Lotus flower granny square | free crochet pattern

Inspiration for crochet squares can be found in many different places. From social media (like the Hashtag granny square) to the beach (the Sand dollar square), inspiration is everywhere! The Lotus flower granny square was the very first square I designed for the collaborative book, Crochet Tiles. And as the title suggests, the inspiration for the crochet squares was ceramic tiles!

The tile I was initially inspired by was a Spanish tile in beautiful blues and greens. However, I wanted my design to have a more floral granny square feel, and to transport you to Morocco, with it’s intricate petal details and rich jewel tones.

While I initially designed this pattern in darker tones, I have also worked up the Lotus flower granny square in a few other colorways (pictured further down) including a soft spring palette and a Christmassy color scheme. The latter has a likeness to Poinsettias, also known as the Christmas eve flower.

Lotus flower granny square requirements

4mm / G / size 6 crochet hook
Yarn needle
5 different colors of DK (light worsted) yarn. I used Nurturing Fibres 100% cotton, but you can also use a yarn such as Paintbox Yarns cotton DK. Less than 1/2 a ball of each color is required.

Additional color palette suggestions, pictures and charts are available in the printable PDF.

Maroon (Nurturing Fibres Persian)
Turquoise (Nurturing Fibres Aventurine)
Yellow (Nurturing Fibres Sunglow)
Navy (Nurturing Fibres Charcoal)
Cream (Nurturing Fibres Cream)

Nurturing Fibres Eco-Cotton: 50g (1.75oz), 125m (137yds), 100% cotton

This pattern is proudly part of 24 Days of Quickies with Marly Bird and Friends!

Notes

• The Lotus flower granny square pattern is best suited to an intermediate/confident beginner
• This granny square is not worked in continuous rounds. Make sure to slip stitch to close each round as instructed by the pattern.
• Finished size: 16cm square using the hook and yarn suggested, after blocking.
• Need help with front post and back post stitches? View my FPdc and BPdc tutorial.
• Need help with the magic ring? View my magic ring tutorial.
• This floral granny square pattern uses US terminology (see abbreviations)
• View my recommendations for my favourite tools on Amazon
• Need extra help? Consider purchasing the low cost, printable PDF pattern, filled with lots of extra tips, photographs and a chart.

Special stitches

4 dc bobble: *yo, insert hook, yo, pull  up loop, yo, pull through 2 loops. Repeat from * 3 more times (5 loops on hook). Yo, pull through all loops on hook, ch 1.

FP-Bobble: This bobble is worked around the front post of a stitch rather than into the top of a stitch. *yo, insert hook behind post, yo, pull up loop, yo, pull through 2 loops. Repeat from * 3 more times (5 loops on hook). Yo, pull through all loops on hook, ch 1.

Small picot: ch 2, slst into 2nd ch from hook

Medium picot: ch 3, slst into 3rd ch from hook

Lotus flower granny square pattern

Rnd 1: Start with maroon and make a magic ring. ch 1 (does not count as a st), 8 sc into ring. Fasten off (8 sts)

Rnd 2: Join turquoise in any st. 2 sc in each st. Fasten off (16 sts)

Rnd 3: Join yellow in any st. *sc, 4 dc bobble; rep from * to end. Fasten off (16 sts)

Rnd 4: Join navy in any sc. *3 sc in same st, ch 1, skip bobble; rep from * to end. (32 sts)

Rnd 5: Join cream in any 1 ch-sp. *Into 1 ch-sp [slst, ch 1, 3 dc, small picot, 2 dc, ch 1, slst], ch 1, sk 3 sc; rep from * to end. Fasten off. (80 sts, excluding picot)

Rnd 6: Join turquoise in any 1 ch-sp between two petals from the previous round. *sc, skip slst, skip ch 1, BPdc around next 5 dc, skip ch 1, skip slst; rep from * to end. Fasten off. (48 sts)

Rnd 7: Join turquoise in any sc and work around petal. * slst, sc, hdc, into same st [2 dc, medium picot, 2 dc], hdc, sc; repeat from * to end. Fasten off. (72 sts, excluding picot)

Round 8: (WS) With wrong side facing, join turquoise around the post of the 3rd dc from any 5 BPdc cluster from round 6. *FPsc, ch 3, FPsc around 3rd BPdc of next petal, ch 3; repeat from * to end. Fasten off. (32 sts)

Rnd 9: (RS) Join cream into any 3 ch-sp. *Into 3 ch-sp work [4 sc, ch 3, sc into 2nd ch from hook, hdc into 3rd ch from hook, 4 sc]; repeat from * into each 3 ch-sp. Fasten off. (104 sts)

Rnd 10: Join navy in 2nd sc from the left of any petal from round 9. *hdc, dc, 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc, dc, hdc, ch 1 (work this st behind the petal from round 9), skip sc, skip petal, skip sc, hdc in next 6 st, ch 1, skip sc, skip petal, skip sc; repeat from * to end. Fasten off. (72 sts)

Rnd 11: Join navy in any 2 ch-sp. *Into 2 ch-sp [2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc], sk 1 st, dc in next 3 st, dc into 1 ch-sp, skip, dc into next 5 st, dc into 1 ch-sp, skip, dc into next 3 st; repeat from * to end. Fasten off. (76 sts)

Rnd 12: Join maroon in any 2 ch-sp. *Into 2 ch-sp [hdc, 2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc, hdc], sk 1 st, BLOsc in next 7 st, sc, FP-bobble into same st, sc, BLOsc in next 7 st; repeat from * to end. Fasten off. (96 sts)

Rnd 13: Join yellow in any 1 ch-sp. *Into 1 ch-sp [2 hdc, ch 1, 2 hdc], skip 1 st, hdc in next 10 st, skip (bobble + ch 1), hdc in next 10 st, sk 1 st; rep from * to end. Fasten off. (100 sts)

Rnd 14: Join navy in any 1 ch-sp. *Into 1 ch-sp [2 hdc, ch 1, 2 hdc], skip 1 st, [2 hdc in same st, skip] repeat 11 more times (116)

Weave in ends of the lotus flower granny square and block for a neat finish.