Learn how to create a seam free, single sided Crochet Granny square for perfect results every time.
The humble Granny Square is the crochet staple of Nanna's everywhere, which is how it came to be known as a 'Granny Square'. Originally it was just called a crochet square.
The Granny Square is often the very first thing we are taught when learning to crochet, so it would follow that it would be simple to have a perfect square every time and those new to crochet often get discouraged when this is not the case.
However, to get a perfect square actually requires a bit of experience, good fundamentals and advanced row starting techniques, otherwise you are left with seams, the reverse side of stitches showing every second row or even a slight spiral effect.
This granny square is made without turning your work and has a right and a wrong side.
The humble Granny Square is the crochet staple of Nanna's everywhere, which is how it came to be known as a 'Granny Square'. Originally it was just called a crochet square.
The Granny Square is often the very first thing we are taught when learning to crochet, so it would follow that it would be simple to have a perfect square every time and those new to crochet often get discouraged when this is not the case.
However, to get a perfect square actually requires a bit of experience, good fundamentals and advanced row starting techniques, otherwise you are left with seams, the reverse side of stitches showing every second row or even a slight spiral effect.
This granny square is made without turning your work and has a right and a wrong side.
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This is a great post--wonderful advice. I've never had to use it but knowing what to do is a big step.
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DeleteThanks for the help. Lots of times we just don't know what to do! Stella to the rescue!!
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ReplyDeleteIt's doesn't take much to just help a little and if we all can help a little we could end up helping a lot.
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DeleteHi Stella, great advice. We do get fires here in the summer too, but nothing compared to what you get.
ReplyDeleteMany people (including myself) wouldn't know where to start in helping an injured wild animal. The nearest I've got to helping injure animals was helping hedgehogs in the UK. Where I grew up, we would get hedgehogs coming into the garden, sometimes young ones would come out of hibernation to early and we'd give them a safe place to settle down and sometimes we would get sick ones. My Dad would always ring the RSPCA first though.
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The RSPCA has always been my first port of call too. They focus on domestic animals here and the Parks and Wildlife dept. does wildlife rescues. We rescued a snake once and convinced the RSPCA to come and get it and look after it over the weekend and then they could pass it on to the parks and wildlife folk on Monday. The poor guy who came to collect it was not happy at all about driving with a snake.
DeleteIt is so sad a lot of animals die because of fires, and lots of them are injured. This is a great list of tips to keep in mind
ReplyDeleteThe poor vet in the area had a harrowing week of easing the way for those he couldn't help but his whole team saved so many animals and every little bit that we can do to help with saving them helps to make their job just that little bit easier.
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