Category: The Granny: It’s More Than Just a Square

  • The Granny: It’s More Than Just a Square, Part 5

    This week’s granny motif is the pentagon. This interesting 5-sided shape can be useful in a variety of projects. It can make a great fill-in piece to create a unique border on a project with an edge that has large, triangular points. One point of the pentagon motif could fit nicely into the space between…

  • The Granny: It’s More Than a Square, Part 4

    Up this week in our blog series is the triangular granny motif. Triangles can add an eye-catching border to crochet patterns that have a chevron-style edge by filling in the open spaces. Afghans, skirts, tops, shawls and many other projects are some examples of where this technique could create a great look. We have included…

  • The Granny: It’s More Than Just a Square, Part 3

    This week’s granny motif is the octagon. This is a great shape that makes a beautiful crochet piece. One slight drawback is that when these eight-sided motifs are joined together, it creates large, open spaces between them. Depending on what the project is and how large the octagon motifs are, this can be a great…

  • The Granny: It’s More Than Just a Square, Part 2

    Next up in our continuing pattern series featuring various shapes of the granny motif is the hexagon. During my years as a crochet designer, hexagon-shape motifs were always among my favorites, especially in creating afghans, and when combined with the wonderful granny design, what’s not to love? Hexagon Granny Motif Materials: Medium (worsted) weight yarn: small…

  • The Granny: It’s More Than Just a Square

    Most of us are familiar with the traditional granny square, a longtime staple in crochet patterns. But have you ever wondered why it evolved into other shapes such as hexagons, octagons, triangles, rectangles, pentagons and diamonds? No doubt it’s because the traditional stitches and simple technique of the original granny square made it easily adaptable…