Crochet lace is on trend right now, and this pretty vintage-inspired crochet lace flower square brings a touch of nostalgia to your projects. A crochet lace motif with a beautiful vintage twist that works up quickly. This free pattern will guide you through each step of creating these delicate floral squares.
If you want to try something different than the traditional granny square, this is fun to make and perfect for your next crochet lace project. You may also enjoy the crochet hexagon lace motif with a floral flair!
How to get the Pattern for the Vintage Lace Flower Square
- Free Crochet Pattern: Scroll down this blog post for the free written pattern instructions
- Printable PDF: The low-cost PDF contains a crochet chart for those of you who prefer visual instructions. This helps me continue to provide free patterns. Thank you for your support! – Purchase on Ravelry and on Etsy
How to use the Crochet Lace Motif Pattern
These lacy crochet squares are wonderfully versatile! Sew 4 or 6 squares together for a lovely summer place mat, create a beautiful market bag perfect for warm weather shopping, or join them into a stunning lace blanket.
You may also enjoy this Crochet Flower Square pattern, another beautiful crochet lace square.
I crocheted a colorful blanket using these gorgeous squares for my Carousel Blanket a few years ago, and it remains one of my favorite designs. These pretty granny lace squares will become a treasured addition to your pattern collection!
Construction of the Crochet Lace Flower Square
For this crochet square you will use only basic stitches – double crochets and chains. It is accessible even for beginners, with a little practice.
The pattern builds from the center outwards in rounds, similar to a granny square. In round 4, you’ll create the flower petals using double crochet 4 together clusters, which give the square its distinctive floral appearance.
The final round consists of double crochets to square off the design, giving you a neat finish that’s perfect for joining into larger projects.
For a finished look, I recommend blocking your squares after completion. This helps the lace details open up beautifully and ensures your squares are uniform in size for joining into larger crochet lace work projects like blankets or place mats.
Yarn and Colors for the Crochet Flower Square
For my sample squares, I used DK weight cotton yarn with a smaller than recommended hook to give the squares more structure. This helps the lace details stand out beautifully while ensuring your finished project holds its shape well.
The pattern is written using a single color for the samples, which shows the intricate lace pattern beautifully. However, you could have fun with different color combinations! Try contrasting colors for different rounds to highlight the flower detail, or keep it elegant and simple with a monochrome approach.
More Crochet Square Projects to Try
- Solid Granny Square – No Gaps!
- African Flower Granny Square
- Sunflower Granny Square
- Bláithín Blanket with 10 Flower Squares
Printable PDF: The low-cost PDF contains a crochet chart for those of you who prefer visual instructions. This helps me continue to provide free patterns. Thank you for your support! – Purchase on Ravelry and on Etsy
Vintage Crochet Lace Square Pattern
Materials
Sample is made in a dk weight cotton yarn
- 3.5mm crochet hook
- Yarn Needle
You can use any yarn weight and matching hook to make this square. A smaller than recommended hook is suggested.
Abbreviations
US Crochet terms
- dc double crochet
- ch chain
- sl st slip stitch
- st stitch
- rep repeat
- beg beginning
- yo yarn over
Measurements
4.5 x 4.5in [11.5 x 11.5cm] in sample
Special Stitches
Double crochet 3 together (dc3tog): (Yo, insert hook in next st, draw up a loop, yo, draw through 2 loops on hook) 3 times, yo, draw through all 4 loops on hook.
Double crochet 4 together (dc4tog): (Yo, insert hook in next st, draw up a loop, yo, draw through 2 loops on hook) 4 times, yo, draw through all 5 loops on hook.
Notes
- The pattern is written in US crochet terms
- Gauge is not important for this project
- The square is worked in rounds
- Ch 3 at beginning of a row counts as 1 dc
- Ch 4 at beginning of a row counts as 1 dc, ch-1
- Pattern is written for a single color but you can change color each round as you wish
- The stitch count for each round is noted in italics at the end of each round
Vintage Square Motif Pattern
Make a magic ring
Round 1: Ch 4 (counts as 1 dc, ch 1), [1 dc, ch 1] 7 times into ring. Join with a sl st to the 3rd ch of beg ch 4. Pull ring tight – 8dc, 8 ch-1 sp
Round 2: Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in same st, ch 2, * 2 dc in next dc, ch 2; rep from * around. Join with a sl st to the top of beg ch 3 – 16dc, 8 ch-2 sp
Round 3: Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in same st, 2 dc in next dc, ch 3, 2 dc in each of the next 2 dc, ch 1, * 2 dc in each of the next 2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc in each of the next 2 dc, ch 1; rep from * 2 more times. Join with a sl st to the top of beg ch 3 – 32dc, 4 ch-3 sp, 4 ch-1 sp
Round 4: Ch 3 (counts as a 1 dc), dc3tog over the next 3 dc, ch 2, [1 dc, ch 5, 1 dc] ch 2, in next ch-3 sp (corner made), * dc4tog over the next 4 dc, ch 2, 1 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 2, dc4tog over the next 4 dc, ch 2, [1 dc, ch 5, 1 dc] ch 2 in the next ch-3 sp; rep from * 2 more times, dc4tog over the next 4 dc, ch 2, 1 dc in the next ch-1 sp, ch 2, join with a sl st in beg ch 3.
Round 5: Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), * 2 dc in next ch-2 sp, 1 dc in next dc, [2 dc, ch 4, 2 dc] in the next ch-5 sp, 1 dc in next dc, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp, 1 dc on next dc4tog, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp, 1 dc in next dc, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp, 1 dc on next dc4tog; rep from * 3 more times, leaving off last dc in the repeat. Join with a sl st to the top of beg ch 3. Fasten off yarn and weave in all threads – 68 dc /17 dc each side
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Very lovely
I have recently joined your email. Your patterns are just what I have been looking for! (I have been crocheting since I am 10 yrs old).
Although your patterns show up in my emails, I am unable to print them. I do not use instagram or pintrest. Is there a way for me to print the patterns from my email?
Hi! You can purchase a low cost printable PDF for my patterns (links in each blog post). Hope that helps!
I liked this pattern when I saw the solid colors, but was wowed with the centers a different color. I will be using this pattern for sure. Thank you .
I am so pleased you like it!
What’s the name of the yarn you used? I really love the shades you used
Hi! I used Hobbii Cotton 8/6. They have a huge range of colors
I am using your square to make a cardigan, how would I make a half square for the collar area?
thanks.
I am sorry but I don’t have a pattern for a half square. The pdf contains a chart and you could use that to help you work one out. Or you could make a plain triangle in the size needed!