by Crochet For Beginners❗️Awesome Square Motif Pattern Tutorial
This motif is worked in rounds, turns into a square, and is perfect for blankets, bags, cushion covers, table runners, and shawls.
🧶 AWESOME CROCHET SQUARE MOTIF
Full Step-by-Step Text Tutorial (US Terms)
📌 Skill Level
Beginner
🧵 Materials
- Yarn: Fine or medium yarn (cotton or acrylic)
- Crochet hook: 3.0–4.0 mm (match your yarn)
- Scissors
- Yarn needle
✂️ Abbreviations (US Terms)
- ch = chain
- sl st = slip stitch
- sc = single crochet
- dc = double crochet
- tr = treble crochet
- sp = space
- rep = repeat
🔰 START – CENTER RING
Round 1 – Base Circle
- Make a magic ring (or ch 4 and join with sl st).
- Ch 3 (counts as first dc).
- Work 11 dc into the ring.
- Join with sl st to the top of ch 3.
👉 Total: 12 dc
🌸 BUILDING THE MOTIF
Round 2 – Chain Spaces
- Ch 4 (dc + ch 1).
- Skip 1 stitch, dc in next stitch, ch 1.
- Repeat around.
- Join with sl st to the 3rd chain of beginning.
👉 12 dc, 12 ch-1 spaces
Round 3 – Small Fan Groups
- Sl st into the first ch-1 space.
- Ch 3.
- Work 2 dc in same space.
- Ch 2.
- In next ch-1 space: 3 dc, ch 2.
- Repeat around.
- Join with sl st.
Round 4 – Expanding the Fans
- Sl st to the center of the dc group.
- Ch 3.
- Work 4 dc in same space.
- Ch 3.
- In next space: 5 dc, ch 3.
- Repeat around.
- Join with sl st.
🔲 FORMING THE SQUARE
Round 5 – Creating the Corners
- Sl st into the middle dc.
- Ch 3.
- Work 2 dc in same stitch.
- Ch 3 (corner).
- Work 3 dc in same stitch.
- Sc in next ch-3 space.
- Repeat around (each ch-3 creates a corner).
- Join with sl st.
👉 You now have 4 corners
Round 6 – Squaring the Motif
- Sl st into the corner ch-3 space.
- Ch 3.
- Work 2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc in the same corner space.
- Sc in next space.
- Repeat for all four corners.
- Join with sl st.
Round 7 – Final Decorative Edge
- Sl st to next corner.
- Ch 4.
- Tr in same space.
- Ch 3.
- Tr again in same space.
- Sc between next corner.
- Repeat around.
- Join with sl st and fasten off.
✨ FINISHING
- Cut yarn and pull through
- Weave in all ends neatly
- Lightly block to perfect the square shape
🧩 HOW TO USE THIS SQUARE
✔ Join many squares for blankets
✔ Sew together for bags or cushion covers
✔ Use cotton yarn for table runners
✔ Change colors every round for a vibrant look
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