Joining Squares Part Three - Join on Two Sides

If you have been following the various parts to this guide you should now be in a  position to set in a square, that is make a join on two sides.  In reality this isn't any more difficult than the other joins.

In past parts to this joining method I have included pictures for each stitch, for this one I will be using less pictures.  So from here on I will be showing the picture for the first chain, first 2 DC (the stitches that form the first corner) and the 2dc and 1 chain at the end.  In the case of this tutorial there will be 2 sets of pictures, one for each side that is joined.

So lets get started, picture one shows us set up for the next join, as always the first corner of the red square  begins with 2 DC chain 1.  We will be joining from point A to point B then from point B to point C.  The pictures are laid out with the right sides uppermost, if I was holding the pieces to be joined they would be wrong sides together.

Picture 1. Start

As with earlier joins we begin with the chain at point A (its the left chain as the picture is orientated), lengthen the working loop, remove your crochet hook, insert your hook down through the chain on the green square, pickup the working loop, snug the loop back down, chain 1.

Picture 2. Showing the chain being joined.

Now we need to make the first DC, lengthen the working loop, remove your crochet hook, insert your hook down through the next stitch on the green square, pickup the working loop, snug the loop back down, make a DC into the corner space of the green square.

Picture 3. Showing the first DC joined.

Next the 2nd DC, lengthen the working loop, remove your crochet hook, insert your hook down through the next stitch on the green square, pickup the working loop, snug the loop back down, make a DC into the corner space of the green square.

Picture 4.  Second DC joined.

Right, the next 3 DC on the red square are made into the 3 DC of the previous round.  As we have covered this the the first two parts of this series I'm not going to include the pictures this time.  So go ahead and join the next 3 DC, lengthen the working loop, remove your crochet hook, insert your hook down through the next stitch on the green square, pickup the working loop, snug the loop back down, make a DC into the red square - 3 times.

Now we are onto the 2nd corner which joins at point B on picture 1.  As before lengthen the working loop, remove your crochet hook, insert your hook down through the next stitch on the green square, pickup the working loop, snug the loop back down, make a DC into the corner space of the red square. Picture 5 shows the 6th DC, picture 6 shows the 7th and last DC for this side.

Picture 5.  6th Stitch connected and made.

Picture 6.  The last DC on first side joined and made.

Now we are on to the corner in the middle, first we need to join the first chain of this corner on the red square to the green square.  Picture 7 shows the hook placement for this, it should be the only thing left for you to join to on the green square. Picture 8 shows the chain being joined and made, lengthen the working loop, remove your crochet hook, insert your hook down through the chain on the green square, pickup the working loop, snug the loop back down, make one chain.

Picture 7. Hook placement

Picture 9. Corner chain 1 made.

Now for the second chain,, you need to connect your working loop through the chain on the yellow square  (picture 10) at point B (as shown in picture 1).

Picture 10. Hook placement for second chain.

Once you have the hook where is needs to be continue as previously, pick the working loop back up and pull through, snug the loop back down and then chain one shown in picture 11.

Picture 11. chain made on second side.

The join continues as previously, we now start with the first DC on the second side of the red square.  As earlier I'm only including the first 2 and last 2 DC pictures on here.  Picture 12 shows the first DC, picture 12 shows the 2nd DC. 

Picture 12. First DC joined and made.

Picture 13. 2nd DC joined and made.

Now I'm going to jump to the end of the join, you should be able to join the next 3 DC without any hassle.  Picture 14 shows the first of the corner DC joined and made, lengthen the working loop, remove your crochet hook, insert your hook down through the next stitch on the green square, pickup the working loop, snug the loop back down, make a DC into the corner space of the red square.  Do this twice, picture 14 shows the first of the 2 DC made and picture 15 shows the second.

Picture 14. Corner DC made.

Picture 15.  Second corner DC made.

The last thing we need to do is the chain, as with earlier joins, lengthen the working loop, remove your crochet hook, insert your hook down through the chain on the green square, pickup the working loop, snug the loop back down, chain 2. 

Picture 16. Chain made.

You can now continue making the red square as usual.

Picture 17.  Finished Joins

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