How to Crochet Flowers

Three Flowers in One Pattern

Here’s a handy crochet pattern with directions to make three different flowers from one pattern. With a little creativity, you could adapt the pattern to make more variations as well.

Use one or two flowers to adorn a hat or shopping bag or make a fridgie or pin. Add wire or chenille stems and you could even crochet an entire bouquet of pretty blooms!

Materials List:

• Small amounts worsted weight yarn
• I hook
• Yarn needle
• Optional: buttons or other embellishment for centers

Abbreviations

Beg= beginning
Ch= chain

Sl st= slip st
Sc= single crochet
Hdc= half-double crochet

Dc= double crochet
Bpsc= back post single crochet
Beg= beginning
Rep= repeat
Rnd= round

Large Flower 3 layers, 4.5″
Ch 4, join with sl st to form ring
Round 1- Ch 6 (counts as dc, ch 3), (dc in ring, ch 3) 4 times; join with sl st to 3rd ch of beg ch6. (5 petals)
Round 2- Sl st into first petal, ch 1, (sc, hdc, 3dc, hdc, sc) in each petal; join with sl st in beg sc.
Round 3- Ch 6 (counts as sc, ch 5), (bpsc around dc from rnd 1, ch 5) 4 times; join with sl st in 1st ch of beg ch7.
Round 4- Sl st into first petal, ch 1, (sc, hdc, 5dc, hdc, sc) in each petal; join with sl st in beg sc.
Round 5- Ch 8 (counts as sc, ch 7), (bpsc around sc from rnd 3, ch 7) 4 times; join with sl st in 1st ch of beg ch8.
Round 6- Sl st into first petal, ch 1, (sc, hdc, 7dc, hdc, sc) in each petal; join with sl st in beg sc. Fasten off, weave in ends.

Medium Flower 3 layers, 3″
Start as in Large Flower, work through round 4 Inner Rounds Attach yarn with sl st around post of any dc from rnd 1. Round 1- Ch 3 (counts as sc, ch 2), (sc around post of next dc, ch 2) 4 times; join with sl st in first ch of beg ch3. Round 2- Sl st into 1st petal, ch 1, (sc, hdc, dc, hdc, sc) in each petal; join with sl st in beg sc. Fasten off, weave in ends.

Small Flower 2 layers, 2.5″
Start as in Large Flower, work through round 2. Repeat inner rounds from Medium Flower.

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