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The Beginner’s Guide to Granny Squares
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  • Publisher: Search Press
  • Edition: BC Paperback With flaps, Lay-flat binding
  • Publication: 16 March 2027
  • ISBN 13/EAN: 9781800924437
  • Stock: Not Yet Published
  • Size: 204x260 mm
  • Pages: 128
  • RRP: £12.99
  • Series: The Beginner’s Guide to

The Beginner’s Guide to Granny Squares

£12.99

Easy techniques and 8 fun projects by Claire Montgomerie

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Book Description

The essential beginner's guide to granny squares, with 8 simple, inspiring projects from crochet designer and best-selling author of the Granny Square Card DecksTM, Claire Montgomerie (@clairemontgomerie).

This fully illustrated, explain-all guide to granny squares contains all the necessary stitches and techniques you need, whether you’re a total beginner or simply looking for fresh ideas.

In this complete course, crochet expert Claire Montgomerie covers everything you need to get started making stylish accessories, wearables and home décor, with the techniques and projects building up gradually in complexity.

  • Everything is explained visually: discover essential tools and materials, how to hold your hook, make your first stitches, fasten off and read a pattern.
  • Written patterns with corresponding charts, clear step-by-step photographs and a handy fold-out flap with crochet abbreviations make it accessible for all, whether you are hooking your first granny square or revisiting the basics.
  • The patterns are given with both UK and US terms for easy use.
  • Learn to crochet a gorgeous variety of granny square motifs: solid, floral, patchwork, hexagon, triangle and half-and-half solid, plus a range of techniques, from raised stitches and joining seams to edging and buttonholes.
  • Claire combines helpful, friendly guidance with 8 colourful modern projects, each one teaching and consolidating new techniques. Choose from: simple granny square bunting; a stylish top made from one large granny square; a vibrant bucket hat; a snuggly scarf; a handy triangle shopper; a chic pillow made from hexagon granny squares; a stunning multicoloured cardigan; and an heirloom patchwork quilt.

Embark on your crochet journey and have fun creating your own granny square wearables, accessories and home décor items with ease!

Table of Contents

Introduction 6
Tools and materials 8
Getting started 18

TECHNIQUES AND PROJECTS 44
Making a granny square 46
Joining with a chain 51
Bunting 52

Zipper join 56
Joining the four squares 58
Joining the crown square 58
Edging with double crochet 59
Bucket Hat 60

Making a basic granny square larger 66
Double crochet join 68
Top 70

Making a solid granny square 76
Joining seams 80
Joining sets of motifs 83
Scarf 84

Making a granny triangle 88
Joining motifs as you go 91
Attaching the handles 93
Triangle Shopper 94

Cluster stitches 98
Making a granny hexagon 99
Buttonholes 101
Pillow 102

Puff stitch 106
Popcorn stitch 107
Bobble stitch 108
Raised stitches 109
Zigzag join 110
Cardigan 112

Making a half-and-half solid granny square 118
Blanket 122

Index 128

About the Author

About Claire Montgomerie

Claire Montgomerie is a textiles designer specializing in crochet and knitting. She has written many best-selling books on these topics, and is a craft stylist of publications such as the UK magazine Inside Crochet.

  • The Beginner's Guide to Crochet has now sold over 54k copies;
  • The Granny Square Card Deck sold out before its publication date and has now sold over 250k copies worldwide, in 12 different languages, topping best-seller lists around the world!
  • The Granny Square Flowers Card Deck published in May 2025 and has so far sold 100k copies;
  • The Granny Square Stitches Card Deck published in November 2025 and has so far sold over 50k copies copies.

Claire lives in Cambridgeshire.

Check out her website: clairemontgomerie.com and Instagram: @clairemontyknits

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