As Stitch 'n Bitch series author Debbie Stoller describes: If you grew up in the seventies, as I did, you might fear the granny square—if only because, for a while, clothing was made of nothing else.
Heck, I bet there was some kid out there who was forced to go to school wearing granny square underwear.
[1]Although particular color and pattern schemes for granny squares change with time, this class of motif is a staple among crocheters.
[2] The earliest known example of a traditional granny square, designed by a Mrs. Phelps, was published in the April 5, 1885, edition of Prairie Farmer.
The small blocks can be sewn or drawn together, so as to make a perfect square, this joining being done on the wrong side.