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

Margaret Hubert

Nov 2011 · Quarto Publishing Group USA

About this ebook

This updated second edition offers crocheters at all skill levels even more to love about granny squares with twenty-five brand new squares and twenty-five all-new projects.

Since it was first published in 2011, The Granny Square Book has instructed and inspired thousands of crocheters to make and create beautiful, stylish projects with these classic motifs.

Now updated with twenty-five additional squares (for a total of 100!) and all new projects, this new edition offers crocheters at all skill levels even more to love about granny squares. Author and designer Margaret Hubert shows you the amazing versatility and variety of this portable and convenient technique of crocheting square by square—how it can be used to make almost anything and interpreted in countless ways and different yarns.

This book includes:

• Crochet basics used for making granny squares
• Stitch instructions and symbol diagrams for 100 unique squares
• Twenty-five all new projects—garments, accessories, gifts, and home décor
• Guidance and ideas for designing your own granny square projects

Fire up your crochet hooks! There’s lots of granny square fun to come!

Praise for The Granny Square Book

“Crocheters looking to move beyond basic granny squares, as well as new crocheters drawn to these traditional motifs, will enjoy this collection.” —Library Journal

“Delightful . . . If you like to crochet granny squares but are looking to go ‘beyond the blanket,’ this might be the book for you!” —Underground Crafter

Ratings and reviews

In the 36 years I've been crocheting, this is the very best book on Granny Squares. Not only are there patterns, there are charts. Additionally she literally gives you the building blocks of design so you can make your own creation. Best money I've ever spent on a crochet book, seriously. To the author: Thank you for sharing your knowledge and craft. A teacher who builds up your knowledge is truly sageous for they genuinely understand the symbiotic relationship of teacher to student.

This is phenomenal pattern book I have done no less than 15 of the designs within this book my greatest was the red white and blue firework design again I was so excited I completed the project in less than a week what's the 10 x 10 size Square put the entire thing together from start to finish in a total of 7 Days in my spare time I wish I could share a photograph of it was amazing

I will be trying out these very soon. Just can't wait.

About the author

Margaret Hubert is the author of more than 20 crochet and knitting books, including Plus Size Crochet, Knits for Men, Knit or Crochet—Have It Your Way, The Complete Photo Guide to Crochet, The Complete Photo Guide to Knitting, The Granny Square Book, Lacework for Adventurous Crocheters, Runway Crochet, and Customize Your Knitting. She has enjoyed a lifelong career designing both crochet and knit patterns for yarn companies and book and magazine publishers. Hubert also teaches at yarn shops, retreats, and national gatherings, and rarely misses a national conference in the needle-arts field. She lives in Pawling, New York.