Yarn: Chunky acrylic,
Hook: 6.5mm/US K
Special Stitches:
Puff stitch: *yarn over, insert hook in indicated stitch and draw yarn through stitch* three times (7 loops on hook). Yarn over and pull through all loops on hook. Chain 1 to lock.
Cluster stitch: *yarn over, insert hook in next stitch and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops* 4 times (5 loops on hook). Yarn over and pull through all loops on hook.
Treble stitch (trbl): Yarn over hook twice, insert hook into next stitch. Yarn over hook and draw yarn through stitch (4 loops on hook). Pull yarn through two loops (3 loops remaining on hook). Yarn over and draw through two loops (2 loops remaining). Yarn over and draw through the last two loops on hook.
Round 1: With color A
Chain 4 and join with a slip stitch, or make a magic circle. Chain 3 to count as the first double crochet and work 15 more double crochet stitches into the ring. Join with a slip stitch to top of beginning chain 3. (16 double crochet stitches in total) Fasten off.
Note: Standard crochet technique is as stated, though I actually started with an initial ch2, and then 16dc into ring as I prefer to hide the chain as much as possible, and it works!
Round 2: With color B
Attach color B with a slip stitch to any dc, chain 1. Puff stitch in same stitch and in each dc around. Join with a slip stitch to first puff stitch. (16 puff stitches in total) Fasten off.
Round 3: With color C
Attach color C with a slip stitch in the chain 1 space of any puff stitch, chain 2, (cluster stitch, chain 2) in the same space and in each chain 1 spaces around. Join with a slip stitch to top of first cluster stitch. (16 cluster stitches in total) Fasten off.
Round 4: With color A (In this round we will turn our sunburst rounds into squares, so hold on tight!)
Attach color A with a slip stitch to any chain 2 space. Chain 4 to count as the first treble stitch and then crochet two treble stitches in the same space, ch3 and crochet 3 more treble stitches into same space to form first corner. (corner is: 3tr, ch3, 3tr). Now crochet the side: *3 dc in the next chain 2 space, 3 hdc in the next chain 2 space and 3 dc in the next chain 2 space*. Now crochet another corner, another side, another corner and another side, and another corner and side. Join with a slip stitch to the top of the beginning chain 4.
(Note: I’m always breakin’ the rules, so honestly I made a ch3 instead of the standard ch4 as I found the ch4 to be a bit too wobbly looking.)
If you’d like to use this square to make a blanket, I’d recommend using the fourth round as the way in which the squares are joined, but you’ll have to google “join squares as you go” for a tutorial.
Now go have fun playing around with the sequence of your colors in this square to see what works and what doesn’t! (Hint there were two more color ways that I actually crocheted, one is already worked up into hand warmers, and the other will be torn out as it just didn’t look great, but more on that soon.)
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The Granny Flower Square
Abbreviations
dc – double crochet
tr – treble crochet
sl st – slip stitch
ch – chain
sp – space
Instructions in parenthesis [ ] are repeated the required number of times. Join new colours with a sl st. Start each round with a ch 3 or chain less dc unless otherwise stated. US terms are used throughout.
Foundation Ch 4 and join with a sl st to form a ring
Round 1 work 12 dc into the ring.
Round 2 work 2 dc into each space between the stitches from the previous round.
Round 3 work 3 dc into the spaces between each pair of stitches from the previous round.
Round 4 starting in any sp ch 4, 2 tr, ch 2, 3 tr in the same sp (corner made), [3 dc in next sp] x2, *3 tr, ch 2, 3 tr in the next sp, [3 dc in the next sp] x2* work from *to* 2 more times and join with a sl st to beginning ch 3.
In no time at all you could have a whole pile of gorgeous granny flower squares…
