What can I do with knitted squares?

8 Homemade Gifts from a Knitted Square (or Rectangle)

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Napkin Holders. Take two opposite corners of the square and sew them together.
Coffee Cozy. Measure the circumference of a paper coffee cup.
Fingerless Gloves.
Pot Holder.
Head Bands.
Baby Booties.
Phone/Camera/Sunglasses Case.
Checkers Game.

What is the best stitch to join knitted squares?

That makes baseball stitch a great help when we put together a bunch of squares to make a blanket, a poncho or a wide scarf. To make it work, join the spots that are one row away from the edge and one stitch apart. All these basic steps, as well as variations, can be applied to fabric worked in any stitch pattern.

What charity takes knitted squares?

6 Charities Where You Can Donate Knitting Blanket Squares….Kids knitting squares for charity!

Ghana Project/Key of Hope Patterns.
Knitting Pattern Central’s Motifs & Squares.
Warm Up America Patterns.
KAS Free Knitting Patterns for Squares.

What is Kitchener stitch?

Kitchener stitch is a knitting technique used for grafting together two sets of live stitches, most often stockinette stitch. Instead of binding off and sewing two edges together, you can use a tapestry needle and yarn to join the stitches completely seamlessly.

Why is it called Kitchener stitch?

The Kitchener stitch is a common method for the third type of seam. The yarn follows the route of a row of ordinary knitting. This is often done when closing off a knitted sock at the toe. The technique is named after Horatio Herbert Kitchener, though the technique was practiced long before.

What can I do with my knitted squares?

How to sew multiple knitted squares together?

Determine the size of the item you are going to make.

Plan the design of your squares by laying out all the squares and placing them in rows.

Pick up the first two adjacent squares and seam them together using one of the methods described — mattress stitch or invisible vertical seam.

Work your way across until you have joined every square in the row.

How to join single crochet squares?

Worsted weight yarn of your choice – I used Caron Simply Soft

Size H crochet hook – I love these Odyssey hooks from Furls Crochet!

Yarn/Tapestry Needle for weaving in ends.

How to crochet granny squares together?

Match up the squares. The first square in your row should be placed on the left and the second square should be placed to its right.

Knot the yarn onto your crochet hook. Make a slipknot on one end of the yarn and squeeze your crochet hook into the loop created by the knot.

Chain stitch three times in the corner of the top square.

How to sew crochet toys together?

You can hold the motifs side by side. Most people find it comfortable to hold their pieces of fabric together (either right side or wrong side facing).

Follow seaming instructions in your pattern.

Block before seaming.

Try JAYGO crochet to avoid seaming altogether.