Unusual Granny Square Crochet Patterns

Do you love crochet granny squares but want to kick it up a notch? If so, you’re going to completely love these gorgeous unusual granny square crochet patterns!

A collage of five photos, including a sunflower granny square, a gummy bear granny square, a swirling granny square, two bee granny squares, and a moon granny square with a sun granny square.

While these lovely blocks sometimes come in a variety of shapes, I decided to focus on the traditional square shape so that they fit into more projects.

These unusual granny squares can easily be made into all sorts of projects, such as a granny square blanket, beautiful tote bags or even garments that are tailor-made to you.

Most of these patterns use a variety of basic crochet stitches, so make sure that you know how to work a single crochet stitch, double crochet stitch, and slip stitch (sl st). Since these great patterns won’t take a long time to complete, your cute unusual granny square is just a few steps away!

Two traditional granny squares with multicolored yarn.

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Solid Granny Square

Let’s start with the solid granny square. This pattern is perfect for every project, especially if you are looking for something to balance out fancy granny squares or even the traditional crochet granny square.

A sunflower granny square with a white border.

Sunburst Granny Square

The Sunburst Granny Square is the perfect pattern for Summer! This is still one of my favorite crochet granny square patterns because it turns into one of my favorite bags, the Sweet Summer Sunflower Bag.

Happily Ever Afghan Block

The beautiful Happily Ever Afghan Block looks like a fairytale! This is a fun take on a basic granny square and while I love it in a solid color, the color-changing blocks I’m also in love with the color block look of my original design!

A daisy granny square with a pink border.

Puff Daisy Square

This beautiful Puff Daisy Square is part of my Daisy Mae bag! If you’re looking for a fun flower granny square, you’re going to love making this square.

Two granny squares with blue backgrounds, one is a sun and one is a moon.

Sun and Moon

The possibilities are endless with this beautiful square by Alyssia Creates. Personally, I love the multiple colors of yarn the designer chose for this beautiful pattern. It really makes the sun and moon pop beautifully.

Six skull granny squares stitched together to form a rectangle.

Skull Square

I love this beautiful design by Sleepy Frog Crochet. It would be so fun to turn this into a pillow cover for Halloween. Plus, it’s a great project for beginners!

A swirling granny square with different lines of color, include a peach, a hot pink, a light pink, and a coral.

Spiral Square

Wow, these bright colors really take my breath away! Who doesn’t want to bust out all their bright yarns for this crochet square by Paula in the Cloud? I could see this into a fun square pillow to match a maximalist decor or maybe even a gorgeous square tote to match your cute summer outfit.

Crochet eye squares with lines of color aroun the eyes, including a pink, orange, yellow, and green.

Granny’s Eye Square

This beautiful crochet project by Woman Walking A Wire also comes with a video tutorial! This is such a fun and unique square design that is also a great stash buster.

Two strawberry granny squares with white borders.

Strawberry Square

Level up your crochet game with this beautiful strawberry square pattern by Raffamusa Designs. I could imagine this turning into a cute crochet top or maybe even an adorable cardigan.

A granny square with a bee design in the middle

Busy Bee Square

You’re going to want to make this adorable crochet pattern by All The Pointy Sticks. I think this would make such a beautiful blanket, don’t you?

Smiley Face Granny Square

Grab your favorite yarn and make this beautiful and fun pattern by Yarnunderr. I love that this has elements of a classic granny square, but it’s still so fun and unique.

Two granny squares with bees in the middle and colored borders, one border is pink, and one is bright green.

Bee Granny Square

This adorable square by Little Bamboo Handmade would make a wonderful gift as a cute baby blanket for welcoming a little one into the world. This pattern is rather easy, so you don’t need to have a high skill level in order to make this pattern.

Six granny squares that look like sweet treats, one is a donut, one is an ice cream, one is a lolipop, one is a waffle, one is a round candy, and one is a cupcake.

Sweet Treats Squares

This adorable square project by Millie’s Crochet House would turn into such an adorable crochet blanket pattern. I love the sheer amount of options in these sweet appliques.

Four granny squares with 3D sunflowers on it.

Sunflower Square

I love the unusual design of these sunflower squares by Torreya Treasures. There is so much beautiful texture on this square and it would turn into an absolutely stunning afghan square.

A granny square with a cartoon-looking giraffe on it.

Giraffe Granny Square

This is the perfect square baby blanket block. I love the cuteness of this pattern by Little Bamboo Handmade. Or, if you don’t want a continuous pattern, this would still make a nice touch to blankets.

Two gummy bear granny squares, one with a pinky gummy bear and one with a yellow gummy bear.

Gummy Bear Square

The way those 3D limbs look really pulls together this pattern by Lulu’s Little Shop. I love how this takes the classic design of a traditional granny square and turns it on its head.

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