Crocheters love granny squares. My first book on the subject, The Granny Square Book, was jam-packed with patterns and projects and it has been overwhelmingly popular (thank you, readers!). Believe it or not, there are still more ideas, granny squares, and granny square projects in my head. They float around in there amid thoughts of beautiful flowers—another passion of mine—so it’s no surprise that this new book blossomed into a collection of granny squares and projects that feature flowers and plants. Each square is designed to resemble a particular flower, leaf, or edible plant—there are even a few weeds thrown in for good measure!
All fifty of the new granny squares are crocheted with the same weight of cotton yarn to show the stitches as clearly as possible. The patterns are taught round by round with written instructions, and all are accompanied by stitch diagrams. Finished sizes of the squares will vary of course, depending on the yarn and hook size you use.
A wide range of yarn weights and fibers have been used for the projects, which demonstrate how wonderfully versatile these granny squares can be. For every project, the specific brands and colors are listed in case you want to make your project exactly like mine. The yarns are also described in generic terms as a guide for those who want to choose different yarns. In either case, be sure to crochet a sample and change to a larger or smaller hook if necessary, until you obtain the correct gauge given for each project. This is especially important for the garments and items that need to be a specific size; less important for items like handbags and scarves.
Designing these new blocks and projects has been a delightful challenge, one that kept my mind and hands happily busy for several months. My hope is that you will use the ideas in this book to experiment, create your own projects, and most of all, have fun crocheting granny square flowers.
