The Granny Square Book: Timeless Techniques and Fresh Ideas for Crocheting Square by Square

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The stitch group is enclosed between brackets [ ] or parentheses ( ) immediately followed by the number of times to work the stitches.

I bow down to the crochet goddesses/genuises/all-around yarn magicians that do some of the complex granny squares found in this book. I got about 7 rows in, on the extra-advanced square I tried and then attempting to figure out what I was doing between the written word and the two separate charts while reminding my kids to take turns with eachother became far too much for me to handle.Lifespan: Most cookies are session cookies (which are only active until you close your browser) or are cookies which are only active for one day. The stitches themselves all look great (the finished image shown) but I'm afraid the steps are unclear (only written with the terminology). Make a loop several inches from the end of the yarn, insert the hook through the loop, and catch the tail with the end (1). If you love to crochet, love retro granny squares, some of which are definitely out of the box thinking, this is a great book and I especially love that it is spiral bound (with a hard cover covering the spirals) so that the spine glue will never crack - also has some patterns too! I was contacted by the team at ‘ Love Crafts‘ before Christmas and asked if I’d like to do a product review.

Make five double crochets in the specified stitch, draw up the last loop slightly, and remove the hook (1). Wrap the yarn over the hook and pick up a loop in the next stitch, so there are now four loops on the hook. Rejuvenated with up-to-date designs and a vast range of yarn choices, today’s granny square is the foundation upon which many new and exciting designs can be created.I love this book even though books with ring bound centres really batter my head, I will give it the benefit of the doubt but because of this silly little niggle I have with it I am only giving it four stars.

As I mentioned in my first review, six of the motif patterns are reprinted from The Complete Photo Guide to Crochet. If you like to crochet granny squares but are looking to go ‘beyond the blanket,’ this might be the book for you! The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. In the spirit of reconciliation, I respectfully acknowledge the traditional custodians of the beautiful land I occupy as I work and live, the Gunditjmara people.

There are projects to make with your granny squares such as a potholder, pillow cover and fingerless gloves. I bought the hard copy first years ago and now I had to get the kindle version when I got a "Fire" for convenience sake. I just got this book today and after a thorough look through I can honestly say I am thrilled to bits with it. It worked really well using the book in this way… a small project which could be achieved in a short amount of time and it taught pattern reading too… Lindsay crocheted it beautifully!

Wrap the yarn over the hook again and draw it through two of the loops so there are now three loops on the hook. Not only does it provide a step by step guide to all the crochet stitches it also shows how to read a pattern and different methods of joining granny squares. The advertising cookies associated with our service belonging to our advertising partners as listed under cookie details.Insert the hook through the next stitch, wrap the yarn over the hook, and draw the yarn through the stitch so there are three loops on the hook (1). Plus, not only are there a lot of examples of squares outside of the traditional granny square (75 square patterns total), but there are other patterns for full projects too - coasters, washcloths, collar decorations, shawls, cardigans. Though there may be some subtle differences in the way the symbols look, designers use a standard set of symbols.