The Big Book of Granny Squares: 365 Crochet Motifs Spiral-bound – December 16, 2014

Great visuals, easy to read patterns and so many my daughters and I had never seen that we want to do. This book gives you just what it says, tons of squares and their patterns. There isn’t any blankets with the combos but that makes for great imagination skills. We are getting blocking mats/boards and getting started with our own blankets ASAP!

Oh my gosh. This is the most definitive guide to granny squares, EVER. It covers everything from beginner squares all the way to advanced. It gives you clear instructions on how to create the square. What it doesn't give you is gauge sizing on the square, or amount of yarn needed to complete a pattern. This book doesn't give you patterns, it simply gives you the instructions for "crocheting" the granny square itself. If you have a pattern your going to use then you would simply make a square the size (heaviness or lightness) you want, then make all the remaining squares of the pattern the same way. There are heavy squares, lacy squares, flowers, zig-zags, ripples, ombre, multi color, layer on layers, flowers, inlays, popcorns, edgings, hearts, cats, snowflakes, abstracts, symetricals.....and on and on. If you've ever wanted something more than just a granny square, this is your book!

Not only does this book have an amazing collection of granny square patterns, it also has step by step skill type instructions. It coveres everything from starting stitch to blocking, and many stitches in between. It shows illistations with every instruction, and covers some pattern reading. I couldnt be happier. The spiral binding means I don't lose my place learning a new stitch or pattern. Great book!!

I bought the Kindle version of this book. The plus about the book were the introduction and the basic crochet stitch instructions - they were very easy to understand and I bought the book assuming those instructions would translate throughout the rest of the book. Also, there really are a lot of patterns to select, but unfortunately once I went through them I was not too thrilled with the designs. That is just me though and I don't knock the book for that.The minus is the instructions for the patterns. At least 2 of the granny squares had errors in the instructions, like the number of times to repeat the pattern was incorrect. Also, the instructions were confusing and I had to experiment and undo to make sure my square looked like the picture.I also read some reviews and I agree with them - the way the patterns were written is not clear. Some instructions needed to be broken down further so that you are sure you're not missing a step. I was able to make the 'easy' ones but I'm not too pumped about making any of the harder ones in the book. Also, the one I made was one of those patterns with the errors - it called for repeat 6 times when it should be 7 times, and I found that mistake in another pattern. I was so confused on why my square looked nothing like the one in the pic and why it was all lopsided lol.

Great mix of different square's. Love it so much I purchased both a kindle and print copy. Also told all my crocheting friends about this book so they can enjoy it as well. A few changes would be in order though... My first change I would have the stitch counts at the end of each row or round. I have noted that some of the patterns have that but lots of them do not. My second change would be the binding. As a well loved pattern book I can see that the spiral binding would come undone. Mine has already only a few weeks into owning the book. I've managed to get it back into place but thinking there has to be a better solution for this. So for content of the book you all get five stars ... Though for the binding you only get two stars ... Thankfully I have both versions so I can use my hard copy more as a close up reference copy or I would have had to return it .

I love the patterns in this book. There is so much information for crocheters of all levels here. I am disappointed, however that the book wasn't edited better for pattern accuracy. There are some very bad errors that won't be caught or correctable to beginners. And they will frustrate novices who have to pull out the yarn over and over and waste time rewriting the patterns. That said, I haven't bought many crochet books, so I don't know how this compares to other books. Internet patterns don't seem to have mistakes, as they are easy to update. Tracey Lord - if you read this, I'd be happy to send you my edits on your patterns.

I love this book of motifs. I use it often for a visual guide for stitch patterns as well as color ideas. It's very well written with easy to understand instructions. It's an all around great tool to have and keep handy....like the Good Housekeeping cookbook we all got from our grandmother's when we first started out.

I'm making a granny square shawl and I love being able to use the a different granny square pattern each time. The directions are clearly written and the book has plenty of photos and illustrations that help. I am using #10 crochet thread instead of worsted weight yarn and can't wait to complete all of them so I can put them together and wear my new shawl! Thanks, Tracey Lord, for all the wonderful patterns. Love this book!

Um quadro por dia e ao final um ano inteiro de belos trabalhos. O livro é bem diagramado e as fotos servem de guia para a execução, até mesmo para quem não dominam o idioma. Basta ter conhecimento da técnica.

Je suis trés heureuse de mon livre.Il est joli et beaucoup exampte.Love the book and all the sample are real nice.

So much fun in one book! Yeah, I'm a loser.

only a few models good. a lot of mistakes

As others have mentioned, this book has lots of errors. I bought it for a project where I'm using a large variety of square motif designs, and every pattern I've followed so far has multiple issues, mostly with miscalcuating the number of stitches per row. These errors aren't so catastrophic that an experienced crocheter wouldn't be able to figure out what was supposed to be written, but it's still really frustrating to realize that something you were told to do two rows ago was incorrect and having to either frog everything you've done since then or awkwardly try to correct it. That said, if you have the patience and skill and are short on inspiration, it's not a bad book to draw from. There are some really great designs. I just wish the patterns had been tested properly.