Take your granny square projects to the next level with this collection of 8+ joining methods and 18+ edging and border patterns! These include basic, beginner-friendly joins and borders along with more challenging methods and techniques.
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8+ Joins and 18+ Edgings & Borders for Granny Square Projects
If you’re like many crocheters, you love making motifs. But, once you have a bunch of squares made, what do you do next? In today’s roundup, I’m sharing 8+ joining methods including “the basics” along with several more challenging methods, and 18+ edging and borders to put the finishing touches on your next granny square blanket or project.
8+ Ways To Join Granny Squares and Motifs
- How To Join Granny Squares 5 Ways by Underground Crafter: The video tutorial below demonstrates five basic joins: whipstitch, mattress stitch, slip stitch, single crochet, and join-as-you-go.
- If you can’t see the video tutorial above, click HERE to watch it on YouTube. You can also get photo tutorials for each of these joins at the following links: whipstitch, mattress stitch, slip stitch, single crochet, and join-as-you-go.
- Mijo Granny Join by Mijo Crochet: This tutorial is available in English and Swedish. You can download the English version as a free PDF.
- Lacy Blanket Join by Cherry Heart: This join was used as part of the Vintage Sampler Blanket, a free crochet pattern.
- Continuous Cluster Join by Designs by Muggins: This tutorial is available as a free Ravelry download.
- Looking for more ways to join granny squares? Check out 20+ Granny Square Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials That Will Rock Your (Crochet) World!
18+ Edgings and Borders for Granny Square Projects
- After joining your motifs, you may want to add a single crochet edging as a simple finish or as the first step in a border. The video tutorial below demonstrates how to do this.
- If you can’t see the video tutorial above for crocheting around your project, click HERE to watch it on YouTube.
- Alternating Puffs Border by Underground Crafter: This photo tutorial also includes video tutorials for the special stitches.
- Pom Pom Border by This Pixie Creates: This border pattern includes written instructions, progress photos, and a video tutorial.
- Star Stitch Border by Naztazia: This four-round border pattern is available as a PDF download or a video tutorial.
- 3-Color Chain Stitch Coiled Edging by MBT Creates is a video-only tutorial for what is also called rope stitch edging.
- Alpine Stitch Border by Winding Road Crochet: This pattern includes written and video instructions for a six-round border that can be worked in one or more colors.
- Shell Stitch Border by Moogly: This pattern includes written instructions and right- and left-handed video tutorials.
- Tulip Border Using the Puff Stitch by Repeat Crafter Me is a video-only tutorial.
- Bubble Border by Naztazia: This 3D border pattern is available as a PDF download or a video tutorial.
- Simple Ridged Edging by MBT Creates is a video-only tutorial for a border that works with any stitch multiple.
- Camel Stitch Border by Winding Road Crochet: This border pattern includes written instructions, progress photos, and a video tutorial.
- Sideways Border by Naztazia: This border can be worked over any number of stitches and is available as a PDF download or a video tutorial.
- Forward Crab Stitch by MBT Creates is a video-only tutorial for a one-round border that works with any stitch multiple.
- Arcade Stitch Border by Winding Road Crochet: This post includes a waffle stitch blanket pattern in 7 sizes from baby blanket through king, along with written instructions and a video tutorial for the six-round arcade stitch border.
- Hectanooga1 on YouTube has a whole series of border tutorials. Many have written instructions in the descriptions. Some of my favorites include the Picot Border Edging.
- Slanted Puff Stitch Border.
- Spike Flower Border.
- And, the Curly Border.
- Still looking for crochet border ideas? Check out 27 Free Crochet Border Patterns for more inspiration!