Never Ending Wildflower 12″ Granny Square

Welcome, Moogly Afghan CAL visitors!

If you’ve spent much time around my blog (and welcome, to those of you who haven’t), you know that I like to create modern, clean-looking patterns. I like simple color schemes, clean lines, and contemporary styles!

That’s why I decided to use my Never Ending Wildflower to create this square. The interest of this pattern doesn’t come from the square itself, but from the beauty of its focal centerpiece, the large, multi-petal wildflower. Of course, you can incorporate as many different colors into this pattern as you want; for me, I prefer just using two, and I love how the contrast makes the flower leap right off the square.

If you’d like to see the original pattern for the Never Ending Wildflower, and learn how to make it even bigger for different uses, you can view that pattern here.

And for our Dutch friends joining in on the Moogly CAL:
Dit patroon is (door HET HAAKBEEST) in het Nederlands vertaald. Je vindt een versie met foto’s voor rechtshandigen, eentje met foto’s speciaal voor linkshandigen, en een printerversie zonder foto’s.

THE NEVER ENDING WILDFLOWER 12″ GRANNY SQUARE

Hook: I (5.50mm)
Yarn: Vanna’s Choice, or your favorite worsted weight yarn. I used less than 100 yards (each) of Vanna’s Choice in White and Dusty Blue for my sample.
Difficulty: Easy
Gauge: Circle after Round 3 should measure 3.75” in diameter.
Final Size: 12″x12″

Notes: 

This pattern is written in American Standard Terms. The flower portion is taken from my original pattern, The Never Ending Wildflower.
The flower, including its petals, are worked as a part of the granny square as a whole. Rounds will alternate between increase rounds and petals. Increase rounds will be called “round 1, 2, 3” etc, and petal rounds will be referred to as “1^st round of petals, 2^nd round of petals,” etc. Because each petal round shares its space with the increase round below it, they are not counted as part of the pattern’s total rounds.
CH1 on the increase rounds does not count as a stitch.
Be mindful that the pattern alternates in calling for FLO (Front Loops Only) and BLO (Back Loops Only).
Each round of petals has 12 total petals. The first round of petals will cover 1 ST (of the previous round) per petal. The 2^nd round of petals will cover 2 STS per petal, the 3^rd round 3 STS, and so on.

PART 1: THE FLOWER

Begin with a Magic Circle; CH1.

Round 1: 12 DC in MC. Join with a SL ST to first DC. (12)

1^st Round of Petals (FLO – don’t miss this!): CH2. In same St, 2DC, CH2, SL ST. This is your first petal. (SL ST to next St. In same St, CH2, 2DC, CH2, SL ST to same St) around. SL ST to base of 1^st CH2. (12 petals)

Round 2 (BLO – You’re now going to work around Round 1 again, this time working in the loop that you ignored during the first round of petals): SL ST to 1^st back loop of Round 1. CH1. 2DC in same ST. 2 DC in each ST around. Join with a SL ST to first DC. (24)

2^nd Round of Petals (FLO): CH2. DC in same ST. In next ST, DC, CH2, SL ST. (SL ST to next St, CH2, DC in same ST. In next ST, DC, CH2, SL ST) around. SL ST to base of 1^st CH2. (12 petals)

Round 3 (BLO): SL ST to 1^st back loop of Round 2. CH1. 2DC in same ST, DC in next ST. (2DC in next ST, DC in next ST) around. Join with a SL ST to first DC. (36)

3^rd Round of Petals (FLO): CH2. DC in same ST. 2TR in next ST. In next ST, DC, CH2, SL ST. (SL ST to next ST, CH2, DC in same ST. 2TR in next ST. In next ST, DC, CH2, SL ST) around. SL ST to base of 1^st CH2. (12 petals)

Round 4 (BLO): SL ST to 1^st back loop of Round 3. CH1. 2DC in same ST, DC in each of the next 2 STS. (2DC in next ST, DC in each of the next 2 STS) around. Join with a SL ST to first DC. (48)

4^th Round of Petals (FLO): CH2. DC in same ST. 2TR in next ST. 2 TR in next ST. In next ST, DC, CH2, SL ST. (SL ST to next ST, CH2, DC in same ST. 2TR in next ST. 2 TR in next ST. In next ST, DC, CH2, SL ST) around. SL ST to base of 1^st CH2. To complete flower, SL ST to 1^st BLO of Round 4. (12 petals)

Change colors if desired.

PART 2: THE GRANNY SQUARE

Round 5: CH2 (does not count as a stitch, here and throughout the rest of the pattern). In same ST, 2DC, CH2, 2DC. DC in next. HDC in each of the next 3 STS. SC in each of the next 3 STS. HDC in each of the next 3 STS. DC in next ST. (In next ST, 2DC, CH2, 2DC. DC in next. HDC in each of the next 3 STS. SC in each of the next 3 STS. HDC in each of the next 3 STS. DC in next ST) 3 times. Join to 1^st DC of the round with a SL ST. (Total STS per side, not including the corner CH2s, is 15.)

Round 6: CH2. DC around, putting (2DC, CH2, 2DC) in each corner chain space. Join to 1^st DC of the round with a SL ST. (Total STS per side, not including the corner CH2s, is 19.)

Round 7: CH2. DC around, putting (2DC, CH2, 2DC) in each corner chain space. Join to 1^st DC of the round with a SL ST. (Total STS per side, not including the corner CH2s, is 23.)

Round 8: CH2. DC around, putting (2DC, CH2, 2DC) in each corner chain space. Join to 1^st DC of the round with a SL ST. (Total STS per side, not including the corner CH2s, is 27.)

Round 9: CH2. DC around, putting (2DC, CH2, 2DC) in each corner chain space. Join to 1^st DC of the round with a SL ST. (Total STS per side, not including the corner CH2s, is 31.)

Round 10: CH2. DC around, putting (2DC, CH2, 2DC) in each corner chain space. Join to 1^st DC of the round with a SL ST. (Total STS per side, not including the corner CH2s, is 35.)

Fasten off and weave in all ends.

Comments

Deb p says: February 11, 2021 at 2:42 pm

I love this pattern but I am having issues trying to figure out how many of the stitches are sc/dc/hd to make the square with 154 stitches in the round. Please help

- Deb p says: February 11, 2021 at 2:44 pm
  
  Sorry it is 254 stitches
  
  - Wendi L. says: April 8, 2021 at 6:03 pm
    
    Deb p did you ever figure it out? I am trying to work out the same thing.
    
Jenna says: August 20, 2020 at 5:11 pm

Not sure how to do the granny square, is it a separate from the flower? And if so after I chain 2 do I continue around or turn so there are more stiches to work with, thanks

Dee says: March 21, 2019 at 1:22 am

Your Neverending Wildflower Square is absolutely beautiful! The flower reminds me of a wildflower called a May Apple. The May Apple grows in the forest under the shade of trees. They only grow to about 6-8 inches high. They have one large bloom on a single stock. It did my heart good because it brought memories of finding those flowers many, many years ago when my mother and I found them growing in the woods near her childhood home. I will probably make them for covers on sofa cushions. Thank you for your the pattern, and the wonderful memory they have brought back to me.

Sherry says: October 27, 2017 at 5:49 pm

I love this pattern and my 82-year-old mother is going to love it when I make it into a cushion as a Christmas gift for her.

Carmen TR says: October 8, 2017 at 4:52 pm

Muchas gracias

Jessica Catlin says: April 28, 2017 at 6:27 pm

Hello! I want to make this square and wildflower but I would love the flower to be bigger almost as big to cover the square maybe leaving last 4 or 5 rows for the granny square..how would I alter the pattern?
Thank you!

- Rebecca says: April 30, 2017 at 5:30 pm
  
  You’ll need to increase with the flower pattern until it’s the size you want, then divide the total number of stitches in your final increase round by 4 to know how many stitches need to go on each side.
  
Jo Hephner says: April 21, 2017 at 6:32 pm

Really like the patterns. Just beautiful.

Ann says: March 13, 2017 at 9:11 am

I love your creations but I can’t stand all of the ads. It makes looking through your site extremely frustrating. WAY TOO MANY!!

- Rebecca says: March 13, 2017 at 9:33 am
  
  My patterns are completely free (which is a pretty sweet deal for you), and the ads are what help put food on my family’s table, so they aren’t going anywhere. If I got rid of them, I would also have to make all of my patterns paid. I feel like it’s a pretty acceptable compromise to get creations you “love” for free, but if you don’t, then there are plenty of crochet bloggers out there who do it simply as a hobby and you should probably use their patterns instead if it bothers you that much. 🙂
  
Diana says: May 16, 2016 at 10:09 pm

Wish this pattern would come with no ads like the wildflower pattern I have. It’s worth it to pay for the no ad pattern. Thanks

Diana says: May 16, 2016 at 10:07 pm

Wish this pattern will come with no ads like the wildflower pattern I have. It’s worth it to pay for the no ad pattern. Thanks

Maria de Fátima Cavalcante Omena Cabral says: May 16, 2016 at 9:09 pm

Belíssimo sucesso seus trabalhos! Parabéns, Deus abençoe ilumine sempre

DIANA says: February 28, 2016 at 5:54 pm

can I purchase the “Neverending Wildflower Granny Square” without ads as I purchased the “Neverending Wildflower” pattern without ads???

Pat Light says: February 17, 2016 at 10:00 pm

Just discovered your patterns and I love EVERYTHING! Do you think the never ending wildflower granny square pattern could be enlarged by continuing the granny square to make a pillow cover? I think it would be beautiful and wondered if anyone else has tried. Thank you so much and keep using the talent God gave you!

Cassie says: February 9, 2016 at 1:34 am

http://tinyurl.com/hxne3df
I hate to be a tattletale, but there is no attribution to your pattern.

- Rebecca says: February 9, 2016 at 8:08 am
  
  It’s ok. I do wish people would do it, but if I had a dollar for every time someone didn’t put proper attribution, I could probably retire already. 😉
  
Birgitta says: January 18, 2016 at 7:50 pm

Oh, this is a lovely granny square!

Mary Ann Atzrott says: January 18, 2016 at 10:40 am

I love the 3D effect of the flower and especially like the solidness of the granny square… not a lot of holes for fingers to poke through!!! Perfect combination!

Amy says: January 13, 2016 at 4:25 pm

I live this Granny Square pattern. So easy to follow and can be joined for so many different projects.