Crochet Sunflower Pattern

This crochet sunflower pattern makes a dimensional flower with a textured center, melon-seed details, two layers of petals, a sepal, and a leaf. The finished sunflower can be used on its own or arranged in a handmade bouquet. The pattern uses US crochet terminology and includes stitch counts to help you check your progress as you work.

Read through the materials and abbreviations before starting. Place a marker where directed, and count each round carefully; this is especially useful when working the petals into the front loops of earlier rounds.

Ideas for Using Your Crochet Sunflower

A crocheted sunflower can brighten a room without needing water or sunlight. It may also be made as a thoughtful handmade gift for a birthday, housewarming, or thank-you. Combine it with crocheted tulips, calla lilies, or daisies to create a varied bouquet.

For a coordinated arrangement, decide on the flower colors before you begin. The pattern’s listed yarn colors are pink, khaki, and green, while the color ideas below include other options for decorative variations.

Crochet sunflower bouquet

Yellow sunflower bouquet

Color Variations

Sunflowers can be made in traditional yellow or in decorative shades such as purple, pink, and green. If you are making several flowers, plan the color arrangement ahead of time so the finished bouquet looks balanced. A small yarn swatch can help you compare colors before beginning.

Materials and Equipment

• Yarn in 3 colors: pink, khaki, and green
• Crochet hook: 3.0 mm or 2.5 mm
• Flower rod: 16 inches long x 0.08 inches diameter (40 cm x 2 mm)
• Iron wire: 6 inches long x 0.02 inches diameter (15 cm x 0.4 mm)
• Stitch marker
• Darning needle
• Scissors
• Hot melt adhesive
• Fiberfill for stuffing the flower center

Use a stitch marker to identify the rounds specified in the instructions. When crocheting over wire, keep the wire positioned along the edge of the work and check that no sharp end is exposed.

Terminology and Abbreviations

This pattern uses US crochet terminology. The abbreviations below are used throughout the instructions.

• sc – single crochet
• blo sc – back loop single crochet
• blo hdc – back loop half double crochet
• blo dc – back loop double crochet
• flo dc – front loop double crochet
• flo ss – front loop slip stitch
• hdc – half double crochet
• dc – double crochet
• tr – treble stitch
• ss – slip stitch
• sk – skip
• ch – chain
• st – stitch

Special Stitches

• Back loop single crochet: Insert the hook into the back loop only, yarn over and pull up a loop, then yarn over and pull through both loops.
• Back loop half double crochet: Yarn over, insert the hook into the back loop, yarn over and pull up a loop, then yarn over and pull through all three loops.
• Back loop double crochet: Yarn over, insert the hook into the back loop, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through two loops, then yarn over and pull through the remaining two loops.
• Front loop double crochet: Work a double crochet into the front loop only: yarn over, insert the hook, yarn over and pull up a loop, then complete the double crochet in two stages.
• Front loop slip stitch: Insert the hook into the front loop, yarn over, and pull through the stitch and the loop on the hook.
• Picot stitch: Chain 3, then slip stitch into the first chain and pull through.

Step-by-Step Crochet Sunflower Pattern

Make the Stamen

• Begin with a magic ring.
• R1: Work 6 sc into the magic ring, 1 ss, and 1 ch. [6]
• R2: (2 sc in next st) 6 times, 1 ss, and 1 ch. [12]
• R3: (1 sc, 2 sc in next st) 6 times, 1 ss, and 1 ch. [18]
• R4: (1 sc, 2 sc in next st, 1 sc) 6 times, 1 ss, and 1 ch. [24]
• R5: (3 sc, 2 sc in next st) 6 times, 1 ss, and 1 ch. [30] Place a stitch marker and leave it in place.

• R6: (2 blo sc, 2 blo sc in next st, 2 blo sc) 6 times, 1 ss, and 1 ch. [36]
• R7: (5 blo sc, 2 blo sc in next st) 6 times, 1 ss, and 1 ch. [42]
• R8: (3 blo sc, 2 blo sc in next st, 3 blo sc) 6 times, 1 ss, and 1 ch. [48]
• R9: (7 blo sc, 2 blo sc in next st) 6 times, 1 ss, and 1 ch. [54]
• R10: Work 54 blo sc, 1 ss, and 1 ch. Cut the yarn and leave a tail. [54]

Add the Melon-Seed Details

• Return to R5, where the stitch marker was placed. Work into the front loops of the stamen only.
• R5: (3 ch, 1 ss at the base of the ch, sk 1, 1 ss into the next st) to the end of the round, then 1 ss in the next row.
• R6–R8: Repeat R5. Place a stitch marker and keep it in place. Work 1 ch, cut the yarn, and leave a tail.

Make the Flower Sepal

• Begin with a magic ring.
• R1: Work 6 sc into the magic ring, 1 ss, and 1 ch. [6]
• R2–R3: Work 6 sc in each round, 1 ss, and 1 ch. [6]
• R4: (2 sc in next st) 6 times, 1 ss, and 1 ch. [12]
• R5: (1 sc, 2 sc in next st) 6 times, 1 ss, and 1 ch. [18]
• R6: (1 sc, 2 sc in next st, 1 sc) 6 times, 1 ss, and 1 ch. [24]
• R7: (3 sc, 2 sc in next st) 6 times, 1 ss, and 1 ch. [30]
• R8: (2 sc, 2 sc in next st, 2 sc) 6 times, 1 ss, and 1 ch. [36]
• R9: (5 sc, 2 sc in next st) 6 times, 1 ss, and 1 ch. [42]
• R10: (3 sc, 2 sc in next st, 3 sc) 6 times, 1 ss, and 1 ch. [48]
• R11: (7 sc, 2 sc in next st) 6 times, 1 ss, and 1 ch. [54]
• R12: Working in front loops only, repeat 13 times: 1 ch, sk 1, (2 flo dc in the same st, 3 ch picot st, 2 flo dc in the same st), 1 ch, sk 1, 1 flo ss. Finish with 1 ss and 1 ch, then cut the yarn and leave a tail. This makes 13 sepals.

Keep the front-loop stitches even around the edge to help the sepal sit neatly beneath the flower.

Make 18 Small Petals

• Join the yarn at the stitch marker on R9 of the stamen.
• Work into the front loops only.
• R9: Repeat 18 times: 8 ch, starting in the 2nd chain from the hook, work 7 sc, sk 1, and work 2 ss. Finish with 1 ss and 1 ch.

Edge the Small Petals

• Add the iron wire. Repeat 18 times: 1 sc, 1 hdc, 3 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc, (in the same st: 1 sc, 1 ch picot st, 1 sc), 1 hdc, 3 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc, sk 1, and 1 ss. Finish with 1 ss and 1 ch, cut the yarn, and leave a tail. There are 18 petals in total.
• Use a darning needle to hide the yarn tail. Twist the wire securely and tuck it out of sight.

Make 18 Large Petals

• Join the yarn at the stitch marker on R10 of the stamen.
• Work into the front loops only.
• R10: Repeat 18 times: 10 ch, starting in the 2nd chain from the hook, work 9 sc, sk 1, and work 2 ss. Finish with 1 ss and 1 ch.

Edge the Large Petals

• Add the iron wire. Repeat 18 times: 1 sc, 1 hdc, 5 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc, (in the same st: 1 sc, 1 ch picot st, 1 sc), 1 hdc, 5 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc, sk 1, and 1 ss. Finish with 1 ss and 1 ch, cut the yarn, and leave a tail. There are 18 petals in total.
• Hide the yarn tail with a darning needle. Twist the wire securely and conceal it.

Crochet the Leaf

• Make a foundation chain of 21 ch.
• R1: Add the iron wire. Starting in the 4th chain from the hook, work 2 tr in the next st, 8 tr, 3 dc, 3 hdc, 2 sc, and 3 sc in the last st. Do not turn; work along the other side of the chain: 2 sc, 3 hdc, 3 dc, 8 tr, 2 tr in the next st, 3 ch, and 1 ss at the bottom of the 1st ch.
• R2: Work 3 ch; (in the same st: 1 sc, 1 hdc); (in the same st: 1 dc, 1 tr); 8 tr, 4 dc, 3 hdc, 2 sc, and 3 sc in the last st. Do not turn; work along the other side: 2 sc, 3 hdc, 4 dc, 8 tr; (in the same st: 1 tr, 1 dc); (in the same st: 1 hdc, 1 sc); 3 ch, and 1 ss at the base of ch 3.
• R3: Work 3 ch, 2 sc in the next st, 2 hdc in the next st, 2 dc in the next st, 9 dc, 5 hdc, and 5 sc; (in the same st: 2 sc, 2 ch picot st, 1 sc); then 5 sc, 5 hdc, 9 dc, 2 dc in the next st, 2 hdc in the next st, 2 sc in the next st, 3 ch, and 1 ss at the base of the 1st ch. Cut the yarn and leave a tail for wrapping.

Assemble the Crochet Sunflower

1. Bend one end of the stem and insert it through the center of the flower sepal.
2. Bend two flower stems in the same way and attach them to the sepal with hot melt adhesive.
3. Using yarn that matches the sepal, sew the sepal to the stamen. Leave an opening before finishing the seam, add fiberfill, and then sew the opening closed.
4. Wrap the stem with green yarn and attach the leaf.
5. Continue wrapping to the end of the stem. Cut the yarn tail and secure it with hot melt adhesive.

Arrange the petals and leaf as shown in the accompanying photo or video. Take care when handling the wire and hot adhesive, and allow the adhesive to cool before shaping the flower.

Pattern Notes

• To add wire while crocheting, position it under the hook and work the stitches over it.
• Video subtitles may need to be enabled in the player settings.
• The stated difficulty level is intermediate. If you are new to crochet, practice the stitch abbreviations on a small swatch before making the flower.

Final Tips for Your Crochet Sunflower Pattern

Check the stitch totals at the end of each round and keep the stitch markers in the specified rounds; they identify where the melon-seed details and petal layers begin. Once the flower is assembled, gently adjust the wire-supported petals and leaf into the desired shape. This crochet sunflower pattern can be followed for a single handmade flower or repeated to create a bouquet.