Well here it is. There are not many days celebrated in the UK with such a riot of colour going on. It never fails to lift my spirit to go on Instagram and browse all of the colourful contributions from all over the world.
Having said that, my contribution is a bit muted, but I love it.
This started life out as a jumper then I changed my mind and decided to make it a blanket then I changed my mind again and now it's a jacket 😁. Who knows what it will end up being. I just love the variegated yarn. It is King Cole Riot DK and is crocheted in four shades. Domino is the joining shade and the colour sections are a mix of Urban, Autumn and Funky and as of today 15/8/2022 still available on the Wool Warehouse website in the UK.
The humble granny square is still relatively new in the yarn world with the first granny square pattern appearing in Weldon's Practical Needlework in 1897. The first granny square is thought to have been crocheted in 1891 in the USA. The only difference to today's granny square is that they used two trebles per cluster back then.
The name granny square was adopted for these versatile creations as it was mostly the older female generation who crocheted them.
The granny square has come and gone in fashion over the decades largely due to the granny image that couldn't be shaken off. However, since around 2008 granny squares and crochet in general has had a massive resurgence thanks, in no small part, (in my opinion) to Lucy of the now legendary Attic24 blog and shows no sign of waning.
Every pattern on Lucy's blog is free and a breathe of fresh air to read. You are in for a treat if you have never seen it before. Find attic24 here.
The versatility of the granny square is seemingly endless. So far I have made granny square hats, cowls, wrist warmers, jumpers, coasters, lamp shades, blankets, bags, bunting, shawls and many more on my to-do list. This is not to mention the variations of the granny square e.g. granny stripe, granny triangles, granny circles (just think mandalas).
Apparently, the number of people who learned to crochet during lock down more than doubled worldwide with many stating that it helped their mental health during this time.. Maybe the granny square is not so humble after all.
I do hope you also enjoy Granny Square Day, whether you have joined in before or not your in for a colourful treat especially on Instagram.
If you have never crocheted a granny square before but would like to learn then here is a link to my YouTube video How to Crochet A UK Granny Square.
Lastly, and to add a bit more colour to this post-here is a picture of a granny square bag I designed recently. The flowers are from the attic24 blog here Attic24 Teeny Tiny Flowers.
Happy Granny Square Day
Sue x
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