Sand dollar crochet pattern — one piece, seven rounds, worked flat
This free sand dollar crochet pattern makes a flat beige disc about 9 cm across, worked on a 5 mm hook in three colours in well under an hour. Six rounds make the circle, five of them adding six stitches each, with the increase shifted one stitch along every round so the six increase lines fan out instead of stacking into corners, and round 7 is worked in back loops only in warm grey, which folds the edge under into a rim. All 7 rounds are written out below with the stitch count each one ends on; the five-petal flower is embroidered afterwards and never enters the count.
Maths verified, not yet made. Every one of the 7 rounds was checked against the round before it by machine — the counts, the increases and the decreases all add up. What nobody can promise you yet is how it sits in the hand.How we check
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Why it is rated Beginner
Beginner: seven rounds, one piece, no stuffing and nothing sewn. The only new technique is a back-loop-only round, and the stitch count does not change across it.
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00What you need before you start
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What you need before you start
Yarn — three colours, all weight 4
small amount (~15 g)Aran-weight cotton
scrapsAran-weight cotton
scrapsAran-weight cotton, or two strands of embroidery floss for a finer line
Tools
4 you probably own, 1 to buyYou likely have
Tapestry needle
Scissors
Stitch marker
Measuring tape
You need to buy
Rustproof blocking pins ×8 — for pressing the disc flat while it dries
Optional
Spray starch or fabric stiffener, if you want the disc stiff enough to stand on its edge
A row counter
Gauge and finished size
the last check before you cast onTension
Firm enough that the disc lies flat without curling. Gauge is not critical here — a looser hand gives a slightly wider sand dollar.
Finished size
~9 cm across
How to make the sand dollar
Switching rewrites every round:US6 sc in mrUK6 dc in mrWork a US sc as a UK single crochet and the fabric comes out looser and taller.
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01The disc
A flat circle that grows by six stitches a round, with the increase…7 RNDS
starts in sandBeige· magic ring· Piece 1 of 1
First six rounds[6] [12] [18] [24] [30] [36]
Opening the circle out
RND 1–61[6]
2[12]
3[18]
4[24]
5[30]
6[36]
The rim, in back loops only
RND 7–77[36]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreaseBLOback loop onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is doneFasten off and weave the ends into the back. Then thread the cream yarn and lay the five petals on the front — five long stitches from the centre out, each flanked by a shorter one. Take your time spacing the first two petals; the rest follow from those.
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Six notes on the sand dollar
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01An original Crochet Genie design.
02Round 7 is worked in back loops only. It is still 36 single crochet in and 36 single crochet out, so the count does not change and the app shows it as a plain round of 36 — the back loops are what make the edge fold under into a soft rim.
03Worked in a continuous spiral with nothing joined and nothing turned. Move your marker up as you finish each round.
04The increase shifts one stitch further along every round, so the six increase points spiral instead of stacking. That is what keeps the disc flat rather than cupping.
05The five-petal flower is embroidered on after you fasten off, so it is not part of the stitch count. Bring the cream yarn up at the centre and lay five long straight stitches out towards the rim, evenly spaced, then add a shorter stitch on each side of every long one so each petal reads as a narrow leaf.
06One piece, no stuffing, nothing sewn to anything. Weave the ends into the back and press the disc flat under a damp cloth.
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