Brighten up any nursery with the timeless charm of a crochet daisy granny square baby blanket. This lovely blanket crochet pattern blends traditional granny squares with cheerful daisies for a colorful and textured look.
I first designed this daisy square blanket years ago and always wanted to remake the design! The neutral cream background and the color combinations of the daisies, all add a fresh modern feel to this design.
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Daisy Square Crochet Blanket Details
This adorable daisy granny square crochet blanket is ideal for advanced beginners. It features daisy squares with a yellow center and petals in contrast colors, all set against a cream background color.
A simple crisp border finishes the design, making it a cozy and colorful addition to any nursery. You will only be using basic stitches – double crochet stitches and dc clusters. If you can make a granny square, you will fly along with this pattern!
The free crochet pattern includes a photo tutorial and is a fast and easy project to work up. You will find an image of the complete blanket below if you wish to use the same colors. Patch my rescue cat, insisted on taking part in my photo-shoot!
How to get the pattern for the Daisy Squares Baby Blanket
- Free Crochet Pattern: Scroll down this blog post for the free pattern and photo tutorial
- Printable PDF: Ad-free PDF pattern with 6 pages including all details. This helps me continue to provide free patterns. Thank you for your support! – Purchase on Ravelry and on Etsy
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Yarn for the Crochet Blanket
I choose Stylecraft Special Aran for my blanket. I love this yarn for its quality and wearability. It creates a cozy blanket and as it is 100% acrylic, it is washable and durable. I purchased my yarn from Woollycastle.ie
You can use any worsted weight yarn you have available to you, as gauge is not important for this pattern.
Crochet Daisy Granny Baby Blanket Pattern
Materials
- Stylecraft Special Aran – 100% acrylic/214yds/196m/100g
- 4 balls Cream (MC)
- 1 ball each (CC): Pomegranate, Mustard, Fondant, Teal, Sage (you will only need a small amount of each color)
- 5.5mm crochet hook
- Yarn needle
You can use any aran/worsted weight yarn for this pattern
Measurements
Finished Blanket has 20 squares with a border and is approx. 30 x 37 in [ 76 x 94 cm]
Gauge
Each square measures 7 x 7 in [18 x 18 cm] Gauge will depend on yarn used and individual tension
Abbreviations
US Crochet terms
- sl st slip stitch
- sc single crochet
- hdc half double crochet
- dc double crochet
- tr treble crochet
- ch chain
- st stitch
- sp space
- beg beginning
- rep repeat
- MC main color
- CC contrast color
- RS right side
Special Stitches
Beg 3dc-cl (beginning 3 double crochet cluster): Ch 3, yarn over, insert hook in next st or sp, yarn over and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook), yarn over and pull through 2 loops (2 loops left on hook), [yarn over, insert hook in same st or sp, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops] 2 more times, yarn over and draw yarn through all 4 loops on hook
4dc-cl (4 double crochet cluster): Yarn over, insert hook in next st or sp, yarn over and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook), yarn over and pull through 2 loops (2 loops left on hook), [yarn over, insert hook in same st or sp, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops] 3 more times, yarn over and draw yarn through all 5 loops on hook
Notes
- The pattern is written in US crochet terms
- Gauge is not important for this project
- Blocking each square is recommended
- Each square is worked in rounds and joined together. A border is worked around the edges of the main piece
- Ch 3 at beginning of a row counts as 1 dc
- Blanket has a total of 20 squares. I used one of the 4 contrast colors for round 3, making 5 squares of each CC
- You can make a bigger blanket by making more squares
- In Round 5, you will work in the spaces between groups of 3 dc.
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Daisy Square Pattern (make 20)
Using Mustard, ch 5, sl st into first ch to form a ring.
Round 1: Ch 1, 12 sc into ring, join with a sl st into first sc – 12 sc
Round 2: Ch 4 (counts as 1 dc, ch 1), [1 dc into next st, ch1] 11 times, join with a sl st into 3rd ch of beg ch 4, fasten off yarn – 12 dc, 12 x ch-1
Round 3: Using any CC, join in any ch-1 sp from Round 2, beg 3dc-cl into same space, ch 3, (4dc-cl into next ch-1 sp, ch 3) 11 times, join with a sl st to top of beg cluster. Fasten off yarn – 12 clusters, 12 x ch-3 sp
Round 4: Using MC, join in any ch-3 sp from Round 3, ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 2 dc in same sp, (3 tr, ch 3, 3 tr) in next ch-3 sp, [3 dc in next ch-3 sp, 2 times, (3 tr, ch 3, 3 tr) in next ch-3 sp] 3 times, 3 dc in next ch-3 sp, join with a sl st to top of beg ch 3. Do not fasten off.
Round 5: Ch 3, 2 dc in same sp, 3 dc in next sp, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-3 sp, [3 dc in next ch-3 sp, 3 times, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-3 sp] 3 times, 3 dc in next ch-3 sp, join with a sl st to top of beg ch 3.
Round 6: Ch 3, work 1 dc into each st around, working (2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) into each corner ch-3 sp, join with a sl st to top of beg ch 3. Fasten off yarn.
Notes for Joining Blanket Squares
- You can use a yarn needle to sew squares together if preferred.
- Joining instructions are given for blanket pictured. You can also make a larger or smaller blanket from this guide. Blanket uses 20 squares in total.
- Lay out squares in rows of 4 x 5 squares.
- It may be helpful to use stitch holders to connect the unworked sides and edges of the squares so the strips of squares will hold together until all seams are completed.
- Seams are worked by holding 2 squares with RS together and inserting the hook through the back loops of both squares and making a sl st join loosely.
- You will work a sc in each corner space which gives a nice decorative effect.
Arrange the squares in your preferred layout. The joining of the squares is done in continuous rows, square by square until an entire row is finished. You will only cut your yarn when you reach the end of a row.
First, join all the horizontal rows of the blanket and then join the vertical rows. When you are happy with the layout begin to join the squares as follows:
Joining Squares
You will join each row to the one below as follows:
Horizontal Join – Using MC, take the first square of row 1 and the first square of row 2, and holding RS together, place hook in both ch-3 corner spaces.
Ch1, 1 sc in ch-3 corner sp of both squares, sl st (loosely) in back loop only in each st of both squares, across to next ch-3 sp, 1 sc in ch-3 sp, * pick up your next 2 squares, 1 sc in next ch-3 sp, sl st in back loop only in each st of both squares across, 1 sc in next ch-3 sp; repeat from * across row, making 1 sc in final ch-3 sp. Fasten off.
Join the third and following rows in the same way until you have 5 strips with 4 squares in each. Fasten off yarn.
Vertical Join – Turn partially joined blanket and work the un-joined squares in the same way as the Horizontal Seams, crocheting over the tops of the Horizontal Seams. (Tip – make a ch-1 over the seams between each sc) Fasten off and weave in ends.
Border
Work border rounds with right side facing throughout.
Round 1: Join MC in any st, ch 1, work 1 sc in each st around. Where the squares meet, work 1 sc in each ch sp and work (1 sc, ch 2, 1 sc) in each corner ch-3 sp. Join with a sl st to beg sc. Fasten off yarn.
Round 2: Join a CC in any st, ch 1, work 1 sc in each st around, and work (1 sc, ch 2, 1 sc) in each corner ch-2 sp. Join with a sl st to beg sc. Fasten off yarn.
Round 3: Join MC in any st. Repeat Round 2. Fasten off yarn.
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