About this item
Granny squares are to crochet what pieced squares are to quilting. They originated with pioneer women using up precious scraps of yarn to make blankets for their families, and over the years, many recognized, named patterns have been handed down from one generation to the next. Beyond this treasury of 75 different granny square motifs, Margaret Hubert shows the evolution of the granny square, how it can be used and interpreted in different ways with different yarns, and how today's crocheter can design her own projects using the granny squares of her choice with the yarn choices of today. Just as Margaret learned from her grandmother and mother and then passed the skill down to her daughter and granddaughter, each generation finds new uses and artistic ways to interpret granny squares.
About the Author
Margaret HubertI started in the needle arts business in 1963, as co-owner of a small yarn shop.later I became the needlework instructor for Bloomingdale's in White Plains, New York. I have written 30 books on knitting and crocheting, Four of the most recent being CUSTOMIZE YOUR KNITTING, CUSTOMIZE YOUR CROCHET, THE GRANNY SQUARE BOOK SECOND EDITION and THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO ONE PIECE KNITS.I have had many designs in knit and crochet magazine publications, and have also contributed designs to many multi-authored hard covered books.I teach knitting and crocheting workshops all over the country and I have beenteaching in my local yarn shop in Pawing, NY for the past 18 years.I have recently been inducted into the Jean Leinhauser Crochet Hall of Fame.
