Crochet Sunflower Gingham Blanket Free Pattern

Bring warmth and color to your home with this Crochet Sunflower Gingham Blanket, featuring the timeless charm of crochet granny squares with the beautiful gingham effect. Cozy up and let your space bloom for the fall season.

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This blanket is made by joining lovely sunflower granny squares together, each square crocheted individually and joined together at the end. You can adjust the pattern to any size, throw to bedspread.

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Skill Level: Intermediate

Finished sizes:

Granny square: 4.25″ x 4.25″
Blanket size: 42.5″ x 42.5″

Materials:

Yarns: 100% Acrylic, 3 Light: DK, Light Worsted yarn. I used Ice Yarns Classic DK (Approx: 2400 yards)

Ice Yarns Classic DK yarns, 3 skein of Dark Yellow, 3 skein of Camel, 2 skein of Ecru
Hook: US H-8 (5mm)
Notions: Tapestry needle for weaving ends, Scissors

Gauge: 15 hdc x 9.5 rows = (4” x 4”) with (US) H-8 (5mm) crochet hook.

Abbreviations / special stitches (US Term)

ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
dc – double crochet
ch-sp – chain- (number of chains) space
st – stitch
beg – beginning
[ ] work instructions within brackets as many times as directed
* to ; – work instructions within brackets as many times as directed

Special stitches

beg cluster = ch 3, yo, insert the hook in first st, yo, pull back through the st, yo, pull back through 2 loops on the hook, yo, insert the hook into the same st, yo, pull back through the st, yo, pull back through 2 loops on the hook, yo, pull back through 3 loops on the hook.
3-dc cluster = yo, insert the hook in indicated st, yo, pull back through the st, yo, pull back through 2 loops on the hook, [yo, insert the hook into the same st, yo, pull back through the st, yo, pull back through 2 loops on the hook] 2 times, yo, pull back through 4 loops on the hook.

Notes:

Each square crocheted individually and joined together at the end.
You will need yarns in three colors to make this blanket.
For making this blanket, I used the Sunflower Granny Square pattern that previously released on Crochet For You Blog.
When making this blanket, you will need to make these sunflower grannies and grannies in solid colors too, to get gingham effect.
I made 81 total squares for a 42.5″ x 42.5″ size blanket. .
This is a free size pattern. You can make any size blanket or Afghan joining these granny squares together.
For the seaming, I used the flat zipper method for joining.
And lastly added 3 rounds simple border.

Crochet Sunflower Gingham Blanket Pattern

Sunflower Granny Square

(make 16 squares)

With brown color, make a magic ring.
Round 1: ch 3 (count as dc), 11 dc into the magic ring. (12 dc)

Round 2: join yellow color at first st, beg cluster (see special stitches) in same st, *ch 2, cluster st (see special stitches) in next st; repeat * to around, after crocheting last ch 2 in repeat section, join with sl st in first cluster. (12 clusters)

Round 3: join white color at any chain space in the previous round, ch 3 (count as dc) 2 dc in same ch-sp, ch 1, 3 dc in next chain space, ch 1, (2dc, ch 3, 2dc) in next ch-sp, *[ch 1, 3 dc in next ch sp] 2 times, ch 1, (2dc, ch 3, 2dc) in next ch-sp; repeat * to around, after crocheting last ch 1, join with sl st in beg ch 3 top. (40 dc)

Before starting the next round with white color, sl st until next ch sp.
Round 4: ch 3 (count as dc), 2 dc in same ch-sp, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-sp, ch 1, (2dc, ch 3, 2dc) in corner ch sp, *[ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-sp] 3 times, ch 1, (2dc, ch 3, 2dc) in corner ch sp, repeat * to around, after crocheting last ch 1, join with sl st in beg ch 3 top. (52 dc)
Fasten off and weave the ends.

Sunflower Granny Square (solid color)

(make 25 squares in camel, 40 squares in yellow)

Make a magic ring.
Round 1: ch 3 (count as dc), 11 dc into the magic ring. (12 dc)

Round 2: beg cluster (see special stitches) in same st, *ch 2, cluster st (see special stitches) in next st; repeat * to around, after crocheting last ch 2 in repeat section, join with sl st in first cluster. (12 clusters)

Before starting the next round, sl st until next ch sp.
Round 3: ch 3 (count as dc) 2 dc in same ch-sp, ch 1, 3 dc in next chain space, ch 1, (2dc, ch 3, 2dc) in next ch-sp, *[ch 1, 3 dc in next ch sp] 2 times, ch 1, (2dc, ch 3, 2dc) in next ch-sp; repeat * to around, after crocheting last ch 1, join with sl st in beg ch 3 top. (40 dc)

Before starting the next round, sl st until next ch sp.
Round 4: ch 3 (count as dc), 2 dc in same ch-sp, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-sp, ch 1, (2dc, ch 3, 2dc) in corner ch sp, *[ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-sp] 3 times, ch 1, (2dc, ch 3, 2dc) in corner ch sp, repeat * to around, after crocheting last ch 1, join with sl st in beg ch 3 top. (52 dc)
Fasten off and weave the ends.

Assembly & Joining

There are many ways to join crochet squares. For this blanket I used the flat zipper method which is my favorite joining method I recently learned while making Floral Granny Square Blanket & Checkerboard Granny Square Blanket. I love the flat seam look. It’s not a very quick method to try and needs a little practice, but when you grab the rhythm it’s fun to work.

Below you will find a video how to crochet flat zipper method I used for making Floral Garden Granny Square Blanket

Arrange the 81 squares as shown in the diagram below. And start to joining squares together using flat zipper method.

If you don’t wish to learn this method you can sew the squares together or use single crochet seam.

Border

I made a simple border with 3 rounds of dc clusters.
Notes: Work in round, do not turn, sl st to first st at the end of each round.

Round 1: join brown color in one of the ch-3 sp of corner stitch. ch 3 (count as dc), (2dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in same space, *3 dc in each of next space across until corner st remains, (3dc, ch 3, 3dc) in corner st; repeat * to around, join with sl st to the ch 3 top.
Fasten off and cut the yarn.

Round 2: join white color in one of the ch-3 sp of corner stitch. ch 3 (count as dc), (2dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in same space, *3 dc in each of next space (between 3dc clusters) across until corner st remains, (3dc, ch 3, 3dc) in corner st; repeat * to around, join with sl st to the ch 3 top.
Fasten off and cut the yarn.

Round 3: join brown color in one of the ch-3 sp of corner stitch. ch 3 (count as dc), 7dc in same space, *3 dc in each of next space (between 3dc clusters) across until corner st remains, 8dc in corner st; repeat * to around, join with sl st to the ch 3 top.
Fasten off and cut the yarn. Weave the ends

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