I had such a blast writing Granny Square Love, I truly did!

I love color and I love to crochet and I love to inspire!

I guess you could say that I inherited the crafty gene from a long line of women who went before me. It flowed on down, from one generation to the next. My Great-Grandmother, my Grandmother, Mother and Aunts have all at one point in their lives, knitted, hooked, stitched and sewn and in turn so have I.

{My Mother, brother and I in the 70′s, knitted sweaters, made by my Mother and Grandmother}

{Me – knitting, with much concentration. I learnt to knit first, but I prefer to hook!}

{My Grandmother, the woman instrumental in igniting my passion of the hook!}

With some trepidation, I deliberated on sharing the start of the journey. Within a second of course I knew it had to be shared because not only is it my wish to inspire, but also to encourage. When I was first approached to write Granny Square Love, last year, you can only imagine my excitement. I was doing a happy dance, and I couldn’t wait to begin. But then, I began to share ‘the news’ with family. My excitement was received by some with just as much enthusiasm, those who believed, but on the flip side some of the initial reactions I received were, it’s a scam (I haven’t heard of any email scams going around about being published), and laughter and sadly some didn’t even care enough to share in the news. So, was I completely crushed, devastated, shocked, absolutely yes! BUT . . .

. . . with absolutely no hesitation, guess what I did the very next day . . . I signed on the dotted line!

And then I plastered my stair wall with each chapter of my book . . . a blank canvas, and the journey began! My advice, believe in your-self, whether that be in your dreams, your colour choices or your ability to learn a new craft!

The essence of Granny Square Love is to introduce crochet (and color) to your home with granny squares as your starting point. If you’ve had “Learn to crochet” on your to-do list, I hope Granny Square Love will inspire you to pick up a hook and begin. If you are an experienced crocheter wishing to ignite your work with a little more color, then the color discussion accompanying each project will encourage you to go forth boldly, to experiment with color.

So let the festivities begin, below you’ll find all details of my Blog Book Tour. Be sure to join in with each blog stop, and share in the reviews, interviews and giveaways!

To celebrate I’m offering a signed copy of Granny Square Love along with 7 skeins of fabulous Cascade yarn!

To be in the draw simply say hello, via comments. To receive an extra 5 entires into the draw simply mention the Granny Square Love Book Tour on Twitter, Facebook, your blog etc. Be sure to send through your link so I can add your extra entries into the barrel!

Today’s the day – pick up a hook and a skein of yarn and begin to color your world with granny squares!

Granny Square Love – Blog Book Tour!

The Schedule:

September 27: Crochet Concupiscence

September 28: Knit Purl Gurl

September 29: Underground Crafter

September 30: Interlocking Crochet

October 1: Crochet Mama’s Blog

October 3: Crafty Pod

October 4: Lindamade

October 5: Cute Crochet Chat

October 6: Crochet Liberation Front

October 7: Create Loves

October 8: Whipup

Get Granny Square Love now for just $12.99 ($10 off the retail price!). Visit the Martha Pullen Online Store and use promo code GRANNYTOUR to get your exclusive price.

Offer expires October 8, 2011 at 11.59pm EST. Special Price in US Dollars, for items that are “in stock” only.

 Granny Square Love is available from the following online retailers: 

USA

Canada

France

Germany
Australia
UK
Sweden
Finland
Denmark
New Zealand
Japan
Indonesia
India
Portugal
eBook

Sarah lives on the east coast of Australia. Her love of colour and crochet led her to write the book, Granny Square Love. Sarah tunes into her intuition when it comes to selecting colour palettes that pop. She loves life’s happy coincidences. She prefers her eggs poached not scrambled. Sarah’s advice for life – begin your day with a blank canvas and ensure to saturate it with colour! Scandalous or safe the colour choice is entirely yours.

x Sarah