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Navy and Cream Flower Square Bedspread Crochet Pattern

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Intermediate Level

You should be comfortable working in rounds, making petals and joining squares.

100-120 Hours

Each square takes about an hour, so you can make this bedspread one small piece at a time.

Navy Flowers, Tassels

A chunky navy flower in every cream square and a long tassel fringe give it a classic, cozy look.

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About This Navy and Cream Flower Square Bedspread Crochet Pattern Pattern

This bedspread is made from 84 cream squares, each with a chunky navy four-petal flower and a small cream ring in the center. The sides of every square are open and lacy, which lets the navy flower stand out.

The squares are joined with a flat slip stitch seam that leaves a neat ridge. A lacy mesh band and a row of cream tassels finish the edge. It measures about 51 by 86 inches, which covers a twin bed with a drop on each side, or sits as a coverlet on a larger bed. It suits crocheters who enjoy working in rounds and like a long project made in small pieces.

Why You'll Love This Navy and Cream Flower Square Bedspread Crochet Pattern Pattern

I love a project I can carry around. Each square is small, so I made mine in the evenings on the sofa and on the bus, and watched the pile grow.

The navy flowers are my favorite part. Against the cream they look bold but calm, and the tassels at the end make the whole bed feel finished. It is a bedspread I can see myself keeping for years.

Switch Things Up

Try a soft gray flower on a white background, a mustard flower on cream, or a dusty blue flower on gray. For a throw, make 7 squares across and 7 down, which is about 51 by 51 inches. For a table runner, make 2 squares across and 7 down. Make a matching pillow cover from 8 squares, 4 across and 2 down. Keep the number of squares in each direction at 2, 7 or 12 so the tassel spacing stays even.

Materials Needed

— Main Fabric

01 Worsted weight (size 4) cotton yarn, about 200 yards per 100 g

02 Color A, cream: about 4,100 yards (about 2,050 g), includes the joining, the border and the tassels

03 Color B, navy blue: about 750 yards (about 375 g)

04 Buy 10 percent extra of each color, because dye lots can vary

— Tools Required

05 5 mm (US H-8) crochet hook, or the size that gives you a 7 inch square

06 Yarn needle

07 Stitch markers

08 Scissors

09 A 5 inch (13 cm) piece of cardboard for the tassels

10 Blocking mats and pins

11 Measuring tape

The Free Pattern

Intermediate 100-120 Hours

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— Flower Square (Make 84, cream with a navy flower) :

Color key: A is cream, B is navy. Every square is worked the same way. Change colors by fastening off and joining the new color.

Rnd 1: With A, ch 4 and join with a sl st to form a ring. Ch 3 (counts as dc), 11 dc in the ring. Join with sl st to the top of beginning ch-3. Fasten off. (12 dc)

Rnd 2: Join B with a sl st in any dc. Ch 1, sc in the same dc, ch 5, skip next 2 dc, *sc in next dc, ch 5, skip next 2 dc; repeat from * 2 more times. Join with sl st to the first sc. (4 sc, 4 ch-5 sps)

Rnd 3: Sl st into the first ch-5 sp, ch 1, (sc, hdc, 5 dc, hdc, sc) in the same sp. Work (sc, hdc, 5 dc, hdc, sc) in each remaining ch-5 sp. Join with sl st to the first sc. Fasten off. (4 petals, 36 sts)

Rnd 4: Join A with a sc in the center dc (the 3rd of 5 dc) of any petal. *Ch 7, sc in the center dc of the next petal; repeat from * 2 more times. Ch 7, join with sl st to the first sc. (4 sc, 4 ch-7 sps)

The 4 petals point toward the 4 corners of the square. The ch-7 loops cross the sides and become the open windows.

Rnd 5: Ch 3 (counts as dc), 2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc in the same sc (first corner made). *7 dc in next ch-7 sp, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next sc; repeat from * 2 more times. 7 dc in the last ch-7 sp. Join with sl st to the top of beginning ch-3. (52 dc, 4 corner ch-3 sps, 13 dc along each side)

Rnd 6: Sl st in each of the next 2 dc and into the corner ch-3 sp. Ch 3, (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in the same corner sp. *Dc in next dc, [ch 1, skip next dc, dc in next dc] 6 times, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next corner sp; repeat from * 2 more times. Dc in next dc, [ch 1, skip next dc, dc in next dc] 6 times. Join with sl st to the top of beginning ch-3. (52 dc, 24 ch-1 sps, 4 corner ch-3 sps, 19 sts along each side between corner sps)

Rnd 7: Sl st in each of the next 2 dc and into the corner ch-3 sp. Ch 1, 3 sc in the same corner sp. *Sc in each of the next 19 sts (dc and ch-1 sps), 3 sc in next corner sp; repeat from * 2 more times. Sc in each of the next 19 sts. Join with sl st to the first sc. (88 sc: 19 sc along each side and 3 sc in each corner)

Rnd 8: Ch 1, working in BLO, sc in the same st, 3 sc in the next sc (corner center), sc in the next sc. *Sc in each of the next 20 sc, 3 sc in the next sc, sc in the next sc; repeat from * 2 more times. Sc in each of the last 19 sc. Join with sl st to the first sc. Fasten off and weave in the ends. (96 sc, 23 sc between the middle sc of each corner)

Block every square to about 7 inches. Pin the corners square, steam lightly and let the squares dry flat before joining.

— Layout :

Arrange the 84 squares in 12 rows of 7 squares. Every square is identical: cream with a navy flower. Place them all in the same direction.

Lay the whole bedspread out on the floor before joining and check that the flowers line up in straight rows and columns.

— Joining :

Hold two squares with wrong sides together and the right sides facing out. With A, sl st through the BLO of both squares, working in each of the 25 sts along the edge from corner center to corner center. Keep the slip stitches loose so the seam stays flat.

Join the squares into 12 strips of 7 first, then join the strips. Match the corner centers where four squares meet, so the seams cross cleanly.

— Border and Tassels :

The border is worked in A with the right side facing. Along each edge, work into the 23 sc between corner centers on each square. Work sc2tog over each seam: insert the hook in the corner center sc of the first square, then in the corner center sc of the next square, and pull through all loops.

Rnd 1: Join A with a sl st in the corner center sc of any outer corner. Ch 1, 3 sc in the same st. Short edge: [sc in each of the next 23 sc, sc2tog over the seam] 6 times, sc in each of the next 23 sc, 3 sc in the corner center sc (167 sc along the edge). Long edge: [sc in each of the next 23 sc, sc2tog over the seam] 11 times, sc in each of the next 23 sc, 3 sc in the corner center sc (287 sc along the edge). Work the second short edge like the first and the second long edge like the first long edge, ending with sc in each of the last 23 sc. Join with sl st to the first sc. (920 sc: 167 + 287 + 167 + 287 along the edges and 12 sc in the 4 corners)

Rnd 2: Sl st in the next sc (the corner center). Ch 3 (counts as dc), ch 3, dc in the same st (first corner made). Ch 1, skip next sc, [dc in next sc, ch 1, skip next sc] 84 times, (dc, ch 3, dc) in the corner center sc. Ch 1, skip next sc, [dc in next sc, ch 1, skip next sc] 144 times, (dc, ch 3, dc) in the corner center sc. Ch 1, skip next sc, [dc in next sc, ch 1, skip next sc] 84 times, (dc, ch 3, dc) in the corner center sc. Ch 1, skip next sc, [dc in next sc, ch 1, skip next sc] 144 times. Join with sl st to the top of beginning ch-3. Fasten off and weave in the ends. (464 dc, 460 ch-1 sps, 4 corner ch-3 sps: 85 ch-1 sps along each short edge and 145 along each long edge)

The edge has 920 sts, which is divisible by 10. That gives 460 mesh spaces, and the spaces along each edge (85 and 145) divide by 5, so the tassels fall at even distances.

Tassels (make 92, or 75 if you leave the head end bare): wrap A 14 times around the 5 inch cardboard. Slide a 10 inch length of yarn under the wraps at the top and tie it tightly. Cut the loops at the bottom. Wrap another length of yarn around the tassel about 1 inch below the top and tie it off. Trim the ends even. Pull the top tie through a ch-1 sp of Rnd 2 and knot it twice.

Tassel placement: counting from each corner ch-3 sp, attach a tassel in ch-1 sp number 3, then in every 5th ch-1 sp (3, 8, 13 and so on). That is 17 tassels along each short edge and 29 along each long edge.

— Matching Pillow Cover (optional) :

Make 16 more flower squares and join them into two panels of 4 squares across and 2 down, each about 28 by 14 inches.

Place the panels with wrong sides together. With A, sc through both loops around 3 sides, working 3 sc in each corner, then insert a 26 by 12 inch pillow form and close the fourth side. Add short cream fringe on the two short ends if you like.

Assembly Instructions

Weave in all ends and block each of the 84 squares to about 7 inches.
Lay the squares out in 12 rows of 7, with every flower in the same direction.
Join the squares into 12 strips of 7 with a slip stitch seam through the BLO of both squares, using A.
Join the 12 strips with the same slip stitch seam, matching the corner centers where four squares meet.
Work Border Rnd 1 in sc around the whole bedspread, with sc2tog over every seam and 3 sc in each outer corner.
Work Border Rnd 2 in mesh, with a corner of (dc, ch 3, dc) at each outer corner.
Make the tassels and attach them to the mesh edge, then block the finished bedspread flat in sections.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

Making the ch-7 loops in Rnd 4 different lengths. Keep them even so the four windows end up the same size.

Miscounting Rnd 6. Each side should have 19 sts between the corner spaces, or the squares will not lie flat.

Making squares in different sizes. Block every square to the same size before you join anything.

Changing the number of squares without checking the border. The tassels only fall evenly with 2, 7 or 12 squares in each direction.

Denise

Denise designs cozy, detailed crochet patterns for the home and checks every stitch count before it is published.

Important Notes

Each square should measure about 7 inches after blocking. If yours are smaller, go up a hook size.

The finished bedspread measures about 51 by 86 inches without the tassels, which add about 4 inches. Cotton is heavy, so expect about 2.4 kg.

Wash cold on a gentle cycle with a color catcher, because the navy yarn can bleed onto the cream. Dry flat.

Yarn amounts are estimates, so buy a little extra.

Thank you for crocheting along with me. Make one square, see how the navy flower pops against the cream, and I think you will be hooked.

Crochet Abbreviations

01 Rnd — round

02 ch — chain

03 sl st — slip stitch

04 sc — single crochet

05 hdc — half double crochet

06 dc — double crochet

07 sc2tog — single crochet two together

08 sp — space

09 st(s) — stitch(es)

10 BLO — back loop only

You Ask, We Answer

What size is the finished bedspread?

About 51 by 86 inches with 7 by 12 squares and the border, plus 4 inch tassels. It covers a twin bed with a drop on each side.

Can I use a different yarn weight?

Yes. Use a lighter yarn and a smaller hook for smaller squares, then make more squares to reach the same size. Keep 2, 7 or 12 squares in each direction so the tassels stay evenly spaced.

How do I wash it?

Wash cold on a gentle cycle with a color catcher and lay it flat to dry. Cotton is heavy when wet, so support it in your arms when you lift it.