That’s a crochet granny square made with a flower center and multiple color rounds — a classic motif used for blankets, bags, and garments. I’ll walk you through how to make it step by step 👇
🧶 MATERIALS
- Yarn: 3 colors (e.g., white, peach, gray) – same yarn weight for all.
- Hook: 3.0 mm (as in your picture).
- Other: Scissors, yarn needle, stitch marker (optional).
🌸 STEP-BY-STEP TUTORIAL
Round 1: Center Circle (White)
- Make a magic ring (or ch 4 and join with a sl st to make a ring).
- Ch 3 (counts as your first double crochet).
- Make 11 more dc into the ring.
→ You’ll have 12 dc total (counting the ch-3 as the first dc). - Pull the ring tight.
- Join with a sl st to the top of the beginning ch-3.
- Cut yarn and fasten off.
🧩 Tip: You can weave in the center tail now to keep it neat.
Round 2: Petal Round (Peach)
- Join peach yarn into any dc stitch from Round 1.
- Ch 2 (counts as part of cluster).
- Yarn over, insert hook into the same stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops (leave the last loop).
- Repeat this 2 more times in the same stitch (so you’ll have 4 loops on hook).
- Yarn over and pull through all 4 loops — this makes a 3 dc cluster (puff-like petal).
- Ch 2.
- Skip the next dc, and in the following dc, make another 3 dc cluster, ch 2.
- Repeat (cluster, ch 2, skip 1 stitch) all around. You should have 6 clusters and 6 ch-2 spaces.
- Join with a sl st to the top of the first cluster.
- Fasten off peach yarn.
💡 Each cluster forms one petal around the center.
Round 3: Small White Gaps Between Petals
- Attach white yarn into any ch-2 space between petals.
- Ch 1, make 1 sc in the same space.
- Ch 3, then sc into the next ch-2 space.
- Repeat (ch 3, sc in next space) all the way around.
→ You’ll have 6 ch-3 loops. - Join with a sl st to the first sc.
- Fasten off.
🌼 These loops will help shape the transition from round to square.
Round 4: Turning Circle into Square (Gray)
- Join gray yarn into any ch-3 space.
- Ch 3 (counts as dc), then 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc in the same space — this makes your first corner.
- In the next ch-3 space: 3 dc.
- Continue around as follows:
- (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in every other ch-3 space (for corners).
- (3 dc) in spaces between corners.
- Join with a sl st to the top of the first ch-3.
🟦 You now have a square shape forming with 4 corners.
Round 5: Border & Final Edge (Gray)
- Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in each dc across.
- When you reach a corner, make (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in the corner space.
- Continue working dc stitches around each side, and corner increases at each corner space.
- Join with a sl st to the top of the first ch-3.
- Fasten off and weave in all loose ends.
✨ FINISHING TOUCHES
- Block your square (pin it down and lightly steam or dampen it).
- You can join multiple squares together for a blanket, bag, or pillow cover.
🧭 STITCH LEGEND (for reference)
| Abbreviation | Stitch Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ch | chain | yarn over, pull through loop |
| sl st | slip stitch | insert hook, yarn over, pull through all loops |
| sc | single crochet | insert hook, yarn over, pull through both loops |
| dc | double crochet | yarn over, insert hook, yarn over, pull through 2 loops twice |
| cluster (cl) | 3 dc cluster | partial 3 dc closed together |
