The Ultimate Granny Square Sourcebook: 100 Contemporary Motifs to Mix and Match

Many beautiful and unique squares. Easy to follow instructions

This is the most beautiful book. It's not just a pretty face either. The patterns are well written, the pictures are fantastic (they often show squares crocheted in a variety of colors), and the illustrated stitches are the best I've seen. I've been crocheting doilies for almost 60 years and I have thousands of patterns but I recently wanted to try my hand at granny squares. I like sewing handmade bags and I think the granny squares would be great for embellishments. I've purchased several books, some were real DOGS. I've even purchased some that were AI generated and exactly the same on the inside as other books from that publisher. BUT this book, it's AMAZING! I will definitely check out publishers more carefully AND buy from "Meteoor Books" again.

I haven't done any patterns out of this book yet - I'll update if I'm egregiously wrong here, but I'm not too worried because you can tell it was made with attention to details. 1. The book is bound in such a way that you can lay it flat without pages falling out! Almost like someone thought about how you're going to use this book and then bound it accordingly! (See, Dover? It can be done!) 2. There's a table of contents. With. Pictures. What?!? You can easily see all the motifs and pick which one you want with out flipping through the whole book?!? Crazy?!? 3. Pictures! Charts! Written instructions! 4. And.... The top of each page says how many stitches the end block will be! 5. The patterns are credited with the designer - so if you like them, you can find more! The only bummer I see (which isn't a bummer, really) is that most of the patterns are for a very dense granny square - so if you're looking for some lacy motifs, this isn't the reference for you. But if you're looking for fun color ideas/mandala looks, this is perfect! All in all, it's a thoughtful, well edited book that I'm itching to try out!

I absolutely adore this book. It is clear and helps teach you how to read crochet pattern diagrams and descriptions, and the patterns are so beautiful. Not to mention there are SO MANY! the granny squares are super easy to mix and match with the way they set it up. I've also noticed the author(s?) have made a clear effort to put the best techniques into the patterns.

This book has some awesome pictures and instructions. The stitches all have "how-to" instructions, but not all of them worked well for me. Maybe with some practice they would do better. I do LOVE the fact that there are LOTS of squares and if you are looking to make a blanket or something, you can certainly find a pattern that you like from animals to 3D flowers to fruit, etc. Great book to have on hand!

Excellent content. The pictures are clear and inviting. Charts are very clear. Patterns are rated for skill levels. I mostly read charts instead of the worded patterns and haven't found errors in the ones I've made so far. I cannot speak for written out patterns. One can find some traditional squares and mostly contemporary ones. There are no odd looking squares that might be offensive to anyone. (I've seen some books with squares that have you crochet obscene language). If you're unsure which granny square book to buy, buy this one. It has really beautiful squares sourced from around the world that can be modified into endless possibilities and looks. Note to publisher: I wish the binding were better. I feel like I'm going to have to be very careful with this treasured resource of mine to save the pages coming loose.

I like this book a lot. I’m not an experienced crocheter, but I’ve learned a lot from this book. The written instructions and the diagrams to go with it makes it easy to understand. I’ve made a handful of intermediate level patterns, and most came out beautifully in the first try.

I have bought several Granny Square books and borrowed several from the library. This is one of the best I have found. PROS: - Charts and written instructions are included for each pattern - The intro tells you exactly what each color is in the picture by referencing with letter. Then those letters are included in the written instructions. This makes it easy to verify that you are on the row you think you are on. - I have made 4 so far and I have not found any errors or confusion - The intro also includes the website and instagram account of each pattern's designer. I love being able to follow the designers of my favorites. CONS: - If using worsted weight yard, these turn out so big. I started my journey of making Granny Squares using the Granny Square card deck and those are much smaller. This is going to make it difficult to join all of the squares into the sampler blanket I am making but a common problem that I have seen across the board. If I started with this book, I probably would have started with bigger squares and then just added rows to smaller designs. With that said, I am enjoying this book and decided to just keep going!

Super happy with this book! It has a great selection of squares for all levels, but especially for beginners and intermediates. What I find helpful as a beginner, it describes the different stitches and how to read patterns. 100% recommend

This book is very helpful, I was struggling with ideas to crochet, granny squares are one of my favourite thing to crochet as they are quick to make, this book has a good variety of patterns to follow and easy to understand

Adorei o livro, foi um presente para a nossa professora de crochet, achamos as imagens lindas e bem detalhado.

Un libro con muchas fotos, gráficos y detalles todos los proyectos están preciosos

Ottimo libri, istruzioni semplici con schemi molto chiari e divertenti da fare. Parte da quelli più semplici fino a quelli più elaborati. Ne ho fatto molti e dal risultato eccezionale. Non consiglio se non si è pratici della lingua inglese o la lettura degli schemi a uncinetto.