Where did the term "Granny square" come from?
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The granny square has been described to be any square that is worked in rounds. There are many varieties of granny squares, some with flower centers, some traditional. It is one of the most popular stitches in crochet work. The Granny crochet evolved because of a vast economic need for it . It was brought to America by the early European immigrants settlers who brought their delicate crochet lace-making techniques with them and introduced them to America society. Some say crochet originated from the Middle East and Africa, some say South America - the origin of the crochet technique is a subject of considerable controversy.
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probly from someones g-ma teaching them and didn't have any better name to put to it...thats just the way her granny did it
probly from someones g-ma teaching them and didn't have any better name to put to it...thats just the way her granny did it
It is a traditional pattern that everyone's granny used to make. It originates in an era when people used every last piece of yarn and fabric because they couldn't afford to waste anything. Granny squares are sort of the crochet equivalent of "crazy quilts." In each case, you can use up the bits and pieces that you have and make something beautiful and practical with them rather than spending your scarce money to buy new yarns and fabrics.
from a granny who used to make them
when one would not waist anything,and woman used to cut squares and put them away to make patches for shirts,blankets.
The thrifty womenfolk of our early American days carefully saved odds and ends of yarn, left-over colors, ravellings from sweaters and socks-- all to be made into a robe for the family's general use. As fast as the yarn accumulated, it was crocheted into small squares-the colors tastefully combined from whatever yarn was available at the time. When sufficient squares were completed, they were sewed together to make a colorful blanket useful for many purposes--as a bedspread, for a shawl, as a leg and lap covering, for sleighing, for "bundling," as a throw over a rocking chair, and for colorful decoration around the house.
Since Grandmother played the major role in its making, the robe was affectionately called the "Granny".