2 Ways to Crochet Sunflowers for Valentine's Day

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Valentine's Day is just around the corner. Some of you might be thinking of some inexpensive gift ideas for your loved one. Well, if you have a crochet hook and some yarns lying around your house, this article might be helpful to you.

The two patterns I have here is great and easy to follow so beginners can also do them. Just make sure to know the basic terms and how to do: magic ring, single crochet, slip stitch, double crochet, triple crochet, and chains. These are all US terms so make sure you are studying US crochet terms instead of the UK ones.

Before anything else though, let us discuss the materials we will be needing for today's crochet projects.

Materials

  • 4 ply Indophil Acrylic Yarn (Brown, and Yellow)

  • 6/0 or 3.50mm crochet hook

  • A pair of scissors

  • Tapestry needle

That is all that you will need. Pretty easy to get right?

Sunflower 1 Crochet Pattern

Using brown yarn:

  1. Make a magic ring.

  2. Put 6 single crochet stitches inside the magic ring. Slip stitch to the first stitch to close the ring.

  3. Put 2 single crochet stitches in each stitch. This round must have 12 stitches in total.

  4. Follow the pattern: 1 single crochet in the first stitch then 2 single crochet stitches in the next stitch. Repeat until the end. The round will have 18 single crochet stitches in total.

  5. Slip stitch, and fasten off.

Using yellow yarn:

  1. Tie the yellow yarn to the last stitch of the circle. This can be done by using yiur crochet hook to pull the yarn in the stitch and tying it or by slip stitch.

  2. Follow the pattern: double crochet, triple crochet, 2 chains, slip stitch on top of the triple crochet, triple crochet, and double crochet all in one stitch. This counts as one sunflower petal.

  3. Slip stitch to the next stitch. Then repeat the pattern until the end.

  4. Slip stitch to the last stitch and fasten off.

  5. Using the tapestry needle, make sure to hide the excess yarns.

Sunflower 2 Crochet Pattern

The first steps of this pattern is the same as the one above. But I will still copy it for the reader's benefit.

Using brown yarn:

  1. Make a magic ring.

  2. Put 6 single crochet stitches inside the magic ring. Slip stitch to the first stitch to close the ring.

  3. Put 2 single crochet stitches in each stitch. This round must have 12 stitches in total.

  4. Follow the pattern: 1 single crochet in the first stitch then 2 single crochet stitches in the next stitch. Repeat until the end. The round will have 18 single crochet stitches in total.

  5. Slip stitch, and fasten off.

Using yellow yarn:

  1. Tie the yellow yarn to the last stitch of the circle. This can be done by using yiur crochet hook to pull the yarn in the stitch and tying it or by slip stitch.

  2. Follow the pattern: chain three, double crochet, chain one, slip stitch at the top of the double crochet stitch, chain 3, slip stitch at the same stitch. This will count as one petal.

  3. Repeat the pattern until the end. On the last stitch, slip stitch to the first stitch and then fasten off.

  4. Hide the excess yarns by using the tapestry needle to sew it onto the stitches.

Side by Side Comparison

This is the side by side comparison of the crochet sunflowers we did today. They can be added in other projects like bucket hats, bags or even clothes. One may even use it as a key chain or sew it onto a hair tie. Or you can add a long green chain and use it as a bookmark. If you add a strong stem, it can be the foundation for a simple sunflower bouquet.

There are so many possibilities on how one can use such simple pattern to add more life to your crochet projects.

I personally can not decide what pattern I like more between the two. Whay about you? What pattern would you like to use for your crochet project?

Closing words

It is important to remember that Valentine's day should not put a heavy financial burden on us to spend excessively. If you want to give your loved ones something to brighten their days, then I am sure than most would appreciate handmade items especially when a handwritten letter is included.

I wanted to do a sunflower bouquet but I am still not ready to do an article about it. I am too lazy to take a lot of pictures needed for that project. But I might change my mind in the future, who knows?

Anyway, I hope this article can push someone to try and use their hidden crochet kit instead of just letting it collect dust in their closet.



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Wow , even thought it was not a valentine this was the best gift for grandma and mother and others , This sunflower would never fade because its not just made of yarn but it was made of love keep it up to your wonderful work

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2 years ago

Wow it been a while I came here so glad I am back . Talking about Valentine's day it is day that we are supposed to be a free minded person by showing love to everyone around us . Hoping for you to write more and share awesome pictures of the crochet sunflower

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2 years ago

Ang cutie pie naman nyan sis, will go back to this article kapag natuto ako mag crochet.

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2 years ago

Good luck on your crochet journey! I hope to see your future works soon.

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2 years ago

Ang galing mo talaga sa crochet nu? Hays sanaol talaga sis. Ako kasi madaling magsawa eh.

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2 years ago

Hinahabaan ko lang din po pasensya ko madalas, mabilis din ako magsawa eh kaya madalas titigil tas saka babalik

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2 years ago

It's beautiful. I like to learn to do this. I always want to learn crocheting. Soon when time permits I would love to. Keep it up.

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2 years ago

Hopefully, you will have the time to start! I look forward to seeing your future works.

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2 years ago

I will try in the future. Thanks sis. May I ask where did you learn crocheting?

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2 years ago

I learned by watching youtube videos as well as trying out free patterns online. After a while, I was able to freehand things that I want to make.

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2 years ago

You are really good at it. Looks great.

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