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I really love flowers and flower-inspired designs, so I wanted to incorporate a beautiful flower design into a crochet pattern.
When I started designing this crochet square flower motif, I wanted to create something decorative but that is also useful. My first thoughts were to make it as a coaster, but after I finished this square flower motif, I found so many other ways to use it (such as coasters and blanket).
For example, I also made a cup cozy by sewing three squares together and adding buttons.
how to a crochet flower cup cozy
* Pin this pattern for later HERE
I decided to submit this design to I Like Crochet magazine. If you like to design and write patterns, publishing your designs in crochet magazines is a fun way to earn some extra money.
When I submitted this design I suggested various uses for it, and the editors eventually opted for a blanket. I wanted to optimize the original pattern, which is described in this post, for a blanket. So I made the squares bigger and less dense, and I think the end result turned out beautiful!
You can purchase the Flower Granny Square Throw Blanket pattern for a small fee on RAVELRY or ETSY.
Getting back to the matter we all gathered here for.
The basic flower motif square is worked in the round, I would say it’s an easy-intermediate level because it does require a little experience.
Materials
– Crochet hook D / 3mm (I love the Furls and Clover Hooks)
– 100% Cotton yarn (Sport/DK weight)- like Paintbox Cotton DK
– You can use any cotton yarn suitable for the hook size you use (the final size of the square will differ accordingly).
– Tapestry needle
– Scissors
Finished Size
Using hook D / 3mm will result a 3.3”x3.3” (8.5×8.5 cm) coaster.
Abbreviations (US)
ss – Slip stitch
ch – Chain
dc – Double crochet
ss blo – Slip stitch back loop only
sc blo – Single crochet back loop only
hdc blo – half double crochet back loop only
dc blo – double crochet back loop only
[…] – all in the same stitch
*– repeat the instructions following the single asterisk as directed
* If you prefer the ad-free, complete photo-tutorial, ready-to-print PDF pattern, you can purchase it for a small fee on one of my shops:
Crochet Square Flower motif Pattern
Round 1:
ch5, form a ring with ss into first ch.
Round 2:
ch3 (counts as first dc), 19dc in the ring, ss to top of ch3. (20 sts)
Round 3:
ss blo in next st, [ch5 + ss blo] in same first ss, sc blo, ch3 (skip 2 sts), sc blo.
* [ss blo + ch5 + ss blo] in the same st, sc blo, ch3 (skip 2 sts), sc blo; Repeat from * two more times, ss into first ch-5 loop.
Round 4:
ch2, turn– you’ll be working on the wrong side, ss to ch-3 of previous round, turn again– back to the right side.
* 5dc in ch-5 loop, ch1, 5 dc in same ch-5 loop, ss in ch-3; Repeat from * two more times. 5dc in ch-5 loop, ch1, 5 dc in same loop, ss first ss.
Round 5:
[ch4 + ss] in same ss (from last round), sc blo in next 3 dc (make sure not to skip the first st- see pic), ch3 (skip 2 dc), sc blo in ch-1 (gap), ch3 (skip 2 dc), sc blo in 3rd dc and next 2 dc.
* [ss blo in ss + ch4 + ss blo] in same st, sc blo in next 3 dc (don’t skip first st), ch3 (skip 2 dc), sc blo in ch-1, ch3 (skip 2 dc), sc blo in 3rd dc and next 2 dc; Repeat from * two more times, ss into first ch-4 loop.
Round 6:
ch2, turn– you’ll be working on the wrong side, ss into last ch-3 of previous round- see pic (same as round 4), turn again– back to the right side, 8 dc into ch-4 loop, ss into ch-3- see pic, ch3, ss in sc blo, ch3.
* ss into ch-3, 8dc in ch-4 loop, ss into ch-3, ch3, ss in sc blo, ch3; Repeat from * two more times, ss to first ss of round – see pic, fasten off.
Attach a new color through back loop of first dc.
Round 7: ch1 (counts as first sc blo), sc blo in next 2 dc, 2sc blo in next 2 dc, sc blo in next 3 dc, 4sc in space under two ch-3 chains of two previous rounds- see pic, repeat in next space (pic 26). * sc blo in next 3 dc (don’t skip first st, see pic 27), 2sc blo in next 2 dc, sc blo in next 3 dc, 4sc in space under two ch-3 chains of two previous rounds, repeat in next space; Repeat from * two more times, ss to top of ch-1, fasten off
Attach a new color through back loop of top ch2 of previous round.
Round 8: ch2 (counts as first hdc blo), hdc blo in next 3 sts, [hdc blo + dc blo] in same st, ch1, [dc blo + hdc blo] in same st, hdc blo in next 4 sts, sc blo, ss blo in next 6 sts, sc blo.
* hdc blo in next 4 sts, [hdc blo + dc blo] in same st, ch1, [dc blo + hdc blo] in same st, hdc blo in next 4 sts, sc blo, ss blo in next 6 sts, sc blo; Repeat from * two more times, ss to top of ch-2.
You’re done! Soak and block if needed.
Did you try this out? Let me know how it went! Leave a comment below and tag a photo of your project @madebygootie on Instagram.
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