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This updated second edition of The Granny Square Book offers crocheters at all skill levels even more to love about granny squares—featuring 25 brand new squares, and 25 all-new projects. 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 best-selling 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 this portable and convenient technique of crocheting square by square as well as its amazing versatility and variety—how it can be used to make almost anything and interpreted in countless ways with different yarns. Among the designs are: Accessories (headbands, bags, and jewelry) Garments (vests, jackets, and tops) Decorative items and gifts (afghans, pillows, and a sweater set for baby) Fire up your crochet hooks! The Granny Square Book, Second Edition offers unlimited possibilities for creating with this timeless motif.

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Crochet up to 30 creative blankets that start from just 10 granny squares!The granny square is the perfect foundation for countless projects and is unparalleled for its portability, versatility, and endless variety. Using only 10 granny squares selected from The Granny Square Book and Granny Square Flowers, Margaret Hubert shows how you can crochet 30 completely different blankets. Each square is used three times with different yarns, color schemes, motif arrangements, and edge finishes.You'll be amazed at the versatility of these squares! You can crochet blankets that are perfect for babies, boys, girls, college kids, and grown-ups. Some are crazy, colorful, and fun; others are serene, classic, and sophisticated. Crochet them for bedrooms, family rooms, or dorms. 10 Granny Squares 30 Blankets provides enough designs to keep you crocheting blankets for everyone and every reason for years to come!

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Start crocheting your own colorful granny squares with this all-in-one kit—includes a project book, a hook, a needle, and two colors of yarn. Granny squares are to crochet what pieced squares are to quilting. Originating with pioneer women using up precious scraps of yarn to make blankets for their families, granny square patterns have been handed down from one generation to the next—and now’s your chance to take part in a little bit of that history. The Granny Square Kit offers crocheters of all skill levels 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. Kit includes: 32-page project book Yarn (2 colors) Crochet hook Plastic needle With the fully illustrated project book, you’ll learn: Crochet basics like the single and double crochet and general techniques like slip knots, chain rings, and whipstitch seams Stitch instructions, with symbol diagrams or finished photos, for 12 unique squares such as the Classic Granny, the Dogwood Flower, the Butterfly Garden, and Sophia’s Star Guidance and ideas for designing your own granny square projects Just as Margaret learned from her grandmother and mother and then passed the skill down to her daughter and granddaughter, you will find new uses and artistic ways to interpret granny squares. This kit has everything you need to crochet granny squares and create beautiful projects with hooks and yarns.

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Turn your crochet projects into art with freeform crochet! Create something gorgeous by working outside of patterns and grids. First Time Freeform Crochet contains eight projects in an informative booklet. Complete step-by-step instructions this zen-like craft will allow you to meditate and relax while creating great projects. A crochet basics section provides stitches and all of the techniques needed to make the eight projects.

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If youre a fan of both knitting and crocheting, then Tunisian crochet is for you! Tunisian crochet is a needlework technique that borrows elements from both knitting and crocheting and is often referred to as Afghan crochet or Afghan stitch. A special hook called an Afghan hook is used for this method of crochet.First Time Tunisian Crochet is an informative crochet booklet that teaches different stitches, from easy (Tunisian simple stitch) to intermediate (seed stitch, knit stitch, and purl stitch) to experienced (rib stitch, clusters stitch, cable stitch). The booklet includes five fun projects: a throw, bag, wristlet, blanket, and vest.

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