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Are you searching for a large flower granny square pattern that’s bold, playful, and versatile? The Twisted Crazy Daisy Crochet Square is a free crochet flower square that’s perfect for blankets, cushions, tote bags, and more. With its unique swirling daisy motif and bright color options, this pattern adds a modern twist to the traditional granny square.
Whether you’re looking to build a colorful afghan, design a boho-inspired tote, or stitch up a one-of-a-kind pillow, this large crochet square is a fun and rewarding project that works up beautifully in DK yarn.
Large flower granny squares are a crochet favorite because they combine beauty with practicality. Unlike smaller motifs, these large crochet squares make it easier to build projects quickly since you need fewer pieces to create a blanket or throw.
The Twisted Crazy Daisy Square measures about 9 inches, making it an ideal choice for projects where you want both statement design and fast progress.
With its textured daisy center and structured square edges, this pattern is both beginner-friendly and visually impressive. You’ll enjoy the creative process while ending up with a motif that looks advanced but is surprisingly simple to make.
The Twisted Crazy Daisy Square starts at the center with a swirling daisy motif, then works outward in rounds until it forms a sturdy square shape. The design offers flexibility with color choices, allowing you to create a soft pastel version, a bold boho palette, or even a modern monochrome look.
A large flower granny square pattern is a crochet motif that starts with a floral center like a daisy, rose, or sunflower and then expands outward into a square. Unlike smaller motifs, large squares are bold and decorative, making them ideal for blankets, cushions, or even wearable crochet projects.
The Twisted Crazy Daisy square is worked in rounds, giving it both structure and a fun floral twist.
To crochet a large flower granny square, you typically begin with a magic ring and create layered petals in the center using stitches like puff, cluster, or shell. Once the flower is complete, you continue working outward with rounds of double crochet and increases at the corners to form a perfect square.
The Twisted Crazy Daisy Crochet Square starts with its signature daisy petals and works outward to a 9-inch square that can be used in dozens of creative projects.
The best yarn depends on your project:
For the Twisted Crazy Daisy, DK weight yarn is recommended. With 5 colors and about 500m / 545 yards, you can create four bold and bright squares.
This depends on the size of your squares and your blanket.
The Twisted Crazy Daisy is 9 inches, making it an excellent choice for building a statement blanket with fewer pieces.
Yes! While flower squares look intricate, most are beginner-friendly if you’re comfortable with:
The Twisted Crazy Daisy pattern includes written directions, photo tutorials, and a shorthand version for advanced crocheters making it accessible for adventurous beginners.
Large flower squares are incredibly versatile! You can use the Twisted Crazy Daisy Crochet Square to make:
This makes it the perfect stash-busting and gift-making crochet project.
There are several methods to join your squares:
The method you choose will affect the overall style of your blanket.
Adding a border gives your blanket a professional, finished touch. Popular choices include:
Borders also help stabilize large floral squares, keeping edges straight.
The time depends on your square size and crochet speed. On average:
Using DK weight yarn and a 4.5mm hook, the Twisted Crazy Daisy takes about 1–2 hours per square.
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All you need to know about materials required for this project.
To crochet this large flower granny square pattern, gather the following supplies:
Finished measurement: Each square is approximately 24 cm / 9 inches.
Pro tip: Work in your yarn ends as you go, this will save you time when joining multiple squares for larger projects like afghans or throws.
This crochet square is written for advanced beginners who are comfortable working in the round and changing colors. Techniques used include:S
Don’t worry if you’re new to colorwork, the free version of this pattern includes step-by-step guidance, while the PDF includes a photo tutorial for every row.
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With its playful design and easy-to-follow structure, this square can be adapted to almost any project.
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This pattern is written and charted using standard US crochet terminology.
The example is made up of five bright colors:
Color selection is completely up to you.
Using 5 skeins of yarn of 100m / 109 yards of yarn you can easily create 4 squares.
Gauge: Stick to the same yarn weight and crochet hook throughout making your squares, or your squares will not match up.
Work in 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.
The pattern is worked in the round with (RS) right side facing front.
Finished measurement of example square : 24cm / 9 inch
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Abbreviation
ch: chain
ch-sp: chain space
dc: double crochet
bpsc : back post single crochet
bphdc : back post half double crochet
fpdc: front post double crochet
fphdc: front post half double crochet
fpsc: front post single crochet
hdc: half double crochet
rep: repeat
sc: single crochet
sk: sk
sl: slitch
sp: space
st: st
sts(s): stitches
work 1dc stitch into stitch, yarn over and make second dc stitch into the same space, keep the last loop of dc on hook, you should have 2 loops on your hook,
yarn over and pull yarn thru all loops of the hook to create the dc-cluster stitch.
work 1dc stitch into stitch, yarn over and make second dc stitch into the same space, keep the last loop of dc on hook, you should have 2 loops on your hook,
yarn over and make third dc stitch into the same space, keep the last loop of dc on hook, you should have 3 loops on your hook,
yarn over and pull yarn thru all loops of the hook to create the dc-cluster stitch.
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Start with a magic ring,
Round 1
Sc into magic ring, chain2, counts as first dc of 3dc-cluster, work 2 more dc sts to complete 3dc-cluster, ch3,*3dc-cluster stitch into magic ring, ch 3, repeat 6 more times, join with sl into the top of the starting cluster stitch, and finish off the color.
(8 x 3dc-cluster, ch3)
Round 2
Join new color around the top of cluster stitch, * FPsc around the top of cluster stitch, 5dc-shell into 3 ch-sp, rep from * around, join with sl into the top of FPsc and finish off color.
(8 x 5dc(shell),1fpsc)
Round 3
Join new color around FPsc from round 2, chain 2 counts as FPhdc round FPsc, skip 2 sts, 6dc-shell into 3rd stitch of 5 dc sts, skip 2 dc sts(s), * FPhdc round FPsc, skip 2 sts, 6dc-shell into 3rd stitch of 5 dc sts, skip 2 dc sts(s),
rep from * around, join with sl into the top of fphdc, finish off color.
(8 x 6dc-shells, 1fphdc)
Round 4
Join the new color around Fphdc from the previous row, chain 2, which counts as the first 1 Fphdc round Fphdc post,
1 hdc into each of the 6dc-shell stitches, from the previous row,* 1 Fphdc round Fphdc post, 1 hdc into each of the 6dc-shell stitches, from the previous row,
rep from * around,join with sl into the top of first Fphdc, finish off color.
(8 x 1 Fphdc, 6hdc st(s))
Round 5
Join the new color around Fpdc from the previous row, chain 3 which counts first FPdc, ch1, 1 FPdc around same Fpdc, 1 hdc into the next 6 sts,*1 FPdc, ch1, 1 FPdc around Fpdc,
1 hdc into the next 6 sts,rep from * around,join with sl into the top of first Fpdc, finish off color.
(8 x 1 Fphdc, ch1, 1Fpdc, 6hdc st(s))
Round 6
Join new color in ch-sp, ch3, 1dc in the same stitch, which counts as first 2dctog stitch, ch3, 2 dc tog into the same chain space,
skip next dc, skip next 2 hdc sts, 2 dc tog, in next hdc st, 2 dc tog in next hdc st, skip next 3 sts,
* 2dctog, ch 3, 2 dc tog, into 1 ch-sp, skip next dc, skip next 2 hdc sts, 2 dc tog, in next hdc st, 2 dc tog in next hdc st, skip next 3 sts,
rep from * around, join with sl into the top of first 2dctog stitch, finish off color.
(16 x 2dctog, ch3, 2dctog st(s))
Round 7
Join new color in space between last and first 2dctog stitches, counts as first sc st, in space between 2dctog, 5dc into 3 ch-sp,
*1sc in space between 2dctog, 5dc into 3 ch-sp, rep from * around, join with sl into the top of first sc stitch, finish off color.
(16 x 1sc, 5dc-shell st(s))
Round 8
Join new color around post of sc stitch, ch 3, counts as first Fpdc st,skip 2 stitches, 6 dc into next st, skip 2 stitches,*1Fpdc round sc st, skip 2 stitches, 6 dc into next st, skip 2 stitches,
rep from * around, join with sl into the top of first Fpdc stitch, finish off color.
(16 x 1fpdc, 6dc-shell st(s))
Round 9
Join new color around Fpdc from the previous row, ch 2, counts as first 1Fphdc st, around Fphdc post,
1 bphdc around each of the 6dc-shell stitches,*1 fphdc around Fphdc post, 1 bphdc around each of the 6dc-shell stitches, from previous row,
rep from * around, join with sl into top of first Fpdc, finish off color.
(16 x 1fphdc, 6bphdc, st(s))
Round 10 - Make a square from the flower
Join new color in sp after Fphdc, ch3, counts as the first dc, 1 dc into the same space which forms the first 2dctog st, ch 1, 2 dctog in space after Fphdc,
ch5, 1 fphdc round fphdc, ch5, 1 fphdc round fphdc, ch5, 1 fphdc around fphdc, ch 5, 2 dctog, ch 1, 2 dctog in space before Fphdc, ch2 , this will for the first side of your for sides,
*2 dctog, ch 1, 2 dctog in space after Fphdc, ch5, 1 fphdc round fphdc, ch5, 1 fphdc round fphdc, ch5, 1 fphdc around fphdc, ch 5, 2 dctog, ch 1, 2 dctog in space before Fphdc, ch2 - repeat twice more to create the 4 sides of the square,
join with sl into the top of starting chain, finish off color.
( 4 x 2dctog, ch1, 2dctog, ch5, 1fphdc, ch5, 1fphdc, ch5, 1fphdc, ch5, 2dctog, ch1, 2dctog, ch2st(s))
Round 11
Starting in 2ch-sp corner space from previous round, chain 3, counts as first dc st, 1 dc into same ch-sp, for the first
*2 dc in ch-sp, 1 fpdc around 2dctog, 1 dc in 1ch-sp, 1 fpdc around 2dctog, 1 dc in 5ch-sp, working in the BLO (back loop only) of Round 9, skip first hdc st, 1 hdc into the next 4 sts, skip last hdc st, 1 hdc in the 5 ch-sp of Round 10 again, 1 fphdc around fphdc,
1 sc in 5ch-sp, working in the BLO (back loop only) of Round 9, skip first hdc st, 1 sc into the next 4 sts, skip last hdc st, 1 sc in the 5 ch-sp of Round 10 again, 1 fpsc around fphdc,1 sc in 5ch-sp,
working in the BLO (back loop only) of Round 9, skip first hdc st, 1 sc into the next 4 sts, skip last hdc st, 1 sc in the 5 ch-sp of Round 10 again, 1 fphdc around fphdc, 1 hdc into 5ch-sp, working in the BLO (back loop only) of Round 9, skip first hdc st, 1 hdc into the next 4 sts, skip last hdc st, 1 dc in the 5 ch-sp of Round 10 again, 1 fpdc around 2dctog, 1 dc in 1ch-sp, 1 fpdc around 2dctog, 2 dc in ch-sp, ch2
, - repeat from * 3 more sides to create 4 sides of square, join with slip stitch into the top starting chain, finish off color.
( 4 x 6dc, 5hdc, 1fphdc, 6sc, 1 fpsc, 6sc, 1fphdc, 5hdc, 6dc, ch2, st(s))
Round 12
Starting in corner 2ch-sp from before, chain 2, counts as first hdc st, 1 hdc into same ch-sp, for
*2 hdc in 2ch-sp, work 1 hdc into each stitch until end of side, 2 hdc in 2ch-sp, ch2 repeat from* 3 more times to create 4 sides of the square, join with a slip stitch into the top starting chain, finish off color.
( 4 x 6dc, 5hdc, 1fphdc, 6sc, 1 fpsc, 6sc, 1fphdc, 5hdc, 6dc, ch2, st(s))
Square is now complete, work in ends, and block as normal.
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