Crochet African Flower Granny Square Pattern

African Flower Granny Square is a versatile project that can be turned into numerous projects! The African Flower Square is a vibrant and decorative crochet motif that features a floral design at its center, making it a popular choice for blankets, pillows, bags, and garments.

I love that these african flower granny squares can be joined into a giant square, into a rectangle or any other shapes that fits your projects.

I love creating unique designs with these crochet african flower granny squares and still have numerous ideas to share with you.

Few of the projects on the blog that uses the African Flower Squares includes:

African flower Crochet ruana wrap pattern

African flower duster cardigan pattern

Spring African flower sweater pattern

The African flower granny square can be used in making your own blanket. Check out more stitches perfect for makign your own blanket here.

Today, we are learning the african flower granny square – I have two varriations and have provided steps below for you.

Crochet African flower granny square tutorial details

Materials

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) 

Estimated Total Yardage for one square

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.

Difficulty Level – Intermediate

Terms – US Terminology

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Pattern Notes

1. Please kindly read through the pattern before starting.
2. Beginning chains count as a stitch throughout the pattern.

Stitches Abbreviations

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 st – Ssc

Special stitch

Spike single crochet st – Ssc: 

Step 1: Insert the hook from front to back in the space where you want the bottom of the stitch to be.

Step 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)

Step 3: Yarn over and complete the single crochet stitch.

Finished Measurements 

Each square measures about 6”

Construction Notes

1. This project is done in rounds.
2. You can use a color per round or switch after every round. 

How To Crochet African Flower Granny Square

Method 1: Easy

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.

Method 2: Advanced

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.