Crochet Elegant Floral Granny Square Blanket Free Pattern

Materials Needed

• Yarn: Worsted weight yarn in cream, light blue, and medium blue
• Crochet Hook: Size H/8 (5.0 mm)
• Scissors
• Tapestry needle

Abbreviations

• st(s) - stitch(es)
• ch - chain
• sl st - slip stitch
• sc - single crochet
• dc - double crochet
• hdc - half double crochet
• tr - treble crochet

Pattern Instructions

Floral Granny Square

1. Center Flower:
   • With medium blue yarn, make a magic ring.
   • Rnd 1: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), 11 dc into ring. Join with sl st to top of beginning ch-3. (12 dc)
   • Rnd 2: Ch 2, (hdc, ch 1, hdc) in each st around. Join with sl st to first hdc. (12 petals)
2. Square Base:
   • Change to light blue yarn.
   • Rnd 3: Attach yarn to any ch-1 space, ch 3 (counts as dc), 2 dc in same space, ch 2, 3 dc in next ch-1 space, *3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc* in each of next ch-1 spaces. Join with sl st to top of beginning ch-3.
3. Square Expansion:
   • Change to cream yarn.
   • Rnd 4: Ch 3 (counts as dc), 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc in first ch-2 corner, *3 dc in next space between 3-dc groups, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next corner ch-2 space*; repeat * to * around, ending with 3 dc in last space, join with sl st to top of beginning ch-3.

Join Squares

• Make the required number of squares (5x6 for the blanket shown) and join them using your preferred joining method. A slip stitch or single crochet join is recommended for a neat finish.

Edging

1. Rnd 1: With medium blue yarn, sc around the entire blanket, placing 3 sc in each corner. Join with sl st to first sc.
2. Rnd 2: Change to cream yarn. Dc in each st around, with 5 dc in each corner.
3. Rnd 3: Finish with a picot edge: *dc in next 4 sts, (dc, ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch from hook, dc) in next st*; repeat * to * around. Join with sl st to first dc.

Finishing

Weave in all loose ends with a tapestry needle.