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About This Pattern
Welcome to Stouto Crochet’s Flower Blanket Square collection the perfect starting point for creating your very own vibrant patchwork masterpiece. With the Crochet Flower Blanket Square : Patchwork Flower One pattern, you'll explore bold floral granny squares paired with smaller squares to achieve a striking, balanced design. Whether you’re a seasoned crafter or picking up your first hook, this flower blanket square pattern is crafted to inspire creativity, nurture patience, and bring cozy beauty into your home.
This page guides you through the details of the design, dimensions, yarn requirements, color suggestions, and techniques for joining squares, everything you need to bring your flower blanket square project to life. Dive in and discover how one square at a time becomes a show-stopping blanket filled with texture, color, and handmade charm.
African Flowers Patchwork : Flower Blanket Square Pattern 1
Is the first crochet flower blanket square for the free African Flowers Patchwork Afghan, the design balances large floral granny squares with sets of smaller flower squares, creating a bold patchwork effect that finishes at 170 cm x 170 cm (67 x 67 inches). If you want to use this crochet flower blanket square you are welcome to do so.
The free blanket pattern include 8 free flower blanket square patterns:
- Flower Blanket Square Pattern 1
- Flower Blanket Square Pattern 2
- Flower Blanket Square Pattern 3
- Flower Blanket Square Pattern 4
- Small Flower Blanket Square Pattern 1
- Small Flower Blanket Square Pattern 2
- Small Flower Blanket Square Pattern 3
- Small Flower Blanket Square Pattern 4
Materials & Tools
| Hook | 3.5 mm Crochet Hook |
|---|---|
| Yarn Weight | Double Crochet (DK) Cotton Yarn |
| Fibre Type | yarn : Organic Cotton Yarn |
| Finished Size | 30 x 30 cm / 11 x 11 cm ) |
How Many Flower Blanket Squares Do You Need for the African Patchwork Crochet Flower Blanket?
The pattern includes four unique large flower designs, each measuring 30 x 30 cm (11 x 11 inches). Together, they make up the main building blocks of the blanket.
- Flower Blanket Square Pattern 1: 4 large squares (approx. 500–600 m of DK yarn)
- Flower Blanket Square Pattern : 3 large squares (approx. 500 m of DK yarn)
- Flower Blanket Square Pattern : 3 large squares (approx. 500 m of DK yarn)
- Flower Blanket Square Pattern 4: 3 large squares (approx. 500 m of DK yarn)
In total, you’ll need 13 large granny squares. Using DK cotton yarn (50 g = 100 m per skein), expect to use around 2000 m of yarn for all the large motifs. On average, 5 colors of 100 m each will yield 3 to 4 large squares.
Estimating Yarn by Square
Large squares (30 x 30 cm / 11 x 11 inches):
Each requires approx. 150 to 180 m of DK yarn, depending on color changes.S
Small squares (11 x 11 cm / 5 x 5 inches): Each requires approx. 40 to 45 m of DK yarn.
Tips for Choosing & Managing Colors
Pick a palette you love: This blanket celebrates bold floral design. Choose 4 to 6 colors that either contrast beautifully (bright, vibrant tones) or harmonize softly (pastels, neutrals).
Assign colors to motifs: Decide which shades you’ll use for petals, centers, and backgrounds before starting. This will give your afghan a balanced, cohesive look.
Mix stash yarns: This blanket is an excellent stash buster. Just be sure to keep yarn weight consistent across all squares.
Buy extra for safety: If you’re purchasing new yarn, always buy one extra skein per color. Dye lots can vary, and having backup ensures a consistent finish.
Distribute colors evenly: Spread bold shades across the blanket to avoid clusters. This makes the finished afghan look balanced and intentional.
Managing Yarn Ends for Crochet Blanket Square
Since flower blanket squares often require frequent color changes, you’ll have lots of ends to weave in. To make this easier:
- Weave ends in as you go, instead of leaving them for the end.
- Use a yarn needle to tuck tails neatly under stitches.
- If you’re using cotton yarn, pull ends snugly to avoid loosening later.
By planning yardage carefully and choosing colors thoughtfully, you’ll ensure your flower square blanket is not only beautiful but also practical to complete without yarn shortages or mismatched dye lots.
Can Beginners Make a Flower Square ?
Yes, beginners can absolutely make a flower square blanket. Start with simpler flower motifs and basic joins. The African Patchwork Afghan is written for intermediate skill level, but with patience and practice, confident beginners can enjoy it too.
Each square includes step-by-step photos and clear written instructions in the PDF version, making the process easier to follow.
How Do You Join Flower Blanket Squares Together?
There are three popular joining methods:
Whip stitch : Sewing blocks together with a yarn needle.
Slip stitch join : Crocheting them together with a hook.
Join-as-you-go : Attaching squares during the last round, saving time later.
On how to join squares for the African Patchwork Afghan revert back to the crochet flower blanket pattern page.
Choosing Colors for Your Flower Square Pattern
Since no color chart is included, you have full creative freedom.
Tips for choosing colors:
- Pick a theme (bright garden, earthy naturals, pastel spring).
- Use leftover yarn for a stash-busting, rainbow effect.
- Keep yarn weight consistent for uniform squares.
Tips for Managing Yarn Ends
Flower granny square blankets use lots of color changes, which means many yarn ends.
Tips to manage:
- Weave ends in as you go.
- Leave longer tails for easier weaving.
- Use a yarn needle and secure under stitches.
Managing ends throughout saves time compared to leaving them all for the end.Detailed bold flower squares boho styled gypsy blanket image widgetolorfull gypsy styled blanket image widget
Yarn Calculator
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Use our yarn calculator to estimate the amount of yarn required based on your project size, yarn weight, and stitch pattern.
It's a quick and easy way to plan your materials before you start crocheting.
Pattern Instructions
Quick Stitch Guide
All stitch instructions are available in both US Crochet Terminology and UK Crochet Terminology, making it easy to follow along using the terms you are most familiar with.
If you are new to any of the stitches used in this pattern, we recommend reviewing the relevant stitch guide before starting. Each guide includes step-by-step instructions, helpful tips, and stitch terminology conversions where applicable.
Take your time, practice any unfamiliar stitches, and most importantly—enjoy the process of creating your blanket one row at a time.
UK : bptr - back post treble crochet
AFR : ablb / aslb - Agterste been Langbeentjie / Agter stam Langbeentjie / afterpaal-dubblehekel
1. Yarn over, insert hook back→front→back around post.
2. Yarn over, pull up loop (3 loops).
3. Yarn over, pull through first 2, yarn over, pull through last 2.
UK : ch - chain
AFR : ks - ketting steek
Make a slipknot, yo, pull through loop. Repeat for desired chains.
UK : ch-sp - chain space
AFR : Ks sp - Kettingsteek spasie
1. Make a slip knot on the hook.
2. Yarn over (yo).
3. Pull yarn through the loop on the hook. → 1 ch made.
4. Repeat for desired number of chains.
UK : tr - treble crochet
AFR : lb - Langbeentjie / dubblehekel
1. Yarn over.
2. Insert hook into stitch, pull up a loop (3 loops).
3. Yarn over and pull through first 2 loops (2 remain).
4. Yarn over and pull through last 2 loops.
UK : fptr - front post treble crochet
AFR : vblb / vslb - Voorste Been Langbeentjie / Voor Stam Langbeentjie / voorpaal-dubblehekel
1. Yarn over, insert hook front→back→front around post.
2. Yarn over, pull up loop (3 loops).
3. Yarn over, pull through first 2 loops, yarn over, pull through last 2 loops.
UK : fphtr - Front post half treble crochet
AFR : vbhlb / vshlb - Voorste Halwe Langbeen(tjies) / Voor Stam Halwe Langbeen(tjies)/ voorpaal half-dubble hekel
1. Yarn over, insert hook front→back→front around post.
2. Yarn over, pull up loop (3 loops).
3. Yarn over, pull through all 3 loops.
UK : rep from * - repeat from *
AFR : her * - Herhaal van *
1) Find the *.
2) Work the instructions after it.
3) When told, go back to * and repeat the sequence the required number of times.
4) Stop when the pattern says.
UK : dc - double crochet
AFR : kb - kortbeen / kortbeentjies / enkelhekel
1. Insert hook into the next stitch.
2. Yarn over and pull up a loop (2 loops on hook).
3. Yarn over and pull through both loops. → 1 sc complete.
UK : sl st - slip stitch
AFR : gls - glysteek
1. Insert hook into the stitch or space.
2. Yarn over and pull through the stitch and the loop on your hook (one motion).
3. Used to join rounds or move without height.
UK : sp after - space after
AFR : spa - Spasie Agter
Insert hook in space after marked stitch.
UK : sp before - space before
AFR : spv - Spasie Voor
Insert hook in space before marked stitch.
UK : sts - stitches
AFR : sts - Steke
1) Identify the stitch’s top “V”.
2) Insert hook as pattern instructs (both loops or FLO/BLO).
3) Work the stitch to completion. 4) Count stitches regularly.
UK : v st - V-stitch
AFR : Vst - V steek (lb,ks,lb)
1. Work dc, ch1, dc into same stitch/space.
2. Skip per pattern and repeat; creates an open V motif.
Pattern Reference
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African Flowers Patchwork : Flower Blanket Square Pattern 1
Abbreviation
- bet: bet
- ch: chain
- ch-sp: chain space
- dc: double crochet
- bpdc : back post double crochet
- fpdc: front post double crochet
- fphdc: front post half double crochet
- hdc: half double crochet
- sc: single crochet
- rep: repeat
- rnd: round
- sk: skip
- sl: slip stitch
- sp: space
- st: stitch
- sts(s): stitches
- tr: treble crochet
- V-st: 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc into the same stitch
- fpdc-Vsts: front post double crochet v-stitch
Start with a magic ring,
Round 1
Ch3 counts as the first dc st,
1dc 11 times into the same space, join with sl into the top of the starting chain stitch, ch1, don't finish off color.
(12 x 1dc sts in the magic ring)
Round 2
ch2, counts as first fpdc, 1 dc into space between the prev fpdc and the next dc,
* 1 fpdc around post of next dc st, 1 dc into space between the last worked fpdc and the next dc, repeat from * until end of round, join into the top of start ch with sl, finish off color.
(12 x (1 fpdc, around dc post, 1dc in sp, ) ( 24 sts )
Round 3
Join new color with sc stitch, in space between fpdc st and dc st, ch 3, counts as first dc, 1 fpdc around post of next dc stitch,
* 1 dc into space between the last worked fpdc and the next dc, 1 fpdc around post of next dc st,
repeat from * until end of round, join into the top of start ch with sl, finish off color.
(24 x (1dc in sp, 1 fpdc, around dc post ) ( 48 sts )
Round 4
Join new color around post of dc stitch, ch3, counts as first fpdc st, 1 fpdc around post of next dc st,
* 1 fpdc around post of next fpdc st, 1 fpdc around post of next dc st, repeat from * around, join with sl into top of ch 3, finish off color.
(24 x (1 fpdc round fpdc post, 1 fpdc round dc post) ( 48 sts)
Round 5
Join new color in any stitch from the round before,
*1 sc in stitch, ch2, 2 dc into the same st as sc st, skip (sk) next 2 st(s), repeat from * around, join with sl into sc, finish off color.
(16 x 1sc, ch2, 2dc in same st, sk 2 sts )
Round 6
Join color in 2 ch-sp between any 2 dc st(s), ch 3, counts as first dc, 2 dc into the same ch-sp,
ch 1. skip over the next two stitches,
* 3 dc into next 2 ch-sp, ch-1, sk 2 sts (skip over next two stitches),
repeat from * join with sl into the top of first 3 ch, finish off color.
(16 x 3dc in 2ch-sp ch1 , sk 2 sts )
Round 7
Join new color around 2ch-sp post of round 5, ch4, counts as first (1 dc stitch + ch1), 1 fpdc around the same post, as before, ch1, 1 sc in first dc st of 3dc sts from round 6, ch1,
* 1 fpdc, round 2ch-sp post from round5, ch1, 1 fpdc around same post, ch1, 1 sc in first dc st of 3dc sts from round 6, ch1, repeat from *, join with sl into top of starting ch3, finish off color.
(16 x 1 fpdc, ch1, 1 fpdc, 1 sc in space )
Note if you feel your square curls or your tensions are too tight, change the fpdc to fptr instead.
Round 8
Join new color with sc into sc st from round 7, counts as first sc st, follow repeat below,
* 1 sc into sc, skip fpdc stitch, (1 dc, ch1, 1 dc, ch1, 1 dc, ch1, 1 dc) in 1 ch-sp, skip next 1 fpdc st, repeat from * around, join with sl into first sc stitch. finish off the color.
(16 x 1sc in sc, (1dc, ch1, 1dc, ch1, 1dc, ch1, 1dc, in 1ch-sp) )
Round 9
Join new color round first post of 4dc-shell, ch 3, counts as first 1 fpdc, for repeat below,
*1 fpdc around next dc post, 1 dc into 1 ch-sp, 1 fpdc around dc post, 1 dc in 1 ch-sp, 1 fpdc around dc post, 1 fpdc around next post, repeat from *. Join with sl into top of ch 3, finish off color.
(16 x (fpdc, dc, fpdc , dc, fpdc, fpdc sts , round fpdc, 1 sc in sc )
Round 10
Join color in any fpdc st, with sc stitch, counts as first sc stitch for repeat below
*1sc, 1hdc, 1dc, 1dc, 2tr, 1dc,1dc,1hdc in next 8 sts, repeat from * around, join with sl into sc, finish off color.
(12 x 1sc, 1hdc, 1dc, 1dc, 2tr, 1dc, 1dc, 1hdc)
Round 11
Join color around sc st, chain 3, counts as the first fpdc st in repeat below,
*1fpdc round sc, 1bpdc round the next 8 stitch posts,
Repeat from * around join with slips stitch into the starting chain stitch.
(108 sts in round = 1fpdc, 8 x bpdc sts)
Round 12
Join color in any stitch from round before.
Chain 4 - counts as 1dc + ch1, 1dc into the same space, skip 2 sts,
1dc in next st, ch2, 1dc in the same st, skip 2,
*1dc in nxt st, ch1, 1dc in same stitch ( Vst) , 1dc in nxt st, ch2, 1dc in same stitch repeat from * around,
Join with slip stitch into the starting chain stitch.
( 18 x 1dc,ch1,1dc, sk2, 1dc,ch1,1dc, sk2 ) (36 x Vsts)
Round 13
Join in color in any 2ch-sp,, ch3 - counts as first dc stitch of 3dc of the repeat below,
*3dc, ch2, 3dc, 6dc in next ch-sp, 3dc in next ch-sp, 3hdc in next ch-sp, 3sc in next ch-sp, 3sc in the next st, 3hdc in next ch-sp, 3sc in next ch-sp, 3sc in next ch-sp, 3hdc in next ch-sp, 3dc in next ch-sp, 6dc in next ch-sp. Join with slip stitch into the starting chain stitch.
(4 x (3dc,ch2,3dc,) 6dc, 3dc, 3hdc, 3sc, 3sc, 3hdc, 3dc, 6dc, in 9 ch-sps )
Round 14
Join color in corner chain space, ch5, counts as 1tr + ch1 in the repeat below,
*1tr, ch1, 1tr, ch2, 1tr, ch1, 1tr, in corner chain space,
sk1, 1tr, ch1, 1tr, in next st, skip 2,
- 1dc,ch1, dc in next st, skip 2, repeat for next 9 x 3sts sets, sk1, 1tr, ch1, 1tr, sk1 -
repeat from * around for next 3 sides. Slip stitch in starting chain st.
(4 x 14 Vsts, ch2, )
Round 15
Join in corner chain space, ch3 - counts as firs dc of 3dc in the repeat below
*3dc, ch2, 3dc in corner ch-sp, 3dc in next 14 ch-sps.
Repeat from * 3 more times per side.
Join with slip stitch in starting chain space. Finish off tail, work ends.
(4 x 16 x 3dc sts, ch2)
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