Sunflower crochet pattern — 21 pieces, 91 rounds written out
This is a free sunflower crochet pattern for a bloom about 14 cm across on a stem around 25 cm tall, worked on a 3.5 mm hook in five colours. Round 7 of the green back is the round that assembles the flower: it works all forty-eight stitches through both discs at once, catching each of the sixteen petals as it passes, three stitches apart and alternating gold with marigold. All 91 rounds are written out below across seven lists that make twenty-one pieces, each one carrying the stitch count it ends on.
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Why it is rated Medium
Medium for one round: round 7 of the green back is worked through both 48-stitch discs while sixteen pinned petals are caught between them, three stitches apart and alternating colour.
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00What you need before you start
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What you need before you start
Yarn — five colours, all weight 3
~20 mDK cotton, worked at amigurumi tension
~20 mDK cotton, a shade deeper than the golden yellow
~15 mDK cotton
scrapsDK cotton, carried behind the brown on one round
~45 mDK cotton
Tools
4 you probably own, 3 to buyYou likely have
Tapestry needle
Scissors
Stitch markers
Pins
You need to buy
Polyester stuffing (~15 g)
Wooden dowel 5 mm x 20 cm, or florist wire 2 mm doubled, x1
Floral tape, to pad the dowel before the sleeve goes on
Optional
A contrast stitch marker for counting the three stitches between petals
A small pot and a handful of pebbles to stand the finished stem in
Gauge and finished size
the last check before you cast onTension
Not critical. Work tight enough that the light does not come through the petals and the stuffing does not show at the centre. A looser hand gives a larger flower on the same counts.
Finished size
~14 cm across the bloom, about 25 cm tall on its stem
One yellow throughout instead of two loses the alternation and nothing else — the counts and the spacing are identical. A doubled length of florist wire takes the place of the dowel if you want a stem that bends.
How to make the sunflower, piece by piece
Switching rewrites every round:US8 sc in mrUK8 dc in mrWork a US sc as a UK single crochet and the fabric comes out looser and taller.
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01The seed head
Eight stitches in a ring, then eight more every round until the disc…6 RNDS
starts in chocolateBrown· magic ring· Piece 1 of 7
First six rounds[8] [16] [24] [32] [40] [48]
Opening out
RND 1–31[8]
2[16]
3[24]
Texture and flecks
RND 4–64[32]
5[40]
6[48]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseBLOback loops onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is doneLay it on the table. It should sit flat. If it cups, your tension is tighter than mine — go up half a hook size on the green disc so the two match.
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02The green back
The same disc again in green, plus one more round that closes the…7 RNDS
starts in leafGreen· magic ring· Piece 2 of 7
First six rounds[8] [16] [24] [32] [40] [48]
1[8]
2[16]
3[24]
4[32]
5[40]
6[48]
7[48]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseBLOback loops onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is doneRound 7 goes through both discs with the petals pinned between them. Work it slowly and check every few stitches that the petals are still three apart.
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03The golden petals
Eight the same. Out to twelve, straight for two rounds, then in to a…6 RNDS
starts in goldenYellow· magic ring· Piece 3 of 7· make 8
First six rounds[6] [12] [12] [12] [9] [6]
1[6]
2[12]
3[12]
4[12]
5[9]
6[6]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseBLOback loops onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is donePress each one flat. No stuffing goes in a petal, now or later.
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04The marigold petals
Eight more, worked exactly like the golden ones in the deeper orange…6 RNDS
starts in marigold· magic ring· Piece 4 of 7· make 8
First six rounds[6] [12] [12] [12] [9] [6]
1[6]
2[12]
3[12]
4[12]
5[9]
6[6]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseBLOback loops onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is doneLay all sixteen out in a ring on the table, alternating the two colours, before you pin anything. The alternation is easier to see there than on the disc.
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05The leaves
Two the same. Out to fifteen, four straight rounds, then one decrease…13 RNDS
starts in leafGreen· magic ring· Piece 5 of 7
First six rounds[6] [12] [15] [15] [15] [15]
Out to 15 at the base
RND 1–31[6]
2[12]
3[15]
The straight blade
RND 4–74[15]
5[15]
6[15]
7[15]
One decrease a round to the point
RND 8–138[14]
9[13]
10[12]
11[11]
12[10]
13[9]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseBLOback loops onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is donePinch the last round flat and seam it shut. That seam is the leaf's point.
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06Right leaf
— the same 13 rounds again, worked from piece 0513 RNDS
starts in leafGreen· magic ring· Piece 6 of 7· mirrors the leaves
First six rounds[6] [12] [15] [15] [15] [15]
1[6]
2[12]
3[15]
4[15]
5[15]
6[15]
7[15]
8[14]
9[13]
10[12]
11[11]
12[10]
13[9]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseBLOback loops onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
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07The stem
Six stitches for forty rounds. It is repetitive, and it is the part…40 RNDS
starts in leafGreen· magic ring· Piece 7 of 7
First six rounds[6] [6] [6] [6] [6] [6]
1[6]
2[6]
3[6]
4[6]
5[6]
6[6]
7[6]
8[6]
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40[6]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseBLOback loops onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is doneWrap the dowel in floral tape, slide the sleeve over it, then sew the bloom to the closed top end and the leaves partway down.
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21 pieces from six lists. One list — the leaves — is written once and worked twice, identical round for round; the grey bars are piece length, all drawn to the same scale.91 ROUNDS IN ALL
Ten notes on the sunflower
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01An original Crochet Genie design.
02Everything is worked in a continuous spiral. Nothing is joined and nothing is turned, so mark the first stitch of every round and move the marker as you pass it.
03Rounds 4 and 6 of the centre front disc are worked in back loops only. The two ridges they leave are what make the middle read as a seed head rather than flat brown.
04Round 5 of the centre front carries taupe behind the brown for one stitch in every five — eight small flecks, evenly spaced. Carry the taupe loosely so the disc still lies flat.
05Round 7 of the centre back is worked through both discs at once. Pin the sixteen petals between the layers first, three stitches apart, alternating golden and marigold, and catch each petal as you pass it.
06Stuff the centre lightly through the gap before the last five or six stitches of that joining round. It wants to be rounded, not firm.
07The petals and the leaves are never stuffed. Press each one flat between your fingers before pinning.
08The leaves are worked as long flat tubes from a magic ring instead of around a foundation chain, since the format counts only sc, inc and dec. Pinched flat and seamed along the last round, they read as pointed leaves.
09The stem cover is a sleeve. It goes over a dowel or a doubled length of florist wire, not around stuffing, and the bloom sews to its closed top end.
10Sixteen petals are written here as two parts of eight so the alternation is easy to follow. Work all eight of one colour, then all eight of the other.
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