I was sick for the past week, which gave me a lot of time to practice my crocheting. I was finally able to figure out how to make granny squares, and made a couple. I used my 4.0mm crochet hook and thin yarn, creating my slip knot and getting started. I realized that it may be easier to create the magic circle if I started with a longer chain, so rather than chaining 4 I chained 8. After this, I slipped the hook through my first chain and pulled the yarn through, creating my circle! I was then able to realize that each side of my square should be made of 3 double crochets. To start this first round, I chained three, then did two double crochets. This created the first side of my square. To get to the next side of my square, I chained 3 to create the corner. Once I had my corner, I did three double crochets to create the next side. I then repeated my corner and created the last two sides for this round. My first granny square was not perfect, as I got lost in the rounds and was not able to finish each round before starting the next one, creating a bit of a spiral. For my next granny square, however, I realized I needed to end each round before beginning the next. To do this, I would slip the hook through the first loop on the first side of the round after finishing the last side. Then, I would loop the yarn onto the hook and pull it through. I continued this, making about 4 rounds for the granny square. Once I reached the end, I would end the round as usual before cutting the yarn, chaining one more and pulling the yarn through to close the square. I repeated these steps for each of my granny squares. This progress was great for me, as I am now one skill closer to being able to complete the dog sweater I am working towards!

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