Floral Granny Square Tutorial (UK Terms)

This floral granny square may look detailed at first glance, but it’s actually built from very simple stitches.
If you’re new to crochet, please don’t rush — this pattern is designed to be worked slowly and comfortably.
By the end, you’ll have a soft, floral square that feels really rewarding to finish.

Skill level: Confident beginner

You should be comfortable with chains, double crochet, and working in the round.

🧶 Tools & Materials

Hook

  • 4.0 mm crochet hook

Yarn
I’m using DK weight yarn (UK standard), in three colours:

  • Colour A – flower centre (light mint / pale green)

  • Colour B – petals (white)

  • Colour C – background & border (green)

Tip for beginners: Try to choose smooth cotton or cotton-blend yarn that is not prone to fraying; it will make the work much easier.

Other tools

  • Scissors

  • Yarn needle (for weaving in ends)

🧵 Abbreviations (UK Terms)

  • ch – chain

  • ss – slip stitch

  • dc – double crochet

  • htr – half treble crochet

  • tr – treble crochet

  • dtr – double treble crochet

  • sp – space

  • () – work stitches into the same space

✨ Brief Overview

This granny square is made in the round, starting from the centre.

  1. Centre circle

  2. Raised flower petals

  3. Leaf-like chain loops

  4. Background fill

  5. Squaring off the edges

If at any point it looks messy — that’s normal.
It only starts to make sense in the final round.

🌸 Round 1 – Centre Circle

Using Colour A

  1. Make a magic ring.

  2. Ch 2 (this does not count as a stitch).

  3. Work 12 tr into the ring.

  4. Ss into the top of the first tr to join.

Tip for beginners:
Pull the magic ring tight after the round is complete, not before.

🌼 Round 2 – Flower Petals

Change to Colour B

Each petal is worked into one stitch from Round 1.

  1. Join yarn with a ss into any stitch.

  2. (Ch 2, 3 tr, ch 2, ss) all into the same stitch.

  3. Repeat this 12 times, once in each stitch.

  4. Ss to join and fasten off.

You should now see 12 raised petals.

Don’t worry if the petals curl — that’s exactly what we want.

🌿 Round 3 – Leaf Loops

Change to Colour C

We’re now working between the petals, not into them.

  1. Join yarn into any space between petals.

  2. (Ch 6, ss into next space)

  3. Repeat all the way around — you’ll have 12 chain loops.

  4. Ss to join.

These chains will become the “leaf framework”.

🍃 Round 4 – Filling the Leaves

Still using Colour C.

Work into each chain loop:

  1. Into first ch-6 sp:

    • 1 dc

    • 2 htr

    • 2 tr

    • 2 htr

    • 1 dc

  2. Ss into the next joining point.

  3. Repeat for all 12 loops.

At this stage, the square looks very organic and round — that’s okay.

🧩 Round 5 – Forming the Square

This is where everything comes together.

  1. Join yarn in any corner space.

  2. (2 tr, ch 2, 2 tr) to form a corner.

  3. Along each side, work dc evenly into stitches and spaces.

  4. Repeat corners until all four sides are formed.

  5. Ss to join.

Now your granny square should finally look square.

✂️ Floral Part Finishing

  • Fasten off

  • Weave in all ends neatly at the back

  • Gently block if needed (especially if edges curl)

The flower part is finished.

Now we’re using the outer border rounds to gently shape everything into a neat square.

🧶 Before We Start (Important)

  • I’m still using Colour C (green)

  • I’m working in the round, without turning

  • All stitches use UK terms

If your work feels a bit wavy or uneven here, don’t panic.
The border rounds are very forgiving.

🔲 Border Round 1 – Defining the Sides

This round fills the gaps and starts creating straight edges.

What we’re doing

  • dc evenly along each side

  • corners are formed with chain spaces

Step-by-step (UK terms)

  1. Join yarn with a ss into any side space (not a corner).

  2. Ch 1 (does not count as a stitch).

  3. Work dc into each stitch and chain space along the side.

👉 Don’t overthink the exact number.
The goal is flat, not tight.

Corners (very important)

When you reach a corner space:

  1. (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) all into the same corner space.

This ch-2 is what allows the square to turn cleanly.

  1. Continue dc evenly along the next side.

  2. Repeat the corner sequence at all four corners.

  3. Ss into the first dc to join.

After Border Round 1

You should now see:

  • Clear four sides

  • Defined corner gaps

  • Still slightly soft, not perfectly square yet

That’s exactly right.

🔲 Border Round 2 – Strengthening the Square

This round straightens the edges and locks in the shape.

Step-by-step

  1. Ss into the corner ch-2 space.

  2. Ch 1.

  3. (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) into the same corner space.

Along each side

  1. Work 1 dc into each dc from the previous round.

  2. When you reach the next corner ch-2 space:

    • (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc)

  3. Repeat all the way around.

  4. Ss to join.

After Border Round 2

At this point:

  • The square should lie flat

  • The sides should look straight

  • The flower sits neatly inside the square frame

If it curls slightly — blocking will fix it.

🔲 Optional Border Round 3 – Cleaner Finish (Optional but Lovely)

This round is optional, but I personally love how calm and tidy it looks.

Step-by-step

  1. Ss into any stitch.

  2. Ch 1.

  3. Dc into every stitch around.

  4. In each corner ch-2 space:

    • (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc)

  5. Ss to join, fasten off.

This gives you a classic granny square finish.

✂️ Finishing Tips (Beginner-Friendly)

  • Weave in ends along the border stitches

  • Light blocking helps the corners relax

  • Don’t pull corners too tight — squares need space

🤍 A Reassuring Note (From Me)

If your square looks a bit odd halfway through the border, please trust the process.

Granny squares often look messy until the very last round.

Once the border is complete, everything settles into place.