Crochet Lily Flower Pattern: A Step-by-Step Guide

Crocheting realistic flowers is one of the most rewarding and artistic ways to express your creativity with yarn. If you’re looking to bring nature into your home without the maintenance, this Crochet Lily Flower Pattern is the perfect project. With detailed stitches and elegant shaping, you’ll create a stunning floral piece that lasts forever.

Whether you’re a seasoned crocheter or a confident beginner ready to explore more intricate designs, this project is a beautiful way to enhance your crochet repertoire. Each element petals, stamen, bud, and leaf comes together to form a lifelike lily, perfect for home décor, gifts, or bouquet arrangements.

In this tutorial, we’ll walk you through every step of the process from petal formation to final assembly. Let’s gather our tools and dive into this elegant floral creation.

Crochet Lily Flower Pattern

🧶 Materials Needed:
Yarn in flower and leaf colors (cotton or acrylic recommended)
Crochet hook 2 mm or 2.5 mm
Scissors
Stitch marker
darning needle
Iron wire (for shaping petals and leaves)
Polyfill (for stuffing the bud)
hot melt adhesive
40 cm flower stem (bendable metal rod or floral wire)

🌸 Crochet Lily Flower Instructions

✳️ Flower Petal (Make 6)

Foundation Chain: 25 ch

R1:
2 sc into the 2nd ch from hook
2 hdc, dc 14, hdc 3, sc 2
3 sc in last stitch
Do not turn; continue on the other side of the chain:
sc 2, hdc 3, dc 14, hdc 2, 2 sc, slip stitch to join

R2:
ch 1, add iron wire for shaping
2 sc in next st, sc 2, 2 hdc
dc, 2 dc in next st, dc 4, 2 dc in next st, dc 5
hdc 3, sc 4
(1 sc, 2 ch picot st, 1 sc)

Repeat same pattern on the other side
Finish with ss, cut yarn, and leave a long tail for wrapping
Repeat to make six petals.

🌱 Flower Bud (Make 1)

Using green yarn:
R1: MR, ch3, 5 dc in ring, ss in top of ch3
R2: ch3, (dc, 2dc in next st) x2, 2dc in each st, ss
R3: ch3, (fpdc, 2dc in next st) x4, ss
R4: ch3, (fpdc, dc, 2dc in next st) x4, ss
R5: ch3, (fpdc, 2dc, 2dc in next st) x4, ss
R6: ch3, (fpdc, 3dc, 2dc in next st) x4, ss
R7–R9: ch3, (fpdc, 5dc) x4, ss
R10: ch3, (fpdc, 3dc, dc2tog) x4, ss
R11: ch3, (fpdc, 2dc, dc2tog) x4, ss
R12: ch3, (fpdc, dc, dc2tog) x4, ss
R13: ch3, (fpdc, dc2tog) x4, ss
Add polyfill stuffing
R14: ch3, (dc, dc2tog)

• Insert bent flower stem into bud

• (dc, dc2tog), dc2tog, ss, ch1

• Cut and leave tail for wrapping

🍃 Leaf (Make 1)

Foundation Chain: 30 ch

R1:
Add iron wire
2 sc into 2nd ch from hook
hdc 2, dc 20, hdc 2, sc 2
3 sc in last st
Working on other side: sc 2, hdc 2, dc 20, hdc 2, sc 2, ss

R2:
ch1, sc 30, 2 ch picot st, sc 29, ss
Cut and leave long tail

✂️ Stamen (Make 5)
Cut 15 cm (6 in) iron wire
From 5 cm mark, wrap 2.5 cm (1 in) in yellow yarn
Fold wire in half, aligning yellow ends
Wrap green yarn around double wire for 2.5 cm
Cut and knot to secure

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🧵 Final Assembly

🧿 For visual learners, we recommend watching the video tutorial that demonstrates each step clearly.

Prepare the Stem
Cut the metal rod in half
Wrap stamens around one half using green yarn
Secure tail with hot melt adhesive

Attach Petals
Wrap each petal one by one onto the stem, securing them tightly with yarn
Continue wrapping to cover all tail ends

Add Leaf and Bud
Attach the leaf using the tail and wrap around the stem
Add the flower bud last, finishing the wrap and securing with hot glue

Diagram

🌼 Make Your Crochet Garden Bloom

Now you’ve completed your elegant crochet lily flower, a timeless piece that adds grace to any space. Whether placed in a vase, added to a bouquet, or gifted to a loved one, this crochet lily is a beautiful token of craftsmanship and care.

Ready to bring more flowers to life? Stay tuned for more crochet botanical patterns and inspiration here on My Crafts Ideas!