1. Making a basic granny square
Hooked on Crochet
Making a basic granny square

2. Step 1: Holding the hook and yarn

3. Step 1 cont..:

4. Step 2: Making a slip knot

5. Step 3: Making a chain

6. Step 4: Slip stitch (sl st) to form a ring
Insert the crochet hook through the first chain you made which is next to the slip knot
Yarn over the hook and draw the yarn through the chain and through the loop on hook; you have now joined the chains into a ring

7. Work each round anti-clockwise
Step 5: Round 1
Work each round anti-clockwise
ch 3: Chain 3 (counts as 1st treble crochet)
2 tr: 2 treble crochets into the centre of the ring
Treble crochet (tr)
Wrap yarn round hook once, insert hook through middle of ring.
You will have three loops on the hook.
Wrap yarn round hook once, pull hook and yarn through
2 loops only.
You will now have two loops on the hook.
Wrap yarn around hook again,
pull hook and yarn through remaining 2 loops.

8. Step 5 cont…:
ch 2: chain 2
3 tr: 3 treble crochets into the centre of the ring
sl st: Slip stitch into top of first chain to complete the round

9. Step 6: Round 2
If changing colour, fasten off and join new colour to any 2 chain space (ch sp) with a slip stitch (sl st)
Fasten off Form slip knot with new colour Insert hook into chain 2 space, yarn over
and slip stitch to join
If continuing with the same colour, slip stitch (sl st) along to next 2 chain space

10. Step 6 cont…:
Round 2
ch 3: Chain 3 (counts as 1st treble crochet)
2 tr: 2 treble crochets into chain 2 space (ch2 sp)
ch 2: chain 2
3 tr: 3 treble crochets into same chain 2 space (ch2 sp)
3 tr: 3 treble crochets into next chain 2 space (ch2 sp)
And so on until the end of the round, then sl st: Slip stitch into top of first chain to complete the round

11. Step 7: Round 3
If changing colour, fasten off and join new colour to any 2 chain space (ch sp) with a slip stich (sl st)
If continuing with the same colour, slip stitch (sl st) to next 2 chain space
ch 3: Chain 3 (counts as 1st treble crochet)
2 tr: 2 treble crochets into chain 2 space (ch2 sp)
ch 2: chain 2
3 tr: 3 treble crochets into same chain 2 space (ch2 sp)
3 tr: 3 treble crochets into space from round 2
3 tr: 3 treble crochets into next chain 2 space (ch2 sp)
And so on until the end of the round, then sl st: Slip stitch into top of first chain to complete the round