Unique Crochet Fern Flower Granny Square Tutorial

bring a charm of crocheting to your life with Crochet Fern Flower Granny Square. This unique pattern combines cozy yarns with the delicate beauty of a fern flower at its heart, perfect for anyone keen on adding a touch of nature-inspired flair to their home decor or personal projects.

Crochet Fern Flower Granny Square

Materials Needed:

Yarn: Comfy in Sport Weight, a cotton-acrylic blend (75% Puma Cotton, 25% Acrylic). Suggested colors include parchment for the flower and leaf design and copper for the background.
Crochet Hook: 5.5 mm (or size needed to achieve gauge due to individual tension variations).

Pattern Overview:

Starting with a Magic Ring:

Hold the tail end of the yarn with two fingers and wrap the yarn around the next two fingers to create an X, then insert the hook under the right side of the X and grab the yarn from the left side of the X, twist, yarn over, and pull through to create a chain stitch. This counts as your first chain.
Complete a chain of three (this counts as your first double crochet).

First Round (Center Flower):

Still working into the magic ring, yarn over, insert the hook into the ring, and complete a double crochet stitch. You'll need to make two more double crochet stitches into the ring following the initial chain of three, making a total of three double crochets.
Chain two (this makes your first corner), repeat the three double crochet cluster into the magic ring, and chain two. Repeat this step two more times for a total of four 3-double crochet clusters and four chain-two spaces (the corners of your granny square).

Second Round (Color Work Begins):

Slip stitch into the next chain space (corner) and change to your main color yarn.
For each corner, chain three (counts as a double crochet), chain two (for the corner), then double crochet into the same chain space.
To create the color work without cutting the yarn, you'll perform a series of chain stitches over the spaces where another color will be worked in the next round (creating a framework to work the second color into).
Work around the square in the main color, preparing spaces for the second color by chaining over them.

Adding the Second Color:

Without cutting the main color yarn, join the second color and work into the spaces left by the first color. This includes working into the corners and over the chain spaces, effectively laying down the foundation for the solid granny square appearance.
The technique involves alternating the colors by working over the unused color, securing it into the work without cutting it until needed again.

Transition to Solid Granny Square:

From this point, after establishing the flower center and the initial color work frame, the pattern shifts to create a solid granny square. The specifics involve working standard granny square rounds but without the usual gaps, instead filling in every space to create a solid fabric.

Final Rounds:

Continue working in rounds, alternating the color work as needed to form the design's leaf and flower patterns until you reach the desired size of your granny square.
Further rounds will solidify the color work pattern and bring the square to completion.