Crochet Sunflower pattern ⋆ A little love everyday

Hello all! I’m here with another flower pattern. Sunflowers are beautiful, bright and cheery. They are the symbol of hope, happiness and warmth. This crochet sunflower is a quick and easy project and would make a wonderful gift to your loved ones.

Pattern notes:

Crochet Sunflower pattern is for personal use only. Please don’t copy, alter, reproduce or sell the pattern in whole or in parts. You can sell the finished products but please credit me as the designer and link back to this post.

You can buy the inexpensive ad-free PDF version for this crochet sunflower pattern from my Etsy and Ravelry shop.

Instructions:

This pattern is written in US English terms and worked in continuous rounds.

Materials needed:

DK weight cotton yarn in brown, yellow and green colour.
3 mm crochet hook.
Polyester fiberfill.
Yarn needle.

Abbreviations:

R – round/ row.
ch – chain.
st(s) – stitch(es).
sc – single crochet.
dc – double crochet.
trc – triple/ treble crochet.
inc – increase (2 sc in one stitch).
sl st – slip stitch.
p – picot stitch.
[…] – repeat the instructions given in between the brackets.
(…) – total number of stitches.

Pattern instructions:

Flower center (make 2):

Using brown yarn,

R1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6).

R2: Inc in each st (12).

R3: [ Sc, inc ] x 6 (18).

R4: [ Sc, inc, sc ] x 6 (24).

R5: Sc in each st (24).

Fasten of invisibly and weave in the ends.

Special stitch used:

Picot stitch (p): Ch 2, sl st in second chain from hook.

Petals:

Place both the brown circle with right sides facing out. We are going to work the petals through both loops of the the two flower center.

Join yellow yarn into both loops of the brown circles using a sl st and,

[ Ch 2, (dc, trc, p, trc, dc) in next st, ch 2, sl st in next st ] x 12

Start stuffing the circle when you are more than three fourths done and continue to work till the end.

Fasten off and weave in the ends.

Leaf:

Using green yarn,

Leaving a little yarn tail at the start, ch 8.

Starting from second chain on hook, sl st, sc, hdc, dc, dc, dc inc, 4 dc in last chain.

Continue to work on the other side of the chain, dc inc, dc, dc, hdc, sc, sl st in the last.

Fasten of leaving a long tail for sewing.

Finally, sew the leaf to the sunflower at the back.

These crochet sunflowers will make a lovely key chain, brooch or as hairclips. I turned mine into a keychain and added some tassels and charms.

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I really hope you enjoy making this crochet sunflower. I would love to see your works! Do share your works on Instagram using the hashtag #littleloveeveryday.

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