This gorgeous giant sunflower granny square is a perfect for blankets, bags, cushions and clothing!
It is suitable for advanced beginners and is a great stash buster! Why not work each sunflower in different colours to suit your mood and stitch them together for a blanket?!
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Materials
- 5mm crochet hook
- Aran weight yarn (I’ve used Paintbox Dark Brown, Stylecraft Copper, Paintbox Mustard and Stylecraft Parchment)
- Scissors
- Darning needle to weave in your ends
Abbreviations – US terms
See my blog post with video tutorials for the basic crochet stitches!
- Chain = ch
- Single crochet = sc
- Half double crochet =hdc
- Double crochet = dc
- Treble crochet = tr
- Cluster = 4dc together – detailed instructions below
Instructions
Round 1 – with first colour yarn, create a magic circle (step by step guide on my blog).
Ch2, make 15 dc into the circle. Join to the first stitch with a slip stitch to first dc and pull the tail tight to close the circle. Break yarn and fasten off.
Round 2: with second colour yarn, you will now make 16 puff stitches in each stitch around the circle with a ch1 between each stitch. Detailed description of the puff stitch below.
Yarn over, insert hook, yarn over, (3 loops on hook), repeat this 3 times until you have 9 loops on the hook, yarn over pull through all 9 loops (you may need to do this one loop at a time or wiggle your hook to make sure you pull through all 9 loops). Ch1.
Round 3 – with third colour yarn, you will now make 16 4dc clusters in each ch1 space between the puff stitches (see photo below) with a ch2 between each cluster. Detailed description of 4dc cluster below.
4dc cluster = Yarn over your hook, insert the hook into the same stitch, pull through (3 loops on hook). Yarn over, pull through first two loops (2 loops on hook). Yarn over again, inset your hook into the same stitch, yarn over, pull through (4 loops on hook). Yarn over, pull through first two loops (3 loops on hook). Yarn over again, insert your hook into the same stitch, yarn over, pull through (5 loops on hook). Yarn over, pull through first two loops (4 loops on hook). Yarn over again, inset your hook into the same stitch, yarn over, pull through (6 loops on hook). Yarn over, pull through first two loops (5 loops on hook). Yarn over pull through all 5 loops. Chain 2.
Round 4 – with fourth colour yarn, join yarn in any ch2 space between two 4dc clusters.
Ch3 (counts as 1dc), make 2 dc into the same space (counts as 3dc in total).
In the next ch2 space, make 3hdc.
In the next ch2 space, make 3dc.
In the next ch2 space, Make 2 tr crochet, ch2, 2 tr crochet – this will make your first corner
*In the next ch2 space, make 3dc.
In the next ch2 space, make 3hdc.
In the next ch2 space, make 3dc.
In the next ch2 space, Make 2 tr crochet, ch2, 2 tr crochet – this will make your next corner.*
Repeat from * to * until you reach the first 3dc. Join to the top of the ch3 in your first 3dc with a slip stitch. Do not fasten off, continue working around.
Round 5 – you will now work 3dc in each space between 3dc or 3hdc from the previous round. Begin by ch3 (counts as first dc). Make 2dc in the space as shown in the photo below.
Make 3dc in the next space (see photo below). When you reach the corner, you will make 3dc, ch2, 3dc in the ch2 space from the previous round. Repeat around. Join with a slip stitch to the top of the first ch3. Fasten off.
