So I think I am officially a granny. Or at least I have started the process lol.

I say this because I have finally created a granny square. I think I underestimated the granny’s because this wasn’t the easiest project. The online source that I have chosen for this learning project post is a YouTube video by Maddy Marie. The thing that enticed me to choose this video was the title ” How to Crochet a Granny Square for Beginners *updated tutorial*”. My thought process when seeing the words ‘updated tutorial’ was that it would be a new and easier version of a granny square. Now since I don’t know any other way to create a granny square, I thought that this was a pretty good tutorial.

The issue I had with this tutorial is that it was a fast paced tutorial, where the creator did not take the time to repeat any steps. For that reason I did have to rewind and rewatch the video over 5 times. Now I will say that even with rewinding the video I did not do  complete this project on the first try. I had to redo the project I think 3 times and almost lost the willpower to finish the project. On the first try the issue I had was stitching a double crochet, as it was my first time throwing this stitch. This did make the tutorial more difficult as the video I think was tailored to an audience that already knew how to crochet this stitch. For that reason I would say that this video is not made for ‘beginner, beginners’ but to a more mature audience.

Overall, I would give this tutorial a 7/10, just because I did have to rewind and rewatch it several times. Although I would recommend to someone that already knows how to stitch a double crochet.

On a good note… I am so proud of my granny square and I can’t wait to make more!