A Step-by-Step Guide to Crocheting Starburst Granny Squares

hdc=half dou­ble cro­chet

4dctogther clus­ter= 4 dou­ble cro­chet togeth­er

4 dc togeth­er clus­ter: yarn over, insert the hook in the stitch, grab the yarn to pull through, yarn over and pull yarn through two loops, *yarn over, insert the yarn in the same stitch and grab the yarn, and pull yarn through two loops, *Repeat two more times, yarn over and pull yarn through all 5 loops on the hook.

To make the sun­flower granny square use this col­or pat­tern. H hook

Rnd 1: Start with Brown yarn, Ch 5, sl st in the begin­ning chain to cre­ate a ring. Ch 3, work 15 dc in the ring. Fas­ten off.

Rnd 2: slip knot your hook with orange yarn and slip stitch by insert­ing your hook into any space in Rnd 1, ch 3, yarn over and insert your hook in the chain space, draw up your loop three times, yarn over and pull yarn through all loops on the hook, ch 1, *insert your hook in the next space, yarn over and insert your hook in the chain space, draw up your loop three times, yarn over and pull yarn through all loops on the hook, ch 1, *Repeat around for each stitch for a total of 16 puff stitch­es, sl st into the chain 3. Fas­ten off.

Rnd 3: slip knot your hook with yel­low yarn, insert your hook into any chain space from Rnd 2 and slip stitch, ch 3, dc 3 together(its almost the same as 4 dc togeth­er except it has a chain 3 and 1 less dc), ch 2, in the next stitch, *work 4 dc togeth­er clus­ter (list­ed in the direc­tions), ch 2, *Repeat around for a total of 16 clus­ters, sl st in the chain 3. Fas­ten off.

Rnd 4: slip knot your hook with cream yarn, insert your hook with your cream yarn into any chain 2 space, ch 4, work 2 tr, 

*in the next chain space, work 3 dc, 

in the next chain space, work 3 hdc, 

in the next chain space, work 3 dc, 

next chain space work a cor­ner, 3 tr, ch 3, 3 tr, 

*Repeat, at the end work 3 tr, ch 3, sl st in the begin­ning chain 3. Fas­ten off and Weave in your ends. I hope you enjoyed this Star­burst Granny Square! 

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As you progress, you’ll be intro­duced to spe­cial stitch­es like clus­ter stitch­es, puff stitch­es, and dou­ble cro­chet clus­ters. These add tex­ture and depth to your granny square, mak­ing it stand out. Each round of the pat­tern intro­duces new ele­ments and stitch­es, such as pop­corn stitch­es, 3‑tr clus­ters, and slip stitch­es in the back loops, offer­ing a chance for cre­ative expres­sion in your work.

One of the joys of this pat­tern is that it can be adapt­ed for var­i­ous projects. Whether you want to make a cro­chet flower granny square for a baby blan­ket, a square blan­ket, table run­ners, or a square bag or even explore cre­ative ways to com­bine them into a larg­er project, the pos­si­bil­i­ties are end­less. You can use dif­fer­ent yarn types, such as cot­ton, worsted weight, or scrap yarn, to achieve the desired effect.

It’s impor­tant to note that the writ­ten pat­tern and video tuto­ri­als are avail­able for your con­ve­nience. You can also con­nect with a sup­port­ive com­mu­ni­ty of fel­low cro­cheters on social media, Face­book groups, and web­sites ded­i­cat­ed to this beau­ti­ful pat­tern.

In con­clu­sion, with its intri­cate details and array of stitch­es, the cro­chet flower granny square is a true tes­ta­ment to the artistry and cre­ativ­i­ty achieved with a cro­chet hook and yarn. With step-by-step instruc­tions, video tuto­ri­als, and writ­ten pat­terns, cro­cheters of all skill lev­els can embark on this delight­ful jour­ney.

This pat­tern offers many pos­si­bil­i­ties, from cre­at­ing tra­di­tion­al granny squares to craft­ing dain­ty daisy granny squares, sun­burst granny squares, or African flower squares. You can use them to make baby blan­kets, square blan­kets, table run­ners, and square bags, and even com­bine them inno­v­a­tive­ly.

So, sup­pose you’re look­ing for a cro­chet project that lets you explore a vari­ety of pri­ma­ry and spe­cial stitch­es, embrace dif­fer­ent col­ors, and cre­ate some­thing extra­or­di­nary. In that case, the cro­chet flower granny square is an excel­lent choice. Don’t for­get to share your cre­ations on social media and con­nect with the cro­chet com­mu­ni­ty. Hap­py cro­chet­ing!

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