That’s a beautiful crochet square motif! It looks like a textured floral granny square, made with a combination of double crochet, puff stitches, and chain spaces. The photo shows two colors (teal and cream) arranged in petal-like rounds.
Here’s a general step-by-step guide to make a similar motif:
🧶 Materials
- Yarn: 2 colors of DK or light worsted weight yarn
- Color A: Teal (center + accents)
- Color B: Cream or white (petals + edging)
- Hook: 3.5–4.0 mm (E–G)
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
✨ Stitches & Abbreviations
| Abbreviation | Stitch |
|---|---|
| ch | chain |
| sl st | slip stitch |
| sc | single crochet |
| hdc | half double crochet |
| dc | double crochet |
| tr | treble crochet |
| puff st | puff stitch (yarn over, insert hook, pull up a loop x3, yarn over, pull through all loops) |
| sp | space |
🧩 Pattern Instructions
Round 1 – Center Flower (Color A)
- Make a magic ring (or ch 5 and join to form a ring).
- Ch 3 (counts as dc), make 11 dc in ring.
- Join with sl st to top of ch-3. (12 dc total)
- Fasten off Color A.
Round 2 – Petal Base (Color B)
- Attach Color B in any dc.
- Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same st, ch 2, 2 dc in next st, ch 2 repeat around.
- Join with sl st to top of beginning ch-3. (12 2-dc clusters separated by ch-2 spaces)
Round 3 – Petals (Color B)
- In each ch-2 sp, work (1 sc, 1 hdc, 3 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc) — this forms the petal shape.
- Repeat around all 12 ch-2 spaces.
- Join with sl st to first sc.
- Fasten off Color B.
Round 4 – Framing the Petals (Color A)
- Join Color A behind any petal tip (between two petals).
- Ch 5 (counts as dc + ch 2), dc in same space.
- Ch 2, dc in next gap between petals, ch 2, dc in same space — repeat around.
- Join with sl st to the 3rd ch of beginning ch-5.
(You now have a ring of dc + ch spaces forming a square base.)
Round 5 – Transition to Square (Color B)
- Join Color B in any ch-2 corner space.
- Work (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in corner sp.
- (3 dc in next ch-2 sp, ch 1) between corners.
- Continue around with 4 corners total.
- Join with sl st to first dc.
Round 6 – Shell Border (Color B)
- Sl st into next st.
- In each side section, work (5 dc in same st, skip 3 dc, sl st) to create scalloped edges.
- In each corner, make (5 dc, ch 2, 5 dc) for a rounded square corner.
- Repeat all around.
- Fasten off and weave in ends.
🌼 Finishing
- Gently block your square with steam or water spray.
- Flatten and shape corners for even edges.
- Repeat and join with other squares using whip stitch or join-as-you-go.