Continuous Joining

1. Make a slipstitch on your hook, yoh, and holding in place with your finger, insert the hook in the corner chsp of the granny square.

2. Yoh, pull a loop through and complete the tr.

3. Work another 2tr in the same place.

4. Complete three sides as a regular round until you reach the final corner.

Work 3tr, 1ch in the corner.

5. Work 3tr into the 1^st corner of the 2^nd granny square.

6. Fold at the 1ch so that the edge of the 2^nd square lies next to the 1^st one.

7. Ss into the space between the two groups of 3tr on the 1^st square then work 3tr into the next space between the two groups of 3tr on the 2^nd square.

8. Continue in this way until the next corner and work a ss into the chsp on the 1^st square.

9. Work another 3tr into the same chsp on the square then continue as a regular round until you reach the final corner.

Work 3tr, 1ch in the corner.

Continue in this way until you have added as many squares as you need for the 1^st row.

10. On the final square work around to the 1^st corner.

11. Work 3tr in the 1^st chsp of the final square.

12. Ss into the 1ch between the squares.

13. Work 3tr in the 4^th chsp of the next square.

Continue working along the 4^th edge of all of the squares until you reach the 1^st one.

14. 3tr into the 1^st corner, 1 ch and ss to the 1^st tr.

Fasten off and sew in ends.

15. 1^st row finished.

1. Start as the 1^st row along the 1^st side.

2. Ss to the starting/finishing corner of the 1^st row.

3. Work another 2tr in the same place.

4. Continue up the 3rd side of the 1^st square and join the 2^nd square as in the 1^st row.

At the corner join in the same place as the 1^st square and continue along the next side joining to the 1^st row.

5. Join the rest of the squares in the same way.

When you reach the final square work around to the 1^st corner and complete the top edging as in the 1^st row.