There’s just something so special about a handmade baby blanket, and this Crochet Sunflower Baby Blanket is pure charm and nostalgia!

Made from just 48 sunburst granny squares, it’s like wrapping your little one in a field of sunshine.

The flat slip stitch join gives it that seamless, polished look, making each sunflower pop beautifully.

I have added a adorable lace border, which is so simple to make, yet it adds the perfect delicate touch! It’s the cherry on top, giving this blanket a soft, vintage vibe while keeping it sweet and simple.

Whether you’re making it for a precious new arrival or as a heartfelt gift, this blanket is a total showstopper. It’s cozy, cute, and oh-so charming—just like a sunflower in full bloom!

You can find the FREE pattern below.

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Materials

Yarn: Drops Lima or Drops Merino Extra Fine

Brown (for the sunflower center)
Light Mix Brown (for the second puff stitch round)
Yellow (for the sunflower petals)
Off-white (for the border and granny square background)

Hook: 4mm crochet hook (G-6)

Other: Tapestry needle (for weaving in ends) and scissors.

Gauge

Each square is approx 10 cm x 10 cm (4″ x 4″) The measurents are taken after washing and blocking.

Abbreviations

ch = chain
sl st = slip stitch
sc = single crochet
dc = double crochet
tr = treble crochet
sp = space
cl = cluster (3 dc in the same stitch or space)
sk = skip
puff = puff stitch (yo, insert hook into stitch, pull up a loop, repeat 3 times, yo, pull through 6 loops, yo pull through 2 loops)

Pattern Notes

Skill level: Easy
Terminology: The pattern is written in US Crochet terms.
Assembly: The blanket will be made up of 48 sunburst granny squares (6 squares for the width and 8 for the length).
Finished Size: The finished blanket size will be approximately 70 x 92 cm. (27,5″ x 36,2″). The measurents are taken after washing and blocking, and after the border has been added.

Video Tutorials

Instructions

Sunburst Granny Square

Round 1. (Center Circle – Brown)

Make a magic ring (or ch 4 and join with a sl st to form a ring).
Ch 3 (counts as the first dc), then work 15 dc into the ring.
Join with a sl st to the top of the starting ch-3. You should have 16 dc in total (including the starting ch-3). (16 dc)

Round 2. (Puff Stitch Round – Light Mix Brown)

Attach light mix brown yarn to any stitch.
Ch 2. *Work a puff stitch in the first dc. Ch 2*, repeat from *-* around.
Join with a sl st into the first st. (16 puff stitches, with 2 ch between each puff stitch)

Round 3. (Petals – Yellow)

Attach the yellow yarn to any ch-space.
Ch 2 (counts as the first dc), then work 3 dc together in the same ch-space to form a clusterstitch of 4 dc together. Ch 2
*Then work 4 dc together into the next ch-space to form a cluster. Ch 2.* Repeat from *-* around.
Join with a sl st to the first cluster stitch (16 clusters, with 2 ch between each cluster stitch)

Round 4. (Off-white – Border or Background)

Attach the off-white yarn to any ch-space, for the square background.
Ch 4 (counts as the first tc), then work 2 more tc into the same ch-space.’
Ch 3 and work 3 more tc into the same ch-space (This creates the first corner).
*Ch 1. Work 3 dc into the next ch- space* Repeat from *-* 2 more times.
Work 3 tc. 3 ch. 3 tc into the next ch-space (This creates the next corner).
Repeat step 4. (This creates the next side of the square)
Repeat step 5. (This creates the next corner).
Repeat step 4. (This creates the next side of the square)
Repeat step 5. (This creates the next corner).
Repeat step 4. (This creates the last side of the square)
Slip stitch into the first st. Fasten off and weave in all ends.

Joining the Squares with Flat Slip Stitch Join

Arrange the squares in a 6×8 grid (6 across, 8 down).
Using off-white yarn, begin joining the squares.
Place slipknot on your hook.
Insert your hook into the back loop of the first ch of the corner space. Then in the corresponding ch. (at the edges of two adjacent squares). Keep the working yarn underneath your work and pull the yarn through both chains.
Make a slip stitch in the same way into the back loops of the next stitches to join the two squares together.
Continue joining the squares across each row and then down each column until the entire blanket is assembled.

The Border

To finish off the blanket, we’ll add a simple lacey border using off-white yarn.

Round 1.

Attach the off-white yarn in ch-space of the sides of the blanket.
*Make sc into the ch-space, ch 3, skip the next cluster (3 dc)* Repeat from *-* all the way along the side of the blanket.
When you reach the corner space, make a sc + ch 2 + sc into the same corner space.
Repeat the last two steps all the way around the blanket.
Join with a sl st to the first sc. Sl st into the first ch-space.

Round 2.

Ch 3 (counts as the first dc), make 2 more dc into the same ch-space. *Ch 1. Make 3 dc into the next ch-space*. repeat from *-* all the way along the side of the blanket.
When you reach the corner space, make 3 dc + ch 2 + 3 dc into the same corner space.
Repeat the last two steps all the way around the blanket.
Join with a sl st to the top of the starting ch-3. Sl st into next 2 st. Sl st into the next ch-space.

Round 3.

Ch 4. Make a dc into the same ch-space (this will create the first V-stitch). Ch 1.
*Work a V-stitch (dc + ch 1 + dc) in each next ch space. Ch 1.* Repeat from *-* all the way along the side of the blanket.
When you reach the corner space, make a V-st + ch 2 + V-st, into the same corner space.
Repeat the last two steps all the way around the blanket.
Join with a sl st to the top of the starting ch-3.

Round 4.

Work a sc into the previous ch-space of round 3.
Dc into the next ch-space, ch 3, sl st into the first of the ch 3 (this will create a picot-st) work 1 more dc into the same st.
Work a sc in to the space between the V-stitches from the previous round.
Repeat from the last two steps all the way along the side of the blanket.
When you reach the corner, make a sc into the first dc. Make dc into the corner space. Make a Picot st. make 1 more dc into the same corner space.
Repeat the last four steps all the way around the blanket.
Join with a sl st to the top of the starting sl st.

You’ve now completed your beautiful Sunflower Baby Blanket! Take a moment to admire your work and the love stitched into every square.

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CROCHET SUNFLOWER BABY BLANKET