If you’re looking for a way to brighten up your crochet projects, a sunflower pattern is a perfect choice! Sunflowers are symbols of positivity, warmth, and resilience, and incorporating them into your crochet designs can add a touch of cheer to any space. In this post, I’ll walk you through the steps of creating a crochet sunflower and offer some creative ideas for using your finished flowers.
Equipment:
Hook: 2 mm or 2.5 mm
Stitch marker
Scissors
Materials:
Yarn: 3 colors: pink, khaki, and green
Flower rod: 16 inches long, 0.08 inches diameter (40 cm x 2 mm)
Iron wire: 6 inches long, 0.02 inches diameter (15 cm x 0.4 mm)
Hot melt adhesive
Crochet Sunflower Free Pattern
Start with a magic ring
R1: Work 6 sc into the magic ring, 1 ss, 1 ch. [6]
R2: 2 sc in each st, after the first set, then repeat ** 5 times, 1 ss, 1 ch. [12]
R3: 1 sc, 2 sc in each st, after the first set, then repeat ** 5 times, 1 ss, 1 ch. [18]
R4: 1 sc, 2 sc in each st, 1 sc, after the first set, then repeat ** 5 times, 1 ss, 1 ch. [24]
R5: 3 sc, 2 sc in each st, after the first set, then repeat ** 5 times, 1 ss, 1 ch. [30]
R6: Place a stitch marker and keep it here BLO sc 2, BLO sc 2 in each st, after the first set, then repeat ** 5 times, 1 ss, 1 ch. [36]
R7: BLO sc 5, BLO sc 2 in each st, after the first set, then repeat ** 5 times, 1 ss, 1 ch. [42]
R8: Sc 3, BLO sc 2 in each st, after the first set, then repeat ** 5 times, 1 ss, 1 ch. [48]
R9: BLO sc 7, BLO sc 2 in each st, after the first set, then repeat ** 5 times, 1 ss, 1 ch. [54]
R10: BLO sc 54, 1 ss, 1 ch, cut and leave a tail. [54]
Go back to R6, where you placed a st marker, working in front loops of stamen only.
R6: Ch 3, 1 ss at the base of the ch, sk 1, 1 ss into the next st, repeat ** till end of row, 1 ss in next row.
R7 – R9: Repeat R6 (Place a stitch marker and keep it here), 1 ss, 1 ch, cut and leave a tail.
Start with a magic ring
R1: Work 6 sc into the magic ring, 1 ss, 1 ch. [6]
R2 – R3: 6 sc, 1 ss, 1 ch. [6]
R4: 2 sc in each st, after the first set, then repeat ** 5 times, 1 ss, 1 ch. [12]
R5: 1 sc, 2 sc in each st, after the first set, then repeat ** 5 times, 1 ss, 1 ch. [18]
R6: 1 sc, 2 sc in each st, sc, after the first set, then repeat ** 5 times, 1 ss, 1 ch. [24]
R7: Sc 3, 2 sc in each st, after the first set, then repeat ** 5 times, 1 ss, 1 ch. [30]
Go to where you placed the stitch marker on the stamen and join the yarn
Working in front loops only
R9: Ch 8, from 2nd st from hook, sc 7, sk 1, ss 2, after the first set, then repeat ** 17 times, 1 ss, 1 ch
Edging of Petals:
Add iron wire; BLO sc 1, BLO hdc 1, BLO dc 3, BLO hdc 1, BLO sc 1, in the same st (BLO sc 1, ch 1 picot st, BLO sc 1), BLO hdc 1, BLO dc 3, BLO hdc 1, BLO sc 1, sk 1, ss 1
After the first set, then repeat **17 times, 1 ss, 1 ch, cut and leave a tail.
Big Flower Petals:
Go to where you placed the stitch marker on R10 of the stamen and join the yarn.
Working in front loops only.
R10: Ch 10, from 2nd st from hook, sc 9, sk 1, ss 2 After the first set, then repeat ** 17 times, 1 ss, 1 ch.
Edging of Petals:
Add iron wire, BLO sc 1, BLO hdc 1, BLO dc 5, BLO hdc 1, BLO sc 1, in the same st (BLO sc 1, ch 1 picot st, BLO sc 1), BLO hdc 1, BLO dc 5, BLO hdc 1, BLO sc 1, sk 1, ss 1.
After the first set, then repeat ** 17 times, 1 ss, 1 ch, cut and leave a tail.
Let’s start with a foundation chain: ch 21
R1: Add iron wire, in the 4th st from hook, tr 2 in each stitch, tr 8, dc 3, hdc 3, sc 2, sc 3 in last st, (do not turn, working on the other side); sc 2, hdc 3, dc 3, tr 8, tr 2 in each st, ch 3, ss on bottom of 1st ch.
R2: Ch 3, in the same st (sc 1, hdc 1), in the same st (dc 1, tr 1); tr 8, dc 4, hdc 3, sc 2, sc 3 in last st (do not turn, working on the other side); sc 2, hdc 3, dc 4, tr 8, in the same st (tr 1, dc 1), ch 3, ss at base of ch 3.
To add the wire, insert your hook under the wire and crochet over it.
How to Assemble Sunflower:
Step 1: Bend one end of the stem and insert it into the middle of the flower sepals.
Step 2: In the same steps, bend two flower stems and glue them on the sepals with hot melt adhesive.
Step 3: Use the yarn of the same color as the sepals to sew with the stamen, leave an opening before the sewing ends, add fiberfill, and then sew the rest.
Step 4: Use a green yarn and wrap the stem, add the leaf.
Step 5: Continue wrapping to the end, cut the tail and secure with hot melt adhesive.
Let me know if you’d like any more help with this pattern!
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