Here is a step-by-step crochet tutorial for the square in your image. This is a 4-round granny-style square with a flower/star center, often called a flower burst granny square.
MATERIALS
- Yarn: 3 colors
- Pink (center flower)
- Cream / White (flower + square)
- Turquoise (border)
- Crochet hook: 4 mm (or match your yarn)
- Scissors
- Needle
CROCHET TERMS (IMPORTANT)
- ch = chain
- sl st = slip stitch
- dc = double crochet
- tr = treble crochet
- sp = space
- st = stitch
🌸 ROUND 1 – PINK FLOWER CENTER
- Make a magic ring
- Ch 3 (this counts as 1 dc)
- Crochet 11 dc into the ring
- Pull ring tight
- Sl st into top of ch-3 to close
✅ You now have 12 dc
✂ Cut pink yarn
🌼 ROUND 2 – PETALS (CREAM)
- Join cream yarn in any dc
- Ch 3
- In the same stitch: crochet 2 tr
→ this makes 1 petal - Skip 1 stitch
- In next stitch: 3 tr
- Skip 1 stitch
🔁 Repeat steps 5–6 around
- Sl st to top of ch-3
✅ You should have 6 petals
✂ Cut yarn
⬜ ROUND 3 – TURN FLOWER INTO SQUARE (CREAM)
Join cream yarn in any space between petals
CORNER
- Ch 3
- Crochet 2 dc
- Ch 2
- Crochet 3 dc
➡ This forms 1 corner
SIDE
- In next space: 3 dc
🔁 Repeat:
- (Corner → Side)
- Do this 4 times
- Sl st to join
✅ Now it is a square
🟦 ROUND 4 – TURQUOISE BORDER
Join turquoise yarn in any corner space
CORNER
- Ch 3
- 2 dc
- Ch 2
- 3 dc (all in same corner)
SIDE
- Dc in each stitch across the side
NEXT CORNER
- (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc)
🔁 Repeat around
- Sl st to finish
✂ Cut yarn and weave in all ends
FINAL LOOK
- Pink = flower
- Cream = background square
- Turquoise = border
JOINING SQUARES (LIKE THE PHOTO)
Best method:
- Single crochet join
- Join from wrong side
- Use turquoise yarn for clean lines
COMMON MISTAKES
❌ Too tight magic ring → keep it loose
❌ Missing ch-2 in corners → square curls
❌ Wrong stitch count → count every round