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    Claire Montgomerie's Complete Guide to Granny Squares 

    100 mix-and-match designs, with charts, written patterns and 8 stunning projects

    Author Claire Montgomerie
    Paperback
    $24.95 US
    Search Press
    7-3/4"W x 7-3/4"H | 13 oz | 24 per carton
    On sale Oct 13, 2026 | 288 Pages | 9781800924833
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    The ultimate granny-square guide complete with 100 mix-and-match granny squares with charted and written instructions, a step-by-step beginner's guide to stitches, chart reading and more, PLUS 8 stunning granny-square projects!

    From Claire Montgomerie, the best-selling author of the global phenomenon, The Granny Square Card Deck™ series (with 400,000 copies sold!).

    Inside this gorgeously giftable, beginner-friendly guide you'll find:
    • 100 colorful grannies, carefully designed to be mixed and matched in any combination!
    • Every granny-square design with both written and charted instructions, and a full-size, full-color photograph, so you can follow the patterns with ease in whichever way you prefer.
    • A complete guide to getting started, with information on yarn and hooks, a step-by-step illustrated stitch guide, advice on joining your squares, a complete guide to reading charted patterns and guidance on choosing and using color.
    • 8 gorgeous projects to put your granny squares into practise, with multiple color options to inspire your creativity.

    If you love The Granny Square Card Deck™ series, you will love this book, which contains a comprehensive toolkit of the crochet stitches and techniques needed, a step-by-step guide to reading charted patterns, 100 side-by-side written and charted patterns, plus 8 stunning projects!

    This comprehensive book is a must-have guide for any granny-square lover, whether you're picking up a hook for the first time, or looking for designs to inspire you!

    This expanded paperback edition includes the charted patterns from The Granny Square Card DeckTM (9781800922297, 2023) and The Granny Square Flowers Card DeckTM (9781800923065, 2024).
    Claire Montgomerie is a textiles designer specializing in crochet and knitting. She has written many best-selling books on these topics, and also styles and edits the UK craft magazine Inside Crochet. Check out her website: clairemontgomerie.com and Instagram: @clairemontyknits

    • The Beginner's Guide to Crochet has now sold over 55k copies
    • The Granny Square Card Deck over 200k copies and in 9 different languages
    • The Granny Square Flowers Card Deck published May 2025, over 75k copies and The Granny Square Stitches Card Deck published November 2025, over 35k copies
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    INTRODUCTION 8
    GETTING STARTED 10
    About the squares 12
    Yarn 14
    Hooks 16
    Other equipment 18
    Basic stitches 20
    Stitch chart symbols 30
    Special stitches 32
    Reading a stitch chart 34
    Different working directions 42
    Working over or under existing stitches 43
    Using segmented charts 44
    Working 3D flowers 45
    Joining your squares 48
    Color construction 51
    THE 100 GRANNY SQUARES 54
    THE 5 PROJECTS 256

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    Back cover
    TOC
    TOC
    Sample spread
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    About

    The ultimate granny-square guide complete with 100 mix-and-match granny squares with charted and written instructions, a step-by-step beginner's guide to stitches, chart reading and more, PLUS 8 stunning granny-square projects!

    From Claire Montgomerie, the best-selling author of the global phenomenon, The Granny Square Card Deck™ series (with 400,000 copies sold!).

    Inside this gorgeously giftable, beginner-friendly guide you'll find:
    • 100 colorful grannies, carefully designed to be mixed and matched in any combination!
    • Every granny-square design with both written and charted instructions, and a full-size, full-color photograph, so you can follow the patterns with ease in whichever way you prefer.
    • A complete guide to getting started, with information on yarn and hooks, a step-by-step illustrated stitch guide, advice on joining your squares, a complete guide to reading charted patterns and guidance on choosing and using color.
    • 8 gorgeous projects to put your granny squares into practise, with multiple color options to inspire your creativity.

    If you love The Granny Square Card Deck™ series, you will love this book, which contains a comprehensive toolkit of the crochet stitches and techniques needed, a step-by-step guide to reading charted patterns, 100 side-by-side written and charted patterns, plus 8 stunning projects!

    This comprehensive book is a must-have guide for any granny-square lover, whether you're picking up a hook for the first time, or looking for designs to inspire you!

    This expanded paperback edition includes the charted patterns from The Granny Square Card DeckTM (9781800922297, 2023) and The Granny Square Flowers Card DeckTM (9781800923065, 2024).

    Author

    Claire Montgomerie is a textiles designer specializing in crochet and knitting. She has written many best-selling books on these topics, and also styles and edits the UK craft magazine Inside Crochet. Check out her website: clairemontgomerie.com and Instagram: @clairemontyknits

    • The Beginner's Guide to Crochet has now sold over 55k copies
    • The Granny Square Card Deck over 200k copies and in 9 different languages
    • The Granny Square Flowers Card Deck published May 2025, over 75k copies and The Granny Square Stitches Card Deck published November 2025, over 35k copies
    Claire Montgomerie View titles by Claire Montgomerie

    Table of Contents

    INTRODUCTION 8
    GETTING STARTED 10
    About the squares 12
    Yarn 14
    Hooks 16
    Other equipment 18
    Basic stitches 20
    Stitch chart symbols 30
    Special stitches 32
    Reading a stitch chart 34
    Different working directions 42
    Working over or under existing stitches 43
    Using segmented charts 44
    Working 3D flowers 45
    Joining your squares 48
    Color construction 51
    THE 100 GRANNY SQUARES 54
    THE 5 PROJECTS 256

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