Joining Squares Part Two - Joining a Square to Start a New Row

This tutorial follows on from the first one here to join a third green square on.  If this was a blanket the green square would be the start of a new row and you would of used part one multiple times to make one long row of squares.  I haven't explained in as much detail how the join works so I would highly recommend making sure you have read and tried the tutorial at Part 1.

Picture 1. Where we are joining.

We are going to be joining a green square on, from point A to point B in Picture 1.  If you are following on from the first tutorial you should have two squares joined as in this picture.  At point B on each of the squares there will be one un-joined chain (next to the DC on the un-joined side), these chains are used when joining a square onto the adjacent sides.  For this join we will be using the un-joined chain in the bluebell square and only one chain from point A exactly as in part one.

So to start, as usual, get your next square to its last round and part way through the first corner - 2DC, ch1 (shown in the next picture).

Picture 2.  Ready to Start.

So as in the earlier tutorial, lengthen the loop on your hook so you don't drop it, put the hook down through the first chain, pick the working loop back up and pull it through the chain, snug the loop back down, then chain 1 (shown in picture 3 below). When I say" the first chain" I mean at point A on picture 1, the leftmost chain looking at the picture.  This was discussed in more detail in part 1.

Picture from Part 1 showing stitches involved in the join

Picture 3. To the left the loop connected, to the right the chain made.

Now we need to move on to the first DC of the corner, so lengthen the loop, place crochet hook down through 1st DC on Bluebell square, pull the working loop through, snug the loop back down, make DC into corner space of green square (picture 4).

Picture 4. To the left the loop connected, to the right the DC made.

The second DC is made in the same way, lengthen the loop, place crochet hook down through 2nd DC on Bluebell square, pull the working loop through, snug the loop back down, make DC into corner space of green square.  That should leave the corner on the green square finished (picture 5).

Picture 5.  To the left the loop connected, to the right the DC made.

The next three DC made on the green square are made into a DC from the previous round, as earlier, lengthen the loop, place crochet hook down through next DC on Bluebell square, pull the working loop through, snug the loop back down, make DC into DC of green square.  Repeat this 3 times along the bluebell square working towards point B on Picture 1, this is shown in pictures 6, 7 and 8 below.

Picture 6. To the left the loop connected, to the right the DC made.

Picture 7. To the left the loop connected, to the right the DC made.

Picture 8.  To the left the loop connected, to the right the DC made.

We are now ready to make the second corner of the green square, lengthen the loop, place crochet hook down through next DC on Bluebell square, pull the working loop through, snug the loop back down, make DC into corner space of green square (picture 9)

Picture 9.  To the left the loop connected, to the right the DC made.

Now for the second corner stitch of the green square, lengthen the loop, place crochet hook down through next DC on Bluebell square, pull the working loop through, snug the loop back down, make DC into corner space of green square (picture 10)

Picture 10.  To the left the loop connected, to the right the DC made.

The last part of the join is the corner chain, picture 11 shows the placement of the hook for this, you should find is it the last available thing for you to join to next to the bluebell square.  As with earlier joins, lengthen the loop, place crochet hook down through chain on Bluebell square, pull the working loop through, snug the loop back down, now chain 2 (one counts as the joined chain the second is an un-joined chain)

Picture 11.  Showing hook placement for corner chain.

Picture 12.  To the left showing loop connected, to the right 2 chain made.

 That's the end of the join, from here on complete the green square as normal.

Picture 13. To the left the right side, the the right the wrong side.

The next part of the tutorials will show how to set in a square to fill the gap between the yellow and green squares.

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