Crochet for beginners...

[CouthyMow]

I'm desperately trying to learn to crochet. I want to be able to do Granny squares.

I can make a foundation chain, I can do double and triple, but after that I just end up in a knotty mess!

I have two crochet books, both of which are meant to be from the basics onwards. Neither of which seemingly explain it in a way that makes sense to me...

Can anyone help me to crochet a granny square?!

[TheWoollybacksWife]

The figures in the brackets refer to the next sizes. The first number is the prem size, the second number (the first one in brackets) is the newborn size and the third number (the second one in brackets) is the toddler size. So the number of chains you make depends on the size you wish to make.

[ComtessedeFrouFrou]

Ah, thank you! I was getting so dispirited thinking that I'd failed at the very first hurdle

[TheNinjaGooseIsOnAMission]

sounds great miaow!! I hadn't thought about ikea for cushion covers, thanks

[pantshavenames]

Ok so, I am yet to crochet but went to house of Fraser to get crochet hook and they had sale of rowan yarns at £2-3 so am now committed and this will be the weekend.yikes.
What horrible blogs about springtime throw?? Sucker tattooed on forehead alert.

[KnitStitchSewBlog]

Just posted this on another thread but here you go again! knitstitchsew.wordpress.com/2012/11/19/cracking-crochet/ best thing to do is to get cheap wool and ask someone to show you...