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My Shamrock Granny Square crochet pattern is not just for St Patricks’ Day. You can enjoy this fun Irish flower crochet design all year long. This four 4 leaf clover afghan square is perfect to join together and make any size blanket you wish. Or string them together for an easy St. Paddy’s Day garland.

The Shamrock Start

This shamrock granny square crochet pattern started with the shamrock applique pattern I made last year. Unfortunately, I was a bit late with that pattern for St Patrick’s Day, but I made sure that this pattern was out with lots of time for you to whip some of these up!

The shamrock is probably the “hardest” part of this pattern. The reason for the quotes is because even the shamrock isn’t really too difficult. All the stitches used for this pattern are easy. The difficulty comes from the multiple direction changes you are instructed to perform.

Even if you are a beginner, if you are attentive to your work and patient with yourself and the pattern, you could probably tackle this four leaf clover pattern with no problem.

The Yarn

I used worsted weight yarn for this project.

This shamrock granny square crochet pattern calls for 1 skein of each color, but obviously you won’t need the whole skein for a single square.

The shamrock yarn is the least used and I got over 35 Shamrocks from a single skein (and still had some left over!).

The white and orange border yarns were not so economical, I was about to complete all 35 shamrock granny squares with 1 skein of each color, but I felt like I was playing a bit of yarn chicken at the end and I definitely needed another skein of the orange to join the squares together into the shawl I am still working on. I will update this post with a photo when I am finished <3

Let’s Get Started with The Pattern!

Skill Level

Easy. This pattern uses simple stitches, but there are multiple direction changes when making the shamrock. An ambitious beginner could get this pattern done.

Finished Size

Finished square is 6 inches wide and 6.5 inches tall

Materials Needed

• Worsted weight yarn in green, white, or orange. Feel free to change it up with different colors!
• H8/5 mm hook
• Tapestry or yarn needle
• Scissors

Gauge

13 DC X 8 rows (FDC used for first row)

4 inches wide X 4.25 inches tall

Stitches Used

• Chain (Ch)
• Slip Stitch (SS)
• Single Crochet (SC)
• Double Crochet (DC)
• Foundation Chain Single Crochet (FSC)
• 3 Double Crochet Cluster Stitch (Cl3DC) AKA Granny Cluster – [YO, insert hook into next stitch, YO and pull up a loop. YO and pull through first 2 loops on hook]. Repeat 2 more times. YO and pull through all 4 loops on hook.

Pattern Notes

The base circle is made up of 5 sets of [2 DC, Ch1].

Each shamrock leaf will be worked into a set of 2 DC on the base circle. This is where the multiple direction changes take place.

Shamrock Pattern:

Base Circle: With Green

Step 1. Ch 4. SS to join and form a ring. You could also use a magic ring for this step.

Step 2. Ch 2 (These count as a DC). 1 DC. Ch 1. [2 DC, ch 1] x4 into the ring. SS to top of ch 2 to join.

Shamrock Stem

Step 3. Pull up a loop through the next DC. (This is the first set of DC you will be working in from the base circle)

Step 4. Using the 2 loops on the hook complete 5 FSC. Ch 1.

You could also choose to Ch 6 and turn. DC into 2^nd chain from hook and in each of next 4 chs. Skip step 5 if you choose to do this.

Step 5. 5 SS along the foundation chain.

Step 6. SS in ch space between DC sets in base circle.

First Clover Leaf:

Step 7. Ch 1 DC in next st. 2 SC in next st. Ch 1 and turn.

Work step 8 stitches into the 3 stitches you just made. When you turn at the end of this step, you will be looking at the wrong side.

Step 8. DC in next st. SC in next st. DC next st. Ch 1 and turn.

Work step 9 into the 3 stitches you just made. When you turn at the end of this step, you will be looking at the right side again.

Step 9. 2 DC in first DC space. 1 SC in SC space. 3 DC in last DC space.

Step 10. 1 SC in the turning chain space.

The tip of the needle is going through the space described.

Step 11. SS into the next ch 1 space in the base circle.

Repeat steps 7 – 11 for the remaining clover leaves.

After the 4^th leaf is completed slip stitch into the last ch 1 space in the base circle and fasten off.

Weave in the ends.

2^nd Leaf

3^rd Leaf

4^th Leaf

Granny Square Notes

To turn the shamrock into a granny square you first need to crochet a base for the granny clusters. In the next section I refer to the shamrock leaves as follows:

I also describe the attachment locations at left, right, or center of a specified leaf. If you are looking at the right side of your shamrock, these stitches should always look the same.

Granny Square Pattern

Granny Cluster Base: with White

For the cluster base you will start on the 1^st leaf.

A. Attach with a DC to the right side of the leaf. Ch 5.

B. SC to the left side of the 1^st leaf. Ch 5.

C. [DC, Ch 5, DC] to the center of the 2^nd leaf. Ch 5

D. SC to the right side of the 3^rd leaf. Ch 5.

E. [DC, Ch 5, DC] to the left side of the 3^rd leaf. Ch 5.

F. SC to the right side of the 4^th leaf. Ch 5.

G. [DC, Ch 5, DC] to the left side of the 4^th leaf. Ch 5.

H. SC to the bottom of the stem. Ch 5.

I. DC to the right side of the 1^st leaf (same as first DC worked). Ch 5.

J. Attach with SS to the first chain of the Ch 5 from 1A.

White Cluster Row

First Chain space: Ch 2. [YO, insert hook in chain 5 space. YO and draw up a loop. YO and pull through first 2 loops on hook.] Repeat once more and then YO and draw through all 3 loops on hook. Ch 2. Cl3DC in same ch 5 space. Ch 2.

For the rest of this round, work 2 Cl3DC in each ch 5 space around. Chain 2 in between clusters, except for the corner of the square. Chain 6 between clusters at each corner.

SS to top of first cluster and tie off. Cut and weave in ends.

Orange Cluster Row

With orange yarn on your hook, work Cl3DC in every chain 2 space around. Ch 2 between clusters along the edge. At the corners [Cl3DC, Ch 6, Cl3DC, Ch 2].

SS to top of first cluster and tie off. Cut and weave in ends.

You Did It!

Congratulations on making your first Shamrock Granny Square!

Join the granny squares any way you would like to make lots of things! Some examples might be, a laptop cover, a scarf, a shawl, a table case, or a blanket! I bet you can come up with even more uses for this fun and easy shamrock granny square crochet pattern.

Tell me about your ideas in the comments below! And send a photo of your finished project to my Facebook page! I love to see your creations too <3

Happy Hooking!