Crochet Daisy Flower Blanket Pattern by Grace Gaoti
There is something truly magical about a blanket covered in flowers. Whether it is draped over the back of a sofa, folded at the foot of a bed, or wrapped around your shoulders on a cool afternoon, a crochet daisy flower blanket carries with it a sense of warmth that goes beyond the yarn itself. This pattern by Grace Gaoti is one of those designs that looks far more complicated than it actually is — and that is exactly the kind of pattern that makes people fall in love with crochet all over again.
If you have been searching for a beginner-friendly yet visually stunning crochet blanket pattern, you have found it. This daisy flower blanket features bold, cheerful flowers worked in rounds, joined together in a way that creates a seamless, textured fabric full of life and color. Whether you choose soft pastels, vibrant rainbow shades, or a classic neutral palette, the design adapts beautifully to whatever speaks to you.
Let’s walk through everything you need to know to make this blanket from start to finish — materials, abbreviations, gauge, stitch counts, and the full pattern instructions.
About This Pattern
The Crochet Daisy Flower Blanket by Grace Gaoti is a motif-based blanket, meaning it is constructed by creating individual daisy squares and then joining them together. Each daisy motif is worked in the round, beginning at the center of the flower and expanding outward through petals and a background square. The join-as-you-go method is optional but highly recommended, as it eliminates the tedium of sewing dozens of squares together at the end.
This pattern is rated as easy to intermediate. If you are comfortable with basic crochet stitches — chain, single crochet, double crochet, slip stitch — you will have no trouble following along. The flower motif introduces one slightly more advanced technique (the petal loop), but it is explained step by step and becomes intuitive very quickly.
The finished blanket, worked as written, measures approximately 45 inches by 55 inches, making it a generous lap blanket or a cozy throw. You can easily adjust the size by adding or subtracting motif rows.
Materials You Will Need
Before you begin, gather your supplies. Having everything ready at the start makes the process much smoother, especially when you are working with multiple colors.
Yarn: Worsted weight yarn (Category 4), approximately 1,200 to 1,500 yards total. You will need one main color for the flower centers, one or more colors for the petals, and a background color for the square portion of each motif. If you want a multicolor blanket, plan for roughly 150 to 200 yards per color.
Hook: 5.0 mm crochet hook (US size H/8), or the size needed to achieve gauge.
Additional supplies: Scissors, yarn needle for weaving in ends, stitch markers (optional but helpful), and a measuring tape.
Yarn suggestions: Lion Brand Pound of Love, Red Heart Super Saver, Caron Simply Soft, or any smooth worsted weight yarn will work beautifully. A yarn with good stitch definition will show off the petal texture especially well.
Abbreviations Used in This Pattern
All abbreviations in this pattern follow standard US crochet terminology.
ch — chain
sl st — slip stitch
sc — single crochet
dc — double crochet
tr — treble crochet
hdc — half double crochet
sp — space
st — stitch
rep — repeat
beg — beginning
rnd — round
RS — right side
WS — wrong side
FO — fasten off
Gauge
Each finished daisy motif should measure approximately 5 inches by 5 inches after light blocking. Working to gauge ensures that your motifs will join together neatly and that your finished blanket will reach the intended size. If your motifs are consistently larger than 5 inches, try a smaller hook. If they are consistently smaller, go up a hook size.
Gauge is especially important in this pattern because the join-as-you-go technique relies on the motifs being a consistent size.
Color Suggestions and Planning
One of the most enjoyable parts of making this blanket is planning your color palette. Here are a few popular approaches:
A spring garden look uses soft yellow centers, white petals, and a sage green background. The result is dreamy and delicate, like a field of daisies on a May morning.
A bold and bright version uses golden yellow centers, pure white petals, and a bold color for each square background — navy, coral, teal, mustard — making every motif its own little work of art.
A monochrome elegance palette uses cream, ivory, and warm white in different textures or tones, creating a blanket that looks sophisticated and timeless.
A boho sunrise palette rotates through terracotta, burnt orange, golden yellow, and dusty rose for the backgrounds, with a consistent cream for the flower centers and petals.
However you decide to color your blanket, make sure to plan out how many motifs you need of each color combination before you begin. For a 9 by 11 grid of motifs (99 total squares), having a plan saves both time and yarn.
Understanding the Daisy Motif
Each daisy motif is a granny-square-style design. You begin at the flower center, build up the petals, and then frame everything in a background color to form a clean square. The petals are created using a simple loop technique — you crochet into chain spaces to form long, rounded loops that give the flower its signature daisy shape.
Here is what each motif looks like in stages:
Round 1 creates the center circle of the flower. Rounds 2 through 3 build the petal loops. Round 4 locks the petals in place and forms the base for the background. Round 5 completes the square with corner spaces and straight edges, creating the frame you will use to join the motifs together.
Each round is explained in full below.
Daisy Flower Motif Pattern Instructions
Foundation: Using your center color, make a magic ring (or ch 4 and join with a sl st to form a ring).
Round 1 (Center Circle): Ch 1, work 10 sc into the ring. Join with a sl st to the first sc. (10 sc) Fasten off center color.
Round 2 (Petal Loops): Join petal color with a sl st to any sc. Ch 12, sl st into the same sc. (This is your first petal loop.) Sl st into the next sc, ch 12, sl st into the same sc. Repeat from to around until you have 10 petal loops total. Join with a sl st to the first sl st. Do not fasten off.
Round 3 (Securing the Petals): Sl st into the first ch-12 loop. Into this loop, work: sc, hdc, dc, 5 tr, dc, hdc, sc. Sl st to close the petal. Move to the next ch-12 loop. Into this loop, work: sc, hdc, dc, 5 tr, dc, hdc, sc. Sl st to close the petal. Repeat from to for each remaining petal loop. (10 petals total) Join with a sl st. Fasten off petal color.
Round 4 (Transition Round): Join background color with a sl st to the sl st between any two petals. Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in the same sp. Ch 2, 2 dc in the sp between next two petals. Rep from to around, ending with ch 2, join with sl st to top of beg ch-3. (10 groups of 2 dc, 10 ch-2 spaces) Do not fasten off.
Round 5 (Square Frame): This round transforms the circular flower into a square. The key is creating four corner spaces and straight edges between them.
Sl st into the next ch-2 sp. Ch 3 (counts as dc). Into the same sp, work dc, ch 2, 2 dc. (Corner made.) Ch 1, 2 dc into next ch-2 sp, ch 1, 2 dc into next ch-2 sp. Corner: Into next ch-2 sp, work 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc. Repeat from to two more times. Ch 1, 2 dc into next ch-2 sp, ch 1. Join with sl st to top of beg ch-3. (4 corners with ch-2 spaces, 2 groups of 2 dc on each side)
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Your daisy motif is complete. It should lay flat and measure close to 5 inches across. If it is cupping or rippling noticeably, adjust your tension or hook size before continuing.
Joining the Motifs
You can join your motifs in one of two ways: seaming them together after all motifs are complete, or using the join-as-you-go (JAYG) method as you work your final round.
Flat slip stitch join (after completing motifs): Hold two motifs with right sides facing each other and slip stitch through both layers along the edge, working through corresponding stitches and spaces. This creates a small, tidy seam visible only on the wrong side.
Join-as-you-go method: When working Round 5 of any motif that needs to connect to an existing motif, replace each ch-2 corner space with ch 1, sl st into the corresponding corner ch-2 sp of the neighboring motif, ch 1. Replace each ch-1 side space with sl st into the corresponding side sp of the neighboring motif. This connects the new motif to the existing one as you complete the final round.
For a 9 by 11 arrangement, work 9 columns and 11 rows of motifs, for a total of 99 daisy squares.
Border
Once all your motifs are joined, add a finishing border to give the blanket clean, polished edges.
Round 1 (Border): Join background color (or a contrasting border color) with a sl st to any corner ch-2 sp. Ch 3, dc, ch 2, 2 dc in the same sp. Work dc in each stitch and 2 dc in each ch-1 sp along the side, work 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in each corner ch-2 sp. Continue around all four sides, joining with sl st at the top of the beg ch-3.
Round 2 (Border): Sl st to the corner ch-2 sp. Ch 1, work 3 sc into the corner sp. Sc in each stitch around, working 3 sc into each corner sp. Join with sl st to the first sc. Fasten off.
Round 3 (Optional Picot Edge): Join with sl st to any corner sc. Sc in next 3 sts, ch 3, sl st into the first ch (picot made), sc in next 3 sts. Repeat around entire blanket, working extra sc as needed at corners to keep them flat. Fasten off and weave in all ends.
The picot edge adds a vintage, delicate finish that complements the floral design beautifully. If you prefer a simpler edge, you can stop after Round 2 or add a single round of reverse single crochet (crab stitch) instead.
Blocking Your Blanket
Blocking makes a dramatic difference with this pattern. Because the daisy motifs have texture and dimension, they can look a bit uneven before blocking. After blocking, everything lies flat, the seams disappear, and the flowers look crisp and defined.
To block: Wet the finished blanket thoroughly in cool water, gently squeeze out excess moisture (do not wring), and lay flat on blocking mats or clean towels. Use rust-proof pins to pin the corners and edges into a straight, even rectangle. Allow to dry completely before removing the pins. Depending on your yarn fiber, drying can take anywhere from a few hours to overnight.
If you used acrylic yarn, steam blocking works beautifully. Hold a steam iron a few inches above the blanket surface and let the steam penetrate the fibers. Gently smooth with your hand while the yarn is warm, then allow to cool before moving.
Tips for Success
Working with multiple colors means you will be weaving in a lot of ends. Take a few minutes after finishing each motif to weave in the ends right away rather than saving them all for the end. It is much less overwhelming this way.
If you find yourself losing track of which round you are on, use stitch markers. Placing one at the beginning of each round takes only a second and can save you from having to count back several rows.
Consistent tension throughout the project is more important than hitting a specific tension. If your first motif is slightly larger or smaller than 5 inches, that is fine as long as every motif you make is the same size. Consistency is what allows the joins to line up neatly.
If you want a larger blanket, simply add more motif columns and rows. Each additional column adds approximately 5 inches to the width, and each additional row adds approximately 5 inches to the length. Adding two extra columns and two extra rows (moving from 9 by 11 to 11 by 13) would bring the blanket close to a full-size throw.
Finishing and Care
Once your blanket is complete and blocked, it is ready to use or gift. For care instructions, follow the yarn label of whichever yarn you used. Most worsted weight acrylic yarns are machine washable on a gentle cycle and can be tumble dried on low heat. Wool and wool-blend yarns should be hand washed in cool water and laid flat to dry.
Store your finished blanket folded in a breathable cotton bag if you are putting it away for storage. This protects the fibers without trapping moisture.
Why You Will Love This Pattern
The Crochet Daisy Flower Blanket by Grace Gaoti is the kind of project that keeps you engaged from start to finish. Unlike patterns where you repeat the exact same stitch hundreds of times in a single row, this motif-based design gives you a satisfying sense of completion every time you finish a new daisy square. You can pick it up and put it down easily, making it ideal for busy people who crochet in small pockets of time.
The finished blanket is genuinely beautiful. Guests will ask about it. People will want to know where you bought it. And you will get to say you made it yourself, one daisy at a time.
Whether you are making this as a gift for someone special or as a treat for your own home, it is a pattern worth returning to again and again. Change up the colors each time and you will never make the same blanket twice.
Happy crocheting, and enjoy every stitch of your daisy blanket journey.
