Emma Varnam likes to make items that bring a smile to people’s faces. As well as writing several popular crochet books, all published by GMC Publications – Crocheted Flowers, 10,000 Crocheted Hats, Cute Crocheted Food, Crocheted Houseplants, Crocheted Succulents, Cute Crocheted Animals, How to Crochet, Granny Squares Home and Granny Squares Weekend – she has had a number of successful collaborations with the celebrated knitwear designer Debbie Bliss. Emma regularly shares her design inspiration on her award-winning knitting and crochet blog. She lives in Greater Manchester, UK, with her husband and young son.

Emma Varnam’s latest book pays tribute to her enduring love of vintage design and colour combinations, featuring 20 patterns with a retro vibe. You’ll need some basic crochet skills to get started, but you’ll find these projects mostly quick and easy to make – and wonderfully practical to use. Granny squares are enjoying a major revival right now, and in this diverse collection Emma shows how a classic granny-square design can become a useful storage basket in your home, a stylish handbag for an evening out, a snuggly boho scarf for a chilly day, or a vibrant cosy for your afternoon tea. We particularly love the Fingerless Mittens, which have a striking colourway that’s reminiscent of folk art, while the alternating colours of the treble stitches on the cuffs create a vibrant Fair Isle effect. For the home, Emma’s Colour Block Cushion shows how effective single-colour motifs can be when used to create a pretty checked fabric in jewel tones. Although we’d love to make every project in this book, perhaps our favourite design is a timeless classic – the Beautiful Vintage Blanket. A future heirloom, you can make this blanket in any combination of colours from your stash, and it would be the perfect choice for a slow craft project to carry you through the winter.

• Introduction 6Gallery 8 Getting StartedWhat You’ll Need 30Crochet Techniques 32Finishing Touches 42 The ProjectsProject Basket 48Small Vintage Bag 54Cosy Tank Top 58Triangle Bunting 64Vibrant Tea Cosy 68Fingerless Mittens 72Boho Scarf 78Chain-link Garland 84Granny Square Hat 88Hexagon Pot Holder 92Beach Bag 96Rectangle Tote Bag 102Colour Block Cushion 106Chunky First Blanket 110Zig-zag Blanket 114Four-square Blanket 118Cocoon Shrug 122Patchwork Star Blanket 126Beautiful Vintage Blanket 130Soft Summer Blanket 136 Resources 142Acknowledgements 142Index 143

Emma Varnam likes to make items that bring a smile to people’s faces. As well as writing several popular crochet books, all published by GMC Publications – Crocheted Flowers, 10,000 Crocheted Hats, Cute Crocheted Food, Crocheted Houseplants, Crocheted Succulents, Cute Crocheted Animals, How to Crochet, Granny Squares Home and Granny Squares Weekend – she has had a number of successful collaborations with the celebrated knitwear designer Debbie Bliss. Emma regularly shares her design inspiration on her award-winning knitting and crochet blog. She lives in Greater Manchester, UK, with her husband and young son.

Emma Varnam’s latest book pays tribute to her enduring love of vintage design and colour combinations, featuring 20 patterns with a retro vibe. You’ll need some basic crochet skills to get started, but you’ll find these projects mostly quick and easy to make – and wonderfully practical to use. Granny squares are enjoying a major revival right now, and in this diverse collection Emma shows how a classic granny-square design can become a useful storage basket in your home, a stylish handbag for an evening out, a snuggly boho scarf for a chilly day, or a vibrant cosy for your afternoon tea. We particularly love the Fingerless Mittens, which have a striking colourway that’s reminiscent of folk art, while the alternating colours of the treble stitches on the cuffs create a vibrant Fair Isle effect. For the home, Emma’s Colour Block Cushion shows how effective single-colour motifs can be when used to create a pretty checked fabric in jewel tones. Although we’d love to make every project in this book, perhaps our favourite design is a timeless classic – the Beautiful Vintage Blanket. A future heirloom, you can make this blanket in any combination of colours from your stash, and it would be the perfect choice for a slow craft project to carry you through the winter.

• Introduction 6Gallery 8 Getting StartedWhat You’ll Need 30Crochet Techniques 32Finishing Touches 42 The ProjectsProject Basket 48Small Vintage Bag 54Cosy Tank Top 58Triangle Bunting 64Vibrant Tea Cosy 68Fingerless Mittens 72Boho Scarf 78Chain-link Garland 84Granny Square Hat 88Hexagon Pot Holder 92Beach Bag 96Rectangle Tote Bag 102Colour Block Cushion 106Chunky First Blanket 110Zig-zag Blanket 114Four-square Blanket 118Cocoon Shrug 122Patchwork Star Blanket 126Beautiful Vintage Blanket 130Soft Summer Blanket 136 Resources 142Acknowledgements 142Index 143

Emma Varnam likes to make items that bring a smile to people’s faces. As well as writing several popular crochet books, all published by GMC Publications – Crocheted Flowers, 10,000 Crocheted Hats, Cute Crocheted Food, Crocheted Houseplants, Crocheted Succulents, Cute Crocheted Animals, How to Crochet, Granny Squares Home and Granny Squares Weekend – she has had a number of successful collaborations with the celebrated knitwear designer Debbie Bliss. Emma regularly shares her design inspiration on her award-winning knitting and crochet blog. She lives in Greater Manchester, UK, with her husband and young son.

Emma Varnam’s latest book pays tribute to her enduring love of vintage design and colour combinations, featuring 20 patterns with a retro vibe. You’ll need some basic crochet skills to get started, but you’ll find these projects mostly quick and easy to make – and wonderfully practical to use. Granny squares are enjoying a major revival right now, and in this diverse collection Emma shows how a classic granny-square design can become a useful storage basket in your home, a stylish handbag for an evening out, a snuggly boho scarf for a chilly day, or a vibrant cosy for your afternoon tea. We particularly love the Fingerless Mittens, which have a striking colourway that’s reminiscent of folk art, while the alternating colours of the treble stitches on the cuffs create a vibrant Fair Isle effect. For the home, Emma’s Colour Block Cushion shows how effective single-colour motifs can be when used to create a pretty checked fabric in jewel tones. Although we’d love to make every project in this book, perhaps our favourite design is a timeless classic – the Beautiful Vintage Blanket. A future heirloom, you can make this blanket in any combination of colours from your stash, and it would be the perfect choice for a slow craft project to carry you through the winter.

• Introduction 6Gallery 8 Getting StartedWhat You’ll Need 30Crochet Techniques 32Finishing Touches 42 The ProjectsProject Basket 48Small Vintage Bag 54Cosy Tank Top 58Triangle Bunting 64Vibrant Tea Cosy 68Fingerless Mittens 72Boho Scarf 78Chain-link Garland 84Granny Square Hat 88Hexagon Pot Holder 92Beach Bag 96Rectangle Tote Bag 102Colour Block Cushion 106Chunky First Blanket 110Zig-zag Blanket 114Four-square Blanket 118Cocoon Shrug 122Patchwork Star Blanket 126Beautiful Vintage Blanket 130Soft Summer Blanket 136 Resources 142Acknowledgements 142Index 143