Double Crochet Border Around Granny Square

This is something I did for my Bee Granny Square Blanket.

Double crochet border around granny square. Half double crochet is just a tad bit taller than single crochet and provides a nice thickness for a single round border. - There are many decorative border designs. The double-crochet technique is easy to master and creates a thicker border than single crochet.

Once you get the first round done you can go around as many times as you need to to make the border. This creates a nice clean edge to work your crochet border into. Shell or Scallop Border.

You can see this crochet border in the Pig Potholder pattern. All you will need to do is. Leaving an edge unfinished is fine but if you really want your project to stand out choosing an appropriate edging can really give it the edge.

Many crocheters decide to do one large granny square instead of doing multiple and sewing them together. The top and bottom lie flat but the sides still end up ruffley if that makes sense. The whole thing is double crochet so I have made 2 single crochet stitches along the sides for each row of double crochet.

This meant I would have to. Jan 1 2016 - This border has 3 rounds but isnt limited to 3 rounds. These instructions work for any blanket that is a rectangle or square with straight sides.

Crocheting a border around a blanket can be simple if you understand the basics of crochet stitch construction. My personal goal was to come up with several designs that can be applied to a typical granny square. For the border I basically applied the same premise as in the aforementioned Granny Square border tutorial and did a bit of dc2tog action.