How to Crochet the Puff Flower Granny Square
Step-by-Step Tutorial
You must be a fan of Granny Squares if you landed on this page. Do you know how to crochet the basic granny square yet? If not, you can learn how to crochet the basic granny square here.
This Puff Flower Granny Square includes an 8-petal puff flower in the center of it. It is great for afghans, throw pillows, tote bags, or even clothing accents. It's beginner-friendly once you get used to the puff stitch, and you can customize it with your favorite color combinations.
If you're not familiar with the puff stitch, you can have a look at the step-by-step instructions here.
You could choose to either work this granny square in one single color or change colors for each round. Fo this tutorial, I will use one solid color.
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Materials
Aran / Worsted weight cotton yarn. I used Paintbox Yarns Recycled Cotton Worsted.
3 mm crochet hook
Yarn needle
Abbreviations
mc = magic circle
sc = single crochet
dc = double crochet
Puff = puff stitch
st = stitch
sts = stitches
fo = fasten off
Skill Level
Intermediate
Measurements/Size
This granny square measures 8 cm * 8 cm (3" * 3")
Yardage
I used about 7m for this project (7.6 yards)
Gauge
9 sts & 4.5 rows = 5 cm in dc with 3 mm hook
Notes
- Numbers at the end of each row (in brackets) indicate the number of final stitches in that round.
- Ch 2 at the beginning of a round counts as a stitch.
- Please note that I use US crochet terms.
Notes
I am using US crochet terms for this tutorial.
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How to Crochet the Puff Flower Granny Square Instructions
Start with a Magic Circle
Note: If you don't know how to crochet a Magic Circle, you can start with ch 2, then work R 1 into the second ch from your hook.
Round 1: Ch 1, 8 hdc in magic circle, tighten to close, join with a sl st to the top of the first hdc. (8 hdc)
Round 2: Ch 1, [puff, ch 3] in each st around. (8 puff sts, 8 ch-3 sps).
Round 3: Work sl st to get to the next sp, ch 2, (dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in same sp, ch 1, 2 dc in next sp, ch 1],
[(2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in next sp, ch 1, 2 dc in next sp, ch 1], repeat [ ] 3 times, join with a sl st to first ch 2 of this round (24 dc, 12 ch-3 sps)
sl st to get to the next sp, ch 2
(dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in same sp
ch 1, 2 dc in next sp, ch 1
(2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in next sp
Round 3 complete
Round 4: Ch 1, sc into the next st, (sc, ch 2, sc) into the corner sp, [2 sc, sc into the next sp, 2 sc, sc into the next sp, 2 sc, (sc, ch 2, sc) into the corner sp], repeat [ ] 2 more times.
2 sc, sc into the next sp, 2 sc, sc into the next sp, join with a sl st to first ch 1 of this round (40 sc, 8 ch)
Ch 1, sc into the next st, (sc, ch 2, sc) into the corner sp
Round 4 complete
Round 5: Ch 1, sc, [(sc, ch 2, sc) in next corner sp,10 sc], repeat [ ] 3 times, 8 sc, sl st to first ch 2 of this round (46 sc, 8 ch)
Leave an extra long tail for sewing onto your project, cut yarn and fasten off.
Ch 1, sc, [(sc, ch 2, sc) in next corner sp
10 sc, (sc, ch 2, sc)
Round 4 complete
And that's it! You've created your very own puff flower granny square!
How do you like it?
I hope the photos helped illustrate the steps. If you have any questions, please ask in the comments below.
Happy hooking!
May
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