The Granny Square Book, Second Edition: Timeless Techniques and Fresh Ideas for Crocheting Square by Square--Now with 100 Motifs and 25 All New Projects! (Inside Out) Paperback – 1 May 2017

This is a great book with so many different patterns for granny squares. I love that it shows a photo of each finished square and provides a chart as well as written instructions.

O livro oferece muitas opções para quem adora quadrados de crochê. Na verdade, os quadrados são um mundo à parte no crochê porque permitem uma série de variações e combinações de formas e cores.

My version is a Kindle version, so yours may differ from mine.I was looking for a beginner Granny Square book and this looks to be one of the best. It begins with your typical supplies, then stitches, then abbreviations and symbols on patterns.The instructions are very clear, but not every single step has a photo. She assumes that you’re learning these stitches as you go and does not repeat instructions on repeated stitches, like the chain, for example. Well, that’s obviously to be expected.She introduces one of the shell stitches but fell short of letting us in on the secret of other shell stitches. Those are quite beautiful.If I had to pick out something that bothered me, it would be three things on the layout of the Granny Squares section of the book. First is the order of the Squares. Rather than starting with the easy patterns, then moving to beginner, then moving to intermediate and on to advanced, which seems the most logical, it instead jumps around. It leaves you to have to turn page after page (in Kindle) over and over again until you get one that is on the level you are looking for.The second problem is that “chapters” or Granny Squares do not start on a new page. In Kindle it makes it difficult because it’s split and you may think the photos and patterns are for another chapter. It doesn’t seem like a big problem but I wonder how many crocheted the wrong pattern believing it to be the one pictured when it isn’t.Just remember that photos and patterns come at the END of the instructions and not at the beginning. That will help you.The third problem is that the table of contents should list each Granny Square’s name. If I know I want Nicole’s Granny (funny because my sister is named Nicole and we had a “Granny”) we could find it easier. It may not be bookmarked because who knows if I’d ever use it, right? As it is, they are not in the table of contents. Do print books have it? It would be interesting to know.Outside of that, it’s a fine book! I’m very impressed with its instructional section plus the beautiful Granny Squares. They are simply gorgeous and I found myself wanting to do them all!If I could give it 4-1/2 stars I would, so I’ll round it up to 5 stars because it’s just a great book!

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Great variety of granny squares, clear instructions and 25 patterns for things to make with the squares. Arrived quickly. Love it.