Why don't all four sides of this petal granny square use the same stitch groups?

The flower has five petals but a square has four corners, so the sides can't mirror each other exactly. Three sides spread their stitches over three spaces and one side packs the same total into two spaces. The stitch counts per side come out identical, so the finished square sits flat and true.

What does 3-dc-bobble mean in this pattern?

Work three double crochet stitches into the same space but stop each one before the last pull-through, keeping the loops on your hook, then yarn over and pull through all loops at once. The cluster puffs forward into a little bobble.

Can I make this petal granny square bigger?

Yes. After Round 6, keep adding rounds of dc with (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in each corner before the final sc round, and it grows like any solid granny square.

What yarn works best for flower granny squares?

A smooth worsted or DK cotton or acrylic in four colors shows the petals and bobbles crisply. High contrast between the flower rounds and the background square makes the bloom pop.

Pointed Petal Granny Square: Free Flower Pattern in 7 Rounds

This petal granny square grows a five-petal flower with sharp picot points, frames it in a round of puffy bobbles, then settles the whole bloom into a flat, true square. It’s a four-color block that looks far more intricate than it is: every round uses ordinary stitches, and the only technique worth practicing first is the three-stitch bobble.

Petal granny square: five pointed pale pink petals around a raspberry center, framed by green leaf bobbles inside a cream crochet square

One honest design note before you start. A five-petal flower and a four-cornered square don’t share symmetry, so Round 5 deliberately distributes its stitches unevenly across the sides: three sides spread over three spaces, one side packs the same stitch count into two. Follow the counts as written and the square comes out flat, with the flower centered. That asymmetry is the round most flower square patterns get wrong, so we’ve written it out space by space.

Why You’ll Love This Petal Granny Square

Pointed picot petals. Not the usual rounded shells: each petal rises to a crisp ch-3 point.
A bobble halo. Five puffy bobbles sit between the petals and give the flower depth before the square begins.
Counts that reconcile. Every round states what you should have when it ends, so you can verify as you go.
4 colors, endless combos. Center, petals, halo and background each get their own color.

Petal Granny Square at a Glance

Skill level: Adventurous beginner (the bobble is the only special stitch)
Time needed: about 45 minutes per square
Finished size: about 12 cm with worsted yarn and a 4.0 mm hook, 10 cm with DK and a 3.0 mm

Materials

4 colors of the same weight yarn: color A (flower center), color B (petals), color C (bobble halo), color D (background square). Our sample uses deep raspberry, pale pink, leaf green and cream
3.0 mm hook for DK, 4.0 mm for worsted
Yarn needle, scissors, a few stitch markers

Mixing leftover yarns? Keep them the same weight, checked against the Craft Yarn Council standards, or the flower will dome or ruffle inside the square.

Abbreviations (US Terms)

MR: magic ring
ch: chain
sl st: slip stitch
sc: single crochet
hdc: half double crochet
dc: double crochet
tr: treble crochet
3-dc-bobble: 3 dc in the same space, each held back at its last loop, then one pull-through closing all
picot: ch 3, sl st into the stitch just made
sp(s): space(s)

Petal Granny Square Pattern: Round by Round

Round 1: The Wheel (color A)

Every petal granny square begins with a simple wheel. In a MR: ch 3 (counts as dc), ch 1, then (1 dc, ch 1) 9 times. Sl st to the top of the beginning ch 3 and pull the ring snug. Fasten off. (10 dc, 10 ch-1 sps)

Round 1 wheel of the flower worked in deep raspberry yarn, ten spokes around a small center hole

Round 2: Petal Bases (color B)

Join color B with a sc in any ch-1 sp, ch 1. In the next ch-1 sp work (dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc), ch 1. *Sc in the next sp, ch 1, then (dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc) in the next sp, ch 1.* Repeat from * 3 more times. Join to the first sc. (5 three-dc petal bases separated by 5 sc)

Pale pink petal base round worked into the raspberry wheel, stitches labeled sc, ch and dc with a red hook

Round 3: Pointed Petals (color B)

Sl st into the first dc of the nearest petal base. In that dc work (sc, hdc), ch 1. In the center dc work: dc, picot, ch 3, dc. Ch 1, then (hdc, sc) in the third dc. *In the next petal base: (sc, hdc) in the first dc, ch 1, then dc, picot, ch 3, dc in the center dc, ch 1, (hdc, sc) in the third dc.* Repeat from * 3 more times. Join to the first sc and fasten off. (5 pointed petals, each crowned with a picot)

Close up of a pointed petal in progress, labeled sc, hdc, dc and the ch 3 picot at the tip

Five pointed pale pink petals finished around the deep raspberry center of the flower

Round 4: The Bobble Halo (color C)

Working behind the petals, join color C in any gap between two petals (the space above Round 2’s sc). In that gap make a 3-dc-bobble, ch 3. Sc into the back of the petal’s first dc post, ch 3, sc into the back of its second dc post, ch 3. *3-dc-bobble in the next gap, ch 3, sc behind the next petal’s first dc, ch 3, sc behind its second dc, ch 3.* Repeat from * 3 more times. Join to the top of the first bobble and fasten off. (5 bobbles, 10 sc, 15 ch-3 sps) In leaf green, the bobbles and ch-3 arcs read as tiny leaves peeking out between the petals, which is exactly the look in our photos.

Leaf green halo round worked behind the petals, labeled with the bobble and three ch 3 spaces per petal

Count your ch-3 spaces before moving on: exactly 15, in repeating runs of three per petal. Mark the first space after any bobble; that marked space is Space 1 for Round 5.

Petal granny square flower center: five pale pink picot petals around a raspberry wheel, framed by a leaf green bobble halo

Round 5: Squaring the Circle (color D)

This is the make-or-break round, so it’s written space by space. Corners land in Spaces 1, 5, 9 and 13. Three sides cover three spaces each; the last side covers two spaces with bigger groups. Every side totals 14 stitches between corner chains.

Round 5 in progress: cream corner stitches squaring the green halo of the flower, red hook mid stitch

Space 1 (corner): join with a standing dc, then (2 tr, ch 3, 2 tr, dc) in the same space.

Spaces 2, 3, 4: (dc, dc, hdc, hdc) in Space 2; (hdc, sc, sc, hdc) in Space 3; (hdc, hdc, dc, dc) in Space 4.

Space 5 (corner): (dc, 2 tr, ch 3, 2 tr, dc).

Spaces 6, 7, 8: same as Spaces 2, 3, 4.

Space 9 (corner): (dc, 2 tr, ch 3, 2 tr, dc).

Spaces 10, 11, 12: same as Spaces 2, 3, 4.

Space 13 (corner): (dc, 2 tr, ch 3, 2 tr, dc).

Spaces 14 and 15 (the short side): (2 hdc, 2 dc, 2 tr) in Space 14, then (2 tr, 2 dc, 2 hdc) in Space 15.

Join to the standing dc. (4 corners with ch-3 sps; 14 stitches along every side between corners)

Round 6: Solid Border (color D)

Ch 3 (counts as dc), then dc in every stitch around, working (2 tr, ch 3, 2 tr) into each corner ch-3 sp. Join to the top of the ch 3. (18 stitches per side between corner chains)

Round 6 cream double crochet border worked around the flower square, red hook at the top edge

Round 7: Finishing Round (color D)

Ch 1, sc in every stitch around, with 3 sc in each corner ch-3 sp. Join to the first sc and fasten off. (21 sc per side counting the corner trio’s center) Weave in all ends and block your petal granny square flat.

Tips for a Better Petal Granny Square

Verify Round 4 before Round 5. A petal granny square lives or dies on this count: fifteen spaces, no more, no less. Every squaring problem downstream is a counting problem here.
Mark your corner spaces. Drop a marker in Spaces 1, 5, 9 and 13 before starting Round 5 and the whole round becomes mindless.
Keep the picots snappy. A tight sl st into the stitch below makes the petal point sharp; a loose one makes it droop.
Block with pins at the corners. The five-into-four geometry flattens perfectly with a damp block, so don’t judge the square until it’s dry.

More blooms for the blanket: the floral granny square layers its petals in two heights, the flower granny square collection rounds up five more motifs, and the granny square hub holds 25+ designs to mix them with.

Petal Granny Square FAQ

Why don’t all four sides use the same stitch groups?
Five petals, four corners: the symmetries don’t match, so three sides spread over three spaces and one side packs the same count into two. Totals per side are identical, so the block sits flat.

What does 3-dc-bobble mean?
Three dc in one space, each held back at its final loop, closed with one pull-through. The cluster puffs forward.

Can I make it bigger?
Yes, repeat Round 6 style rounds before the final sc round and it grows like any solid granny.

Best yarn?
Smooth worsted or DK in four colors, same weight throughout, high contrast between flower and background.

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