Here is a step-by-step tutorial for making this puffy-flower star granny square (as shown in your image).
This motif uses puff stitches to create the raised flower and double crochet to build the square.

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⭐ DETAILED CROCHET PATTERN – PUFFY STAR SQUARE

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🔸 STITCH KEY

• ch = chain
• sl st = slip stitch
• sc = single crochet
• dc = double crochet
• sk = skip
• sp = space
• PS = puff stitch
• PS (puff stitch):
  Yarn over (yo), insert hook into stitch, pull up a loop × 4 times (you have 9 loops), yo and pull through all loops, ch 1 to close the puff.

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🌼 ROUND 1 — Center Circle

1. Make a magic ring
2. Ch 2 (does not count)
3. Work 12 dc into the ring
4. Tighten ring
5. Join with sl st to first dc

✔ You have a small round with 12 stitches.

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🌼 ROUND 2 — 12 Puff Stitches

You will place 1 puff stitch into each dc from Round 1.

1. Ch 1
2. PS in same stitch
3. PS in next stitch around (12 total)
4. Sl st to first puff

✔ You now have a ring of puff stitches.

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⭐ ROUND 3 — Form the 4 Star Points

Each star point is made in every 3rd space, so you get 4 points.

For each point (repeat 4 times):

1. Sl st to next space between puffs
2. (PS, ch 1) repeat 4 times in the same space
   — this makes a long triangular puff cluster
3. Ch 4 (this large chain forms the “hole” in your picture)
4. Move to next point

Repeat until you have 4 puff triangles.

✔ You now clearly see the star shape.

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⭐ ROUND 4 — Build the Square Framework

Now you fill around the star to create a square.

Start in any ch-4 space from previous round.

CORNERS HAPPEN IN CH-4 SPACES

In each ch-4 space:

1. (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) = 1 full square corner

SIDES

Between corners you see diagonal chain lines in your image.
To recreate this:

Along each side:

1. Dc in each stitch you see along the puff triangle edge
2. In the middle area:
   • dc, ch 1, sk 1, dc
     Repeat as needed to keep the diagonal “holes” straight.

Continue around the entire square and join.

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⭐ ROUND 5 — Fill & Straighten

To stabilize the square:

1. Dc in each stitch around
2. Corners: (2dc, ch2, 2dc)

Your square should now be flat and even, matching the sample image.

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⭐ ROUND 6 — Final Border

1. Work 1 more round of dc for a clean border
2. Corners: (2dc, ch2, 2dc)
3. Join and fasten off

✔ This round gives the square its thick, clean frame like the photo.

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🧷 JOINING THE SQUARES

The squares in your image appear joined by the slip-stitch method:

1. Place 2 squares right sides together
2. Insert hook through both outside loops
3. Slip stitch along the entire edge

This creates a tight, flat, seamless join.

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