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The Granny Square Book: Timeless Techniques and Fresh Ideas for Crocheting Square by Square--Now with 100 Motifs and 25 All New Projects!

The Granny Square Book: Timeless Techniques and Fresh Ideas for Crocheting Square by Square--Now with 100 Motifs and 25 All New Projects!

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  • Create Date：2021-03-29 14:13:44
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Margaret Hubert
  • ISBN：1589239482
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Summary

This updated second edition of The Granny Square Book features 25 brand new squares， and 25 all-new projects to make。 Beginners welcome！ Margaret Hubert makes learning to crochet easy。

Since it was first published in 2011， The Granny Square Book has instructed and inspired more than 70，000 crocheters to make and create beautiful， stylish projects with these classic motifs。 Now designer and author Margaret Hubert has updated her bestselling and beloved book to include 25 additional crochet squares （for a total of 100！） and 25 all-new projects to make， wear， and give。

Margaret shows the evolution of the granny square， how it can be used and interpreted in different ways with different yarns， and how today's crocheter can design her own projects using the granny squares of her choice with the yarn choices of today。 Among the designs are accessories （headbands， bags， and jewelry）; garments （vests， jackets， and tops）; and decorative items and gifts （afghans， pillows， and a sweater set for baby）。 The Granny Square Book， Second Edition， offers crocheters at all skill levels more， and more to love about， this timeless motif。

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Reviews

Phredric ，

If you’re into Granny Squares， this is the only book you’ll ever need

Amanda ，

Excellent book。 I wish the back section was more organized by the project type， but this really makes me think I can crochet some granny squares！ Time to go through my yarn。

Robin M ，

Detailed， clear instructions！

T。 Rose ，

My favorite crochet book！ 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。 Best of both worlds。 I love Margaret Hubert's books because I find them easier than other crochet books to read the instructions and I love the illustrations。 Very helpful hints and inspiration。 My favorite crochet book！ 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。 Best of both worlds。 I love Margaret Hubert's books because I find them easier than other crochet books to read the instructions and I love the illustrations。 Very helpful hints and inspiration。 。。。more

Astrid Von schultzendorff ，

Best Granny Square book I’ve found！I totally recommend this book to beginner and intermediate crochet knitters。 I’ve gone through the entire book， it’s really easy to follow the instructions and it helps a lot for those with difficulties reading written or painted patterns because it has both。 Great to learn many different granny squares with different degrees of difficulties from beginner to experienced。

KAY OLEARY ，

Love Love Love this book！100 great granny squares！ All beautiful and rated for easy， beginner， intermediate and advanced。 You will want to crochet every one。 My imagination has taken off with scarves， blankets，shawls，table runners and hats。 I am trying to remember how we made Christmas stockings out of granny squares。 Our family loves them。

Kelli Stowe ，

Love using this as a reference。 Can’t wait to make many squares！

Rachael ，

Lovely patterns in a smaller （6"） size。 Lacy and mostly flat patterns， good for beginners。 Lovely patterns in a smaller （6"） size。 Lacy and mostly flat patterns， good for beginners。 。。。more

Amie Bjorklund ，

I LOVE this book and cannot wait to own it！ The squares are cute and have easy to follow patterns。

Stephanie McRae ，

Wonderful Ideas！I loved all the instructions and ideas to make beautiful items for my home。 It also has great gift ideas for family and friends。

zjakkelien ，

I really like this book。 Clear pictures， and explanations as well as crochet diagrams。 And nice grannies！

Lillian Greenberg moore ，

Love the variations and ideasGreat selection of granny squares and ideas to use them。 Would have loved to see a gauge idea for the squares to give me an idea of which can be mixed together

Paula ，

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！

Gabriella ，

This is a great crochet reference book， with a lot of variations on crocheted squares！ There are is a section with a glossary that explains any abbreviations used in a pattern， along with some info on US/UK conversion， which makes it helpful to those newer to crocheting。 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， ca This is a great crochet reference book， with a lot of variations on crocheted squares！ There are is a section with a glossary that explains any abbreviations used in a pattern， along with some info on US/UK conversion， which makes it helpful to those newer to crocheting。 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。。。 A good craft reference book！ 。。。more

Lauren ，

Helpful。 Nice patterns。

Delphine ，

Fantabulous bookit's a new way to look at the granny square。 New and exciting， from the super easy to the complex。 All skill levels， and loads of fun creative new things。 Let your imagination run wild Fantabulous bookit's a new way to look at the granny square。 New and exciting， from the super easy to the complex。 All skill levels， and loads of fun creative new things。 Let your imagination run wild 。。。more

Lisa ，

So very good。 I want to try them all

April Lashon ，

This book is a must have！

Mary Ann ，

Nice book。 It uses written and chart directions。 It has a table at beginning giving a break down of what the abbreviations mean or the chart symbols。

Abbey ，

A well-organized， beautifully written and photographed compendium of granny square designs， with lots of possible options for making up your own variations， different sorts of yarns to try， etc。 The instructions are both charted and given inside each pattern， which is my favorite way of doing this。 There are 75 different squares shown， and then the last third of the book has patterns in which to use some of those squares。 All easy to follow， all written as though the reader/crocheter actually ha A well-organized， beautifully written and photographed compendium of granny square designs， with lots of possible options for making up your own variations， different sorts of yarns to try， etc。 The instructions are both charted and given inside each pattern， which is my favorite way of doing this。 There are 75 different squares shown， and then the last third of the book has patterns in which to use some of those squares。 All easy to follow， all written as though the reader/crocheter actually has some brains， kwim？ Highly recommended， five stars。 In fact， I loved it so much， I bought a copy of my own and returned this copy to the library。 It's available on Kindle， not too expensive there， and although on my old kindle （Generation 1） It's only black-and-white， it's good enough for my use。 I make far， far too many afghans ANYway （siggggh） and this ain't gonna help。。。。。！ Beautiful stuff， truly。 。。。more

Stefanie Girard ，

I "heart" granny squares！ I "heart" granny squares！ 。。。more

Ashleigh ，

I got this book for Christmas and it is a lovely addition to my other craft books。 It features the basic techniques and stitches required for crochet and also gives you 75 granny squares to try out。 The images are lovely and clear and the instructions are concise enough for beginners and more experienced crocheters。 Each square has a rating which lets you judge the difficulty and decide whether you want to go ahead and give it a try。 I love this book even though books with ring bound centres rea I got this book for Christmas and it is a lovely addition to my other craft books。 It features the basic techniques and stitches required for crochet and also gives you 75 granny squares to try out。 The images are lovely and clear and the instructions are concise enough for beginners and more experienced crocheters。 Each square has a rating which lets you judge the difficulty and decide whether you want to go ahead and give it a try。 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。 。。。more

Judi Easley ，

And as soon as I have some quiet time to sit with my yarn and the book， I'm going to refresh my crocheting skills！ I saw a scarf I want on Pinterest， but I have to make it if I'm going to have it！ And as soon as I have some quiet time to sit with my yarn and the book， I'm going to refresh my crocheting skills！ I saw a scarf I want on Pinterest， but I have to make it if I'm going to have it！ 。。。more

Abby ，

Lots of great granny square patterns ranging in difficulty from easy to difficult。 Clear instructions and great pictures/illustrations。

Laura Gembolis ，

Thumbs up。 I borrowed this one from the library。 I found it great for the level that I'm at。 Instructions are written and visual （super duper helpful for when the written part is too confusing）。 A few patterns that I can see coming back to for bigger projects。 Thumbs up。 I borrowed this one from the library。 I found it great for the level that I'm at。 Instructions are written and visual （super duper helpful for when the written part is too confusing）。 A few patterns that I can see coming back to for bigger projects。 。。。more

Carol ，

So excited to get this book。 So many fun different patters。 Can't wait to get my hook into them！！ So excited to get this book。 So many fun different patters。 Can't wait to get my hook into them！！ 。。。more

Samantha ，

I liked this book and I found it really useful。 I'm already designing my own shawl。 The patterns are easy to follow。 Big pictures， Written pattern and picture pattern so even if its not clear at first its very easy to figure out。 Will definitely be using this book a lot。 I liked this book and I found it really useful。 I'm already designing my own shawl。 The patterns are easy to follow。 Big pictures， Written pattern and picture pattern so even if its not clear at first its very easy to figure out。 Will definitely be using this book a lot。 。。。more

Galadriel Johnson ，

Such a bright and colorful and welcoming book！ I hesitated in purchasing this one simply because I tend to think of granny squares as only for blankets。 This one proves me wrong。 There are 75 separate squares and several easy and useful projects that are not just blankets。 The pictures are large， bright， and glossy。 The text easy to read and understand even for a moderate talent like myself。 I am sure that I will get a lot of use out of this one。 If I have one dislike it would be the constructio Such a bright and colorful and welcoming book！ I hesitated in purchasing this one simply because I tend to think of granny squares as only for blankets。 This one proves me wrong。 There are 75 separate squares and several easy and useful projects that are not just blankets。 The pictures are large， bright， and glossy。 The text easy to read and understand even for a moderate talent like myself。 I am sure that I will get a lot of use out of this one。 If I have one dislike it would be the construction of the book itself。 This is a spiral bound book with the heavy cardbord cover， while it lays flat for easy working I am afraid that with too much use the pages will start to tear at the spiral。 With the exception of this minor， or major depending on perspective，detail I look forward to working several of these projects up。 。。。more

Marie Segares ，

（This review is part of a series of reviews of books in my granny square collection。 For these reviews， the # of granny squares refers to the number of patterns for squares that are crocheted in the round， not the total number of patterns in the book。） Summary: An ode to the granny square， with 75 motif patterns and 25 projects using granny squares， along with tips for construction， design， and finishing touches。 Uses U。S。 pattern abbreviations for motifs and projects， and international stitch s （This review is part of a series of reviews of books in my granny square collection。 For these reviews， the # of granny squares refers to the number of patterns for squares that are crocheted in the round， not the total number of patterns in the book。） Summary: An ode to the granny square， with 75 motif patterns and 25 projects using granny squares， along with tips for construction， design， and finishing touches。 Uses U。S。 pattern abbreviations for motifs and projects， and international stitch symbols for motifs。# of granny squares: 74What I like: The spiral binding allows the book to lay flat so you can read and crochet at the same time。 All motif patterns include both U。S。 pattern abbreviations and international stitch symbols。 The introduction includes reflections on the Hubert family's love of grannies， as well as personal quotes from other crochet designers about granny squares。 The "Crochet Basics" section includes descriptions with photos of crochet stitches （including basics and special stitches）， so the book is very beginner friendly。 This section also includes an overview of crochet pattern reading， multiple techniques for starting a motif （adjustable loop， slip knot， and chain ring）， joining and seaming working with multiple colors， and edgings。 This section includes plenty of text and also some step-by-step photos。 This chapter is something you can skip over and just dive into the patterns， but it includes the types of tips and tricks that can make your work look more polished。 There are many really pretty floral themed grannies。 Three of the motif patterns include matching half square （triangle） patterns。 Each motif pattern includes a difficulty rating。 The project section includes some design tips and suggestions for "graphing out" project ideas。What I didn't like or what's missing: Six motif （5 granny） patterns were already included in The Complete Photo Guide to Crochet， another book by Hubert published by Creative Publishing International。 There is a fair amount of overlap in content in the Crochet Basics section of this book and the Crochet Motif Workshop section of Beyond the Square: Crochet Motifs。 The motif patterns are different enough to make it worthwhile to own both books， though。 Most of the swatches are made with mercerized cotton， and there is a lot of "shine" visible in the pictures。 The project patterns don't include international stitch symbols。Type: Spiral-bound hardcover book。Overall rating （out of 5 stars）: 5 （If you already own Beyond the Square: Crochet Motifs， remember that you will already have a lot of the same content， but different motif patterns。） 。。。more

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