CROCHET TECH: Crochet Square Motif – Daisy Flower 🌸🌸

Creating a beautiful crochet square motif featuring a daisy flower is a delightful project that can add charm to blankets, bags, placemats, or simply stand alone as a decorative coaster. This tutorial will guide you through making a vibrant daisy with a distinct center, layered petals, and then squaring it up to form a perfect motif.

How to Make a Beautiful Crochet Square Motif - Daisy Flower

Project Overview: This pattern creates a charming 6x6 inch (15x15 cm) square featuring a lovely daisy flower at its center. It involves working in rounds, making several color changes, and shaping a circular flower into a neat square.

Skill Level: Intermediate (Requires comfortable knowledge of basic stitches, working in the round, making neat color changes, and shaping a circle into a square).

Finished Square Dimensions (Approximate):

Size: 6 x 6 inches (15 x 15 cm)

Materials You'll Need:

Yarn:
- Worsted Weight (Medium #4) Cotton or Acrylic Yarn:
  - Color A (Daisy Center): Small amount of yellow or orange (e.g., 5-10 yards)
  - Color B (Daisy Petals): White, cream, or light pink (e.g., 15-20 yards)
  - Color C (Greenery/Backing): Green (e.g., 10-15 yards)
  - Color D (Background/Squaring): A complementary color for the square (e.g., 20-30 yards)
- Why these yarns? They provide good stitch definition, are durable, and are easy to work with for beginners. Cotton is especially good if used as a coaster.
Crochet Hook:
- Size H/5.0mm (or the hook size that gives you a neat, firm fabric that lies flat).
Yarn Needle (Tapestry Needle): Essential for weaving in loose ends.
Scissors
Stitch Markers (Optional but Recommended): To mark the beginning of rounds or corner stitches.

Gauge (Crucial for Consistent Square Size!):

Achieving consistent gauge is important if you plan to make multiple squares to join into a blanket. It ensures all your squares are the same size and will connect neatly.

With your chosen yarn and hook, the completed daisy flower before squaring up (after the green round) should measure approximately 3.5 - 4 inches (9-10 cm) in diameter.
The final square should measure 6x6 inches (15x15 cm). Adjust your hook size as needed.

Abbreviations Used:

ch: chain
sl st: slip stitch
sc: single crochet
hdc: half double crochet
dc: double crochet
tr: treble crochet (yarn over twice, insert hook, yo and pull up loop, [yo and draw through 2 loops] 3 times)
st(s): stitch(es)
inc: increase (work 2 stitches into the same stitch)
sk: skip
ch-sp: chain space
MR: Magic Ring (also known as Magic Circle or Adjustable Ring)
FO: fasten off

How to Make Neat Color Changes:

When you are making the very last stitch of the round with the current color, stop when you have 2 loops left on your hook.
Drop the current color.
Pick up the new color, yarn over with the new color, and pull it through the remaining 2 loops on your hook to complete the stitch.
Then, proceed with the sl st to join the round, and start the next round with the new color.
Cut the old color yarn, leaving a tail (about 4-6 inches) to weave in securely later.

Let's Start Crocheting Your Daisy Flower Square!

Part 1: Daisy Center (Color A - Yellow/Orange)

We'll start with a small, solid circle for the middle of the daisy.

Option A: Magic Ring (Recommended)

With Color A, make a Magic Ring (MR).
Round 1: Ch 1 (does NOT count as a stitch). Work 10 sc into the MR. Pull tail tight to close. Sl st to first sc to join. (Total: 10 sc).

Option B: Chain 2 Method (Alternative)

With Color A, Ch 2.
Round 1: Work 10 sc into the 2nd ch from hook. Sl st to first sc to join. (Total: 10 sc).

Change to Color B on the last pull-through of the final sl st.

Part 2: Daisy Petals (Color B - White/Petal Color)

This part creates the lovely petals of the daisy. We'll be working clusters of stitches to form distinct petal shapes.

Round 2 (Petal Base):

With Color B, Ch 1 (does NOT count as a stitch). Sc in the same st where you joined.
Ch 1. (Sc in next st, ch 1). Repeat from * to * 8 more times.
Sl st to the first sc to join. (Total: 10 sc, 10 ch-1 sps).

Round 3 (Creating Petals):

Ch 1 (does NOT count as a stitch).
In the first ch-1 sp from the previous round, work the first petal: (sc, hdc, 2 dc, hdc, sc) all into the same ch-1 sp.
(Sl st into the next sc from previous round. In the next ch-1 sp, work (sc, hdc, 2 dc, hdc, sc)) Repeat from * to * 8 more times.
After making the last petal, sl st into the first sc of Round 2 (the base of your first petal) to secure the round.
FO, leaving a 6-inch tail. Weave in the tail securely.

You should now have a lovely daisy flower with 10 distinct petals.

Part 3: Greenery/Backing (Color C - Green)

This round creates a green base behind the petals, starting the transition to a square shape.

With Color C, join yarn with a sl st into any sl st from Round 3 (the sl st between two petals).
Round 4:
- Ch 2 (does NOT count as a stitch). Hdc in the same sl st.
- (Ch 1, sk next petal, 2 hdc into the next sl st). Repeat from * to * 8 more times.
- Ch 1, sk the last petal. Sl st to the top of the first hdc to join. (Total: 20 hdc, 10 ch-1 sps).
- Change to Color D on the last pull-through of the final sl st.

Part 4: Squaring Up (Color D - Background Color)

Now we'll transform the circular base into a perfect square.

Round 5 (Creating Corners):

With Color D, Ch 3 (counts as 1st dc). Dc in the same st where you joined.
Work 1 dc in the next ch-1 sp.
Work 1 dc in each of the next 2 hdc.
First Corner: (2 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 2, 2 dc in same ch-1 sp). (This creates the corner).
Work 1 dc in each of the next 2 hdc.
Work 1 dc in the next ch-1 sp.
Work 1 dc in each of the next 2 hdc.
Repeat steps 4-7 for the next 2 sides and corners.
After completing the 3rd corner, work 1 dc in each of the next 2 hdc, then 1 dc in the next ch-1 sp, then 1 dc in the next 2 hdc.
Sl st to the top of the initial ch-3 to join. (Total: 48 dc, 4 ch-2 corner sps).
- You can place stitch markers in the corner ch-2 spaces to easily identify them.

Round 6 (Expanding the Square):

Ch 3 (counts as 1st dc). Dc in each of the next 4 dc.
Corner: (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) into the next ch-2 corner sp.
Dc in each of the next 12 dc.
Corner: (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) into the next ch-2 corner sp.
Dc in each of the next 12 dc.
Corner: (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) into the next ch-2 corner sp.
Dc in each of the next 12 dc.
Corner: (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) into the next ch-2 corner sp.
Dc in each of the remaining dc until you reach the start.
Sl st to the top of the initial ch-3 to join. (Total: 64 dc, 4 ch-2 corner sps).

Round 7 (Final Border Round):

Ch 1 (does NOT count as a stitch). Sc in the same st where you joined. Sc in each dc along the side until you reach the corner.
Corner: (Sc, ch 2, sc) into the ch-2 corner sp.
Sc in each dc along the next side.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the remaining corners and sides.
Sl st to the first sc to join.
FO, leaving a 6-inch tail for weaving in.

Part 5: Finishing Your Daisy Flower Square

Weave in All Ends: This is the most important step for a neat finish! Thread each yarn tail onto your yarn needle and carefully weave it through several stitches on the back side of your square. Take your time to ensure all tails are secure and invisible.
Blocking (Highly Recommended!): Blocking will make your square perfectly flat and define the stitches beautifully.
- Method: Gently wet your square (by misting with water or a quick dip and gentle squeeze). Lay it flat on a blocking mat or a clean towel. Gently stretch and pin the square to the exact 6x6 inch dimensions, ensuring the corners are sharp 90-degree angles. Allow it to air dry completely.

Your beautiful crochet square motif with a daisy flower is now complete! You can make many of these in various color combinations to create a stunning blanket, or use them individually as coasters, appliqués, or part of other decorative projects. Enjoy!

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Crochet Square Motif – Daisy Flower 🌸🌸