I made this series to help beginners and share tips on how to crochet my animal granny squares. In addition to these free videos, some of my patterns include complete step-by-step tutorials for extra guidance.

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• Can a beginner do this? Here’s everything to help complete beginners crochet their baby blankets!
• How to read crochet patterns: once you know how, you can crochet anything. The video covers the following techniques: magic ring, single crochet, slip stitch, double crochet, and chain.
• How to use the blanket designer: with this online tool, you can mix and match colours and animals to create your blanket layout and save your work for later.
• Yarn and material: everything needed to get started and make a baby blanket in crochet.
• Yarn types: what to keep in mind when choosing yarn for your project.

• How to embroider eyes with yarn: this is a safer, cheaper, and more sustainable alternative to plastic safety eyes. All you need is black yarn and a threading needle.
• Alternative way to embroider eyes with yarn: introducing 2 ways to embroider eyes with yarn, the French knot and the free knot.
• How to make clean eyes: a focus on hiding the yarn tails well when making eyes with yarn.
• How to stitch body parts: a basic stitching method to attach body parts when they are the same color as the body.
• How to attach parts seamlessly: the invisible joint technique to keep your backs clean when attaching animal parts of different colors.
• How to weave in ends securely: thread your yarn tails so they don’t come out, and hide them in your granny square to make the back look seamless.

• How to block granny squares: this blocking technique avoids wobbly granny squares and makes them all equal in shape and size.
• How to make scalloped edges: a quick and straightforward technique to create wavy borders for your blanket.
• How to join granny squares - beginner: the easiest and quickest way to join granny squares with the back loop whip stitch method.
• How to join granny squares - invisible seam: another beginner tutorial on how to join granny squares with the invisible or mattress stitch technique.