This simple crochet flower is the one I used for my Crochet Flower Puzzle Ball.  It is extremely plain and has just 4 petals, but that is partly why I like it.  I know most flowers have an odd number of petals, but I wanted something I could adapt for a lot of uses…something almost square and easy to work up.  And since the pattern for the Flower Puzzle Ball was in need of a revamp, I thought I might as well post the pattern for the simple crochet flowers on their own.

Translations

• Dutch Translation by Elke Wellens from Het Haakbeest (archived version as website no longer available)
• Japanese Translation by Masako Kawahara from Crochet Hmmm

Materials

I have used Drops Paris Cotton and a 4 mm crochet hook (US G/6  UK 8) for these little simple flowers, but you can use any yarn and hook you fancy.

I love the look and feel of cotton yarn and Drops has an amazing array of shades, but I get so very frustrated when I’m crocheting with cotton.  Because my tension is quite tight, I end up splitting the yarn left, right and centre.  It drives me insane (but not insane enough to abandon the cotton yarn).

So if you are prone to frustration (like me), I suggest that you use acrylic, bamboo or wool – anything that doesn’t split like there is no tomorrow.

You will need:

• 4 mm crochet hook (US G/6  UK 8)
• Double knit yarn in 2 colours (less than 2 m/2.2 yards for the centre and about 7 m/7.5 yards for the petals)
• A yarn needle for working away your yarn ends

Abbreviations

US Terminology used {You can see a US/UK comparison chart for hooks and terminology HERE.}

• Ch – Chain
• Dc – Double crochet
• Dc inc – Double crochet increase (2 dc in the same st)
• Hdc – Half-double crochet
• Hdc inc – Half-double crochet increase (2 hdc in the same st)
• Sl st – Slip Stitch
• St/sts – Stitch/stitches
• * – Repeat instructions between asterisks the number of times specified.

Additional Notes

The initial ch sts in each round are NOT counted as stitches.  When you join in the round, you will ignore these ch sts and join to the first hdc/dc of the round.

Simple Crochet Flower Pattern

Round 1

Start with the colour you are going to use for your centre.  Into a magic ring:  ch 1, make 8 hdc.

Join to the first hdc with a sl st.  Ignore the beginning ch-1 because it doesn’t count as a stitch and is there purely to get you to the required height.  {8 hdc}

Round 2

Ch 1.  Hdc inc in each of the 8 sts around.  Join to the first hdc with a sl st.  Fasten off and work away your ends.  {16 hdc}

Round 3

Change to the colour you are going to use for your petals.  Join this yarn by pulling up a loop in the stitch after the sl st join of the previous round.  Ch 2 (doesn’t count as a st throughout).  *Make 3 dc in the next st, sl st in the next 2 sts, make 3 dc in the next st.*  Repeat from * to * 2 more times.

Make 3 dc in the next st and sl st in the last 2 sts.  Make 3 dc in the st that already contains the initial ch-2.  Join to the first dc with a sl st.  {24 dc – not including ch sts and sl sts}

Round 4

Ch 2.  Dc inc in the same stitch.  Dc inc in the next 2 sts.

Sl st in the next st, which will be the last st of the petal.  Skip the next st (the sl st between petals – indicated with an arrow below).  *Sl st in the first st of the next petal, dc inc in the next 5 sts, sl st in the last st of the petal, skip the sl st between petals.* Repeat from * to * 2 more times.

Sl st in the first st of the last petal.  Dc inc in the next 2 sts.  Join to the first dc with a sl st.  Fasten off and work away your ends.  {40 dc – not including ch sts and sl sts}

And there you have it.  One simple crochet flower…a world of colourful possibilities.

Low Spirits, High Hopes

I love this photo…it makes me happy to look at the colours and the texture and the shape of the flowers.

November always hits me with a bang and EVERY year I forget to expect the seasonal lethargy…to prepare for it.  It snuck up on my slowly this year and it took me almost two weeks to realize that I have a touch of the “winter blues”, as people like to call it.  It makes it sound so benign, doesn’t it?  “A little bit under the weather”, “A spot of bother”, “A touch of the winter blues”.  But when you feel as if you are spiralling out of control…when you feel as if you can’t get up, but daren’t sit down in case you don’t want to get up again, it doesn’t feel so benign.

And in the midst of this despondency, I crocheted these little simple flowers and they MADE ME HAPPY!  Although no hobby can be a cure for what ails you, I believe that crochet is at least a balm.  So if you, like me, struggle to maintain (or regain) your joie de vivre in the winter months, find a simple pretty little pattern, get out your prettiest yarn, and hook up a little bit of sunshine.  You never know…one might lead to two…might lead to a whole basket full.  It’s worth a try.

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