Here is a step-by-step tutorial to make the crochet puff-flower star square shown in your picture.
This motif uses puff stitches and double crochet in a square shape.
⭐ PUFF STAR SQUARE – FULL DETAILED TUTORIAL
Stitches used
- ch = chain
- sl st = slip stitch
- sc = single crochet
- dc = double crochet
- puff = puff stitch (YO, insert hook, pull up loop × 5, YO pull through all loops, ch 1 to secure)
🌼 ROUND 1 — Center Circle
- Make magic ring
- Ch 2 (does NOT count as stitch)
- 12 dc into the ring
- Pull ring tight
- Join with sl st to 1st dc
➡️ You now have a flat circle with 12 dc.
🌼 ROUND 2 — Make the 5 Puff Starting Points
We need 5 evenly spaced puff points.
To do this: Work puff stitches in every 2–3 stitches.
Do this around:
- Ch 2
- Make 1 puff stitch in next stitch
- Ch 2, skip 1 stitch
Repeat this until you have 5 puff stitches total.
Join with sl st to first puff.
➡️ You now have a 5-point star outline.
🌼 ROUND 3 — Build the Star Points Longer
Each puff point will grow with puff → ch2 → puff inside the same space.
For each ch-2 space from last round:
- Sl st into the ch-2 space
- (Puff, ch 2, Puff) all in same space
- Move to next ch-2 space
- Repeat × 5
Join with sl st.
➡️ Now the star shape becomes thicker and taller, just like your photo.
🌼 ROUND 4 — Extend Points + Begin Squaring
Now you need to stretch the star outward.
In EACH point (between puff groups):
- Dc in the next 4 stitches along the puff group
- Corner: In the tip of point space → (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc)
- Dc in next 4 stitches on the other side
Repeat around all 5 star point sections.
Join.
➡️ The shape is beginning to turn into a square (rounded corners).
🌼 ROUND 5 — Define the Square Clearly
This round creates the clear square edges.
Work:
- Dc across each side (should be around 12–14 dc per side depending on your tension)
- In each corner space: (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc)
Repeat 4 sides.
Join.
➡️ You now have a clean square shape with the puff star in the center.
🌼 ROUND 6 — Final Square Border (optional)
For a bigger square, repeat one more round:
- Dc along all sides
- (2 dc, ch2, 2 dc) in corners
Join, cut yarn, weave ends.
🔗 Joining Squares (as shown in your picture)
The blanket in your image uses a flat slip-stitch seam:
- Put 2 squares right sides together
- Insert hook under back loops on both layers
- Sl st across the entire side
- Repeat for all edges
This gives the clean “grid” look between squares.
