Bring springtime charm into your crochet projects with these Floral Granny Squares! Each square features a vibrant 3D flower — from sunflowers and poppies to roses and lilacs — all blooming beautifully on a classic white background. Perfect for making blankets, bags, cushions, or wall hangings, these squares combine traditional crochet with a modern floral twist.
🧶 Materials You’ll Need
- Yarn: Cotton or acrylic yarn in multiple colors
- White (background)
- Green (leaves and stems)
- Yellow, red, pink, purple, black (flowers)
- Hook: 3.0 mm or 3.5 mm
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
🌼 Step-by-Step Instructions
1. Flower Center (for all flowers)
- R1: Magic ring, 8 dc inside ring, sl st to join.
- R2: Change to petal color, (ch 2, 2 dc, ch 2, sl st) in each stitch around for petals.
- Fasten off and weave in ends.
🌻 Sunflower
- Center: Black yarn
- Petals: Yellow yarn — work 2 rounds of (3 dc cluster + ch 2) in each stitch to form layers.
- Leaves: Green yarn — 2 small leaf motifs attached to sides of petals.
🌺 Rose
- Center: Yellow yarn
- Petals: Pink yarn — crochet a chain of 40, work (3 dc, 1 sl st) across to create rolling petals.
- Roll and sew in place.
- Add two green leaves underneath.
🌹 Poppy
- Center: Black yarn
- Petals: Red yarn — create 4 large petals using (ch 3, 5 dc, ch 3, sl st) repeated four times.
- Sew around the center to form a full poppy shape.
💜 Lavender
- Center: Yellow yarn
- Petals: Purple yarn — 6 small long petals made with (ch 5, dc, ch 5, sl st).
- Add a green stem curling outward for a realistic look.
🧩 Assemble Granny Squares
- Start with white yarn and chain 5, join to form a ring.
- Round 1: 3 dc clusters separated by ch 2 in each corner.
- Continue expanding in classic granny style until desired size (usually 4 rounds).
- Sew or crochet the flower motifs onto the center of each square.
💕 Project Ideas
- Combine 12+ squares for a floral blanket 🌸
- Make decorative pillow covers
- Stitch 4 squares into a tote bag
- Use as individual coasters or wall art
🌿 Tips
- Mix colors for variety — pastels for a soft look or brights for a bold design.
- Block your squares for a neat, professional finish.
- Join with slip stitch or single crochet for a clean border.
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