A Christmas flower granny square brings a white center, raised red petals and green granny groups into a small festive motif. Two white squaring rounds frame the flower, while a red border ties the colors together.
The same six-round construction also makes a wreath variation. Change the petal round to green, add six embroidered red berries and secure a small yarn bow on the surface. You can make a coordinated pair without learning a second stitch sequence.
Display a square as a diamond with a loop at one corner, or leave off the loop for a sewn-on decoration. The crochet wreath coaster uses a circular outline if you want another green-and-red motif beside it.
How the Christmas flower granny square takes shape
This is an original interpretation inspired by the two motifs in the reference photograph, rather than the exact recipe behind them. The written version has twelve three-double-crochet clusters, followed by a green group round and three square rounds. The photographs illustrate the intended styling; the instructions and chart define the stitch placement.
The stitch arithmetic has been checked, but the design has not been physically tested. No measured gauge, finished dimensions or yarn consumption is supplied. Make one square in your chosen yarn before planning a matching set. These open motifs are decorative pieces; the pattern does not establish heat protection for handling hot cookware.
Materials for a Christmas flower granny square
- Smooth yarn of the same weight in white, red and green. A plied cotton yarn helps the clusters and chain spaces remain visible.
- A suitable hook for your yarn; a 3.5 mm hook is a starting suggestion for light or medium yarn, adjusted to the yarn label and fabric.
- A blunt yarn needle, scissors and four removable markers for the first square corners.
- A blocking surface and rustproof pins, if appropriate for the yarn.
Use the same yarn type and hook for both versions. A much thicker red yarn can make the border wave even when the stitch count is right. For the embroidered berries, a slightly finer red strand can sit more neatly on a firm cluster.
US abbreviations and the cluster stitch
ch = chain; dc = double crochet; tr = treble crochet; sl st = slip stitch; st/sts = stitch/stitches; sp = space; MR = magic ring; 3dc-cl = three-double-crochet cluster worked into one stitch and closed together. The Craft Yarn Council abbreviation guide explains standard US stitch names.
To make 3dc-cl, yarn over, insert into the indicated stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, then yarn over and draw through two loops. Leave the last loop of that partial dc on the hook. Repeat the same partial dc twice more in the same stitch. You now have four loops on the hook; yarn over and draw through all four. The three partial dc share one top and count as one cluster.
A 3-dc group is different: work three complete dc into one chain space, each with its own top. A dc corner is (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in one space. Round 4 instead uses a taller tr corner: (3 tr, ch 2, 3 tr). For tr, yarn over twice, draw up a loop, then yarn over and draw through two loops three times. Keep these three instructions distinct; replacing a cluster with a group changes the petal round.
Choose the flower or wreath colors
| Round | Flower version | Wreath version |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | White | White |
| 2 | Red | Green |
| 3 | Green | Green |
| 4 and 5 | White | White |
| 6 | Red | Red |
Fasten off after every round, including consecutive rounds of the same color. Attach yarn at the stated stitch or space to begin the next round. This avoids extra traveling slip stitches and gives both versions the same chart. Every beginning ch 2 is for height and never counts as a dc or cluster. Do not turn between rounds.
Christmas flower granny square: the six rounds
Round 1: white center
Make an MR with white. Ch 2, work 12 dc into the ring and close the ring gently. Join with a sl st to the first dc, not to the beginning chain. Fasten off. 12 dc.
Round 2: twelve raised petals
Attach red for the flower, or green for the wreath, to any dc. Ch 2. Repeat (3dc-cl in next st, ch 2) twelve times, beginning with the stitch where you attached the yarn. Join to the top of the first cluster and fasten off. 12 clusters and 12 ch-2 spaces.
There is one cluster in each Round 1 dc, with a ch-2 space after every cluster, including the last. Do not work a closing chain inside the cluster itself; the stated ch 2 supplies the entire space between petals.
Round 3: green groups
Attach green in any ch-2 space. Ch 2. Work (3 dc in the space, ch 1) in each of the twelve ch-2 spaces around. Join to the first dc and fasten off. 36 dc in 12 groups, with 12 ch-1 spaces.
Work into the spaces, not into the cluster tops. The green groups should sit between the raised petals. For the wreath version, the two consecutive green rounds create a broader band around the white center.
