Flat Braid Join Step by Step
Step 1: To edge the first block, join with sc in any corner, ch 3, sc in same sp, (ch 3, sc in next ch-sp) around with (sc, ch 3, sc) in each corner ch-sp, join. Fasten off.
Step 2: Join with sc in ch-sp below top left corner, and work edging rnd same as step 1 around left edge, bottom edge and right edge to top right corner. Sc in top right corner, ch 2, remove hook from lp, insert hook in bottom right corner of first block, pick up dropped lp, ch 1, sc in same corner on second block.
This blanket is called “Variations on a Theme” because as I worked on stitch swatches, I found myself wanting to create many variations of one basic stitch pattern just to see how far it could go. It’s a stitch sampler blanket using many of these patterns.
Here are all the CAL posts:
First post: Variations on a Theme CAL
Edging instructions for squares
Edging instructions for rectangles
Hola: No sabia como unir las piezas.Me encanto la explicacion paso a paso.Muchas gracias
I finished this much more quickly than I thought I would and the result is absolutely gorgeous! Thanks for the clear instructions and photos, Carolyn!
*THANK YOU!* for this!!!! I have been dying to make a granny ghan but was totally afraid of not knowing how to join. This is AWESOME! (((((HUGS))))) sandi