Mini-Daisy Square

Daisies are some of the most popular granny square designs out there - and for very good reasons: representing sweetness, youth, and innocence, they are an easy motif to invoke in a dozen different ways.

Seriously, there’s no telling just how many different daises you can make with crochet!

This one is especially my favorite because of it’s simplicity - all you need is 2 different stitches. That’s it!

One of them is the “Pineapple” stitch (a type of bobble-stitch), so it you’re brand new to crocheting it can seem a little daunting at first glance. All doubts aside, though, trust me - once you learn the pineapple stitch, you will never go back. It’s that good!

Materials:

• Size H/9 crochet hook

• 3 skeins, different colors (recommended: 1 black, 1 gold/yellow, 1 pink)
  NOTE: you can also use yarn remnants for both practice and to clear out your extra material

• snips

Instructions:

1. ch 3 then sl st to form a ring
   NOTE: this can be a tight ring to work with so go slowly; it can also be done with a 4 ch, if your fingers need a break!

2. ch 1 then insert hook into center ring sp, and SC 12; SL st into the 1st sc of the rnd;

3. clip yarn and pull ch loose to switch skeins; you will re-crochet this stitch once the new color has been added;

4. Here you will complete a rnd of pineapple stitches to create the petals of the daisy;
   To start:

   ch 2 then *wrap YOH and insert into the same ch sp;* pull thru and repeat (*) once;
   wrap YOH and pull through all 5 loops on the hook; ch 1;

5. to complete a full pineapple stitch:
   Repeat (*) 3 times for a total of 7 loops on hook; wrap YOH and pull thru all 7, then ch 1;

6. Repeat Pineapple Stitch from step #5 in the next 10 sts for a total of 12 petals;

7. at the end of rnd, SL st into the top of the 1st pineapple; switch skeins;

8. ch 2 then insert hook into the ch sp BEHIND the ch. 2 of PREVIOUS rnd (this will be referred to as the ‘overlap’ stitch); DC 1;

9. 3 DC into the next ch sp; repeat for next ch sp;
   **ch 2 to form corner, then 3 DC into the next 3 ch sp**;

10. repeat (**) twice to form the next two corners;

11. At last corner ch 2 then DC 1 into ch so of 1st overlap DC; sl st into 1st DC;

12. ch 1 then insert hook into ch sp and SC;
    ***SC across then once into corner; ch 2 then SC again into corner and SC across***

13. repeat (***) across rnd; then sl st into 1st sc and clip yarn to finish;
    secure and tuck the excess for a seamless finish.

OPT: for best results gently stretch the corners and block the squares before piecing together.