Crochet this adorable Sunflower Granny Square using this free crochet pattern. When you’re done, check out these crochet puff flowers. This post contains affiliate links.

A couple of years ago I shared a crochet sunflower pattern and knew I needed to revisit them once I saw how popular they were. So…

Check out these sweet crochet sunflower granny squares! They really showcase the beautiful colors and shapes of this popular flower. You can also change the colors to look like other flowers – or to use up leftovers from past projects. The classic crochet craft and soft yarn give this project a rustic feel that bridges both antique and contemporary styles.

Granny squares are a wonderful project for beginners to learn to crochet larger projects, or a relaxing activity for more experienced crocheters, because they are small and flat. You can feel the accomplishment of finishing a project quickly, even if your end goal is to produce more of them. Because they’re small, they’re a great way to use up smaller amounts of yarn if you don’t have enough for a bigger project.

They serve as the “building blocks” of larger project, and much like quilting squares, can be combined with different styles – such as this crochet flower granny square – to make something totally unique.

Single squares can be used as coasters to protect a surface from a warm drink. Back it with cork to provide further protection from spills. A few squares stitched together can make a decorative wall hanging. And if you crochet enough squares, you can even connect them to make a whole blanket! Pretty much anything you can make out of fabric could also be made by combining crochet squares.

If your goal is to combine squares, you might choose to make them all the same for a uniform, repeating pattern, or you might want to make them in different colors for a whole different effect.

You can alternate two or three colors in a pattern, or use a whole rainbow of colors randomly. You can keep the background color the same while making different colored flowers, or you can keep the flowers the same while changing the background – or change both if you really feel bold!

You can even alternate squares of totally different designs, not only sunflowers, as long as they’re the same size. Add in some regular crochet granny squares too to balance things out.

The possibilities are endless, but they all start the same way – grab some yarn in pretty colors, get a crochet hook, and let’s start crafting!

Sunflower Granny Square Crochet Pattern

Stitches Needed

SL- slip stitch

CH – chain stitch

DC – double crochet

TC – Treble/triple crochet

Materials

How to crochet a sunflower granny square

1. Take the colored yarn you want for the center of the sunflower and tie a slipknot, without cutting it off of the skein. Make 6 chain stitches.

2. Work a slip stitch into the first chain stitch to form the chain into a ring.

3. Make one more chain stitch.

4. Start working double crochet through the base ring.

5. Work a total of 12 DC (double crochet) into the base ring. Work a slip stitch through the first top chain stitch to close the center part. Pull out the yarn by a few inches and cut it off.

6. Take another color of yarn for the sunflower petals. Make a slip knot with this new color.

7. Pull it through any of the stitches around the edge of the center.

8. Make 3 chain stitches.

9. Work a treble crochet through the same chain stitch but do not pull through the last 2 loops, keep them on the hook.

10. Work another TC and do not pull through the last loop. You should have a total of 3 loops on the hook.

11. Now, pull through all 3 loops at once.

12. Work 3 chain stitches.

13. Work 3 treble crochet through the next chain stitch, keep the last loops on hook like we did for the previous stitch. This time you should have 4 loops on the hook.

14. Pull through all 4 loops at once.

15. Work 3 chain stitches again.

16. Repeat steps 9-15 until you’ve gone all the way around the center circle.

17. Work a slip stitch through the first top stitch and pull out a few inches of the yarn. Cut off extra yarn.

18. Select a color for the outside of the granny square. Start with a slip knot and join the slip knot with the sunflower part through a gap that was formed by the outer sets of 3 chain stitches (the gaps between the petals).

19. Chain 2 and work 2 DC through the same gap.

20. Work 3 TC through the next gap.

21. Work 2 chain stitches.

22. Work 3 TC through the same gap. This forms a corner of the granny square.

23. Work 3 DC through the next gap. Work another 3 DC through the next gap again.

24. Then, work the corner stitch (3 TC, chain 3 and 3 TC).

25. Repeat this process until you’ve covered the flower through all 3-chain gaps.

26. Work a slip stitch through the first top chain stitch to close the granny square part.

27. Pull out a few inches of the yarn and cut it off from the skein. Use a tapestry needle to stitch the remaining end of the yarn over and under the back of the pattern.

Your sunflower granny square is complete! What will you be making with yours? Comment below!

DIY Crochet Sunflower Granny Square

Materials

Yarn - medium or medium-light
Crochet hook - 3.5 mm
Scissors
Tapestry needle

Instructions

1. Take the colored yarn you want for the center of the sunflower and tie a slipknot, without cutting it off of the skein. Make 6 chain stitches.
2. Work a slip stitch into the first chain stitch to form the chain into a ring.
3. Make one more chain stitch.
4. Start working double crochet through the base ring.
5. Work a total of 12 DC (double crochet) into the base ring. Work a slip stitch through the first top chain stitch to close the center part. Pull out the yarn by a few inches and cut it off.
6. Take another color of yarn for the sunflower petals. Make a slip knot with this new color.
7. Pull it through any of the stitches around the edge of the center.
8. Make 3 chain stitches.
9. Work a treble crochet through the same chain stitch but do not pull through the last 2 loops, keep them on the hook.
10. Work another TC and do not pull through the last loop. You should have a total of 3 loops on the hook.
11. Now, pull through all 3 loops at once.
12. Work 3 chain stitches.
13. Work 3 treble crochet through the next chain stitch, keep the last loops on hook like we did for the previous stitch. This time you should have 4 loops on the hook.
14. Pull through all 4 loops at once.
15. Work 3 chain stitches again.
16. Repeat steps 9-15 until you’ve gone all the way around the center circle.
17. Work a slip stitch through the first top stitch and pull out a few inches of the yarn. Cut off extra yarn.
18. Select a color for the outside of the granny square. Start with a slip knot and join the slip knot with the sunflower part through a gap that was formed by the outer sets of 3 chain stitches (the gaps between the petals).
19. Chain 2 and work 2 DC through the same gap.
20. Work 3 TC through the next gap.
21. Work 2 chain stitches.
22. Work 3 TC through the same gap. This forms a corner of the granny square.
23. Work 3 DC through the next gap. Work another 3 DC through the next gap again.
24. Then, work the corner stitch (3 TC, chain 3 and 3 TC).
25. Repeat this process until you’ve covered the flower through all 3-chain gaps.
26. Work a slip stitch through the first top chain stitch to close the granny square part.
27. Pull out a few inches of the yarn and cut it off from the skein. Use a tapestry needle to stitch the remaining end of the yarn over and under the back of the pattern.

Notes

Stitches Needed:
SL- slip stitch
CH - chain stitch
DC - double crochet
TC - Treble/triple crochet

Sunflower Granny Square (free crochet pattern)