@naomialicec
Oh heyyyy crocheters, theres a new card deck in town and its a good one! Claire Montgomerie has just brought out The Granny Squares Stitches Card Deck 50 beautifully designed cards that are perfect to pop in your project bag or spread out at home to plan your next make. Each one has a photo on the front and a clear diagram with notes on the back, so you can dive straight in wherever you are.
@kathwebbercrochet
I thought the fabulous little puff stitch card (number 30) would lend itself perfectly to this pretty hand dyed yarn I have. I feel a coaster set coming on! This will give me years of stitch inspiration.
@madebyanita
I have all three decks now and I think this one is my favourite. The cards include instructions to make any of the wonderful stitches into larger pieces. Let your imagination run wild with so much more than squares! I can imagine these squares making a wonderful Spring blanket.
@thewoolgallerystneots
We are so lucky here at The Wool Gallery St Neots that Claire is a local gal and runs lots of our classes so any chance to celebrate her creativity we are there! For this card deck tour I chose square no.8 The granny stripe & in true Claire style Ive made a pair of fingerless mittens! AND it only used 2! Yes 2 balls of ricorumi !!!! So grab yourselves the third deck of the set so far, pick a square and see what youre inspired to create!
@craftingbylucy
The deck hold 50 different crochet stitch patterns, YES 50!! To help inspire your next project (and they are a great way to encourage me to swatch as well!). This is another fantastic publication from the unstoppable Claire Montgomerie. I decided to use the inspiration of the WIGGLE STITCH to create a gorgeous mohair blend cowl perfect for the winter. The Deck comes complete with instruction booklet and charts on each of the cards with instructions for using the stitch.
@manchesterwoolandyarn
If you haven't heard of this before, I don't know where you've been, but I will catch you up really quickly. Claire released the original (OG) Granny Square Card Deck, which had 50 mix and match granny square patterns, then released the Flowers edition, which again was super popular. Now to add to the mix, we have the Stitches card deck. The Stitches card deck is slightly different to the other two, in the fact there are 50 mix and match stitches that you can basically apply to anything you want.
Claire and the guys over at Search Press asked me to pick one of the 50 stitches to have a go at making. The one I went for was the Puff stitch. I've not done the puff stitch before - it is really good fun, dead easy and you get this amazing 3D texture to it. I just picked some colours that I liked and started working on a little square to have a go at.
After I made my square, I really wanted to show how to turn the stitches to make anything you want. I took my puff stitch pattern and made it into a gorgeous little basket. I thought this would be absolutely perfect for putting my projects in, my stash yarn.
Happy crafting!
Cool Crafting
Discover 50 stunning stitch patterns in this stylish new Crochet Stitch Card Deck by Claire Montgomerie, author of the sell-out Granny Square decks. Each of the 50 colourful 10x10cm cards features a photo of the finished swatch on the front, with a clear crochet chart and stitch multiples on the back - perfect for mixing, matching and creating your own unique projects.
The deck also includes a 32-page booklet with step-by-step guidance on reading charts, scaling up stitch patterns, edging and joining, plus handy colour advice. Each swatch is made using the same hook and yarn weight, meaning squares can be joined together with ease. Portable, inspiring, and endlessly versatile, this clever card deck is a brilliant gift for any crocheter - and the perfect tool for on-the-go making.
Machine Knitting Monthly - December 2025
Each one of these 50 cards is 10x10cm and shows a stitch pattern. One side has a colour photo of the finished swatch and the other side explains how to work it. Simply lay out the cards to easily mix, match and create your own designs.
