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How To Crochet Granny Squares

Your Step By Step Guide To Crocheting Granny Squares

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Although its name defies its beauty, the granny square is one of the most delicious, versatile and addictive patterns that exist in the world of the crochet divas. Its possibilities are seemingly endless and with that, the granny square becomes a creative minds dream. Combining colors, textures and different yarns into an ever-growing pile of delightfully crafted squares is a joy to dive into. At their most beautiful, the squares are crochet using subtle hues and rhythmically repeating colors within their design. At their most stunning, the squares are showing off in bright, primary colors. At their most pleasing, they are created with like-minded shades and tints of the same color. Timeless in design, crafty in appearance and a delight to every home, the granny square aims to please, dress up and comfort the space it occupies. But the design has many more applications than the mere blanket. The world of fashion design heavily borrowed the square to arrange intriguing garments like sweaters, bikinis, ponchos and skirts. The pattern swirls, subdues and challenges every piece of clothing in a different way. A creation formed out of granny square is always unique and a treasure to have.

One of the wonderful advantages of creating with granny squares is their mobility. You can fill your little baggy with a few balls of yarn and take it along for the ride. Idle time can be filled with popping out a new square no matter where you are. If you are waiting at the bus stop, at a restaurant, in line for whatever reason or to pick up your kids from school, you can create a quick square while you stand still. If you are at a social gathering with friends or taking a break in the park, the little granny square will fill your time nicely and keep your hands busy. At the end of the day you can add the newly formed treasures to the basket and your blanket will be done quickly.

The most common reason to start a project with granny squares for all creators of yarn enthusiasts, be it that the divas crochet, knit or weave, is the salvaging of left over yarn. At one point or another, most of us find ourselves with a big basket of unused surplus balls of yarn in every shade and color. They are too treasured to throw into the trash, but yet there is not enough of any yarn to create anything new. So voila, there we have the birth of the granny square. In fact the design dates back to the mid 1800s, which puts us right into the Victorian times. A company called Weldons published a book of patterns and one of such patterns featured the patchwork square. It was hailed to come in handy to use up all the scraps of left over yarns to create baby blankets, rugs and other household goodies.

If you grew up in the 70s, chances are you owned a garment made out of the granny square. It enjoyed its famous resurgence, its way to the spotlight and its awesome days of glory in the world of the 70s hippie culture. Beautiful colored squares adorned everything from skirts to blouse to scarves and headbands. Its overuse constituted its fall from grace and the square was shunned as old fashioned and well yes, something grandmas and old people have laying around on their couch. The beautiful square retreated to the musty and dusty old couch and was forgotten. With the resurgence of the knitting craze in the year 2000, the granny square also celebrated a glorious comeback. Now more popular than ever, new colors, designs and variations on the pattern adorn once again the garments and homes of our time. What was once dismissed as old-fashioned is now antique chic. The square is the starting perfect project for a newbie and gives ample opportunity for adaptations for the seasoned crochet diva. Our project, the Mayflowers bounty will bring joy to the beginner and satisfy the most seasoned crochet and knit diva yet. I hope you enjoy making your own beautiful heirloom using the trusty and tried pattern of the granny squares and friends.