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Joining Crochet Squares – Mystique De-Mystified

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First, as most frustrated crocheters know, not all joining techniques are created equal!  Most are downright ugly as well as being poorly explained in books and online.  Others leave a ridge which I find to be unattractive in most applications.  I’ve tried numerous methods to join squares and have pretty much decided that I will just NOT crochet squares that require my joining them.  I make them and give them away.  I make them and let others join them.  I make them as dish cloths, face cloths, basket liners – anything where I won’t have to spend time joining them.

But, then I saw and read about this technique.  It’s one I can get on board with.  And, in case I can’t make sense of the written instructions (which appear in at least two different versions), there’s a youtube video to assist me.  There’s even a schematic for you visual mathematical types out there.  Typically, if I can both see and read about a technique, I can figure out how to master it.

Further, in this method, there are two options (we’ll call twisted and not twisted), both of which create a very attractive join.  I’m not sure I’ll ever completely overcome my aversion to joining squares, but this technique gives me hope!

This link is a place to start.  You can continue to click through to other sites for a greater understanding of the technique.

Comments

  4. It looks a little dizzying, jd. I think I’ll stick to the old method for now, but will bookmark it in case I ever feel adventurous. 🙂

  5. Pam,
    There’s a link at the bottom of the article which will take you to the website. From there, you should be able to find the link to the video.
    jd

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