Free Crochet Flower Granny Square Pattern | Lilah Afghan Square

Learn to crochet a 3D flower granny square perfect for so many projects, like a blanket, tote bag, sweater, cardigan and more with this free crochet pattern and video tutorial.

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A crocheted flower square is such a fun project to add a textured element and the beauty of the flower motif to your home or wardrobe when you think of the huge variety of ways to use a crocheted square, and especially fitting for Spring or Fall as this flower can resemble a Hydrangea, Carnation or Mum depending on the colors you choose for it.

On it’s own, you can add a dowel to the top to create a wall hanging, attach the square to a canvas to make wall art, or use the square as a washcloth or trivet. This is an excellent way to bust through your stash too!

When you make several squares and sew them together, you can create a huge range of projects, such as a purse or tote bag, wearables like an oversized scarf, a rectangle shawl, a poncho or a sweater, and home decor pieces like a table runner, throw pillow or blanket.

I may have designed my square using worsted weight yarn, but imagine the other possibilities simply by changing up the weight of yarn. My wheels are already turning.

While there are so many different colorways that are simply stunning, I think what I like the most about these flower squares is the texture I see when I look at the bunch of little flowers all together.

For the construction, I wanted a similar look to my Frilly Flower pattern, but created by working in the round so I could easily transform it into a square, rather than sew it on later, and to do that, we use the Aligned Cobble Stitch, a stitch pattern you may be familiar with from my Little Pebbles crochet series, which features an alternating pattern of single crochets and treble crochets.

This square was once named the Endless Summer Afghan Square and published on my EyeLoveKnots blog, inspired by the Endless Summer Hydrangea. Due to conflicting trademark of the phrase Endless Summer on textiles to Bruce Brown Films in regards to the Endless Summer beach movie of 1966, I’ve had to rename this crochet series, and in doing so, I’ve brought the crochet pattern over to my Yarn Crafts & Coffee blog. This series is now the Lilah crochet series.

The photos you see are from the original pattern I worked up, but I’ve updated the pattern 03/31/22 to give a more even, finished look, rather than the middle sides and corner change spaces bowing out, and needing to block to get the single square even. I am not a blocker, and while it fixes itself when sewn together to other squares without the need to block, I wanted a beautiful single square that could stand on it’s own.

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What Supplies Do I Need to Crochet a Flower Granny Square?

32 Yards of Worsted Weight #4 Yarn in Total — that’s about 14 Yards of the Flower color, 9 Yards of the Leaf color and 9 Yards of the Background color
H8/5mm Crochet Hook
Tapestry Needle for Weaving in Ends

Yarn Talk:

My original squares with the bright blue center were worked using Red Heart Super Saver in the Soft White, Turqua and Tea Leaf colorways. In working my video tutorial in 2022, I used WeCrochet Dishie Yarn in the Azure, Honeydew and Swan colorways for that sample.

In the August 2026 update, I wanted to make more flower squares in Fall colors for more of a Mum vibe and test out different weight yarns, and in doing so, I’ve made samples in Lion Brand Color Theory in the Canyon, Caper and Satellite colorways, Lion Brand Hue + Me in the Mustard, Juniper and Salt colorways and Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick & Quick in the Potion and Barley colorways.

There is a lot of flexibility when it comes to choosing a yarn for a crocheted square, mostly guided by how you will use it, and I’ll give some examples:

On it’s own, there are lots of great ways to use a crocheted square:

You can add a dowel to the top to create a wall hanging or attach the square to a canvas to make wall art, and with these projects, you can use any fiber that you like.
If you wanted to use the square as a washcloth, you’ll want to grab a 100% cotton, or a blend of cotton, linen and/or bamboo.
To use the square as a trivet, definitely reach for either a 100% cotton or 100% wool to protect your surface.
The holes on this square are too loose to use as a hot pad without adding layers.

When you make several squares and sew them together, you can create a huge range of projects:

To use the squares to make a purse or tote bag, 100% cotton is my go-to as it’s the most durable. I like to make mine to fit a pre-made canvas tote bag so I can use the canvas bag as a lining without having to sew my own. If you do not line your bag, it will stretch regardless of the yarn you choose.
To crochet the squares into a wearable, like an oversized scarf, a rectangle shawl, a poncho or a sweater, I love cotton blends, like Berroco Modern Cotton or Lion Coboo for warmer weather, and wool blends, like Lion Brand Wool Ease and Berroco Vintage, for cooler weather. Acrylic yarns also work well. Keep in mind the more of an animal fiber, the warmer the wearable will be.
To sew the squares into a home decor piece, like a table runner or blanket, there is a lot of flexibility. For a table runner, my preferred fiber is 100% cotton, but as long as you don’t put anything fresh from the oven directly on top of it, an acrylic blend, like Lion Brand Made with Love The Cottony One, a 100% acrylic yarn or really anything from your stash work well. For a blanket, I lean into cozier and warmer wool blends, like Lion Brand Wool Ease and Berroco Vintage, unless I’m making a lovey, then I like to go with a 100% cotton that is colorfast, since baby will most likely be chewing on it.

If you don’t have any worsted weight yarn, you can hold two strands of lightweight yarn together to equal the same thickness, or as I mentioned before, you can use just one strand of any weight yarn with the respective sized crochet hook to work up a smaller or larger square.

Tools & Notions:

We have lots of great crochet hooks in our Yarn Crafts and Coffee Yarn Shop. The most popular, and preferred by Candace and Emily, are the Clover Amour Crochet Hooks with the soft handles and smooth metal hook. Alexandra prefers metal crochet hooks with large, ergonomic clay handles and just loves the fun designs from SiennasBowtique and BronzeShepherdStudio! If your preference is wood, the LYKKE brand are lovely, smooth and sturdy.

Tapestry Needles with the blunt, round end are essential for sewing and finishing in crocheting and knitting. The blunt, rounded end allows the needle to pass easily through the fabric created by yarn without snagging (or getting your fingers) in the process. Aside from the more common Straight Tapestry Needle, a Bent Tip Tapestry Needle makes weaving, grafting and sewing so much easier on the hands. The long oval eye makes threading strands of yarn easier, though you may still want to use a needle threader.

Scissors are an essential tool. When I’m working on the go, I like to carry a pair of folding scissors as they fit perfectly in even the tiniest of bags. When I am working at home or have more space in my bag for a larger notions pouch, I like to use a pair of lightweight, all-purpose scissors as they are so versatile and great for a variety of things from cutting plastic canvas mesh to cutting yarn strands and trimming yarn ends after weaving in to cutting out a care tag to include with a handmade gift.

Measurements (Diameter):

Lion Brand Color Theory & H8/5mm: 4 7/8″
Lion Brand Hue + Me & L11/8mm: 7 7/8″
Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick & Quick & M13/9mm: 8 3/4″

If you use an H8/5mm crochet hook and work just 6 rounds with Red Heart Super Saver, the square will be 4 3/4″, and the same hook with WeCrochet Dishie, the square will be 4 7/8″.

Gauge – Not Essential; diameter, Measured after Round 4:

Red Heart Super Saver / Lion Brand Pound of Love: 4 1/2″
Lion Brand Color Theory: 4 1/4″
WeCrochet Dishie: 3 3/8″
Lion Brand Hue + Me: 5″
Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick & Quick: 6″

Matching my gauge is only essential if you want your square to equal the same exact size as mine. If you plan on combining different yarns in your project, check gauge against yourself so you will know if you need to switch to a smaller or larger crochet hook when switching yarns, as some are slightly larger or smaller, even if they are the same weight.

Abbreviations (US Terms):

SC – Single Crochet (Photo Tutorial)

TR – Treble Crochet aka Triple Crochet [yarn over twice, insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through (4 loops on hook), (yarn over, pull through two loops) 3x]

DC – Double Crochet (Photo Tutorial)

HDC – Half Double Crochet (Photo Tutorial | Video Tutorial)

Special Stitch:

BLO – Back Loop Only (Photo Tutorial)

Pattern Notes:

When working in the round, traditionally, you hold your initial tail to the back of the ring, and then crochet over it and then pull the tail to close the ring. Because the first four rounds are the wrong side (or WS), in these squares, you will work in a similar manner but on the side facing you. After you chain 1, and turn, then you’ll pull the tail over to the left to crochet over it.

Slip stitch join to the first stitch, not the beginning chain, unless otherwise noted.

I like to split my beginning increases to help keep my seam less noticeable. If done the traditional way, you will see a more visible seam, and separation in the raised part of the flowers. For the square, you will work the first stitch of the first increase as usual, and then the last stitch of the first increase into the same as the first stitch, working just to the right of the beginning chain. In Rounds 3 and 4, we’ll begin our first stitch into the second stitch to continue to keep it looking seamless.

You can work all of the color changes in the final yarn over of the previous stitch, I have a photo tutorial showing How to Change Yarn Colors in Crochet if you would like a refresher, but I like to do so in a more non-traditional manner and that is after joining with the current color, then I yarn over with the new color and pull it through, work my beginning chain in the new color and then pull on the tail end of the previous color so the loop disappears and I’m ready to go. Sometimes the loop pops back up as you work because it’s not secured yet, but you can tug on it at any time and it will disappear again.

Because there are so many fun color variations, not just for the background, but also for different kinds of Flowers, especially depending on the time of year, I am going to write my pattern out using Background to represent the background color, Flower to represent the color of the Flower you’re making and Leaf to represent the leaf color and not as Green because this round can also be worked in the Background color.

There is a 2026 version and a 2022 version to this pattern – both produce beautiful squares so that is why I’ve left the original instructions up. In the 2022 version, Round 6 is written in half double crochets and the square stops there. In the 2026 version, I’ve adjusted Round 6 to be in all single crochets for better shaping as the half double crochet version really needed to be blocked to be square and this new version doesn’t (unless you want to), and I’ve added an additional round worked in the back loop only for a more finished look to the square and to make the background color more proportional to the rest of the square.

I like the ridge detail that working in the back loop only creates, but if you opt for the 2026 version and prefer not to work in the back loop only, you can do regular single crochet stitches, or even change up this round to another stitch pattern if desired.

Lilah Afghan Square Video Tutorial:

This video tutorial reflects the 2022 version. As mentioned in the Pattern Notes section, in August of 2026, I adjusted some parts of the pattern – I do not have an updated video tutorial for this yet, but if you’d like to see one, please drop me a comment to let me know so that I can prioritize it.

2026 Version: Lilah Afghan Square Written Pattern:

In the Flower color, chain 5. Slip stitch to the first chain to form a ring. Chain 1, and turn. [(SC, TR) into the ring] 5x. Join. (10 stitches)

R2: Chain 1. SC into the 1st stitch, [(TR, SC) into the next stitch] 9x, TR into the same stitch as the 1st. Join. (20 stitches)

R3: Chain 1. SC into the 2nd stitch, TR into the next stitch, [(SC, TR) into the next stitch, SC into the next stitch, (TR, SC) into the next stitch, TR into the next stitch] 4x, (SC, TR) into the next stitch, SC into the next stitch, TR into the same stitch as the 1st. (30 stitches)

R4: Chain 1. SC into the 2nd stitch, TR into the next stitch, SC into the next stitch, [(TR, SC) into the next stitch, TR into the next stitch, SC into the next stitch] 9x, TR into the same stitch as the 1st. Join with the Leaf color, and fasten off the Flower color. (40 stitches)

R5: In the Leaf color, chain 2, and turn. (2 DC, chain 3, 3 DC) into the 1st stitch, chain 2, skip 4, 3 HDC into the next stitch, chain 2, skip 4, [(3 DC, chain 3, 3 DC) into the next st, chain 2, skip 4, 3 HDC into the next stitch, chain 2, skip 4] 3x. Join to the 2nd chain with the Background color, and fasten off the Leaf color.

R6: In the Background color, chain 1. SC into the 1st 3 DC, [(2 SC, chain 2, 2 SC) into the next chain space, SC into each of the next 3 DC, 2 SC into the next chain space, SC into each of the next 3 HDC, 2 SC into the next chain space, SC into each of the next 3 DC] 3x, (2 SC, chain 2, 2 SC) into the next chain space, SC into each of the next 3 DC, 2 SC into the next chain space, SC into each of the next 3 HDC, 2 SC into the next chain space. Join. (68 SC)

R7: Chain 1. Working in the BLO: SC into the 1st 5 SC, (SC, chain 2, SC) into the next chain space, [SC into each of the next 17 SC, (SC, chain 2, SC) into the next chain space)] 3x, SC into the last 12 SC. Join. (76 SC)

Fasten off, and weave in the ends.

2022 Version: Lilah Afghan Square Written Pattern:

In the Flower color, chain 5. Slip stitch to the first chain to form a ring. Chain 1, and turn. [(SC, TR) into the ring] 5x. Join. (10 stitches)

R2: Chain 1. SC into the 1st stitch, [(TR, SC) into the next stitch] 9x, TR into the same stitch as the 1st. Join. (20 stitches)

R6: In the Background color, chain 1. HDC into the 1st 3 DC, [(3 HDC, chain 1, 3 HDC) into the next chain space, HDC into the next 3 DC, 2 HDC into the next chain space, SC into the next 3 HDC, 2 HDC into the next chain space, HDC into the next 3 DC] 3x, (3 HDC, chain 1, 3 HDC) into the next chain space, HDC into the next 3 DC, 2 HDC into the next chain space, SC into the next 3 HDC, 2 HDC into the next chain space. Join. (68 stitches)

Fasten off, and weave in the ends.