Flower Granny Square

I decided I would try (for the first time ever..... a little backwards as most people start with these...) a granny square.  And I LOVED the ones that had an elevated "3D" flower in the middle.  I am thinking I will make 8 of these and create a rectangular pillow.  Or maybe a purse.  Or a table runner.  Anyhoo.....

I picked some bright colors - Lavender, Hot Pink, and Bright Green (for this one) to use up some stash and  thought I'd follow THIS free pattern.  

But, I wanted a larger, deeper flower and decided to add a 3rd petal layer.

And then I got in a bind reading the directions on how to start the square part and attach to the flower.

So, instead of burning any more brain cells, I decided to create my own idea, based in part on THIS video.

 

So I have pretty much created my own Flower Granny Square pattern, 4 months into crocheting!  I need to go write it down before I forget, but I have 7 more squares to go.  Here is what I have come up with so far.

Flower looks red on my screen, but is Hot Pink

I love this view!

This shows the back side, how I created the "square" part of the Granny Square.

Hopefully, I will have the finished pillow/purse/who knows sometime soon WITH the pattern after I write it down and triple check it.

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