Free Crochet Flower Square Pattern – African Cosmos
If you love crochet flower granny squares, this free African Cosmos Crochet Flower Square pattern is a beautiful addition to your collection. Designed with a textured floral center and a structured square finish, this motif is perfect for crochet blankets, cushions, bags, and modular crochet projects.
The African Cosmos square blends soft floral shaping with clean geometric edges, making it ideal for both modern and traditional crochet designs. Whether you are building a full crochet afghan or creating small decorative pieces, this square offers versatility, texture, and visual impact.
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About This Pattern
Why You’ll Love This Crochet Flower Square
This African Cosmos crochet square is more than just a motif, it’s a building block for creative projects.
- Free crochet flower square pattern
- Beautiful African flower-inspired design
- Beginner-friendly construction with clear rounds
- Perfect for blankets, cushions, and home décor
- Great for stash-busting yarn projects
- Works well with multiple color combinations
- Designed for modular crochet projects
Each square creates a striking floral effect that stands out beautifully when joined into larger projects.
Crochet Flower Square Inspiration & Uses
This pattern is ideal for a wide range of handmade projects:
- Crochet flower blankets and afghans
- Granny square throws and lapghans
- Decorative cushion covers
- Tote bags and market bags
- Table runners and wall hangings
- Mixed floral motif patchwork projects
Because of its structured shape, it joins easily with other squares, making it perfect for patchwork-style crochet designs.
Quick tips and tricks for small crochet squares
- All crochet squares are worked in the round, ensure that your final row count per side is correct or you will struggle to join your block at a late stage.
- Gauge is not essential, but it's best to stick to the same yarn weight and crochet hook throughout making your squares, or your squares will not match up.
- Work ends, as you go will help you at the end when it comes to finishing the blanket unless you love spending a day at least to work on loose ends.
- Ensure that each side of a square has the required stitch count, according to the pattern instruction count, this will ensure that joining your squares will be simple.
Basic Skills required for making small crochet squares
- Understand the basics of working in the round.
- Joining different yarn colors.
- How to end and finish rows.
- Being able to read and understand the basic written patterns as the abbreviations associated with patterns
- It helps to have the ability to read and understand a stitch diagram, especially if it's an advanced design
This Crochet Square is Featured in These Patterns
Option 1: Patchwork Flower Blanket
A crochet flower blanket is more than just a cozy throw—it’s a tapestry of memories, colors, and stitches. Each square tells its own story, and when pieced together, they create a masterpiece you’ll treasure for years to come. Whether you’re crocheting for yourself, gifting a loved one, or making a handmade heirloom, this project is as rewarding as it is timeless.
Start your own crochet flower blanket today and bring a piece of nature-inspired art into your home.
Buy the Patchwork Flower Blanket Pattern
The African Patchwork Crochet Flower Blanket* is available as a printable PDF pattern
What’s included:
- 8 unique crochet flower squares in one file
- Row-by-row written instructions
- Step-by-step photo tutorials for each round
- Stitch abbreviations + quick reference guide
- Detailed yarn requirements for every square
- Color placement chart + joining instructions
Option 2: Four Small Flower Squares Pattern Bundle
Prefer working pretty small delicate flower motifs? This version highlights four small crochet flower squares, perfect for blankets, pillows, or any creative crochet project. It has the same vibrant colors and timeless charm as the full blanket, but with a quicker finish.
Ideal if you want standalone statement squares for a variety of projects.
Buy the Four Small Flower Squares Pattern Bundle
The Four Small Flower Squares Bundle is available as a printable PDF pattern.
What’s included:
- 4 small crochet flower squares in one file
- Row-by-row written instructions
- Per-round photo tutorials
- Stitch abbreviations + quick reference guide
- Yarn requirements for each square
- Color layout + joining instructions
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Materials & Tools
| Hook | 3.5 mm Crochet Hook |
|---|---|
| Yarn Weight | Double Crochet (DK) Cotton Yarn |
| Fibre Type | |
| Finished Size | 11 x 11 cm / 5 x 5 inches |
Skill Level : Advanced Beginner to Intermediate
This pattern is suitable for crocheters who are comfortable with basic stitches and working in the round.
Materials Needed
- DK (Double Knitting) cotton yarn or similar weight yarn
- 3.5 mm crochet hook (US E/4 recommended)
- Scissors
- Yarn needle for finishing
Tip: Cotton yarn is ideal for crisp stitch definition, especially for floral motifs and granny squares.
Yarn Information
This pattern works best with lightweight DK yarn (Category 3 / 8-ply), commonly used for crochet squares and blankets.
However, you can also use:
- Worsted weight yarn (larger, thicker squares)
- Fingering weight yarn (smaller, delicate squares)
- Acrylic or cotton blends depending on project use
Important: Keep yarn weight consistent if making multiple squares for a blanket to ensure even sizing.
Best yarn for for crochet flower squares
- Lightweight yarn like DK yarn, or double knitting yarn, or referred to by some crochet councils as the 3/Light category.
- In Europe and Australia, you might see DK yarn labeled as 8-ply yarn.
- The above-mentioned yarn is not a requirement for the pattern, you can use any yarn of your choice,
just note that using a more lightweight yarn and smaller hook, the finished square size will be smaller and blanket size will be overall smaller. - Using a heavier yarn and larger hook, the squares will be larger and the overall blanket size will be larger
Crochet Hook required for pattern
- The example pattern uses a: 3.5 mm / US 4 /E-4 fo the example yarn used.
- But feel free to use the hook that suits your preferred yarn.
Gauge
Gauge is not essential for this pattern. However, consistent tension is important when making multiple squares for a blanket or larger project.
Abbreviations
This pattern is written and charted using standard US crochet terminology.
Pattern Instructions
Written Instructions
Pattern Notes
- Pattern is written in US crochet terminology
- Worked in continuous rounds with colour changes
- Stitch counts are essential for square shaping
- Blocking finished squares is highly recommended
- Weave in ends as you go for easier finishing
- Maintain consistent yarn and hook size across all squares
Crochet Abbreviations
- ch = chain
- sl st = slip stitch
- sc = single crochet
- hdc = half double crochet
- dc = double crochet
- FPdc = front post double crochet
- FPhdc = front post half double crochet
- FPsc = front post single crochet
- puff st = puff stitch
- dc2tog = double crochet 2 together
- sp = space
- rnd = round
Pattern Reference
This page is part of a larger crochet pattern and is intended as a companion tutorial or stitch reference. For complete instructions, materials, sizing information, and all pattern sections, please visit the main pattern page.African Flowers Patchwork Afghan - Free Crochet Blanket Pattern
Bright, bold, and full of life, this african flower blanket is a timeless project that transforms classic motifs into a striking patchwork design. Whether you love traditional granny square afghan patterns or prefer an african flower crochet blanket with a modern twist, this pattern offers the perfect balance of texture, colour, and creativity.
If you’re searching for a granny square blanket pattern free, exploring modern crochet baby blanket patterns free, or planning a statement african afghan, this design adapts beautifully to your style. Each floral square works up into a stunning flower crochet blanket pattern that can be customised for baby blankets, throws, or full-sized bedspreads.
Step by Step
⚠️ This pattern is for personal use only. Please do not copy or redistribute.
Start with a magic ring,
Round 1
Sc, ch 3 into magic ring counts as first dc, 1 dc, 15 more times in magic ring, join with sl into top of ch, finish off color.
(16 x dc st(s))
Round 2
Join color round dc post, *1 FPdc round post, ch, rep from * around, join with sl into top of FPdc, finish off color.
(16 x 1 FPdc, ch 1 st(s))
Round 3
Join color round FPdc, *puff st round FPdc post, ch 3, skip next FPdc st, rep from * around, join with sl into top of puff st, finish off color.
(8 x 6-dc-shells)
Round 4
Join color round skipped dc post from round3, * 1 FPdc round skipped post, 3 sc st(s) into 3 ch-sp, from round 3, 1 FPdc round same post as before, 1 FPhc round puff stitch, rep from * rnd, join with sl into top of FPdc, finish off color.
(8 x 6-dc-shells)
Round 5
Join color into Fphdc into, * FPsc round Fphdc Skip 1st sc st from round4, 6dc-shell into 2nd sc st, skip next st, rep from * rnd, join with sl into top of FPsc, finish off color.
Round 6
Join color in round Fphdc from previous round, *1 Fpdc round Fphdc post, work 1 hdc into each of the 6dc-shell from previous round, rep from * around, join with sl into top of first Fpdc, finish off color.
(8 x 1 Fpdc, 6hdc st(s))
Round 7
Join color in sp before, FPdc,* 2 dctog, ch 1, 2 dctog, into sp before FPdc, ch 2, 2 dctog, ch 1, 2 dctog in sp after FPdc, ch 4, 1 FPhdc round FPdc, ch 4, repeat from * 3 times more round, to form square, join with sl into top of 2 dctog, finish off color.
(4 x ch2. 2dctog, ch1, 2dctog, ch4, 1fphdc, ch4, 2dctog, ch1, 2dctog, )
Round 8
Join color into corner 2 chsp, ch3, counts as 1st hdc of *2 hdc into 2 chsp, 1 Fphdc round 2dctog, 1 hdc in next 1 chsp, 1 Fphdc round next 2dctog, skip next hdc st worked into 6dc shell from round 4, 1 hdc into next 5 hdc sts from hdc sts worked in 6dc-shell from round 4, 1 fphdc around Fphdc, 1 hdc into next 5 hdc sts from hdc sts worked in 6dc-shell from round 4, skip next hdc st worked into 6dc shell from round 4, 1 Fphdc round 2dctog, 1 hdc in next 1 chsp, 1 Fphdc round next 2dctog, 2 hdc into 2 chsp, ch 2, rep from * rnd, join with sl into top of staring hdc st, finish off color.
(4 x 2hdc, 1fphdc, 1hdc, 1fphdc, skip1 , 5hdc, 1fphdc, 5hdc, skip 1, 1fphdc, 1hdc, 1fphdc, 2hdc, ch 2 )
Crochet Tips for Perfect Flower Squares
To ensure your crochet flower squares turn out beautifully every time:
- Count stitches at the end of each round
- Keep tension consistent throughout
- Use the same hook size for all squares in a project
- Block finished squares for a clean, even shape
- Weave in yarn ends as you go to save finishing time
These small steps make a big difference when assembling blankets or large projects.
Project Ideas Using African Cosmos Squares
This crochet flower square can be used in many creative ways:
- Patchwork crochet flower blankets
- Granny square afghans
- Decorative cushions
- Handmade tote bags
- Boho wall hangings
- Table décor and runners
Mix different colourways to create unique, artistic designs.
The African Cosmos Crochet Flower Square is a versatile and beautiful motif that brings floral elegance into structured crochet design. Whether you are creating a full blanket or small decorative pieces, this square adds texture, colour, and handmade charm to every project.
Start your crochet flower journey today and build your own African-inspired patchwork masterpiece.
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Crochet Pattern FAQ
What is the African Cosmos crochet square?
The African Cosmos crochet square is a floral-inspired granny square that transforms a flower motif into a structured square suitable for blankets and crochet projects.
Is this crochet flower square beginner-friendly?
Yes, this pattern is suitable for advanced beginners who are familiar with basic stitches and working in the round.
What can I make with this square?
You can use it to make blankets, cushions, bags, wall hangings, and other modular crochet projects.
What yarn is best for crochet flower squares?
DK cotton yarn is recommended for the best stitch definition, but any yarn weight can be used depending on your project.
Why are my crochet squares different sizes?
This usually happens due to tension differences, changing hook sizes, or inconsistent yarn weights between squares.
Can I sell finished items made from this pattern?
Yes, you may sell finished handmade items. The written pattern may not be copied, shared, or redistributed.
