Granny by Number

5 rounds · worsted · 5.0 mm · ~58 yd

Sunflower granny square

A 5-round classic granny whose colors follow sunflower from the center out. Each round is one yarn. US terms.

Finished size: About 5.8" square in worsted / 5.0 mm after blocking.

About 58 yd (53 m) of worsted for one square — 3 skeins if you buy every color.

Yarn yardage

Worsted · 5.0 mm (H-8) · 1 square

Squares to make

58yd

53 m · ~26 g · one skein of each color

1Goldenrod27 yd25 m · 1 skein · 28 clusters
2Mustard19 yd17 m · 1 skein · 20 clusters
3Seed Brown12 yd11 m · 1 skein · 12 clusters

Includes ~10% for tails. Skein counts assume a typical 220 yd / 100 g worsted hank — check your ball band.

Directions

Round 1 — Color 3 Seed Brown
With Color 3 (Seed Brown), make a magic ring. Ch 3 (counts as dc here and throughout), 2 dc in ring, ch 2, [3 dc in ring, ch 2] 3 times. Join with sl st to top of beg ch-3. (4 clusters, 4 ch-2 corners)
Round 2 — Color 3 Seed Brown
Continue with Color 3 (Seed Brown). Ch 3, (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in same corner, ch 1, [(3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 corner, ch 1] 3 times. Join. (8 clusters)
Round 3 — Color 1 Goldenrod
Fasten off Color 3. Join Color 1 (Goldenrod) in any ch-2 corner. Ch 3, (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in same corner, ch 1, 3 dc in the ch-1 space, ch 1, [(3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next corner, ch 1, 3 dc in the ch-1 space, ch 1] 3 times. Join. (12 clusters)
Round 4 — Color 1 Goldenrod
Continue with Color 1 (Goldenrod). Ch 3, (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in same corner, ch 1, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) 2 times, omitting last ch 1, ch 1, [(3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next corner, ch 1, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) 2 times, omitting last ch 1, ch 1] 3 times. Join. (16 clusters)
Round 5 — Color 2 Mustard
Fasten off Color 1. Join Color 2 (Mustard) in any ch-2 corner. Ch 3, (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in same corner, ch 1, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) 3 times, omitting last ch 1, ch 1, [(3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next corner, ch 1, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) 3 times, omitting last ch 1, ch 1] 3 times. Join. (20 clusters)
Finish
Fasten off and weave in ends. Block to a square — pin the four corners and mist with water, or steam lightly. 5 rounds in worsted with a 5.0 mm hook finish at about 5.8".

Ch 3 at the start of a round counts as a dc.
Turn the work only if your granny is twisting — most classic squares are worked on the right side throughout.
If a round ruffles, go down a hook size; if it cups, go up.
About 58 yd (53 m) of worsted for one square — 3 skeins if you buy every color.
Yardage includes ~10% extra for tails. Skein counts use a typical hank of that weight — always check your ball band.