once and then coloumns???
yeah, i think you should do all the rows first then all the columns, i’m also making a blanket and that’s how i’m doing it but it depends on personal preference i guess