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Granny Squares Weekend: 20 Quick and Easy Crochet Projects
If you need an emergency craft fix, then this book has the answer! Armed with a crochet hook and some yarn you can rustle up these gorgeous projects in next to no time. Granny squares are a simple and fun way to get creative when time is short, while offering a fashionable way to use up your yarn stash. From hats and coasters to cute toys and decorations, Granny Squares Weekend is packed with inspiring projects that can be finished in a couple of days. As well as iconic granny square patterns, this book explores the scope of the technique, using it as an edging for blankets and in chic single-color projects.
- GenresCrochetCraftsNonfiction
143 pages, Paperback
Published June 19, 2018
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June 23, 2018
Granny Squares Weekend: 20 Quick and Easy Crochet Projects is the follow up to Emma Varnam’s Granny Squares Home. I’m reviewing the UK version of the book, but a US version will be available on June 19, 2018 (and you can preorder it now on Amazon).
Emma opens the book with an introduction, saying "I cannot think of anything more delightful than a weekend spent curling up on the sofa with my yarn and hook, crocheting something cosy."
I certainly couldn’t agree more, and if you feel the same, you will probably find a lot to like in this collection of “patterns that are based around the classic granny square, but with a modern twist.” As the title suggests, all the patterns in the book are small enough to finish within a weekend.
After the introduction, there is a 22 page showcase of full page pattern images. The projects for the home are styled in cozy rooms while the accessories patterns alternate between being photographed on models or mannequins and dress forms.
The first chapter is Getting Started. The What You’ll Need section includes an overview of tools such as hooks, yarn, stuffing, and needles, and safety eyes. The Crochet Techniques section includes written tutorials with illustrations for holding the yarn and hook, making a slip knot, pattern abbreviations (including both US and UK abbreviations), 6 basic crochet stitches, tips for working in rows and rounds, starting with a joined ring and a magic ring, crocheting into spaces instead of stitches, increasing and decreasing, crocheting through the back loop, 3 special crochet stitches, and tips for working crochet edging on fabric. (You can see a sample of these illustrated tutorials below the excerpted pattern, below.) The next section is Finishing Touches, which includes written and illustrated tutorials for 4 joins, weaving in ends, adding buttons, finishing off, using a pom pom maker, 2 embroidery stitches, and blocking. This chapter introduces several “Handy Tips” by Emma (which appear throughout the book) that share helpful hints for troubleshooting and improving your crochet skills.
The second chapter is The Projects. Patterns include 3 blankets, 2 cushions (pillows), 2 hats, and assorted projects for home, baby, and women’s accessories. Each pattern includes the finished size, “what you will need” (a supply list), and information about tension (gauge). Some of the patterns also include assembly diagrams or special stitch instructions. All of the patterns include several large, full color photographs of the patterns, too. There are no difficulty levels, but most patterns use simple stitches.
The book ends with a Sources and Resources section which lists yarn suppliers in the US and UK and helpful books and websites, and includes acknowledgements from Emma and an index.
Like Granny Squares Home, Emma’s Granny Squares Weekend is a treat for the eyes. The beautifully styled pictures of crochet filled homes make you want to grab your hook and cuddle up with some yarn. If you like comfort crochet, “mindless” crochet, mindful crochet, hygge, or boho crochet, you are sure to find some great projects in this book.
Full disclosure: A free PDF review copy Granny Squares Weekend: 20 Quick and Easy Crochet Projects was provided to me by GMC Publications Ltd. Although I accept free products for review, I do not accept additional compensation, nor do I guarantee a positive review. My reviews are based entirely on my honest opinions.
Emma opens the book with an introduction, saying "I cannot think of anything more delightful than a weekend spent curling up on the sofa with my yarn and hook, crocheting something cosy."
I certainly couldn’t agree more, and if you feel the same, you will probably find a lot to like in this collection of “patterns that are based around the classic granny square, but with a modern twist.” As the title suggests, all the patterns in the book are small enough to finish within a weekend.
After the introduction, there is a 22 page showcase of full page pattern images. The projects for the home are styled in cozy rooms while the accessories patterns alternate between being photographed on models or mannequins and dress forms.
The first chapter is Getting Started. The What You’ll Need section includes an overview of tools such as hooks, yarn, stuffing, and needles, and safety eyes. The Crochet Techniques section includes written tutorials with illustrations for holding the yarn and hook, making a slip knot, pattern abbreviations (including both US and UK abbreviations), 6 basic crochet stitches, tips for working in rows and rounds, starting with a joined ring and a magic ring, crocheting into spaces instead of stitches, increasing and decreasing, crocheting through the back loop, 3 special crochet stitches, and tips for working crochet edging on fabric. (You can see a sample of these illustrated tutorials below the excerpted pattern, below.) The next section is Finishing Touches, which includes written and illustrated tutorials for 4 joins, weaving in ends, adding buttons, finishing off, using a pom pom maker, 2 embroidery stitches, and blocking. This chapter introduces several “Handy Tips” by Emma (which appear throughout the book) that share helpful hints for troubleshooting and improving your crochet skills.
The second chapter is The Projects. Patterns include 3 blankets, 2 cushions (pillows), 2 hats, and assorted projects for home, baby, and women’s accessories. Each pattern includes the finished size, “what you will need” (a supply list), and information about tension (gauge). Some of the patterns also include assembly diagrams or special stitch instructions. All of the patterns include several large, full color photographs of the patterns, too. There are no difficulty levels, but most patterns use simple stitches.
The book ends with a Sources and Resources section which lists yarn suppliers in the US and UK and helpful books and websites, and includes acknowledgements from Emma and an index.
Like Granny Squares Home, Emma’s Granny Squares Weekend is a treat for the eyes. The beautifully styled pictures of crochet filled homes make you want to grab your hook and cuddle up with some yarn. If you like comfort crochet, “mindless” crochet, mindful crochet, hygge, or boho crochet, you are sure to find some great projects in this book.
Full disclosure: A free PDF review copy Granny Squares Weekend: 20 Quick and Easy Crochet Projects was provided to me by GMC Publications Ltd. Although I accept free products for review, I do not accept additional compensation, nor do I guarantee a positive review. My reviews are based entirely on my honest opinions.
August 19, 2019
Super easy to color and great ideas! It's such a pretty book.
January 17, 2024
If there were diagrams for each granny square I’d def like it more
February 2, 2025
I liked the bag one best of all and that might be a future project.
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