Simply Crochet

With Granny Square Day just around the corner (join us on Instagram this 15 August!) we’re thinking about all the crochet projects that make us happy, like this fun variegated scarf. Come in and find your own happiness!

Granny Square Day

It’s the most wonderful time of the year

CONTRIBUTORS

Let 's meet a few of our talented designers..

Beauty and the beach

IDEAS INSPIRATION ACCESSORIES WEBSITES EVENTS STUFF 

PIA’S JOURNAL

...from the studio

READY TO WEAR

Designer Courtney Whitehead is building a crochet wardrobe for all, with stylish size-inclusive garments, minimal seaming and wearable yet unique-looking designs

Crochet at Glasto

E very summer, in the throngs of music

Show us yours

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Taste maker

Six reasons to follow Maria Skog of virkase and her realistic, creative and delicious-looking crochet meals

MISSED AN ISSUE?

Issue 138 Our July issue is full of

EVERY ISSUE IS AVAILABLE DIGITALLY, STARTING FROM ISSUE ONE!

GRANNY SQUARE COLOUR THEORY

Bright & bubbly

VIVACIOUS VARIEGATED COLLECTION

UPS & DOWNS

Stripes run both horizontally and vertically in this creative cardi designed by Simone Francis

Koala clutch

Let this cutie by Victoria Kairis hold your desk supplies with its snap-bracelet arms! desk décor

BOW-EAUTIFUL!

Add a handmade touch to shop-bought baby booties by attaching a simple crochet bow by Jane Howarth

Tanks a lot

Take summery granny squares into the workplace with this professional-looking yet fun tank top by Cassie Ward

Baby blue

Welcome a new arrival with a chic yet cosy striped blanket designed by Pat Strong

Mixed bag

Cassie Ward’s granny square tote is a quick-make colourburst sensation

Take shape

Hexagon mot ifs join toge ther to make triangles in a throw by Kelly Wilson Moore

Granny scarf

We challenged two designers to come up with a fab design, each using the same yarn… which is your fave?

Golden Moments BLANKET

Cherish the small yet special experiences that make life worth living with Eleonora Tully's ode to time spent with family, nature and your passions

Remember me

Tiny floral motifs make up this necklace by Lisa Hendry, designed for World Alzheimer’s Day on 21 September

Daisy, daisy

Beautiful graphic flowers burst from a white background in Helen Anderson’s shawl

Hang out

Decorate your pad with a wall or doorway hanging made of felted dots by Tuula Kyrölä

The Knitting Shed

Meet an indie dyer and indulge in a design with their skeins

Holey moley

Wrap yourself in multi-coloured majesty with a lacy shawl designed by Gwen Buttke McGannon

Time goes by

Pause and appreciate the joyful colourwork and pompoms in Helen Anderson’s cushion For your home

D is for... DK YARNS

Ah, the ever-versatile DK yarn – use it for blanket, toys, garments and more! Here are a few to add to your stash

WHAT ON EARTH IS A DYE LOT?

Brush up on your yarn knowhow with our simple guide…

Crochet essentials

Over the next few pages, you’ll find simple step-by-step guides to many useful stitches and techniques that you’ll use every time you pick up a hook

COLOUR THEORY

If you’re making a granny square blanket –

CHOOSING YARN

Our thanks to Stylecraft Special DK…

COLOUR CODING

P utting together colour schemes for your projects

WHAT IS A COLOUR WHEEL?

Discover this handy scientific tool…

DARK TO LIGHT

Here’s how to create an ombré colour scheme…

STICK TOGETHER

Here’s how to create analogous colour schemes…

HOW COMPLEMENTARY

It’s easy to create a complementary colour scheme…

DOUBLE THE FUN

Try a double complementary colour scheme…

LET’S SPLIT IT

Try a split complementary colour scheme…

A TRIO OF COLOUR

Here’s how to create a triadic colour scheme…

FANTASTIC FOUR

Try a tetradic colour scheme…

Simply Crochet

A year of GRANNY SQUARES

52 ORIGINAL MOTIF PATTERNS – MAKE ONE FOR EVERY WEEK OF THE YEAR!

52 GRANNY SQUARES to make and share

1 HEART by Maria Jęczmyk SKILL LEVEL

Charts

Follow these charts for the heart, diamond, club and spade playing card designs, as well as the butterfly display, home sweet home, very cherry and yay! squares.