Crocheted Flowers

Crochet Flower and Leave Patterns

How to crochet little appliqué flowers to adorn whatever you like

Tack stitch these darling little flowers on clothing and afghans.

Or glue them to picture frames, decorative boxes and indoor flower pots. Make magnets out of them. There are endless possibilities.

Crocheted Flowers Materials

• Knitting worsted yarn in your choice of color
• Size G crochet hook

The examples show two different flowers.

The first is a single flower about 2" in diameter. The second is a string of smaller flowers (about 1 ½ inches across). Make a chain of as many as you like in one continuous strand. Form them into a bouquet later ... or not. It’s all up to you.

Single Crocheted Flower

Chain 10; slip stitch into the first chain (10th stitch from the hook).

Chain 4, do a half double crochet into the ring just created, chain 4 and slip stitch into the ring again (first petal created). Continue the above until there are 6 petals ending with a slip stitch into the ring.

Tie off leaving a small tail of yarn.

Crocheted Flower Chain

Chain 4; in the first stitch of the chain (4th stitch from the hook) work a 2-double crochet cluster, chain 3, slip stitch (first petal created)..

Still working in the same space, work *chain 3, 2 double crochet cluster, chain 3, slip stitch (second petal created). Repeat from *2 more times (4 petals in all).

For each additional flower in the string:

(Chain 9; slip stitch in the 4th chain from the hook..

In same space, work a 2-double crochet cluster, chain 3, and slip stitch. Still working in the same space, work *chain 3, 2-double crochet cluster, chain 3, and slip stitch.

Repeat from * 3 more times.) Repeat instructions between the parentheses ( ) for each flower you would like to add to the string.

How To Crochet a Half Double Crochet

Yarn over, insert hook in stitch and pull up a loop, yarn over and draw through all 3 loops on the hook.

How To Crochet a Double Crochet

Yarn over, insert hook in stitch and pull up a loop, yarn over and draw through 2 loops on the hook, yarn over and draw through 2 loops..

How To Crochet a 2 Double Crochet Cluster

Double crochet in stitch leaving last two loops on the hook; double crochet in same stitch leaving last loop on the hook; yarn over and draw through all three loops.

If attaching these crocheted flowers to fabric, use a spot of Fray Check on the beginning and ending knots..

Cut off the tails and do small tacking stitches..

If attaching them to an afghan or baby blanket, run the tails through to the backside of the afghan weaving them through the stitches and tying off. Use Fray Check to secure your knots. Use small tacking stitches on each petal to hold in place.

Bonus Pattern: Crocheted Leaves

You can even add cute little leaves to your crocheted flowers and bouquets.

Here are directions for two different size leaves. Let’s start using the conventional crochet abbreviations.

• Chain = ch
• Single Crochet = sc
• Half Double Crochet = hdc
• Double Crochet = dc
• Stitch = st

Medium Size Leaf

Chain 12.  Sc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc in next 2 chains, dc in next 3 chains, hdc in next chain, sc in next 3 chains, 3 sc in last chain.  Working on opposite side of starting chain, ch 1, sc in next 3 chains, hdc in next chain, dc in next 3 chains, hdc in next 2 chains, sc in next chain, slip st in last chain.  Fasten off.

Small Leaf

Chain 9.  Sc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc in next chain, dc in next chain, hdc in next 2 chains, sc in next 2 chains, 3 sc in last chain.  Working on opposite side of starting chain, ch 1, sc in next 2 chains, hdc in next chain, dc in next chain, hdc in next chain, slip st in last chain.  Fasten off.