Royal Bloom – Free Blanket Square Crochet Pattern

This crochet blanket square pattern features a simple yet eye-catching design made with crisp white and rich royal blue for a striking contrast. The bold color pairing highlights the classic granny technique — making a granny square in the round. At 6″ wide x 6″ tall, the Royal Bloom Granny Square is perfect for making multiples that can easily be joined together to create a beautiful and striking blanket.

The Inspiration Behind the Design

March is always a super busy month for my business. I run my annual birthday sale (3/1) and it’s my business anniversary (3/17) so I usually run some sort of sale or event for that as well. But this year I’m taking part in the International Crochet Month event being held over at Underground Crafter. I am a big advocate for celebrating crochet, so I figured this was the perfect way to share the love.

I decided to make and share a blanket square because, well, blankets are my favorite. Make them all in the same 2 colors, or use your leftover yarn and make them in all different colors. Whatever you choose it will be stunning!

Pattern Info

Finished Size: 6″ square

Yarn: #4 worsted weight
Sample used: Yarn Bee Soft & Sleek in White and Dk Country Blue – 1 oz / 47 yds (for total square)

Crochet Hook: Size I/9 (5.5 mm)

Notions: Yarn Needle

Gauge:

Difficulty: Beginner: Uses beginner stitches, along with increases.

Stitches Used:

blo – back loop only
CC – contrast color
ch – chain
dc – double crochet
MC – main color
sc – single crochet
shell – shell st (refers to 5 dc worked in same st)
yo – yarn over

For a full list of abbreviations, please see my List of Abbreviations.

Notes:

Changing color every round gives the square a unique way to make the colors pop.
Gauge is not too important with this square. Just make sure if you are making multiple squares (ex: for a blanket) that your gauge stays the same so all the squares will be the same size.

Special Stitches:

Magic Ring – for tutorial, please see How to Make a Magic Ring.
blo (back loop only) – work the stitch as normal, but only into the back loop (instead of both as normal).
Shell – 5 dc in indicated st.

Royal Bloom Blanket Square

With MC, make magic ring, ch 1.
Round 1: Work 12 dc magic ring. Fasten off. (12 dc)

Round 2: Attach CC with sl st in any st, *ch 2, work 5 dc in next st, ch 2, [sl st in next st] 2 times, rep from * around, sl st in first st. Fasten off. (20 dc)

Round 3: Attach MC in center dc of any shell, ch 3 (counts as first dc), 4 dc in same st, *ch 3, dc between 2 dc of round 1 below, ch 3, 5 dc in center dc of next shell, rep from * across. Fasten off. (4 shells, 4 dc)

Round 4: Attach CC with sl st in top of first dc of any shell, *7 dc blo in center dc of shell, sl st in last dc of shell, 7 dc blo in dc (that anchors to round 1), sl st in first dc of next shell, rep from * around, sl st in first st. Fasten off. (8 shells)

Round 5: Attach MC in center dc of any corner shell, *work 5 dc blo in corner dc, dc blo in each of next 2 dc, ch 3, sk next 3 dc, dc blo in each of next 3 dc, ch 3, dc blo in each of next 2 sts, rep from * around. Fasten off. (48 dc, 8 ch-3 sps)

Round 6: Attach CC with sl st in any corner dc, *(2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in corner sp, dc blo in each st and ch across to corner, rep from * around, sl st in first st. Fasten off. (84 dc)

Make This Modern Granny a Blanket

The Royal Bloom Granny Square is a simple yet striking design that is enjoyable to make and easy to incorporate into larger projects. Create just one to practice the stitch pattern, or make a whole collection of squares to join into a beautiful blanket. However you use it, this classic square is sure to add a bold and timeless touch to your crochet projects.

Love this pattern? Don’t forget to Pin the Royal Bloom Blanket Pattern for later so you can come back to it whenever you’re ready to start your next cozy make!

The Royal Bloom Blanket Square is a free download as part of the International Crochet Month event. Click the button below for the free pattern. For more info on Internationa Crochet Month, please visit Underground Crafter here.