Blue and Cream Flower Granny Square Bed Cover Crochet Pattern
You need to be comfortable with double crochet clusters, chain loops and slip stitch seams.
Each flower square works up quickly, and the hours add up one square at a time.
Every cream square carries one big blue flower with two layers of puffy petals.
About This Blue and Cream Flower Granny Square Bed Cover Crochet Pattern Pattern
This bed cover is made from 63 flower granny squares. Each square has a navy center, two layers of puffy royal blue petals, four cream lace rounds and a thick royal blue border. The squares are joined with royal blue seams and finished with a simple royal blue edging.
The finished cover measures about 72 by 92 inches, enough for the top of a queen bed with a soft drop on the sides. It suits crocheters who enjoy long projects made from small, repeating pieces.
Why You'll Love This Blue and Cream Flower Granny Square Bed Cover Crochet Pattern Pattern
I love that every square is small enough to tuck into my bag, so the whole bed cover grows a little each day. The layered petals are fun to make, and the royal blue looks so bright against the cream lace.
When it lies on the bed with a few matching cushions, the bedroom feels fresh and cozy right away. It is also the kind of gift that people keep for years.
Switch Things Up
Try dusty rose petals on cream with a soft gray border for a gentler look, or sunny yellow petals with a navy border for a bright kitchen-table feel. For a baby blanket, join 3 by 4 squares to get about 30 by 40 inches. For a throw, join 5 by 6 squares to get about 50 by 60 inches. You can also join 2 squares by 2 squares and sew them into a pillow cover to match the bed cover.
Materials Needed
— Main Fabric
— Tools Required
The Free Pattern
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— Blue Flower Granny Square (Make 63, navy center, royal blue petals, cream lace rounds, royal blue border) :
— Layout (Make 1 grid of 63 squares) :
— Edging (Make 1, royal blue) :
Assembly Instructions
- Weave in all ends on the Blue Flower Granny Squares, then block each square to 10 inches by pinning it flat, misting it with water and letting it dry completely.
- Lay all 63 squares on the floor in 9 rows of 7, following the Layout section, and check that every square faces the same way.
- Join the squares into rows first. Place two squares with wrong sides together, line up the corners, and sl st with royal blue through the loops of both squares, matching the 27 sc between corners on each side. This leaves a raised blue ridge on the right side.
- Keep your seam tension loose, so the seam stays as stretchy as the squares and the cover hangs softly on the bed.
- Join the 9 rows to each other with the same sl st seam, and at each point where four squares meet, work through all four corners so the corners stay neat.
- Weave in the seam ends, then block the whole cover lightly, laying it flat on a clean bed or floor and pinning the outer edge straight and keeping the steam away from the petals.
- Work the Edging in royal blue around the outer edge, Round 1 first and then Round 2.
- Weave in the last ends, then give the edging a final light mist and let it dry flat.
Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them
Working Round 3 without folding the Round 2 petals forward. The loops then land on top of the petals and hide them, so fold the petals forward and work into the sl sts behind them.
Working the dc of Rounds 6 to 8 into the stitches of the previous round instead of into the spaces. The count goes wrong and the square gets too tight, so always place the cluster in the space.
Skipping the ch 2 at a corner. The square then curls and ends up smaller than the others, so make each corner (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) every time.
Joining seams too tightly. A tight seam pulls the cover into puckers, so use a loose tension and check that each seam lies flat.
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Important Notes
Each square should measure about 10 inches (25 cm) after blocking. If your square comes out smaller or larger, change your hook size before making the rest.
The edging counts are written for a grid of 7 by 9 squares. For another grid size, work 27 sc for every square along an edge, plus 1 sc at each seam.
Yarn amounts are approximate and depend on your tension, so keep a little extra of each color.
Wash the cover in cold water on a gentle cycle with mild detergent, apart from light colors the first time because blue cotton can bleed, and dry it flat. Cotton is heavy when wet, so support the whole cover when you lift it.
Thank you for crocheting this bed cover with me. Take it one flower at a time, and send me a photo when the last seam is joined. Happy crocheting, Denise.
Crochet Abbreviations
You Ask, We Answer
How big is the finished bed cover?
With 7 squares across and 9 down, the squares measure 70 by 90 inches, and the edging adds about 1 inch on each side, so the finished size is about 72 by 92 inches. That covers the top of a queen bed with a soft drop on the sides.
Can I use another yarn weight or make a smaller size?
Yes. A thinner yarn gives smaller squares, so you will need more of them to reach the same size. For a baby blanket, join 3 by 4 squares to get about 30 by 40 inches. For a throw, join 5 by 6 squares to get about 50 by 60 inches. Work 27 sc for every square along each edge, plus 1 sc at each seam.
How do I wash and care for the cover?
Machine wash it in cold water on a gentle cycle with mild detergent, then dry it flat. Wash it apart from light colors the first time, because blue cotton can bleed. Do not wring it, and support its weight when it is wet so the stitches and the petals do not stretch.
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Abbreviations
- ch — chain
- sl st — slip stitch
- sc — single crochet
- dc — double crochet
- sp — space (plural: sps)
- st — stitch (plural: sts)
- rep — repeat