Bloom Granny Square

The bloom Granny square is a 5 round square perfect for practicing popcorn, hdc, and cluster stitches

Inspiration & Design

I’m 100% sure that 2024 revived my love of making granny squares. We completed not one, not two, but 5 granny square projects. Two for christmas, two for fall and one for Valentines Day, this year I’m going to have to think up a summery one. But for now we have a flower inspired granny square which counts for spring. 

I know, what am I even doing mentioning Spring when we are still in winter. Listen, I’m not trying to rush the seasons. I enjoy the slow and gentle pace of the colder months, those mornings spent bundled up in blankets wearing a sweatshirt that is 3 sizes too big… Getting side tracked here. The point is that if we don’t make it ahead of a season, we can’t wear it for the Season. 

It’s always exciting to mix stitches together and make a granny square.

The Yarn

As with any ol granny square, the bloom granny square can be crocheted using any yarn weight, just bear in mind that the thinner the yarn, the smaller your rounds will be. For the video and picture tutorial I have used Lion Brand Lazy Days yarn, Even though this yarn is 100% polyester it’s made of a knit tube which makes it a very lightweight yarn perfect for garments. Because of the knit tube construction it also provides a wonderful stitch definition. 

The different stitches used in this granny square make it a wonderful choice for color changing at the end of each rnd.

Can I make this?

Yes, you can. Especially because you will find a video tutorial here.

Full Description of Pattern

The Bloom Granny Square is crocheted in the round. We begin with a circle for the first two rounds and then we start squaring off in the third round.

Bloom Granny Square

Skill Level

Easy + because we use a different stitch in each round

Materials

Yarn and hook of your choice 

I’m using a Furls 5mm crochet hook and the above mentioned yarn.

Gauge

with worsted weight yarn 5″ square

Abbreviations

• Ch – chain
• Sl st – slip stitch
• Sc – single crochet
• Hdc – half double crochet
• Dc – Double Crochet
• Trb – Treble crochet

Special Sts

• Beg Granny – stacked sc, 2dc in the same space
• Granny st – 3 dc in the same ch or stitch
• Granny corner – granny st, ch2, granny st
• Popcorn stitch – Make 4 dc, pull up the last loop and remove hook from loop, and insert hook from front to back through the top of the first dc made, pick up the dropped loop and pass through the first dc, this completes the stitch.
• Treble cluster – *YO twice, insert hook into the st or space, YO pull up a loop, YO pass through two loops, YO pass through two loops; rep from * twice more, there should be 4 loops on the hook, Yo pass through all loops.
• Double crochet cluster –  *YO, insert hook into the st or space, YO pull up a loop, YO pass through two loops; rep from * twice more, there should be 4 loops on the hook, Yo pass through all loops.

Notes

The weight of your yarn will affect the size of the granny square.

You can also choose to leave out the last hdc round. In the picture below we see what the square looks like without the hdc round and crocheted with a fingering weight yarn and 3mm hook.

Instructions for the bloom granny square

Using the 5mm crochet hook and worsted weight yarn,  make a magic loop

Rnd1:  *hdc, ch2; rep from * 7 times, hdc, hdc to the first st (this hdc join substitutes the last ch2 space, and allows us to start working at the corner)

Rnd 2: *Popcorn st in ch2 space, ch2; rep from * until 1 ch2 space remains, popcorn, hdc to the first dc of the popcorn.

Rnd3: In the hdc space, beg trb cluster, ch1, *dc cluster, ch1, trb cluster, ch2, trb cluster, ch1: rep from * two more times, dc cluster, ch1, trb cluster in beg space, hdc to the first cluster to close the rnd.

Rnd4: Stacked sc, 2dc into hdc space, *[ch1, granny] x 2, ch1, granny corner; rep from * two more times, [ch1, granny] x 2, ch1, complete initial granny corner by making a granny st in the beg space hdc to the first st to close the rnd.

Rnd 5: 3hdc into the hdc space, ch1, *[hdc, ch1]x 3, 3hdc, ch2, 3hdc, ch1; rep from * two more times, *[hdc, ch1]x 3, 3 hdc into the beg space, ch2, sl st to the top of the first st to close the round.

We’ve completed our Bloom Granny Square.

stay tuned because I do have a pattern in mind for this square and I’m very excited to share it with you.