Easy crochet granny square pattern

This crochet flower square pattern is an iconic and popular motifs in crochet. It is one in which you can incorporate as many unique styles, colors, and stitches as you can.

🟩 Detailed Granny Square Crochet Pattern (like your image)

✳️ Abbreviations (US terms):

ch = chain
sl st = slip stitch
dc = double crochet
sp = space
st = stitch

🌼 Instructions:

Round 1 — Center (Color A)

Start with a Magic Ring
OR ch 4, join with a sl st to form a ring.
Ch 3 (counts as your first dc)
Work 2 dc into the ring
Ch 2 (this makes your first corner)
Work (3 dc, ch 2) into the ring 3 more times — you’ll have 4 groups of 3 dc clusters separated by 4 chain-2 spaces.
Join with a sl st to the top of the starting ch 3

👉 Total: 4 clusters, 4 ch-2 corners

Fasten off and cut yarn.

Round 2 — Second Color (Color B)

Join new yarn in any ch-2 corner space
Ch 3 (counts as dc), work 2 dc into the same corner sp
Ch 2
Work 3 dc into the same ch-2 corner sp
Ch 1
Move to next ch-2 corner sp and repeat:
(3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in corner, ch 1
Repeat for the remaining 2 corners.
Join with sl st to the top of the starting ch 3

Fasten off and cut yarn

👉 Total: 8 clusters (2 in each corner)

Round 3 — White Border

Join white yarn in any ch-2 corner sp
Ch 3 (counts as dc), work 2 dc into the same corner sp
Ch 2
Work 3 dc into the same ch-2 corner sp
Ch 1
In the next side sp (ch-1 sp between corner clusters):
Work 3 dc
Ch 1
In next corner sp: (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc)
Ch 1
Continue this pattern:
- 3 dc in side sp
- 3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc in corner sp
Finish the round by joining with a sl st to the top of the starting ch 3
Fasten off and weave in all ends with a yarn needle.

✳️ Visual Layout:

If it helps:

Each corner always gets (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc)
Each side space gets 3 dc
Always ch 1 between clusters on sides
Ch 2 in corners

✅ Finishing:

Block your squares for neatness if needed.
You can make as many rounds as you like by continuing this pattern, adding one extra 3 dc cluster per side in each new round.