Granny Squares is a well written and curated tutorial guide with projects featuring granny square crafts curated and written by Françoise Vauzeilles. Due out 30th Sept 2025, it's 128 pages and will be available in paperback format.
This is a fun collection absolutely bursting with color and whimsy (heavy on the whimsy). There are of course afghans and soft furnishings, but there are also wearable projects such as a cute camisole, hats, jackets, and home decor. The book is attractively and logically laid out. The graphics are clear and easy to understand. The book is lavishly illustrated and the closeness and detail of the photography makes it very easy to see project details.
The author dives directly into the tutorials (there is an abbreviated how-to guide at the end to show some basic techniques, for learners) and the difficulty ranges from absolute beginner to intermediate level. There are 37 in all and most readers will immediately find a couple which call to them; they run the gamut from practical (hat and cozy slippers) to charmingly quirky (lampshade and crocheted covered rock paperweights).
Well done and a nice selection of patterns which are fundamentally
different from one another, giving the reader a broad platform for variation and further inspiration.
Four stars.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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