Capture nature with the latest craft trend – crochet flower granny squares!
Crochet granny squares have been popular with crafters for decades, but there’s a new trend taking over – flower granny squares!
These floral variants provide all the satisfaction of traditional granny squares, being quick to make, perfect for practising new stitches, easily customised with colour and simple to join together.
Crochet is also a brilliant craft for capturing the natural beauty of flowers. Creating unique shapes and producing 3D effects allows those pretty petals to pop in fibre form.
We’ve rounded up our top flower granny square patterns for you to try, as well as some fun flower granny square projects for you to use them with. Try some today and hook up a whole garden of fabulous flowers!
Free Flower Granny Square Cardigan Pattern from Red Heart
If you love flowers and granny squares, then you'll love the new All In One Flower Power Yarn from Red Heart!
This clever aran yarn features an innovative 3-colour engineered stripe designed to crochet continuous flower motifs with just one pull skein - no more colour switching, and each ball is capable of creating 12 granny squares!
To celebrate this fab yarn, Red Heart have given us a free pattern download for this amazing Flower Granny Square Cardigan! The pattern can be made in sizes XS to 2XL and is made entirely out of basic crochet stitches, so even newbies can give it a go.
Click here to download your free pattern
(Please note, this pattern is written in US terminology, see our abbreviations and conversions guide if you need help with this)
Granny Squares Galore!
If you’re on the lookout for even more squares to mix and match with these fab patterns, we’ve got over 30+ Free granny square patterns for you to try!
Free flower granny square patterns to make today!
1. Daisy granny square
Let’s start simple with this beautiful daisy granny square by Heather C. Gibbs.
Heather designed this fab daisy granny square for us to celebrate Granny Square Day. It’s a great option for your first flower granny square as it’s made using flat, simple stitches.
Download the free Daisy granny square pattern
2. Flora Flower granny square
Our next flower granny square is by crochet-extraordinaire Lucy of Attic24. This fabulous free Flora granny square pattern design is again worked flat, thanks to some cleverly positioned stitches and is a great pattern for playing with colour.
Lucy has also included handy step-by-step images to help you with the trickier stitches, so even beginners can give it a go!
3. African flower granny square
If you’ve yet to discover the fabulous African flower crochet motifs, then you are in for a treat! The African Flower design was originally published in a South African magazine called Sarie.
This iconic design has become increasingly popular. It’s often made in hexagon or pentagon forms, which can be joined together to make 3D shapes.
This African flower granny square pattern has the classic styling and shapes of the original, but in a neat granny square version.
4. Puff stitch flower granny square
Want to add a bit of relief to your granny square? Puff stitch is a great technique for adding a squishy texture to your designs in a regular round without adding any additional layers.
Sarah-Jane Hicks designed this special square, which combines four mini squares into one using the clever join-as-you-go technique.
Download the free pretty as a puff stitch flower granny square pattern
5. Elloth flower granny square
We instantly fell head over heels for this fabulous flower granny square by Krisztina Matejcsok-Edomer.
The Elloth Flower Granny Square uses relief stitches to make it stand out, with the surrounding circle and flat stitches helping to make the beautiful bloom the main point of focus.
6. The Gratitude Square
Here’s another square that was specially designed for us to celebrate Granny Square Day. The Gratitude Square features a pretty central flower that’s complete with beaded embellishments.
It looks fantastic worked up in variegated yarn, but it would also look great made in solid colours – why not make it in red so that it looks like a big bright poppy?
Download the free gratitude flower granny square pattern
7. Flower Power square
This lovely layered Flower Power granny square pattern by Sharna Moore combines classic granny square stitches with a fab flower that practically bursts out of the square.
We love Sharna’s choice of pretty pastel shades, but of course, you can try it with any shades you like!
8. Bobble flower granny square
Our next square might look complicated, but Sandra Gutierrez of NomadStitches has made it easy for you!
Her fabulous Bobble Flower granny square pattern features layered petals and textured stitches in a riot of colour, but don’t be scared. When Sandra designed this pattern for Granny Square Day, she provided step-by-step photos along with handy tutorial videos to guide you through the square!
9. Water lily flower granny square
The majority of flower granny square patterns involve using rounded shapes to create their petals, but the unique design of this Water lily flower granny square instantly grabbed our attention for being so different.
Bright yellow 3D stamens pop out from layered pointed petals, which all look fabulous against the contrasting dark background of the square.
10. Sunburst sunflower granny square
Every now and then, the crochet world falls in love with a specific trend or technique. In recent years, there’s been a big rise in sunflower granny squares… although they’re also often called sunburst granny squares when made in non-sunflower colours.
It’s a great motif for adding a subtle yet stylish flower to your squares, and once you understand the positioning of your cluster stitches, it’s surprisingly easy to do.
What to make with a flower granny square
Once you’ve made a few flower granny squares, you might be wondering what to do with them.
Well, you can treat them the same as any regular granny square. You just need to ensure that your squares are the same size when joining together (blocking can help with this).
You might want to mix your floral squares with plain ones to make them stand out more, or go wild and combine a whole bunch of flower granny squares – the choice is yours!
To get your flower power flowing, here’s our favourite flower granny square projects to help inspire you.
Flower granny square upcycled dress project
We're starting off with a real show-stopper of a project. This stunning dress features a bodice made up of flower granny squares, with the skirt, straps and lining made from upcycled fabric. Perfect for summer... and for showing off to your friends.
Flower granny square blanket
You can’t beat a blanket if you’re looking for a classic project to make with your flower granny squares.
Flower granny squares with a bit of texture are a great choice, like in this blanket by Esme Crick. It’ll help to make your blanket ever-so-touchable, and repeating the same square but in different colours is a stylish way to add variety.
Flower Power crochet wrap cardigan
You can never have too many cardigans, especially if they feature fabulous flower granny squares. We love the pops of yellow standing out from the monochrome colour palette!
Crochet flower bed blanket
If you prefer your flower granny squares to be choc full of colour, then you'll love this crochet flower bed pattern.
Create a cute clutch
You don’t need to spend months on an epic project to use your flower granny squares – you only need to whip up a few to make a cute clutch.
You only need to make 12 small squares to make this lovely design by Thoresby Cottage - perfect for keeping your crochet hooks in!
- Try making this free granny square pouch pattern today
Flower power crochet hoodie pattern
Whether it's snuggling up in the depths of winter or staying up till the early hours in summer, we all need a cosy hoodie to throw on... and if it's made of flower granny squares then so much the better!
Bluebell meadow crochet pillow
Get all cosy with this fabulous floral pillow. You can make this delightful design with just 3 balls of Red Heart's All In One Flower Power Yarn - it's the perfect project to make when you're on the go, ready to relax with once you get home.
Flower power crochet wall hanging
Add a touch of retro to your home decor with this flower power crochet wall hanging. The fab fringing helps to give it that 70's hippy boho vibe.
Crochet enchanter planter pattern
Give your houseplant pots a floral granny makeover with this hanging crochet enchanter planter pattern.
Flower granny square crochet tee pattern
With some clever construction and by joining your squares into strips, you can add your flower granny squares to your DIY crochet garments. This top is a great example, using a band of layered flower granny squares to add an extra dimension of interest.
- Test your skills with the free Kahlo crop top crochet pattern
Crochet flower backpack pattern
Whether it's for school, college, uni, work or holidays – this crochet flower backpack pattern is an accessory that every crocheter needs!
Floral tote bag crochet pattern
You’ll only need to make thirteen of your favourite flower granny squares to assemble this gorgeous bag by VivCrochets. Perfect for a quick trip to the shops or even to use as your everyday handbag.
- Head to the flower granny square bag crochet pattern
Blooming grannies crochet cardigan
Here's another must-make cardigan using flower granny squares; however, the short sleeves on this design give it a laid-back summery feel.
Crochet upcycled denim jacket pattern
If you love upcycling as much as we do, then here's a must-make project for you! Breathe new life into an old denim jacket by adding your own crochet sleeves made out of flower granny squares.
Even more project ideas
You’ll find even more inspiring projects that you can make with our pick of 40+ granny square projects.
Further your skills with flowers
Flower granny squares are a great way of pushing and expanding your crochet skills. The different stitches, colour changes and layering all help you to develop your repertoire in a small-scale project.
Go beyond the granny square
It’s not just marvellous motifs, find loads of inspiring patterns in our roundup of 50 crochet flower patterns.
