by To make a sunflower granny square, you’ll typically crochet a center resembling a sunflower and then square it off with granny-style stitches. Here’s a step-by-step guide using basic crochet stitches:
🌻 Sunflower Granny Square (US Terminology)
Skill Level: Intermediate (familiarity with double crochet, clusters, changing colors)
Materials:
- Worsted weight yarn in 3 colors:
- Brown (center)
- Yellow (petals)
- Green or any color for the square background
- 5.0 mm (H-8) crochet hook
- Yarn needle
- Scissors
Abbreviations (US Terms):
- ch = chain
- sl st = slip stitch
- sc = single crochet
- dc = double crochet
- tr = treble crochet
- st(s) = stitch(es)
Instructions:
🔘 Round 1 – Center (Brown):
- Start with a magic ring (or ch 4 and join into a ring).
- Ch 2 (counts as dc), then make 11 dc into the ring. (12 dc total)
- Join with sl st to top of ch-2.
- Fasten off.
🌼 Round 2 – Petals (Yellow):
- Join yellow yarn in any dc.
- (Ch 3, tr in same st, ch 3, sl st in same st) – one petal made.
- Repeat in each dc around (12 petals).
- Join with sl st to first ch-3.
- Fasten off.
◼️ Round 3 – Square Background (Green or other color):
- Join green yarn in space between any two petals.
- (Ch 3, 2 dc) in same space, ch 1.
- In next space between petals: (3 dc, ch 1).
- At every corner (4 corners total), make (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in the same space.
- Continue around, alternating 3 dc clusters and ch-1 spaces, with corners in every fourth space.
- Join with sl st. Fasten off or continue squaring with more granny rounds if desired.
✅ Tips:
- Use a stitch marker to identify corners.
- Block your square at the end for even edges.
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