How to Crochet a Sun Granny Square – Step-by-Step Tutorial

Cro­chet Sun Granny Square Tuto­r­i­al

Look­ing to add a pop of sun­shine to your cro­chet projects? The Sun Granny Square is a vibrant and tex­tured motif that brings warmth and per­son­al­i­ty to every­thing from baby blan­kets to dec­o­ra­tive pil­lows. Whether you’re a begin­ner eager to try some­thing fun or an expe­ri­enced cro­cheter look­ing to add a new square to your col­lec­tion, this easy-to-fol­low tuto­r­i­al will guide you through every step. We’ll be using soft cot­ton yarn in sun­ny orange and calm­ing blue tones, but feel free to mix and match your favorite col­ors for a cus­tom look.

This cro­chet sun granny square starts with a mag­ic ring, form­ing a cir­cu­lar base of dou­ble cro­chets that mim­ics the round shape of the sun. In the fol­low­ing rounds, we add tex­ture and depth using puff stitch­es and col­or­ful yarn changes to cre­ate rays of sun­light. The real mag­ic hap­pens when we tran­si­tion the cir­cle into a square, allow­ing it to eas­i­ly join with oth­er motifs.

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• ch – chain

• st – stitch

• dc – dou­ble cro­chet

• hdc – half dou­ble cro­chet

• sc – sin­gle cro­chet

• tr – triple (or tre­ble) cro­chet

• yo – yarn over

• sl st – slip stitch

• sp – space

• ch-sp – chain space

• inc – increase

• rep – repeat

• sk – skip

• RS – right side

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- Tapes­try nee­dle
- Stitch mark­er

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Project Type: Square motif – great for blan­kets, pil­lows, bags, etc.

 Materials:

• Yarn: Cot­ton or Medi­um Worsted Yarn – Yel­low and blue
• Cro­chet hook: E Hook, or any size.
• Scis­sors
• Yarn nee­dle for fin­ish­ing

Round 1 (Yellow):

• Make a mag­ic ring
• Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc)
• Make 11 dc into the ring (12 dc total includ­ing begin­ning ch‑3)
• Join with a sl st to top of ch‑3

✔️ [12 dou­ble cro­chets]

Round 2 (Yellow):

• Ch 3
• In same st: 1 dc
• Make 2 dc in each stitch around (inc in every st)
• Join with sl st to top of ch‑3

✔️ [24 dou­ble cro­chets]

 Round 3  (Yellow):

• Ch 3
• In same st: yo, insert hook into same st, pull up loop x2, then pull through all loops on hook (clus­ter made)
• Ch 3
• Skip 1 st, [yo, insert into next st and pull up loop x3], then pull through all loops, ch 3
• Repeat * to * around
• Total: 12 clus­ters, sep­a­rat­ed by ch‑3 spaces
• Join with sl st into top of first clus­ter
• Switch to Blue while join­ing
• Sl st into next ch‑3 space

✔️ [12 puff clus­ters sep­a­rat­ed by ch‑3 spaces]

Round 4 (Alternating Yellow & Blue):

• Ch 3 (counts as dc), 2 dc in same ch‑3 space
• Switch to yel­low yarn while pulling through last loop of the 3rd dc
• In next clus­ter top: 1 dc
• Switch back to blue
• In next ch‑3 space: 3 dc
• Repeat this col­or-switch­ing sequence:
  • 3 dc in ch-sp (blue)
  • 1 dc in clus­ter top (yel­low)

➡️ Con­tin­ue around: alter­nate 3 dc in ch-space (blue), 1 dc in clus­ter top (yel­low)

• End with blue dc on last yel­low clus­ter
• Join with sl st to top of first ch‑3
• Don’t fas­ten off yet

✔️ [Col­or­ful rays look!]

 Round 5 Blue Yarn:

• Ch 4 (counts as 1 tr)
• In same st: 1 tr, ch 2, 2 tr (1st cor­ner)
• Next sts:
  • 2 dc
  • 2 hdc
  • 3 sc
  • 2 hdc
  • 2 dc
• In next st (2nd cor­ner): 2 tr, ch 2, 2 tr
• Repeat sequence on all sides:
  • (2 dc, 2 hdc, 3 sc, 2 hdc, 2 dc)
  • Cor­ners: (2 tr, ch 2, 2 tr)
• At end: sl st to top of begin­ning ch‑4

✔️ [Cir­cle now squared!]

 Round 6 (Final Row – Blue):

• Attach blue yarn (if cut)
• Ch 3 (counts as dc)
• Dc in each st across to next cor­ner
• In each cor­ner: 2 tr, ch 2, 2 tr
• Con­tin­ue plac­ing 1 dc into each st across the sides
• End with sl st to begin­ning ch‑3
• Fas­ten off and weave in ends using a secret join

The Sun Granny Square is a joy­ful, begin­ner-friend­ly project that adds col­or, tex­ture, and cheer to any cro­chet piece. It’s an excel­lent motif to keep in your pat­tern library, espe­cial­ly if you enjoy mix­ing col­ors or work­ing on mod­u­lar designs. We hope this tuto­r­i­al made it easy and enjoy­able for you to fol­low along and cre­ate your own lit­tle piece of sun­shine.

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