STITCH ROUND Scrap yarn flower square table cover pattern
Five rounds per motif, twelve motifs joined, one scrap-yarn table cover to tick off.
- Skill
- Intermediate
- Rounds
- 5 rounds
- Yarn weight
- Worsted
- Time
- 4-6 hours
Intermediate
What the original page called it. Nothing here is graded a second time.
5 rounds
Each one gets its own line, with a box beside it to tick as you go.
Worsted
What the sample was made in. Any weight works — the size moves with it.
About this pattern
This table cover builds from two small motifs worked over and over: a two-round flower center and a square that grows around it in three more rounds. Twelve flowers and twelve squares go into the tick-box before joining starts, so progress shows up fast and each finished unit feels like a checkpoint rather than a slog through one giant piece.
The flower carries the shaping load, with eight petals worked off a single magic ring and closed by slip stitching back into the first popcorn stitch. Slow down at that closing step and at the square's first round, where three sets of triple crochets form the corners that the rest of the motif squares off around.
The pattern is built for customization: swap in whatever leftover colors are on hand, and adjust the overall size by changing yarn weight and hook size rather than the round count, so it suits any table or decor style.
- Work the flower center first, building eight petals off a magic ring and closing it into a tight circle.
- Attach a new scrap color to the flower and build the square motif outward around it in its own rounds.
- Repeat the flower-then-square sequence until twelve complete motifs are stacked and ready to arrange.
- Lay the motifs out in rows before joining so the color mix reads well across the finished cover.
- Join motifs edge to edge with wrong sides together, working single crochet through both layers at once.
- Continue single-crocheting along each shared edge, motif by motif, until the full grid locks together.
What goes wrong
- Uneven petal count on the flower Count petals as they form rather than after the round is closed. Eight petals need to be even before the ring gets pulled tight.
- Missing the popcorn stitch when closing Slip stitch into the first popcorn stitch, not the nearest chain, before moving to the first gap. Locate the popcorn stitch by feel if the color makes it hard to see.
- Corners collapsing on the square motif Keep the chain-3 corner space open on every round so the three triple crochets or double crochets land in the gap, not in the chain itself.
- Wrong sides not matched when joining Check both motifs are facing wrong sides together before the first single crochet goes in. A flipped motif throws off the color pattern across the whole row.
Yarn, hook and the rest
Copied from the source pattern's own materials list.
Yarn
- Leftover scraps, assorted colors
Tools
- Crochet hook (size not specified in pattern)
- Scissors, for cutting yarn
Progress tracker
0 of the 5 rounds on this page are ticked.
The pattern, round by round
Kept in the order and the wording the source used. Tick a round as you finish it; the ticks stay on this device.
Flower (Center of the Motif)
Create 12 flowers, each with a different color.
Round 1
Start by creating a magic ring; for the first petal, chain for a gap; repeat this process until you have a total of 8 petals.
Round 2
After the last two chains, pull the yarn of the magic ring to close the center; lock the flower by slip stitching into the first popcorn stitch, then slip stitch into the first gap; chain 1 and cut the yarn.
Square Motif (Side Pattern)
Attach a new color of yarn to any gap of the flower where you previously cut the yarn.
Round 1
Chain 3 (counts as one double crochet); make 2 double crochets in the same gap to complete the first set of 3 double crochets; in the next gap, make 3 triple crochets, chain 3, then 3 more triple crochets in the same gap to form a corner; in the next gap, make 3 double crochets; continue alternating between a corner (3 triple crochets, chain 3, 3 triple crochets) and a side (3 double crochets) until you have 4 corners, forming a square shape; slip stitch into the third chain of the initial chain 3 to lock the round.
Round 2
Chain 3 (counts as one double crochet); make one double crochet in each subsequent double crochet stitch until you reach a corner; in the corner gap, make 3 double crochets, chain 3, and then 3 more double crochets in the same gap; continue making one double crochet in each stitch and repeating the corner pattern until the end of the round; slip stitch into the third chain of the initial chain 3 to lock the round.
Rounds 3–5
Repeat the pattern of Round 2 for three more rounds, making a total of five rounds for the square motif; slip stitch to lock the final round, chain 1, and cut the yarn.
Create 12 square motifs in total.
Join
Step 1Arrange the 12 motifs into three rows of four motifs each.
Step 2Place two motifs with their wrong sides facing each other.
Step 3Attach yarn to the corner hole of one motif.
Step 4Chain 1 and make a single crochet in the same corner hole.
Step 5Insert the hook into the next stitch of the first motif, then into the corresponding stitch of the second motif.
Step 6Make a single crochet to join them.
Step 7Continue making single crochets through both motifs, joining them stitch by stitch until you reach the next corner.
Step 8At the corner, make a single crochet and chain 1, then cut the yarn.
Step 9Once you have three rows of four motifs, join these rows together.
Step 10Place two rows with their wrong sides facing each other.
Step 11Attach yarn to the corner hole.
Step 12Chain 1 and make a single crochet in the same corner hole.
Step 13Join the rows using single crochets, similar to how you joined individual motifs.
Step 14When joining the corners where four motifs meet, make two single crochets in the corner hole of the first motif, and then two single crochets in the corner hole of the second motif.
Step 15Continue with single crochets to join the rest of the stitches.
Step 16Pull the magic ring yarn of each flower and tie it to secure the center.
Step 17Cut any remaining loose yarn ends from the back of the table cover.
Finish
- Pull the magic ring yarn of each flower and tie it off to secure the center once all joining is done.
- Cut any remaining loose yarn ends from the back of the table cover for a clean finish.
Bigger or smaller
- Smaller
- Drop to a finer yarn with a smaller hook so each of the twelve motifs finishes more compact, shrinking the assembled cover to fit a smaller table.
Photographs of this one
Every photograph on this page was taken by whoever published the pattern, and they are printed in the order the source listed them.
FAQs
Asked and answered
These answers came from whoever first published the pattern, kept word for word.
Can leftover scraps of different fiber types be mixed in one cover?
Scraps of similar weight work best so the motifs stay consistent in size. Mixing fiber types is fine as long as the yarns all hold up to the same washing routine.
Does every flower need a different color?
The pattern calls for twelve flowers, each in a different color, to keep the mix varied. Repeating a color once or twice will not break the construction, just the intended look.
What happens where the flower yarn gets cut?
That cut point becomes the attachment spot for the square motif's new color. Leave a short tail there to weave in once the square rounds are complete.
How are the twelve motifs meant to be arranged before joining?
Lay them out in three rows of four before any joining starts. This makes it easy to balance scrap colors across the grid rather than discovering clashes mid-join.