So today I'm going to show you how to do a v-stitch square which is a really nice
effective pattern and it's really easy to do so once you get the hang of it you can just keep
going bigger and bigger with your squares I'm going to use the Stylecraft Special Candy Swirl
today this is in the colour coconut ice I really like this for this kind of project because you
don't have to worry about changing colour it just does it for you and you end up with a really nice
effect to it you will need your crochet hook for this particular brand of yarn it recommends a four
millimetre I'm going to use a five millimetre today you will need a pair of scissors and a
darning needle to sew in your end so you want to start your project by creating a slipknot and
you can do this in whichever method you prefer you want to insert your crochet hook and we're
going to begin by chaining four so that's yarn over pull through yarn over pull through yarn
over pull through and yarn over pull through so this is your foundation chain and we're going to
make this into a circle so we're going to insert our hook into this very first chain you're going
to grab the yarn and pull through both loops on the hook and then you have your circle so when
we're working here we want to make sure that we are working is the very centre circle and
not into the chain that we've just done so a V stitch is going to consist of treble crochets
treble crochet is a UK term so in the US this is known as a double crochet so what we need to do
first of all is get to the height of our treble crochet and we're going to chain three to do this
so one two and three now V stitch is going to be a treble crochet a chain one and a treble crochet
so this is going to class as our first treble crochet and then we need to do another chain one
so that we have four chains in total to begin with we're then going to start with our actual treble
crochets and remember that we are working into this centre circle don't be tempted to work into
the chain so to do our first treble we're going to yarn over insert hook into the centre circle grab
the yarn and pull it through you'll have three loops on the hook yarn over pull through just two
loops on the hook you'll be left with two loops on the hook and then yarn over pull through two
so that is our first V stitch and we're actually going to do four sets of these in total for the
centre of our square separated by some corner sections so this V stitch is going to class as
one of the sides we now need to do the corner and to do a corner we chain three one two and
three so it really helps to imagine in your head exactly what you're doing here so as I say this
is going to be the side and then we're just doing the corner and then we're going to work on the top
section now so we're going to do another V stitch which is treble a chain one and a treble we are
going to leave this piece of yarn either out the way if you want to leave it out the way or I just
press it down around this circle piece here so that I'm actually crocheting it in as I go along
so we'll go ahead and do our treble crochet so yarn over insert the hook into the centre circle
yarn over pull through you will have three loops on the hook yarn over pull through two you'll have
two loops on the hook and yarn over pull through two so that's our first treble chain one and then
do another treble so that is our second V stitch we've got one here a chain three for you for the
corner and a V stitch I'm going to turn it round again so that I can work my corner so chain three
one two three and then do another V stitch so treble crochet into the very centre circle so
that's one treble chain one and another treble crochet and that is the next side done I'm going
to turn my work do my corner and then do the last V stitch so treble crochet chain one and treble
crochet turn the work again and then you know that you're working on your last corner one two three
and at this point we want to connect the corner to the very first V stitch that we did now if
you remember this was almost an artificial treble crochet because we wanted to get to the height so
this is our original chain you want to count up from the bottom one two three and insert your
hook into the third chain from the bottom grab the yarn and pull through both loops on the hook and
now you have your the basis of your square so we have the corners here and then the four V stitches
so at this point we want to get the height of a treble again so we're going to go one two and
three this is actually going to be the last half of the last treble of this round so we're just
going to ignore this for a moment and then start off by doing a V stitch in between the V stitch
from the previous row so just ignore this for now and then we're going to start off with the V
stitch so if you have a look at your V you've got your chain one in between that's the space where
we need to work so going to yarn over insert into that space and do a treble chain one and then do
your treble into that same space again so we're doing a V stitch in the centre of the V stitch
from the previous row we obviously want our square to get bigger so we're also going to do a V stitch
into this corner section so a treble a chain one and a treble so this is the finish of this side
we'll finish off when we go all the way round we now want to do our corner so we're going to chain
three one two and three and then we're also going to do another V stitch into this corner so it's
always going to be a V stitch a chain three and a V stitch into the corner sections and that's what
makes your square get larger the more rows that you add so again a treble a chain one and a treble
and the pattern is pretty much going to continue in this way so we're going to do a V stitch in
the centre of the V stitch from the previous row so V stitch in here a treble a chain one and a
treble we don't do a chain one in between each V stitch we just go straight into the V stitch
so we're now in the corner and the formula for the corner is a V stitch so a treble a chain one and a
treble I'm going to twist my work at this point so I know that I'm going to corner chain 3 for
the corner and then do a treble a chain one and the treble which creates our V stitch so you're
going to do that all the way around so obviously I'm here again I'm going to do my treble my chain
one and my treble into the previous V stitch and then the corner so I'm going to continue talking
you through this particular round but hopefully you should be picking up the pattern by now so in
this corner we're going to do a V stitch which is a treble a chain one and a treble I'm going to do
the corner one two three so a chain three and then a V stitch treble chain one and a treble
we've got to the V stitch from the previous row so we do our V stitch in there a treble a chain
one and a treble and now in this very last corner you notice that we have the chain three which I
told you to ignore in the beginning so we're just going to start off as normal so you're going to do
your V stitch you treble your chain one and your treble you're going to chain three for the corner
and then here we want to do one treble chain one and then this chain three from the beginning of
the round is classing as our next treble so we want to just slip stitch into the third chain
from the bottom and that completes our second round so make sure that you are familiarising
yourself with where the corners are because this is where some people can get confused so at this
point we want to chain three again one two three that is going to class as the last treble of this
round so we ignore that for the moment we take a look at where our trebles are so just be mindful
that the trebles that are going into the corners might actually slide out slightly so you just
want to bring that in so you can see that that is a V stitch we have a V stitch here and then
we have another V stitch here so we're going to be working in between all of those V stitches so from
this point we're going to go straight into this V stitch from the previous row with our treble our
chain one and our treble so that is a V stitch we then want to go into this one so we're not
going into the upside down V's we're going into the right way up V's into the chain one space so
we'll go into this chain one space and do a treble a chain one and a treble now we're in the corner
and as I said before from the last round your formula for the corner is exactly the same so
we're going to do a V stitch a treble a chain one and a treble twist your work when you're doing the
corner just so you can keep track of where you are you're going to chain 3 for the corner and then do
a treble into that corner space again with a chain one and a treble to create your V stitch so you're
at the side again and you've got three trebles this time each row will build by two trebles so
your next round will actually be 5 V stitches and then you'll keep adding 2 for each round that you
do so just to recap I'll show you this one last edge you're going to do your V stitch into the
V from the previous row and then moving over onto the next one which is the right way up V just here
and do your V stitch and move onto the next one and then finally into the corner you would twist
your work chain three for the corner and then start your row again by doing your V stitch into
the corner space so that is your basic principle of your V stitch square I'm going to pause the
video here finish off this round and just show you one last time how you would finish off the round
and what you would do with this last chain three so I'm going to pause the video and work my way
all the way round and if you want to do that too so pause the video and meet me back in the very
last corner and I'll show you one last time how to finish off this row to move on to your next row so
I'm just in my corner section here I've already done one V my chain three and I'm going to do
another V stitch and then that will bring us over to the section where we have our starting chain
three from this row so I'm going to do a treble in this space chain one and this one counts as
the next treble and I'm going to insert my hook into the top of the chain 3 and slip stitch and
that has completed the third round I would chain 3 again one two three and then simply move back
over into the next V space doing my V stitch so that is how you would do your V stitch square
as I showed you earlier this yarn is really nice because it changes colour for you and as I also
mentioned each row is going to get bigger by 2 V stitches each time you build we've got one V
here the next row has three V's on the side the next row has five etc so I really hope you've
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