Sage Green 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 sage square carries a peach center and two layers of puffy cream petals.
About This Sage Green Flower Granny Square Bed Cover Crochet Pattern Pattern
This bed cover is made from 80 flower granny squares. Each square has a peach center, a ring of small cream petals, a second layer of larger cream petals behind them and four sage green rounds that turn the flower into a square. The squares are joined with raised sage seams and finished with a simple sage edging.
The finished cover measures about 74 by 92 inches, enough for 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 Sage Green 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 soft sage green makes every flower look fresh.
When it lies on the bed with a few cushions, the bedroom feels calm and warm right away. It is also the kind of gift that people keep for years.
Switch Things Up
Try a butter yellow center with white petals on a soft gray background for a brighter look, or dusty blue petals on cream for a cooler bedroom. For a baby blanket, join 3 by 4 squares to get about 27 by 36 inches. For a throw, join 5 by 6 squares to get about 45 by 54 inches. You can also make a few extra squares and sew them into matching pillow covers.
Materials Needed
— Main Fabric
— Tools Required
The Free Pattern
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— Flower Granny Square (Make 80, peach center, cream petals, sage outer rounds) :
— Layout (Make 1 grid of 80 squares) :
— Edging (Make 1, sage green) :
Assembly Instructions
- Weave in all ends on the Flower Granny Squares, then block each square to 9 inches by pinning it flat, misting it with water and letting it dry completely.
- Lay all 80 squares on the floor in 10 rows of 8, 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 corner ch-2 sps, and sl st with sage through the loops of both squares, matching the 18 dc and 5 ch-1 sps on each side. This leaves a raised 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 10 rows to each other with the same sl st seam, and at each point where four squares meet, work through all four corner sps 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.
- Work the Edging in sage 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 9 inches (23 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 8 by 10 squares. For another grid size, work 23 sc plus 1 sc at each seam for every square along an edge.
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 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 8 squares across and 10 down, the squares measure 72 by 90 inches, and the edging adds about 1 inch on each side, so the finished size is about 74 by 92 inches. That covers 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 27 by 36 inches. For a throw, join 5 by 6 squares to get about 45 by 54 inches. Work 23 sc plus 1 sc at each seam for every square along each edge.
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. 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