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🌼 3D Daisy Granny Square Pillow Pattern (Inspired Version)

🧢 Materials

  • Worsted weight yarn:

    • Cream (background)

    • Light blue (petals)

    • Yellow (center)

  • 4–5 mm crochet hook

  • Yarn needle

  • Pillow insert (approx. 16"–18")

  • Scissors


🌼 Daisy Granny Square (Make 18–24 depending on pillow size)

Center (Yellow)

  1. Magic ring

  2. Ch 2 (counts as dc), 11 dc into ring

  3. Sl st to join (12 stitches)


Petals (Light Blue)

Working in front loops only:

  1. Attach blue yarn

  2. (Ch 3, 2 dc, ch 3, sl st in same stitch) → forms one petal

  3. Repeat in each stitch around (12 petals total)

Fasten off.


Square Base (Cream)

Work in back loops of center round

  1. Attach cream yarn in any stitch

  2. Ch 3, 1 dc in same st

  3. 2 dc in next st

  4. (2 dc in next st) around until corners form naturally

  5. To square it:

    • In every 3rd stitch: (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) → corner

  6. Sl st to join


Build Square Shape

Round 2:

  • Ch 3, dc across sides

  • At corners: (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc)

Round 3 (optional for larger squares):

  • Repeat round 2

Fasten off.


🌼 Assembly

  1. Arrange squares in a grid (e.g., 4 x 4 or 5 x 5)

  2. Join using:

    • Slip stitch join OR

    • Whip stitch (invisible seam)


🌼 Pillow Construction

  1. Make two panels (front + back)

    • Back can be plain granny squares or solid crochet

  2. Join three sides

  3. Insert pillow form

  4. Close last side


🌼 3D Edge Flowers (Optional but matches your image!)

  • Crochet small daisies (same as center + petals)

  • Sew along seams and edges for that raised effect

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