let’s get you blooming with an easy crochet flower square! Here’s a pattern that’s perfect for beginners:
Finished Size: Approximately 4 inches square (size can vary slightly depending on your yarn and hook).
Materials:
- Worsted weight yarn in two colors: one for the flower (Color A) and one for the square background (Color B).
- Crochet hook size H/8 (5.0 mm) or the size recommended for your yarn.
- Scissors
- Yarn needle
Abbreviations (US Crochet Terms):
- ch = chain
- sl st = slip stitch
- sc = single crochet
- hdc = half double crochet
- dc = double crochet
- tr = treble crochet
- sp = space
- beg = beginning
Pattern:
Flower Center (with Color A):
Round 1: Ch 4, join with a sl st to form a ring. Round 2: Ch 1 (does not count as a stitch), 6 sc in the ring. Join with a sl st to the first sc. (6 sc) Round 3: Ch 1, 2 sc in each sc around. Join with a sl st to the first sc. (12 sc) Fasten off Color A.
Flower Petals (with Color A):
Join Color A with a sl st to any sc from Round 3. Round 4: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in the same st, ch 1, (2 dc in the next sc, ch 1) 11 times. Join with a sl st to the top of the beg ch-3. (12 petals, 12 ch-1 spaces) Round 5: Sl st into the first ch-1 sp. Ch 1, (sc, hdc, dc, tr, dc, hdc, sc) all in the same ch-1 sp. Sl st in the next ch-1 sp. Repeat around 11 more times. Join with a sl st to the first sl st. Fasten off Color A.
Joining into a Square (with Color B):
Join Color B with a sl st to any sl st between two petals from Round 5. Round 6: Ch 1, sc in the same st. Ch 5, skip the next petal, sc in the sl st between the next two petals. Repeat from * around 3 more times. Ch 5, join with a sl st to the first sc. (4 ch-5 spaces) Round 7: Sl st into the first ch-5 sp. Ch 1, (sc, hdc, 3 dc, hdc, sc) all in the same ch-5 sp. Repeat in the next 2 ch-5 spaces. In the last ch-5 sp, work (sc, hdc, 3 dc, hdc, sc), ch 2. Round 8: In the next ch-5 sp, work (sc, hdc, 3 dc, hdc, sc), ch 2. Repeat in the next 2 ch-5 spaces. In the last ch-5 sp, work (sc, hdc, 3 dc, hdc, sc), ch 1, hdc in the ch-2 sp from the previous round. This will bring you to the center of the corner. Round 9: Ch 1, sc in the same hdc. Sc in each st across to the next corner ch-2 sp, (sc, ch 2, sc) in the ch-2 sp. Repeat from * around 3 more times. Sc in each remaining st. Join with a sl st to the first sc. Fasten off Color B. Weave in all loose ends.
Video tutorial
Tips and Variations:
- You can change the number of double crochets in Round 4 to make the petals larger or smaller.
- Experiment with different color combinations for the flower and the square.
- To make a larger square, continue adding rounds of single crochet around, increasing by 2 stitches on each side in each round, and working (sc, ch 2, sc) in each corner.
- These squares are great for making blankets, pillows, and other projects!
Have fun creating your easy flower crochet squares! Let me know if you have any other questions. Happy crocheting!
