Easy Crochet Sunflower Granny Square
This gorgeous crochet sunflower would make a cute flower embellishment, OR easily turn it into a Crochet Sunflower Granny Square with this free pattern.
I was originally asked if I could crochet a sunflower applique to fit into a picture frame, and now i have been asked how to turn it into a sunflower granny square pattern.
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This is an easy written FREE crochet Pattern to help you crochet a beautiful sunflower for attaching to a blanket, use as a coaster, or as I am going to do put it into a frame to display in my home office
What Materials you will Require to crochet the Sunflower
For the Large Petal crochet sunflower, I used a Hook of 4.00mm I used Double knit yarn *(af) for the center and flower petals; however, I think nice thick wool would work just as well for sunflower granny square patterns.
- If you are using a thinner yarn the ends of the petals WILL turn up so you will probably will need to pin down and spray the leaves (I use hairspray)
- If putting them onto a canvas (without a protective layer going over the top) I will use spray starch to keep the petals flat.
How to Crochet a sunflower
- Ch2, Make 8 sc into the FIRST chain on the hook (8 SC)
- 2sc in each stitch around, slip to join, ch1, (16 SC)
- (*2 sc in next stitch, sc in next*) repeat * *, slip to join, ch1 (24SC)
- (*2sc in next stitch, sc in next 2 sts*) repeat * *, slip to join (32SC)
- Sc in each stitch around
- Fasten off. weave in ends.
How to crochet the SunFlower Petals
- Join Yellow yarn color into any stitch from round 5
- Chain 12
- Slip stitch back into the 3rd chain from your hook, working back along the chain just made.
- (*1sc, 1hdc, and DC into each of the next remaining chains until the last chain*),
- Skip 1 stitch from the last brown round and Slip stitch into the next stitch, (leaving 1 stitch between petals of the brown round)
- repeat step 2- 5 for the rest of the petals.
- FINISH HERE for just 1 Layer of petals.
SO you guys loved the sunflower applique but wanted to know how to turn the sunflower center into a SQUARE for incorporating it into sunflower granny square patterns.
How to Turn the Crochet Sunflower into a Granny Square
Taking the same hook size you used for the sunflower center, and the same yarn thickness.
Step 1: Join Yarn and Form Chains Between Petals
- Join yarn into the top of any petal (where the slip stitch is located at the top center of a petal).
- Ch 3, then slip stitch into the top of the next petal.
- Repeat this pattern of Ch3, slst until all 8 petals are connected with chain-3 spaces between them.
- You should now have 8 chain-3 loops, one between each petal.
🔹 Step 2: Create Corners Around Petals
- From your last slip stitch (after joining all 8 petals), chain 5 (this will form the first corner).
- Then, do the following 8 times:
- Slip stitch into the next petal’s top,
- Chain 3
- Once you’ve done this 8 times, you’ll have 8 chain-3 loops and one chain-5 loop (the corner) at the beginning.
- Repeat Step 2 for the remaining corners/petals until the motif becomes square or has the intended number of corners (usually 4 corners for squares).
- After completing the round, slip stitch into the first petal where you started to join the round.
SQuaring it off : If you want to join a new colour you can Start in any ch-3 space.
- Chain 3 (this counts as your first double crochet). Make 2 more double crochets in the same ch-3 space.
- In the next ch-3 space, make 3 half double crochets (hdc).
- In the next 3 ch-3 spaces, make 2 single crochets (sc) in each space.
- In the next ch-3 space, make 3 half double crochets (hdc).
- In the next ch-3 space, make 3 double crochets (dc).
- Now you’re at the corner (the ch-5 space). In that corner, work:
- 3 treble crochets (tr), chain 3, 3 treble crochets (tr) All in the same ch-5 space.
** Repeat the above steps for each side of the flower (you’ll do this 4 times total).
At the end of the round, slip stitch to the top of the starting chain-3 to close the round.
Rnd 3: chain 3, dc in each stitch around, making 2dc, ch3, 2dc in each corner
Repeat Round 3 for as many rows as you need the size of your square to be.
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I just LOVE to crochet sunflowers just now! Making them feels so Summery. I have several sunflower crochet patterns you may also like that fit well into a sunflower granny square pattern.
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