How to Crochet Bow Tie Granny Squares for Beginners
With a tutorial for beginners, learn how to crochet a bow tie granny square. It covers the materials needed, including medium-weight black and pink yarn, a 2.5 mm crochet hook, scissors, and a safety marker. The tutorial guides viewers through creating the granny square with increasing rows, adding a single crochet border, and then making the pink bow tie separately.
Finally, it demonstrates how to sew the finished bow onto the square to complete the project. So, follow through with us for the complete tutorial.
Crocheting a Bow Tie Granny Square
This video provides a detailed tutorial on how to crochet a bow tie granny square. The tutorial is broken down into three main sections: creating the granny square, adding a border, and then making and attaching the bow tie.
Materials Needed
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Medium-weight black and pink yarn
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A 2.5 mm crochet hook
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Scissors
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A safety marker
1. Creating the Granny Square
The square is crocheted using black yarn and is built in a series of rounds.
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Starting the Square: Begin by making a magic ring with the black yarn.
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Round 1: Crochet double crochets and chains four times into the ring, then join with a slip stitch. This creates the first four “holes” for the corners of the square.
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Round 2: Crochet into the “big hole” or chain space. The pattern is double crochets and chains in each of the four corners, with a slip stitch to join. This starts to build out the sides of the square.
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Round 3: Continue the pattern, crocheting double crochets and chains in each corner and double crochets in the middle space between the corners.
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Round 4: The same pattern is repeated, with double crochets and chains in the corners and double crochets in each of the two side spaces.
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Round 5: Repeat the corner pattern, and crochet double crochets in each of the three side spaces. This completes the main body of the black granny square.
2. Adding the Border
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Changing Color: Change to the pink yarn to create a single crochet border around the granny square.
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Border Pattern: The pattern for the border is one single crochet in each stitch and three single crochets together at each corner. This gives the square a clean and finished edge.
3. Making and Attaching the Bow Tie
The bow tie is made separately with pink yarn and then attached to the finished granny square.
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Crocheting the Bow Tie:
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Using the pink yarn, create a chain of stitches.
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Skip one stitch and single crochet, then half-double crochet twice, followed by double crochets.
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Continue the pattern with slip stitches, and then repeat the sequence in reverse order on the other side of the chain. This creates the distinctive curved shape of the bow tie.
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Creating the Bow Shape: Cut the yarn end, and then fold and sew the center of the piece. Pull the thread tight to create a cinched middle, forming the bow shape.
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Final Assembly: Sew the finished pink bow onto the black and pink granny square to complete the project. The video concludes by showing the final product.
