Crochet Sunflower Granny Square Patterns: 5 Designs
Sunflower granny squares can begin as a sunburst, use a popcorn-stitch petal round, turn a puff-stitch flower into a square, or build 3D petals that stand off the surface. These five original patterns list different finished measurements and stitch approaches.
3D petal rounds hold their shape best with a hook you are already used to, since the tension changes as you add rounds.
Sunflower granny square patterns to explore
1. Sunburst Granny Square
Sarah Stearns at Sarah Maker presents a beginner-intermediate four-color square measuring about five inches. The four rounds keep the color changes simple, making it a good starting motif before trying the more advanced puff-stitch or 3D versions further down this list.
2. Popcorn-Stitch Sunflower Square
Carmen at Annie Design Crochet uses a popcorn-stitch petal round. With the stated yarn, the square measures about 4.25 inches. The popcorn stitch gives the petals more texture and dimension than a flat granny round, without the fully raised 3D petals used in Melissa Hassler’s version below.
3. Puff-Stitch Sunflower Square
Tonya Bush at Nana’s Crafty Home starts with a puff-stitch flower and squares it off. The finished square measures about six by six inches after blocking, larger than Sarah Stearns’s or Carmen’s versions, so plan your motif count accordingly if mixing sizes in one blanket.
4. 3D Sunburst Sunflower Square
Melissa Hassler at Lovable Loops builds 3D sunburst petals that stand off the surface rather than lying flat, in worsted yarn on a 5mm hook. It finishes at 7.25 inches, the largest square on this list, and the raised petals add noticeably more texture than the flatter designs above.
5. Bobble & Puff Sunflower Square
Alyssia Stacey-Orchard at Alyssia Creates combines puff and bobble stitches across four colors, worked on a 4mm hook. At about 4 by 4 inches, it’s closest in size to Carmen’s popcorn-stitch version, though the mixed stitch pattern gives it a noticeably different surface texture.
Compare the motif size
Choose the five-inch sunburst, the smaller popcorn-petal square, the six-inch puff-stitch square, or Melissa Hassler’s larger 7.25-inch 3D version according to the layout you have in mind. Make one full motif before calculating a larger project.
