Bloom with Your Hook: Crafting a Stunning Crochet Sunflower Square!

Brighten up your day and your projects with this gorgeous crochet sunflower square! Perfect for blankets, bags, or decorative accents, this pattern is designed to guide you through each petal and stitch, creating a vibrant bloom that will bring sunshine into any space. Let’s get started on this joyful journey!

Essential Garden Tools: What You’ll Need

Before you begin, gather your creative tools and materials:

• Yarn: You’ll need at least four different colors to truly capture the essence of a sunflower:
  • Center Color: (e.g., dark brown) for the first row.
  • Petal Base Color: (e.g., light yellow) for the second row.
  • Petal Top Color: (e.g., bright yellow) for the third row.
  • Square Background Color: (e.g., green or cream) for the fourth row and optional additional rows.
  • Recommended: 5-ply, 50% acrylic, 50% cotton yarn for a lovely texture and drape.
• Crochet Hook: A 2.50 mm crochet hook.
• Yarn Needle: For weaving in ends.
• Scissors: For cutting yarn.

Row by Row Bloom: The Sunflower Center & Petals

Row 1: The Dark Heart of the Sunflower

1. Magic Ring: Begin with a magic ring (also known as a magic circle or magic loop). This creates a tight center without a hole.
2. Chain Up: Chain 3 (counts as your first double crochet).
3. Double Crochet: Work 16 double crochets (dc) into the magic ring.
4. Close: Join with a slip stitch (sl st) to the top of the initial 3 chains. Pull your magic ring tight.
5. Fasten Off: Cut your yarn and fasten off. This completes the dark center of your sunflower.

Row 2: Building the Petal Bases

1. Attach New Color: Secure your second color (e.g., light yellow) by attaching it to any stitch in the previous row.
2. Chain & Half Double Crochet (Cluster): Chain 3. Now, create a half double crochet cluster:
   • Yarn over, insert hook into the same space where you attached the yarn, pull up a loop (3 loops on hook).
   • Yarn over, insert hook into the same space, pull up a loop (5 loops on hook).
   • Yarn over, pull through all 5 loops on the hook. This creates your first petal base.
3. Chain 1: Chain 1 to secure the cluster.
4. Next Cluster: Yarn over, insert hook into the top of the next stitch from Row 1, pull up a loop.
   • Yarn over, insert hook into the same stitch, pull up a loop.
   • Yarn over, insert hook into the same stitch, pull up a loop (6 loops on hook).
   • Yarn over, pull through all 6 loops on the hook.
5. Repeat: Chain 1, then repeat the “Next Cluster” step (lifting 3 stitches from the top of the next stitch from Row 1, closing all loops together) followed by Chain 1, for a total of 16 groups around.
6. Close: Join with a slip stitch (sl st) to the top of your first cluster.
7. Fasten Off: Cut yarn and fasten off.

Row 3: Full Petals Take Shape

1. Attach New Color: Secure your third color (e.g., bright yellow) by attaching it to any chain space between two clusters from the previous row.
2. Chain & Half Double Crochet (Larger Cluster): Chain 3. Now, create a larger half double crochet cluster:
   • Yarn over, insert hook into the same chain space, pull up a loop (3 loops on hook).
   • Yarn over, insert hook into the same chain space, pull up a loop (5 loops on hook).
   • Yarn over, insert hook into the same chain space, pull up a loop (7 loops on hook).
   • Yarn over, pull through all 7 loops on the hook. This forms a fuller petal.
3. Chain 2: Chain 2 to separate your petals.
4. Repeat: Continue to make these 4-hdc clusters (closing all loops together) in each chain space from Row 2, followed by Chain 2. You will have 16 beautiful petals.
5. Close: Join with a slip stitch (sl st) to the top of your first cluster.
6. Fasten Off: Cut yarn and fasten off.

Square Formation: From Circle to Corner

Row 4: Framing Your Sunflower

1. Attach New Color: Secure your fourth color (e.g., green or cream) by attaching it to any chain space from the previous row.
2. First Side:
   • In the same chain space, make 2 double crochets (dc).
   • In the next two chain spaces, make 3 double crochets (dc) in each. (This completes one “side” section between corners).
3. First Corner: In the next chain space, create your corner: 3 triple crochets (tr), chain 3, 3 triple crochets (tr).
4. Repeat Pattern:
   • Continue with 3 groups of 3 double crochets (dc) into the next three chain spaces side by side.
   • Then, make another corner (3 tr, ch 3, 3 tr) in the next chain space.
5. Complete the Square: Repeat the “side” and “corner” sequence two more times to complete all four sides of your square.
6. Close: Join with a slip stitch (sl st) to the top of your beginning stitches.
7. Fasten Off: Cut yarn and fasten off.

Optional Extension: Growing Your Square

Want a larger square? You can add an additional row using your square background color (e.g., green yarn) by simply working double crochets around the entire perimeter, placing 3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc in each corner space to maintain the square shape.

Your Crochet Sunflower Blooms!

You’ve done it! You now have a magnificent crochet sunflower square, radiating warmth and handmade charm. These squares are incredibly versatile and can be joined together to create stunning blankets, cushions, or even stylish tote bags.

We’d love to see your sunny creations! Share your finished squares in the comments below!

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