• A – Buttercup Yellow (623)
• B – Champagne White (603)
• C – Vanilla Cream (608)

ABBREVIATIONS (US TERMS)

BLO – Back Loop Only

Ch – Chain

Hdc – Half Double Crochet

Dc – Double Crochet

Inc – Increase

MC – Magic Circle or Adjustable Ring

RS – Right Side

Sc – Single Crochet

Sk – Skip

Sp – Space

Sl St – Slip Stitch

St – Stitch

Yo – Yarn Over

SPECIAL STITCHES

Back Loop Only (BLO)

Learn how to crochet in the back loop only HERE.

Increase (Inc)

One increase consists of 2 sts worked in the same indicated st. The pattern indicates when to make a sc, hdc, dc, or tr inc.

Magic Circle (MC)

Find a step-by-step photo tutorial on how to crochet the magic circle HERE.

PATTERN NOTES

• If the pattern says “sc 2”, you need to sc 1 in each of the next 2 sts.
• (…) – Repeat the instructions within brackets for the indicated number of times.
• … – Repeat the instructions from * for the indicated number of times.
• […] – Crochet the instructions within brackets all in the same indicated st.

WHITE FLOWER GRANNY SQUARE – FREE CROCHET PATTERN

Using A, make a MC.

• Round 1 (RS). Ch 2 (does not count as a st here and throughout), dc 12 in MC, sl st in first st to join. (12 sts)

• Round 2. Ch 2, dc inc 12, sl st in first st to join. (24 sts)

• Round 3. Ch 1 (does not count as a st), (sc inc 1, sc 2) 8 times, sl st in first st to join. (32 sts)

Fasten off A. RS facing, join C in BLO of any st from round 3.

• Round 4. BLO sc 1 in same st as joining, *****ch 1, sk 2, [BLO hdc 3] in next st, ch 2, [BLO hdc 3] in next st, ch 1, sk 2, BLO sc 2. Repeat from * 3 times. Ch 1, sk 2, [BLO hdc 3] in next st, ch 2, [BLO hdc 3] in next st, ch 1, sk 2, BLO sc 1. Join with a sl st in the first sc.

• Round 5. Sl st in next ch-1 sp and ch 2 (counts as the post of a dc), [dc 2] in same ch-1 sp, ch 1, [dc 3, ch 2, dc 3] in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, ([dc 3] in next ch-1 sp, ch 1*) twice**. Repeat from * 3 times. [Dc 3, ch 2, dc 3] in last ch-2 sp, ch 1, [dc 3] in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, join with a sl st in first dc (and not in initial ch-2!).

Fasten off and weave in all your ends (photo 1).

PETALS

RS facing, join B in FLO on any st of round 3 of the granny square (photo 2).

• Round 1. Ch 2, FLO dc 1 in same st as joining, *****FLO tr inc 1, [FLO dc 1, ch 2, FLO sl st 1] in next st, FLO sl st 1, [FLO sl st 1, ch 2, FLO dc 1] in next st. Repeat from * 7 times, FLO tr inc 1, [FLO dc 1, ch 2, FLO sl st 1] in next st, FLO sl st 2. (8 petals)

Fasten off and weave in all your ends.