These easy crochet small flower patterns offer a quick way to add handmade detail to hats, bags, clothing, blankets, and home décor. The collection includes 15 designs, from simple looped petals to textured puff flowers, so you can choose a style that suits your project and skill level. Use leftover yarn to try different color combinations, and check the stitch counts as you work through each round.
Why Make Small Crochet Flowers?
Small crocheted flowers are useful embellishments because they take relatively little yarn and can be attached to many finished items. Try one on a hat, pillow cover, bag, shawl, or scarf. A few flowers stitched onto the corner of a blanket can add a bright accent without changing the main fabric.
- Beginner-friendly options: Several designs use basic stitches and short rounds, making them approachable practice projects.
- Easy to customize: Choose contrasting yarn for petals and centers, or use colors that coordinate with the item you are decorating.
- Useful for scraps: Small amounts of cotton or wool yarn are often enough for these compact motifs.
For a bouquet, make several flowers in different colors and attach them to stems. You can also combine crocheted flowers with leaves or other greenery for a fuller arrangement.
Materials and Skill Level
You will need yarn, a 2.5 mm crochet hook, a stitch marker, and scissors. Hot-melt adhesive is listed for assembling Flower 6. Fine cotton yarn can create a delicate, defined flower, while thicker wool yarn produces a larger, sturdier result. The finished size will vary with yarn weight, hook size, and individual tension; no gauge is specified.
The designs range from easy to intermediate. Familiarity with chains, single crochet, half double crochet, double crochet, treble crochet, slip stitches, and working in the front or back loop will be helpful. Use a stitch marker to identify the start of a round, and count stitches carefully, especially when a pattern asks you to repeat a sequence.
Stitch Abbreviations and Pattern Notes
Instructions use US crochet terms. Abbreviations: sc = single crochet; hdc = half double crochet; dc = double crochet; tr = treble crochet; Popcorn St = popcorn stitch; ss = slip stitch; ch = chain; FLO = front loop only; BLO = back loop only; picot = picot stitch.
Follow each design’s stated repeats and color changes. At the end of a flower, cut the yarn where instructed and weave in the ends on the back. Video tutorials are grouped below; turn on subtitles in the video settings if needed.
15 Easy Crochet Small Flower Patterns
Flower 1
- Round 1: Make 5 sc in the round; 1 ss, 1 ch.
- Round 2: Make 5 sc; 1 ss, 1 ch.
- Round 3: In the same stitch, change yarn. Make 8 ch; beginning in the second chain from the hook, work 1 ss, 5 hdc, 1 sc, and 1 ss. Make another 8 ch and work 1 ss, 5 hdc, and 1 sc from the second chain. Make 1 ss in the next stitch. Repeat the sequence 4 times. Fasten off and weave in the end.
Flower 2
- Round 1: Ch 6 and join with 1 ss in the first chain to form a ring.
- Round 2: In the same stitch, make 2 ch and 2 hdc, then 2 ch. Repeat 3 hdc, 2 ch four times. Join with 1 ss, then make 1 ch.
- Round 3: Make 1 sc in the second hdc stitch and 7 hdc in the space formed by the 2 ch. Repeat 4 times. Fasten off and weave in the end.
Sun Small Flower 3
- Round 1: Make 6 sc in the round; 1 ss, 1 ch.
- Round 2: Make 2 sc in each stitch, 6 times; 1 ss, 1 ch.
- Round 3: Make 12 sc, change yarn, and make 1 ss.
- Round 4: Make 3 ch. Work a 5-tr Popcorn stitch, remove the hook, and use it to pull the yarn through the first stitch; make 2 ch. Repeat 12 times. Join with 1 ss, make 1 ch, then fasten off and weave in the end.
Flower 4
- Round 1: Make 5 sc in the round; 1 ss, 1 ch.
- Round 2: Change yarn. In the same stitch, make 10 ch, 1 ss, and 10 ch; make 1 ss in the next stitch. Repeat 5 times. Fasten off and weave in the end.
Flower 5
- Round 1: Make 5 sc in the round; 1 ss, 1 ch.
- Round 2: Change yarn. Make 6 ch; starting in the second chain from the hook, work 5 sc, then make 1 ss in the next stitch. Repeat 5 times.
- Round 3: Repeat the following 5 times: make 1 ss, 4 hdc, and 2 ch; in the same stitch, make 1 ss, 2 ch, and 1 hdc; then make 3 hdc and 1 ss. Fasten off and weave in the end.
Puff Flower 6
Stamen
- Make 3 ch in the round, work 5 unfinished dc, and pull the yarn through all loops. Make 3 ch, then 1 ss in the round and 1 ch.
Petals
- Round 1: Make 10 sc in the round; 1 ss.
- Round 2: Repeat 5 times: make 3 ch, 3 unfinished dc, then another 3 unfinished dc and pull the yarn through all loops; make 3 ch and 1 ss in the next stitch. Fasten off and weave in the end.
Use hot-melt adhesive to attach the stamen to the center of the petal piece. Take care when handling hot adhesive and let it cool before using the flower.
Double-Layer Flower 7
- Round 1: Make 5 sc in the round; 1 ss. Cut the yarn and change color.
- Round 2: In the FLO of the same stitch, make 2 ch, 2 dc, and 2 ch; make 1 ss in the next stitch. Repeat 4 times.
- Round 3: In the BLO of the same stitch, make 2 ch, 4 dc, and 2 ch; make 1 ss in the next stitch. Repeat 4 times. Fasten off and weave in the end.
Flower 8
- Round 1: Make 5 sc in the round; 1 ss, 1 ch.
- Round 2: Make 2 sc in each stitch, 5 times; 1 ss and change yarn.
- Round 3: In the same stitch, make 3 ch, 2 dc, and 3 ch; make 1 ss in the next stitch. Repeat 9 times. Fasten off and weave in the end.
Flower 9
- Round 1: Make 6 sc in the round; 1 ss, 1 ch. Cut the yarn and change color.
- Round 2: In the same stitch, make 3 ch, 2 dc, and 3 ch; make 1 ss in the next stitch. Repeat 5 times. Fasten off and weave in the end.
Bubble Flower 10
- Round 1: Make 8 sc in the round; 1 ss, 1 ch. Cut the yarn and change color.
- Round 2: In the same stitch, make 3 ch and 4 unfinished hdc; pull through all loops and make 3 ch, then 1 ss. Repeat 7 times. Fasten off and weave in the end.
Blue Small Flower 11
- Round 1: Make 5 sc in the round; 1 ss, 1 ch. Cut the yarn and change color.
- Round 2: In the same stitch, make 2 ch, 3 dc, and 2 ch; make 1 ss in the next stitch. Repeat 4 times. Fasten off and weave in the end.
Pointed Flower 12
- Round 1: Make 6 sc in the round; 1 ss, 1 ch. Cut the yarn and change color.
- Round 2: In the same stitch, make 2 ch, 1 dc, 1 ch picot, 1 dc, and 2 ch; make 1 ss. Repeat 5 times. Fasten off and weave in the end.
Cute Small Flower 13
- Round 1: Make 5 sc in the round; 1 ss, 1 ch. Cut the yarn and change color.
- Round 2: In the same stitch, make 2 ch, 4 dc, and 2 ch; make 1 ss in the next stitch. Repeat 4 times. Fasten off and weave in the end.
Pure Flower 14
- Round 1: Make 6 sc in the round; 1 ss.
- Round 2: In the same stitch, make 2 ch, 3 hdc, and 2 ch; make 1 ss in the next stitch. Repeat 5 times. Fasten off and weave in the end.
Fluffy Flower 15
- Round 1: Make 5 sc in the round; 1 ss, 1 ch.
- Round 2: Make 5 sc; 1 ss.
- Round 3: In the same stitch, make 2 ch, 3 dc, and 2 ch; make 1 ss in the next stitch. Repeat 4 times.
Video Tutorials
Video guidance is organized into three groups: Easy Flower 1–5, Easy Flower 6–10, and Easy Flower 11–15. Subtitles may need to be enabled in the video settings.
Finishing and Using Your Flowers
After finishing a motif, weave yarn ends securely into the back so they do not loosen during use. For wearable pieces or items that will be washed, sewing the flower onto the project is a practical alternative to adhesive. Before attaching it, arrange the petals and check that the flower sits flat.
Try the designs as accents on hats, bags, scarves, shawls, blankets, or pillow covers. A coordinated set can also be arranged as a small bouquet. Experiment with yarn colors and weights to find a flower size and finish that works well with your project.
Conclusion
These 15 easy crochet small flower patterns include options with simple petals, layered shapes, picot edges, and raised cluster stitches. Choose a design that matches your experience, use the 2.5 mm hook and suitable yarn, and keep track of each round with a stitch marker. With careful counting and secure finishing, small crochet flowers can add a personal touch to gifts, accessories, and home décor.
