This is a crochet sunflower granny square 🌻. I’ll explain it step by step, from the center to the square, in an easy way.
🧶 MATERIALS
- Medium yarn (4 ply / worsted)
- Brown – center
- Yellow – petals
- Green – leaves
- Cream – square
- Hook: 4.5 mm – 5 mm
- Scissors
- Yarn needle
📌 STITCH GUIDE (US TERMS)
- ch = chain
- sl st = slip stitch
- sc = single crochet
- hdc = half double crochet
- dc = double crochet
- tr = treble crochet
🌻 ROUND 1 – CENTER (BROWN)
- Make a magic ring
- Ch 1 (does NOT count as stitch)
- Put 12 sc into the ring
- Pull the ring tight
- Sl st into the first sc
- Cut yarn, pull through
✔ You should have 12 tight stitches in a circle
🌻 ROUND 2 – PETAL BASE (YELLOW)
- Join yellow yarn in any stitch
- Ch 2
- In SAME stitch:
- 2 dc
- ch 2
- Sl st in the next stitch
👉 This makes one small petal base - Repeat around:
- (ch 2, 2 dc, ch 2, sl st in next stitch)
You will have 12 petal bases
- Sl st to close
- Cut yarn
🌻 ROUND 3 – LONG PETALS (YELLOW)
- Join yellow yarn in any ch-2 space
- Ch 3
- In same space:
- 3 tr
- ch 3
- Sl st in same space
👉 One big petal is done
- Sl st into next ch-2 space
- Repeat around all petals
- Sl st to finish
- Cut yarn
✔ Now your sunflower shape is visible 🌻
🍃 ROUND 4 – LEAVES (GREEN)
- Join green yarn between two petals
- In the space:
- sc
- hdc
- dc
- hdc
- sc
👉 This makes one leaf
- Move to next space between petals
- Repeat around
- Sl st to close
- Cut yarn
✔ You should see green leaves around the flower
⬜ ROUND 5 – MAKING THE SQUARE (CREAM)
- Join cream yarn in any space
- Ch 3 (counts as first dc)
Corner stitch:
- 2 dc
- ch 2
- 3 dc
Side stitch:
- 3 dc in next space
- Repeat around:
- Corners: (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc)
- Sides: (3 dc)
- Sl st into top of ch-3
✔ Now it looks like a square
⬜ ROUND 6 – FINAL BORDER (CREAM)
- Ch 3
- Dc in every stitch
- In each corner:
- (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc)
- Sl st to close
- Cut yarn and weave in ends
✅ FINISHED SIZE
Approx. 12–14 cm (5–6 inches)
(depends on yarn and hook)
💡 TIPS
- Use looser tension for petals
- Block lightly to make square neat
- For bigger square → add more border rounds