Field Poppy Granny Square 3D Effect Crochet Pattern Free

This is a fabulous easy crochet project for beginners. Granny square with 3d effect looks awesome on decorations, blankets or afghans.

Design by Sissi
January 2019

This pattern includes:

– step by step instructions in American terminology
– step by step photo-tutorial

Materials:

• colorful yarns (I used red, black and green yarn, Catania Schachenmayr, 100% cotton yarns.)
• crochet hook suitable for the yarn you use (I used a hook 3 mm.)
• sewing needle
• stitch marker (optional)

Abbreviations (US):

ch – chain
MR – magic ring
sl st – slip stitch
st (s) – stitch(es)
sc – single crochet
dc – double crochet
tr – triple / treble crochet
rnd – round
inc – increasing (crochet 2 sc/dc in same stitch)
/…./ – repeat instructions within brackets around the round

Instruction:

Begin with the first part of the flower and use black yarn.

Rnd 1.: start with MR and make 1 ch, 8 sc, sl st with 1st st (8 sc)
Rnd 2.: 1 ch, inc around (2 sc in each st), sl st with 1st st (16 sc)
Rnd 3.: 1 ch, /1 sc, 3 sc in same st/ around, finish with sl st with 1st st (32 sc)
Change color, use red yarn. Cut the black yarn.

Continue with the second part of the flower and use red yarn.
You make totally 8 little flowers, each of them is making of 4 treble crochet.

1st flower

Rnd 1.: 1ch, pull through, make 4 ch (= 1st tr), 1 tr in each of next 3 sts, turn the work (4 tr)
Rnd 2.: 3 ch (= 1st dc), /1 dc in the space between two tr sts, 1 dc into tr st of previous round/ repeat
You have totally 7 dc. Turn the work.
Rnd 3.: 1 sc in 1st st, /inc dc/ repeat 5 times (10 dc), 1 sc in the last st
Now you make 2 sl sts downward, look at the 3rd photo.

2nd flower – 7th flower

Rnd 1.: 2 ch, 4 tr (1 tr in each of next 4 sts), turn the work
Rnd 2: 3 ch (= 1st dc), /1 dc in the space between two tr sts, 1 dc into tr st of previous round/ repeat
You have totally 7 dc. Turn the work.
Rnd 3.: 1 sc in 1st st, /inc dc/ repeat 5 times (10 dc), 1 sc in the last st
Now you make 2 sl sts downward.

8th flower – last flower

Repeat instruction from 1st to 3rd round.
Finish work making 2 ch and sl st with 3rd ch of 1st dc of the first flower in the round.
Fasten off. Cut the yarn and hide the ends of all yarns.

Join the green yarn with 1 sl st with the 6th st of the last flower round.

Make 10 ch, join chain with 1 sl st with the other 6th st of next flower, make 14 ch, join with 1 sl st with the 6th st of next flower and repeat it around. Last chain join with 1 sl st.
Rnd 1.: Now you have totally 4 (10ch spaces) and 4 (14 ch spaces).

Rnd 2.: /10 sc in space of 10 ch, 7 sc + 3 ch + 7 sc in space of 14 ch/ repeat around
Do not join the round, work in spiral using stitch marker (optional).

Rnd 3.: / 1 sc in each of next 17 sts, 3 ch, 1 sc in each of next 17 sts/
Do not join the round, continue.

Rnd 4.- Rnd 5.: /1 sc in each st, 3 sc in each 3ch space/
Join the last round, last st with 1 sl st with the 1st stitch, fasten off, cut the yarn, hide the ends of yarn.

Finishing

Rnd 1.: Join the red yarn with sl st.
Join with 1 sl st last st of 2nd round of one flower with 1st st of next flower. Make 6 ch and repeat joining, last 6 ch join with sl st and first st. Look at this first photo.

Rnd 2.: 2 ch, join each two flowers making sl st of each last and 1st sc of 3rd flower round using making 6 ch.

This makes your field poppy flower with 3D effect.