Sunflower Granny Square Crochet Pattern | 3D Layered Petals & Leaves | 7.5 inch Motif for Blankets & Cushions | PDF Download

The petals are worked in two overlapping layers that lift right off the background, so the flower stands up from the square and casts its own shadow. Pointed leaves sit behind them, the centre is a densely worked disc of dark brown, and the whole thing is framed in cream granny rounds and a deep green border.

It is the square people pick up and turn over in their hands.

🌻 What This Pattern Is

This is the pattern for the square itself — one 7.5 inch motif, worked from the centre out. What you make with it is up to you: one square is a teapot mat, four are a cushion front, a pile of them is a blanket. Make one, then decide.

🧶 What's Included

• ✔ Full written instructions, round by round
• ✔ Stitch counts throughout
• ✔ Instructions for the layered petals and the leaves
• ✔ Instructions for the granny background and the border
• ✔ Instant download — the file is yours the moment you order

📏 Finished Size

Measured after blocking. Blocking matters on this one — it is what makes the corners square and every motif the same size, which is what you need if you plan to join them.

🪡 Pattern Details

• 🌻 Two overlapping layers of petals, worked in relief rather than flat
• 🟤 Dense dark centre worked in tight rounds
• 🌿 Pointed leaves radiating behind the petals
• 🧵 Cream granny-style background with open chain spaces
• 🖼️ Solid green border framing all four sides
• 📐 Worked in the round, from the centre outwards

🛍️ You'll Need

• Worsted weight cotton yarn in five colours: dark brown, golden yellow, a deeper gold, green, and cream
• A crochet hook
• Tapestry needle
• Scissors
• Stitch markers
• Blocking mat and pins

⚙️ How It Works

1. 🛒 Buy the pattern and download the PDF straight away
2. 🌻 Make one square and block it
3. 📏 Measure it — if it comes out at 7.5 inches, you are set for every square after it
4. 🔁 Make as many as your project needs
5. 🧩 Join them, or use a single square on its own

📊 Skill Level — Intermediate

You need to be comfortable working in the round, changing colour at the start of a round, and working stitches into the loops of an earlier round to build the raised petal layers. That last technique is the one that makes this square what it is, and it is the one to expect to redo on your first attempt. If you have made a standard granny square, you have the foundation.

🌻 What People Make With It

Blankets and afghans · cushion covers · tote bag panels · table runners · placemats and teapot mats · wall hangings · framed crochet art · autumn and harvest decor · farmhouse styling

📦 Please Note

• This is a PDF crochet pattern for a single square, not a finished item. Nothing will be shipped to you.
• Instant digital download — no physical item.
• Colours may look different from one screen to another, and your yarn choice will change the look.
• For personal use and small-scale selling of finished items. Please do not resell, share or redistribute the pattern file itself.