Crochet with me! Make a Sunburst Granny square with Canadian crochet designer Heather MacMichael

Learn how to crochet the Sunburst Granny Square used in my Subdued Sunburst Sweater. This tutorial walks through each round — magic circle, puff stitches, DC3TOG clusters, and the granny stitch build-out — to create the exact square featured in the pattern.

TIMESTAMP CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro
00:39 - Hook used
00:50 - Etsy Link
01:04 - Round One
03:15 - Round Two (a couple errors in my voiceover - oops- corrected in the closed caption for understandability)
08:34 - Round Three
04:48 - How to Work Color Change for Round Two
13:03 - Round Four
17:45 - Round Five
23:28 - Weaving Tails From WS
26:04 - Square Completed
26:11 - Outro



13:04 - Round Four

About the Pattern:

This is a peek into the 13-page downloadable PDF that includes full written instructions for the squares plus complete sweater construction: sleeves, cuffs, waistband, drawstring, and neck finishing rounds.
Skill level: Easy — crochet experience required, including basic stitches and pattern-reading ability.

Video Note:

This tutorial is intended as additional assistance for the PDF pattern available in my Etsy shop. The video is not worked slowly for absolute beginners. If you need a slower pace, open the YouTube settings → Playback Speed → choose a slower option so you can crochet comfortably. (Pause or rewind and replay as needed).

What this video covers:

Rnd 1: DC foundation circle
Rnd 2: Puff Stitch round
Rnd 3: DC3TOG cluster round
Rnds 4–5: Granny stitch shaping and corners
Color-change tips
Knotting & weaving in tails
Stitch counts for all three sizes (SM, MED, LG)

Materials:

Hook: 5.5 mm
Yarn: Medium (4) acrylic — 5–6 colors
Sizes included: SM, MED, LG

Sweater pattern by Canadian crochet designer Heather MacMichael (self taught crocheter in business since 2008 with thousands of happy customers from all over the globe):

Instantly downloadable.
Print it out then return to crochet along with me today!
Available for purchase here: https://shopheatherm.etsy.com/listing...

Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/ShopHeat...

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