Crochet African Flower Granny Square Tutorial

Yarn – Any worsted-weight yarn in the colors of your choice. Prototypes are made using 2 colors.

Hobbii Portobello, Worsted weight, #4 (60% Cotton, 28% Acrylic, 12% Wool, 120 m (131 yds) per 50 g (1.75 oz) Ball)

• Main Color (MC) Pink = 15 Yards
• Second Color (CC) White = 10 Yards

Hook – 6 mm Crochet Hook

Gauge – 15 sts over 8 Rows = 4 x 4” made in dc, before blocking.

Please kindly read through the pattern before starting.

Beginning chains count as a stitch throughout the pattern.

• Chain/chains – ch/chs
• Chain space – ch sp
• Stitch(es) – st(s)
• Slip Stitch – sl st
• Single Crochet – sc
• Double Crochet – dc
• Magic Ring – MR
• Spike Single Crochet Stitch – Ssc

Spike Single Crochet Stitch – Ssc:

1. Insert the hook from front to back in the space where you want the bottom of the stitch to be.
2. Yarn over, pull up to the level where you want the stitch to end (this should be at the level of the previous stitches).
3. Yarn over and complete the single crochet stitch.

Each square measures about 6”

This project is done in rounds.

You can use a color per round or switch after every round.

Round 1: With CC, make a Magic ring, ch 3 (counts as the first dc, here and throughout), dc, *ch 1, 2 dc, rep from * 6 more times, ch 1, join with a sl st to the beginning ch. 16 dc, 8 ch sps

Close the ring tightly. Fasten off CC, join MC in any ch sp.

Round 2: With MC, ch 3, dc, ch 1, 2 dc in ch 1 sp, *(2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in each ch 1 sp around, join. 32 dc, 8 ch sps

Fasten off MC, join CC to any of the ch sps.

Round 3: Ch 3, 5 dc in ch 1 sp, *6 dc each ch 1 sp, join. 48 dc

Fasten off CC, join MC to any of the 3rd dc in the group of 6 dc from the round below.

Round 4: Ch 7 (counts as the first tr + ch 3), tr in same st, *dc in next 2 sts, hdc in next st, sc in next 5 sts, hdc in next st, dc in next 2 sts, (tr, ch 3, tr) in next st, rep from * 2 more times, dc in next 2 sts, hdc in next st, sc in next 5 sts, hdc in next st, dc in last 2 sts, join with a sl st to the 3rd.

Round 5: Ch 1, sc in each st around, aim for 3 sc in each ch 3 sp, join.

The only difference in this method of crocheting the African flower square is its long single crochet.

Round 1: With white, make a Magic ring, ch 3 (counts as the first dc, here and throughout), dc, *ch 1, 2 dc, rep from * 6 more times, ch 1, join with a sl st to the beginning ch. 16 dc, 8 ch sps

Close the ring tightly. Fasten off or drop yarn.

Join light green to any ch sps.

Round 2: Ch 3, dc, ch 1, 2 dc in ch 1 sp, *(2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in each ch 1 sp around, join with a sl st to the beginning ch. 32 dc, 8 ch sps

Round 3: Sl st until the next ch 1 sp, ch 3, 5 dc in ch 1 sp, *6 dc each ch 1 sp, join with a sl st to the beginning ch. 48 dc

Fasten off or drop yarn.

Join white to any of the sts.

Round 4: Ch 1, sc in next 2 sts, *long sc into the second space between the 4 dc from round 2, skip the next st in round 3, sc in next 5 sts, rep from * to the last 2 sts, sc in last 2 sts.

Fasten off white, join the dark green to any of the 3rd sc in the group of 5 sc from the round below.

Round 5: Ch 7 (counts as the first tr + ch 3), tr in same st, *dc in next 2 sts, hdc in next st, sc in next 5 sts, hdc in next st, dc in next 2 sts, (tr, ch 3, tr) in next st, rep from * 2 more times, dc in next 2 sts, hdc in next st, sc in next 5 sts, hdc in next st, dc in last 2 sts, join with a sl st to the 3rd chain from the beginning ch 7.

Round 6: Ch 1, sc in each st around, aim for 3 sc in each ch 3 sp, join with a sl st to the beginning ch.

Weave in all ends. Fasten off.

Block to measurement.