Beginner's Guide: How to Crochet a Retro Daisy Granny Square (Step-by-Step Tutorial) 

I've been crocheting for over 20 years and I have to say this is one of the best crochet tutorials I have ever watched. It's perfectly descriptive, I have no questions and it isn't loaded with any unnecessary or confusing information. I'm very impressed, good work!!!

Im begging you, PLEASE DO MORE OF THESE! You’ve inspired me to start crocheting and finding tutorials that I can sit through and actual learn from has been tricky but I LOVE the way you’ve put this together! I can finally make a granny square!❤️

You make our craft SO approachable. The comments section full of people who want to join us in crochet warms my heart.

Searched and couldn't find a written version of her pattern, so here it is! You're welcome! Crochet Daisy Pattern (Elyse Myers) Seed/Center Slip Knot Ch 4, SlSt to make ring SC 8 into center ring. Tighten ring. SlSt into 1st stitch to complete circle. Ch 3 for height DC Inc x8 for total of 16 DC SlSt into 1st DC to complete row. Ch 1, cut string PC (Petal Color) Load in color Ch 3 + 2 DC into same stitch Ch 1 + skip next stitch 3 DC + Ch 1 + skip next stitch *repeat for total of 8 petals Ch 1, SlSt into space next to first chain 3 to complete row. Place stitch marker. BG (Background Color) Load in color Ch 3 (acting as first DC) Ch 4 between DC in skipped stitch *repeat all the way around Ch 4. SlSt into 3rd chain Place stitch marker. PC (Petal Color) Bring PC to front Ch 3 (acting as first DC) + Inc + DC (only time you’ll be working over BG with PC) Ch 2 between DC + Inc + DC + Ch 2 *Repeat on all 8 petals SlSt into space between chain 3 to close row. Stitch marker. BG (Background Color) Bring BG to front Ch 3 (acting as first DC) + DC into same stitch (only time you’ll be working over PC with BC) Ch 5 between 2 DC + Ch 5 *repeat all the way around SlSt into space between stitches. Stitch marker. PC (Petal Color) Bring PC to front. Ch 3 over your background color (Ch 3 counts as first DC) + DC Inc + DC + DC Ch 2 between petals DC + DC Inc + DC + DC + Ch 2 *repeat for all 8 petals SlSt into next petal Final Row of Petals: SC into first stitch of petal Skip stitch + 5 DC into middle stitch Skip stitch + SC into last stitch + Ch 2 SC + skip + 5 DC + skip + SC + Ch 2 *repeat on all 8 petals SlSt. Ch 1 to finish off color; fasten. BG (Background Color) Bring color to front Ch 3 (counts as first DC) + DC Inc 5 DC into the back chain (Front) DC (front first stitch) + DC Inc (front second stitch) + (back) 5 DC into the back chain *repeat all the way around SlSt to join in space between 1st and 2nd DC Ch 3 (for height) 1 DC into every stitch (64 stitches) *repeat all the way around SlSt to join in space between Ch 3 and 1st DC NOTE: When done with this row, you should have 64 stitches all the way around. The first Ch 3 DOES NOT count - it’s for height only. PLACE STITCH MARKER EVERY 16 STITCHES TO MARK CORNERS Ch 3 for height (this one doesn’t count as DC) SIDES: 3 DC + 3 HDC + 3 SC + 3 HDC + 3 DC CORNERS: 2 TR + Ch 2 + 2 TR (all into same stitch) *repeat all the way around SlSt to close between the chain of 3 and the first DC NOTE: When done with this row, you should have 19 stitches all on each side and a total of 76 stitches. (Ch 2 between the corner stitches don’t count toward your total stitch count) Ch 3 for height (does not count as DC) SIDES: DC into every stitch on the sides CORNERS: 2 DC + Ch 2 + 2 DC SlSt to close between chain of 3 and first DC. Ch 1 to close. DONE!

How you were able to not only complete this but teach it so early in your crochet journey just blows my mind and I've been crocheting for 50 years! You rock girl!

Wow, you may be a beginner but your tutorial skills are ADVANCED. I've been crocheting only for a few months and what you've done is so smart and better than what most YT tutorials do in that you offer three different notations (the video of you crocheting, the symbols and the abbreviations) but you also make note of things that easily trip up beginners like which hole to stitch into. So smart and so proud of you for dreaming this up and leveling up the crochet video tutorial game.

OMG, I’ve been crocheting for over 50 years. Your tutorial is amazing. The way you explain everything so clearly, and the graphics, the on screen abbreviations of the crochet stitches, where to place the stitch markers . You’re teaching people how to read a pattern. The best tutorial ever, I’m going to share this with my niece. You’re brilliant, thank you.

Listen, I’ve been crocheting for 16 years and I’ve never seen a better tutorial!!! I’m not joking! Thank you! Please PLEASE do more

I've crocheted for 45 years and watched this video because I love your Shorts and was curious about how a newbie would teach. This is the actual best learn to crochet tutorial I've ever seen. My daughter has been wanting to learn and I've sent her a link. Great job!

This is EXACTLY how I learn. I’ve been watching beginner videos all evening and nothing has clicked. Thank you for posting this!!!

Do I already know how to crochet? Yes! Am I going to watch this whole video still? Also, yes! 😁

So, I have NOT been crocheting for over 20 years, not much more than about 20 days. I've watched your video and did it step by step - rewinding at least 10 times every round (even my husband now knows the stitches😂) -, pulling out at least a hundred times and starting all over.... but..... I did it! So proud of myself!!! 🏆🏆🏆And English isn't even my mother tongue. Now I wanted to learn my friend but don't know the Dutch words for all the different stitches🤦‍♀. Thank you so much for sharing!

I’ve been crocheting for almost 10 years, and I wish this video was around when I started!! The beginner videos are nice, but I definitely was a “dive right in” kind of person. Anyone who knows how to crochet can see all the work you put into this video, and honestly it’s the easiest crochet tutorial I have been able to follow along with! Thank you so much for all that you do ❤❤

I have been crocheting for over 10 years and this tutorial is the best I have watched by far! PLEASE do more!!

This is so relaxing to watch. The music, the stitching, the voice. Lovely

Please, please, please do more tutorials! I'm a beginner, and this is the EASIEST tutorial I have followed BY FAR!!!! THANK-YOU!

Thank you for sharing. I have been crocheting for over 30 years and I must say your skills are absolutely admirable. You have combined chart reading, with abbreviations and advanced crochet skills into one tutorial packed with substance. So thank you for what you bring.

Thank you for teaching me to make my first crochet flower and granny square!!! Recovering from surgery and I made several with this video 💖🙏🙌 Thank you 😊

I would say I’m an intermediate-advancing crocheter and can read a pattern easily. You are a good teacher! Your edits and verbal instructions are easy to follow and I feel this video is perfect for a beginner. Confession, I hate stitching granny squares together.

Elyse, THANK YOU! Not only do I ABSOLUTELY LOVE this pattern, the attention to detail, the instructions AS YOU ARE CROCHETING, and the front/back pics after each round is AMAZING! I have been crocheting for over 40 years and have never been able to read a pattern with the markings. You are a crochet ROCKSTAR! ❤❤

I have been crocheting 40+ years, this is an awesome tutorial!! Great job! So proud of you!! Keep up the good work!!

My brain and crochet just doesn’t click but I still will watch the whole thing ❤️

Elyse, as someone with autism who needs things explained to me like I’m 5 half of the time, this is honestly such a good tutorial. I’ve never felt so confident in watching something that I could do it, but it’s because you’re so to the point and in detail that I’m able to follow along and understand. I hope you continue to make these. I also hope you know how appreciated and adored you are by people. ❤️

Seeing your shorts/tiktoks had peaked my interest in getting started, super excited to see this and I love how chill and practical your vibes are towards teaching this.

I agree to the masses that say that this is one of the best tutorials they have seen. The different ways you allow people to gather their information through is amazing. its written, it is demonstrated and its shown clearly on a picture drawn out what is coming in the next step. Good speed, easy to follow, and very inspiring! Well d one.

I’m so happy you finally got this done. I love crochet, I’m glad you found that you do too. You did a great job explaining. Thank you.

Please do more of these. So clear and easy to follow and that gentle music in the background was just lovely. I am also teaching myself to crochet via RU-vid and more videos like this would make it much easier.

Elyse ... I love you for this. Thank you for mainstreaming all the ways to learn crochet into one solid ass video. You're goat.

Not me crying like a baby because I've finally found a tutorial that actually works for me. ❤❤❤i cannot thank you enough

So excited to see this; thank you for working on this!! Sending positive healing thoughts for your son’s upcoming surgery. ❤❤❤

Literally as a fellow ADHDer, this is the best crochet tutorial is the best one I've ever followed. I really appreciated that, even though you sped up you crocheting each section, I could still keep up and get to the next part without having to pause and start over and over. I just finished my first one and it's literally one of my favorite squares I've ever made.

My mom taught me to crochet when I was a teenager. I made lots of granny squares for a throw then lost interest, so my mom ended up sewing them all together to finish it. I never crocheted again until about 5 years ago, and I did the same as you. I jumped headfirst into a project, never having read a pattern or anything. Lots of learning since then. I've watched tons of video tutorials, and yours was truly refreshing. You explained the process and the stitch sequence in small "chunks", and included the reason for certain stitches, like the increase. The organization of the info was perfect. The instructions were included at the top of the screen, the preview told us what was next, there was a visual showing what it was supposed to look like, and the corresponding symbols were easy to identify. Your pacing was just right, and your background music was very relaxing. You gave a lot of information, but it wasn't overwhelming at all. It's hard to believe it's your first tutorial or that you haven't been crocheting for years. You're a natural!

Thanks for honesty and authenticity. It's very empowering to beginners or those like me who never developed their craft just stayed beginners lol!

Oh my gosh. Long time casual knitter here, I’ve been looking for a reason to start learning to crochet, and this might just be it. I have a feeling this is going to be my next obsession.

"Make sure you count 16 double crochet, ok check again, again, and again. Move on to your next row, why is it weird? Oh because you made 17 double crochet... Cool frog it and redo. Why is it weird again? How are there 14 when I undid one?! Ok count a thousand times and use a stitch marker for each stitch! There perfect!" -Me trying to make a circle project. But I love crocheting more than anything ❤

I have watched many crochet videos and this is by far one of the BEST crochet video's I have ever watched! So detailed and well explained! Well done on a VERY successful first crochet video!!! I can't wait to make this!!!!

I agree with everyone. Been crocheting for 15 years and this is the best tutorial I've ever seen. Your attention to detail is 💯! ❤

ASMR from Elyse crocheting. I'm waiting for someone to arrive and now I want a nap, this is so relaxing. My guest will have to wake me up knocking on the door. I have a really hard time keeping count, and keeping even tension, but this is really pretty and a sweater of these would be so cool.

I am an experienced crocheter, but this pattern was flummoxing me. Your video is hands down THE BEST tutorial for this pattern. Thank you so much.

Not me adding a bunch of views to this video watching it every time I make a square to prep making the sweater 😂

Elyse! Please please make more videos like these. I just started crocheting this week & every other project has come out rough looking and this is the first one where i actually did it correctly & it looks great!! I would love to see more granny square patterns, or whatever else you like to make. You do such a good job. Thank you for making this!

went to the yarn store this morning just to try this out, new hook and all. am now sitting here close to the tv so i can follow along:) its going well, wish i could show you. you are a very good teacher, ty for this video dear:)

Watched a lot of tutorials for this square. Yours is, by far, the easiest to follow.

YAY! You knocked it out of the park!! This is amazing and so are you. Hang in there mama!

I literally stumbled on this video, clicked without knowing it was you. I have missed you on the other side! I’m so glad I found you here. You look great!

I loved the way you did this! It’s so inclusive of different learning style with the way you included written instructions and diagrams along with you actually crocheting. Loved it 10/10

Just want to say your instructions, with the detail, the clarity, large text, are the best I've ever seen. I'm a retired teacher, so from a teaching/learning perspective, you nailed it.

My partner is a big fan of your shorts, as he finds them hilarious and endearing. He was pretty stoked to inform me that you had made a crochet tutorial because I’m a crochet hound. I gotta say, this is one of the finest crochet tutorials I’ve ever come across! Thank you!

Hi, I've been crocheting for years, but this is a great pattern and you did a wonderful job of teaching it! I love that you showed the chart and written patters both for each step. A fun trick that I learned a long time ago for working with two colors is to feed a drinking straw onto each yarn before I start. It helps to keep the different yarns from tangling with each other.

I too, have never needed to use the magic circle. I've tried it and it makes sense if you need to adjust after closing the circle but for this use case - totally not needed. Also these are some of the best diagrams/illustrations I've ever seen for crochet. So much easier to understand with that visual!

It makes my ADHD knitter’s heart so happy to see you so excited about this and I’m super impressed at how you showed how to do this! Love the pattern.

You stated once that people with ADHD shouldn’t start with granny squares and then you put out this and now I dont know if I should or shouldnt take up making granny squares. Thanks Elise, my head hurts

You speak my language! Best tutorial ever. Thank you.

You are a gifted teacher and I hope that you continue and that your channel and your business continue to grow. I love how you explain things in several different ways. This is the very best style of teaching. I taught chemistry for several years and that is how I taught that complex subject. Everyone has different styles of learning and by showing the connections, it helps our brains remember things better (at least it does for me). It also helps us learn about a style that is less natural (like the pattern symbols) with one that comes more naturally, like visual learning or auditory learning, for instance. Your pauses with explanations is really helpful for beginners. I am not a beginner, but I had to learn many of the things that you explain in my own by trial and error before the days of RU-vid. This is fantastic for beginners or people new to this design who aren’t beginners too! I think you are awesome!

My ADHD brain could actually following along with this entire video and not get distracted (much), which is impressive! I dabbled in crochet back in the day and am looking to try again. Did I watch this whole video with absolutely no crochet supplies? Yes. Yes I did. So I’ll be back once I actually have supplies :) please keep making these videos! I’m sure it takes a ton of work to make these, but I learned so much already! I appreciated that you went in real time for the first couple times before speeding up the video. My brain needed that. Thank you for doing this!

I’m going to make this once I finish the blanket I’m working on. But I had to comment after watching 20 or so minutes of this… you are an EXCELLENT teacher.

Best crochet tutorial I’ve ever seen. You made everything make sense!!!!

This was my first lesson and I loved it!!! PLEASE make more you’re an awesome teacher

2am this morning and I watched and created your granny square. So easy . Thank Elyse Myers❤

Please make more tutorials!! This was seriously so easy to follow along! Especially as a fellow Neurodivergent person. Thank you!!

This is one of the best tutorials I have ever seen. I've followed you for a while, and now I wish you had a channel just for crocheting tutorials. I have dyscalculia and keeping up with counting is hard for me. So, this one might be hard for me, but I would like to try it. My bedroom is gray and teal, and I might make a cool blanket using that color palette.

The best tutorial I’ve watched in the last 10 years! ❤Thank you!

I used your tutorial after I was asked to make a granny blanket for someone. Your squares were perfect!! Hubby calls it The Brady Bunch blanket because I used every color I could find, but honestly it is a beautiful blanket. I'm now making a second one in patriotic colors!

This tutorial was a joy to watch! Most are very chaotic and too fast to pay close attention for beginners and this was very calm and relaxing to watch!

Your tutorials are the best I’ve ever seen! Thank you for all the time you put into making it so clear! Following for more!

All of it, all at once, all the time. Sign me up. I'm actually watching this because I need something to listen to while I crochet. I'm not sure I'm motivated to make a granny square yet. I'm super excited to learn to read patterns. I too jump in head first on projects. I am currently making my first piece of adult sized clothing. A flowwy tank top. Yeah that's not a word.

Sincerely the best tutorial I’ve ever seen. Thank you.

You are freaking AMAZING.

As someone who runs a crochet business and a chaotic crochet RU-vid channel, occasionally sharing tutorials, this is really TOP NOTCH work. You did amazing. I'm so sorry you've had drama over the fact that you released this tutorial but you did a great and incredibly thorough job, so don't let anyone tell you different!

One of the best crochet tutorials!!!

Literally so proud of you for conquering pattern reading. You made it easy for those who can’t. I adore granny squares so much.

This tutorial was AMAZING! I am just beginning crocheting, and I was able to follow what you were doing and make my own flower power granny square!! Thank you so much! ❤

As someone with adhd and has started crocheting recently I just want to say THANK YOU for making a tutorial I don’t immediately log off of . If you ever feel like making another tutorial my large basket full of yarn begging for me to finally use would be very thankful. 😂 great job 👏🏻 ❤

Listen you are the Bob Ross of crochet tutorials I was so relaxed watching this video I completely forgot anxiety existed!!😢❤😊

You are Heaven sent. The way you explained it, worked for my brain so much better than many of the tutorials I've watched. Thank you

Best tutorial I’ve followed for this pattern. Thankyou thankyou thankyou 🙌🏼🩷

I just wanted to say that your tutorial has been the best one for me. You made it so easy and to top it off I learned how to read with the diagram you added. 😎👍

i loved this pattern..i used it to make an afgan and sent it to Boggy Creek Camp .donations for kids camp experience..and of course mentioned you!thank you.

just finished a square using this tutorial and im sooo proud of myself!! thanks for the fantastic tutorial elyse ❤❤

All of this is so daunting to me! Thank you for giving me the confidence to make more things than a scarf! 😆 I will be re-watching this to make my own.

I have watched so many tutorials and this is my favorite. I was so excited to find this one as it was on my long list of crochet things I wanted to make. I have used this pattern as pockets as a cardigan and it looks amazing. I am so grateful. Thank you! I can tell you put a lot of work into this and I really hope to see more! ❤✌🏼

This tutorial is amazing, and I've watched a ton of them. You put so much work & detail into this. Bravo!❤❤❤

This is one of the BEST tutorials I have watched!!! I’ve only been crocheting for 2 years but have watched hundreds of tutorials!!! Thank you!!!!!!

OMG I’m a seasoned crocheter and I have never been able to make a granny square until I followed your tutorial Elyse!! This is WONDERFUL and I hope you do more of these 🎉🎉🎉

I just watch-listened to this while I crocheted a sea turtle so I could hang out with you while you also crochet, your tutorial really helped me focus on my other project. I can’t wait to make one of these Granny squares though. Thanks, and sorry I’m weird! 🤣

You have a great talent for teaching! I enjoyed you very much and appreciate the graphs as well. I never tried this before and I now have the confidence to do a blanket. Please do more videos on crocheting. Even though it’s a pattern from someone else, you have a better ability to teach it. For future reference always remember to acknowledge the person that had the original and you’ll be set. I guess that is the norm for RU-vid community. So…Thank you!❤

im so serious when i say this tutorial was so amazingly detailed and made perfect sense to me. thank u!! more please!!

I have made 20 of these so far! I just started crocheting and this was really fun and easy to follow along with my ADHA so thank you so much!❤

I'm teaching my daughter how to crochet and I feel like she can actually do this. Thank you so much for your time.

never crocheted in my life but I had some wool knocking about and a crochet hook I somehow acquired, so I decided to give it a go (quick tutorial for single and double crochets and I'm well on my way), very straight forward and easy to follow despite never holding a crochet hook before!! oh and thank you for making us double check the petals! I ended up with 9 the first time despite double checking the row before and counting out my stitches

This is such an amazing tutorial for all skill levels of crocheters!!! Please do more, this one was soo good!!💗💗💗

Absolutely best tutorial I have had the pleasure to watch. Love the pattern. Thanks so much.

I do a lot of crochet and watch a LOT of tutorials and yours is by far the best one yet! Great job!!! Please do more!

Fairly new at crochet after knitting for years and I have to say this is the best and easiest to follow tutorial I have ever watched! 👌👌👌

So like how are you an incredible singer, songwriter, content creator, crocheter, AND crochet teacher?! I’ve been crocheting for years and I’m so impressed with this. First, for the complexity of the pattern (eg. Crocheting behind, with multiple colours) and second, your ability to teach with clarity. Leave some talent for the rest of us Elyse! Seriously though, I completely love this ❤❤

Very long tutorial, however, it's been one of the easiest I've ever followed! Truly appreciate the super detailed explanations and visuals! I made my daisy granny square into a pot holder trivet thingy. Looking forward to more tutorials!!!

I have been crocheting for 5 years now and this is the BEST toutorial i have seen. The way that you have taken the time to actually diagram each step is exactly what I needed all that time ago when I was learning new stitches. More please?

I’ve tried 3 other versions of this and was about to give up when I came across your tutorial. IT WORKED PERFECTLY!! Honestly one of the best tutorials out there 🎉 Only have to make another bazillion of them to get a blanket!! 😅 ❤

I'm so glad I found you on RU-vid, and I'm Really excited to start working on these flower squares, you teach this so easy to learn.!!!

I have been crocheting for over 10 years and you rocked this tutorial! I started off with another teacher and was totally lost. I found your channel and was able to finish the project!! Keep doing what you are doing, girl!!!