Granny Square Flowers: 50 Botanical Crochet Motifs and 15 Original Projects PDF
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Granny Square Flowers 50 botanical crochet motifs and 15 original projects Margaret Hubert Contents Introduction GRANNY SQUARE TECHNIQUES Getting Started Classic Granny Square Beginning Chains Invisible Join Gauge and Adjusting Sizes Seams Borders GRANNY SQUARE PATTERNS Flowers of the Month Take Your Pick Edibles and Leafy Greens GRANNY FLOWER PROJECTS Jean’s Gift Cardigan Wild Flower Shawl Tasseled Ski Hat Luciana Jacket Woodland Scarf Forest Glade Handbag Amulet Trio Lindsay’s Sweater and Hat Daisy Jumper Dancing Roses Pullover Dancing Roses Boots Citrus Placemats Prairie Flower Baby Afghan Dahlia Hassock Fun Flower Blocks Birthday Flower Lapghan Crochet Basics Index INTRODUCTION C rocheters 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 experiment, create your own projects, and most of all, have fun crocheting granny square flowers. Granny Square Techniques Granny squares are fun to crochet; you’ll feel a little surge of satisfaction with every square you finish. Though not unusual, there are certain techniques used for granny squares that differ from standard crochet in rows or rounds. If granny squares are new to you, use this section as a guide to those techniques. If you’ve already crocheted stacks of granny squares, use it to refresh your memory and perfect your skills. GETTING STARTED Most granny squares are worked in rounds, beginning with a center ring. There are different ways to begin the ring. The method you choose may depend on whether you want the center to be open or tightly closed. CHAIN RING In this method the size of the ring is fixed and cannot be tightened. 1. Make a foundation chain, joining with a slip stitch to form a ring. 2. Work the next round inserting the hook into the center of the ring rather than in the chain stitches.
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