For my latest crochet beginner guide I’ll be showing you how to make these flowers for a granny square crochet pattern. This is what the flowers will look like.

There will also be an easy to follow video tutorial for this pattern available on my YouTube channel at Flowers for a Granny Square Crochet Tutorial.

This pattern will be using US terminology. If you would like to view the UK version go to Flowers for a Granny Square Crochet Pattern (UK Version).

Flowers for a Granny Square Crochet Pattern

Abbreviations

• st – stitch
• sts – stitches
• ch – chain
• sl st – slip stitch
• sc – single crochet
• hdc – half double crochet
• dc – double crochet
• tr – treble crochet

Materials Used

• 3 colours of wool or cotton. I used 8 ply wool which is light worsted in the US and DK in the UK.
• Crochet hook, I used a 2.5mm hook.
• Scissors.
• Thread to stitch on the leaves.
• Sewing needle.
• Darning needle to weave in ends.

Centre of Flower

Make a magic loop.

Row 1:  1 ch, 8 sc into circle.  Pull circle tight and sl st into 1^st ch.

Row 2:  1 ch, work 2 sc into each sc from 1^st row.  (16 sc) Sl st into 1^st ch.  Fasten off.

Petals

Join main colour to any st on flower centre.

Row 1: (3 ch, 1 joined dc in same st as ch and next st, 3 ch, sl st in same st as last part of joined dc, sl st in next st) repeat to end. Sl st in bottom of 1^st petal.

Row 2: (4 ch, sl st into the beginning bottom of the next petal as shown) repeat to end, joining with a sl st into start of 1^st 4 ch loop at the end of the row.

Row 3: (2 ch, 1 dc, 1 tr, 1 dc, 1 hdc in loop, sl st into next 4 ch loop) repeat to end.  Fasten off.

Leaves

7 ch.

Row 1:  Miss 1^st ch, work 1 sc in each of next 2 sts, 1 hdc in each of following 2 sts, 1 dc in each of last 2 sts.  3 ch sl st in same place as last dc.

Row 2:  3 ch, working into the back of the ch work 1 dc in 1^st ch, 1 hdc in each of next 2 sts, 1 sc in each of following 3 sts, sl st into end of leaf.  Fasten off.

To Make Up

Weave in ends.  Stitch the leaves on back of flower as shown.

And here is the first leaf joined, viewed from the back.

And this is the finished flower.

I hope that you’ve enjoyed the pattern. If you have you might want to have a look at some of my other patterns including the crochet orchid, crochet rose and crochet tree.