I love making crochet flowers. They’re so cheerful and bright.
AND they don’t need water and can’t die 🥳
Trust me when I say, that is an important factor for me.
I though that you might also like to crochet your own flowers, especially as they’re suitable for all levels of crocheters – beginners to advanced and everyone in between.
But they’re not just great to make for yourself – they also make the best gifts. Give a single flower, or put together a little (or not so little) bunch of handmade flowers.
All the same type of flower – or mixed 🎉
All the same colour – or mixed 🎉
All the same size – or mixed 🎉
However you want to style them – cottagecore, vintage, retro, whimsical, romantic, dopamine, bright or pastels.
Just use the basic pattern for each type of flower and adapt them to suit you. Don’t worry – I’ll give you lots of suggestions along the way.
The Floral Collection contains crochet patterns for a rose, daisy, daffodil, and tulip; plus the patterns for making the leaf and the different styles of stems.
Each pattern is available for free right here on the WoollyWondersByJo blog,
AND as a free YouTube tutorial on my YouTube channel.
AND, if you prefer, each crochet pattern is also available to buy individually as a PDF download through the WoollyWondersByJo website, Etsy, Ravelry, and Lovecrafts.
OR you can buy the whole Floral Collection as a bundle either here or on Payhip. The bundle includes all 6 PDF patterns and has a lovely discount to say thank you.
So which crochet flower will you choose to make? And what does that choice mean? 🤔
The Rose 🌹
Depending on the colour you choose to give, the meaning of giving a rose varies enormously. We all know that a red rose signifies love, but a dark crimson rose can mean mourning. A pink rose can mean happiness, a white rose can signify innocence, but a yellow rose can mean jealousy!
But if the rose is your favourite flower, what can that say about you? The thorns of the rose can mean that you are thick-skinned, courageous, and will work through problems.
The Daffodil 🏵️
The herald of Spring and the return of sunshine and longer days, the daffodil signifies true love and regard when given.
And when chosen as your favourite flower, the daffodil means that you have the same ability to cheer people and bring sunshine into people’s lives.
The Tulip 🌷
Just like the rose, the meaning of giving tulips changes to suit the colour – red is a declaration of love; yellow means you have sunshine in your smile; pink is for platonic love; orange signifies understanding; and variegated means you have beautiful eyes!
If your preferred bloom is a tulip then you, like it, are bright, cheerful, and optimistic.
The Daisy 🌼
As you would imagine, the daisy is given to mean innocence and purity, but also I’ll never tell! 🤔
And if you choose a daisy for yourself? Then you are friendly, caring, and give off a positive vibe to others.
Or you could make whichever takes your fancy & not worry about what the heck it might mean! 🥳
Leaves and Stems! 🌿🍃
Whichever crochet flower you choose to make, you’re going to want to know how to make a leaf and a stem to go with it (or not and attach the flower to a keyring, hair bobble or brooch backing).
The Free Leaf Crochet Pattern
Skill Level: Confident Beginners & above.
Materials Used:
- DK yarn in green
- 3.5mm hook
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
Techniques/Terminology Used (UK)
- Foundation cord
- Chain (CH)
- Slip Stitch (SL ST)
- Double crochet (DC)
- Half treble crochet (HTR)
- Treble crochet (TR)
- Double treble crochet (DTR)
- Picot stitch
- Repeat (REP)
- ** Repeat the instructions between the ** to number of times given
Notes:
- Suitable for confident beginners & above.
- This pattern is written in UK terms.
- There is a video tutorial for the leaf on my YouTube channel
Pattern – The Leaf:
- Make a foundation chain of 9 + 1CH (or 10CH if you prefer)
- DC in the 2nd ch from the hook and in each of the next 7 ch and DC2 in the final ch
- Turn the work so that you’re now working into the underside of the chains and DC2 in the 1st ch. DC in the remaining ch to give you a total of 20dc from steps 2 and 3
- CH1 and turn your work
- (This round gives the bowed shape of the leaf by starting in double crochet, building up to a double treble, then coming back down to a double crochet)
- DC in the 1st st;
- HTR in each of the next 2 sts;
- TR in next st;
- DTR2 in next st;
- TR in next st;
- HTR in each of the next 2 sts;
- DC in the next 4 sts (working around the tip of the leaf)
- HTR in each of the next 2 sts;
- TR in next st;
- DTR2 in next st;
- TR in next st;
- HTR in each of the next 2 sts;
- DC in the next st.
- CH1 and turn your work
- *SLST in the 1st st, CH1* Rep * * round the whole leaf
- Finish off and sew the leaf onto the stem of your flower.
The Free Stem Crochet Pattern
Skill Level: Confident Beginners & above.
Materials Used:
- DK yarn in green
- Knitting machine (I use the Prym Knitting mill)
- 3.5mm hook
- Tapestry needle
- Stitch markers
- Scissors
- Wood dowels – dowels come in all sizes. Just pick the length that you would like for your flower.
Techniques/Terminology Used (UK)
- Foundation cord
- Chain (CH)
- Slip Stitch (SL ST)
- Double crochet (DC)
- Half treble crochet (HTR)
- Treble crochet (TR)
- Double treble crochet (DTR)
- Increasing stitches (INC)
- Skip a stitch (sk)
- Repeat (REP)
- ** Repeat the instructions between the ** to number of times given
Notes:
- This pattern includes 3 different types of finish between the stem and the flower you are working on – Simple, Frilly and Leafy.
- I choose to make my flower stems using wooden dowels but this is entirely a personal choice. There are other materials that you can use including metal floristry wire alongside floristry tape and glue to seal in and secure the leaves, flowers and all your yarn ends.
- Intermediate & above.
- This pattern is written in UK terms.
- There is a video tutorial for the stem on my YouTube channel.
Pattern 1 – The Simple Stem
- Using your knitting mill and your DK yarn in green, create a tube approximately an inch/2.5cm longer than the wooden dowel you will be using.
- Sew up one end of the tube securely
- On the opposite end of the tube use stitch markers (or paper clips) to secure each of the 4 loops
- Insert your hook in to one of the loops and CH1
- DC2 in the next loop, DC in next loop, DC2 in next loop and DC back in to the 1st loop where you did the CH1, taking out the stitch markers as you go.
(Tip: have a look at the tops of the 6 sts you have just done and make sure that you can clearly see them. If you can’t see 6sts clearly, pop another DC in the last loop (6dc))
- DC2 in each st round & place 1 stitch marker in the top of the 1st st of the round (12dc)
- *DC2 in next st, DC1 in next st* repeat round (18dc)
- *DC2 in next st, DC1 in next 2 sts* repeat round (24dc)
- *DC2 in next st, DC1 in next 3 sts* repeat round (30dc)
Pattern 2 – The Frilly Stem
- Using your knitting mill and your DK yarn in green, create a tube approximately an inch/2.5cm longer than the wooden dowel you will be using.
- Sew up one end of the tube securely
- On the opposite end of the tube use stitch markers (or paper clips) to secure each of the 4 loops
- Insert your hook in to one of the loops and CH1
- DC2 in the next loop, DC in next loop, DC2 in next loop and DC back in to the 1st loop where you did the CH1, taking out the stitch markers as you go.
(Tip: have a look at the tops of the 6 sts you have just done and make sure that you can clearly see them. If you can’t see 6sts clearly, pop another DC in the last loop (6dc))
- DC2 in each st round & place 1 stitch marker in the top of the 1st st of the round (12dc)
- *DC2 in next st, DC1 in next st* repeat round (18dc)
- *DC2 in next st, DC1 in next 2 sts* repeat round (24dc)
- *DC in next st, CH2*, repeat round & SL ST to 1st dc.
- Finish off leaving a long tail to sew the stem onto the finished flower.
Pattern 3 – The Leafy Stem
- Using your knitting mill and your DK yarn in green, create a tube approximately an inch/2.5cm longer than the wooden dowel you will be using.
- Sew up one end of the tube securely
- On the opposite end of the tube use stitch markers (or paper clips) to secure each of the 4 loops
- Insert your hook in to one of the loops and CH1
- DC2 in the next loop, DC in next loop, DC2 in next loop and DC back in to the 1st loop where you did the CH1, taking out the stitch markers as you go.
(Tip: have a look at the tops of the 6 sts you have just done and make sure that you can clearly see them. If you can’t see 6sts clearly, pop another DC in the last loop (6dc))
- DC2 in each st round & place 1 stitch marker in the top of the 1st st of the round (12dc)
- *DC2 in next st, DC1 in next st* repeat round (18dc)
- *DC2 in next st, DC1 in next 2 sts* repeat round (24dc)
- *DC in next dc, CH6. Turn to work in to the CH and DC into the 2nd ch from the hook. DC in each of the remaining 4ch. DC into the next 3 dc*. Repeat ** for a total of 6 times to give 6 leaves, but on the 6th repeat, miss the DC into the next 3 dc as these sts are skipped and go straight to the next round.
- *Working into the leaf, DTR in the 1st ch, TR in 2nd ch, HTR in 3rd ch, DC in 4th ch & SL ST in 5th ch. Turn to work in to the dc sts from previous rnd, SL ST in 1st dc, DC in 2nd dc, HTR in 3rd dc, TR in 4th dc & DTR in 5th dc. Skip the next 2dc and SL ST into 3rd dc*. Repeat this for all leaves.
- Finish off leaving a long tail to sew the leaves and the stem onto the finished flower.
Constructing the Flower 💐
How you attach your flower to your stem will depend entirely on the type of stem and the type of flower.
AND the type of stem used may depend on the type of flower you are making.
For example;
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- The Simple Stem is best used with the Daisy.
- The Frilly Stem is best used with the Tulip.
- The Leafy Stem is mainly used with the Rose.
But these are my opinions – the beauty of this collection is that you can mix and match and find the combinations that you love!
Instructions for each are included in the flower videos as well as the stem videos over on YouTube.
And finally . . . . . .
I hope you enjoy making any and all of these crochet flowers and that you play around with different yarns, textures, and sizes.
But whatever you do, please share pics with me on social media! I absolutely love seeing what you make.
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