Pattern Description:
This simple crochet flower features four petals, designed to be adaptable and easy to work up. Despite most flowers having an odd number of petals, this almost square design is favored for its versatility.
Materials Needed & Measurements:
- Yarn: Double knit yarn in 2 colours
- Yarn Weight: Double knit.
- Hook: A 4 mm crochet hook (US G/6 UK 8) is required.
- Notions: A yarn needle is needed for working away yarn ends.
- Measurements:
- Yarn for center: less than 2 m / 2.2 yards.
- Yarn for petals: about 7 m / 7.5 yards.
Stitches & Abbreviations Used:
- 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
Instructions for Making the Simple Crochet Flower Patterns:
The flower is worked in four rounds, starting with the center color and then switching to the petal color.
Round 1: The Center
Begin this round with the color designated for your flower’s center.
- Start with a magic ring.
- Chain 1 (ch 1). This ch 1 does not count as a stitch but is there to bring you to the required height.
- Make 8 half-double crochets (hdc) into the magic ring.
- Join to the first hdc with a slip stitch (sl st), ignoring the initial ch 1.
- At the end of Round 1, you should have 8 hdc.
Round 2: Expanding the Center
Continue with the center color for this round.
- Chain 1 (ch 1). Again, this ch 1 does not count as a stitch.
- Make a half-double crochet increase (hdc inc) in each of the 8 stitches around. This means working 2 hdc into each stitch.
- Join to the first hdc with a slip stitch (sl st).
- Fasten off your yarn and work away your ends.
- At the end of Round 2, you should have 16 hdc.
Round 3: Forming the Petals (Part 1)
For Round 3, you will introduce the color for your petals.
- Change to the petal color.
- Join this new yarn by pulling up a loop in the stitch directly after the slip stitch join of the previous round.
- Chain 2 (ch 2). These ch 2 stitches will not count as a stitch throughout this round.
- Begin the repeating sequence: Make 3 double crochets (dc) in the next stitch, slip stitch (sl st) in the next 2 stitches, make 3 double crochets (dc) in the next stitch..
- Repeat from to 2 more times. This creates the first three petals.
- After the repeats, make 3 double crochets (dc) in the next stitch and then slip stitch (sl st) in the last 2 stitches.
- Finally, make 3 double crochets (dc) in the stitch that already contains the initial ch-2 from the start of the round.
- Join to the first dc with a slip stitch (sl st).
- At the end of Round 3, you should have 24 dc, not including the chain stitches and slip stitches.
Round 4: Shaping the Petals (Part 2)
This round further defines the petals using the petal color.
- Chain 2 (ch 2). These ch 2 stitches will not count as a stitch.
- Make a double crochet increase (dc inc) in the same stitch where you chained.
- Make a double crochet increase (dc inc) in the next 2 stitches.
- Slip stitch (sl st) in the next stitch, which will be the last stitch of the current petal.
- Skip the next stitch, which is the slip stitch between petals from the previous round.
- Begin the repeating sequence: Slip stitch (sl st) in the first stitch of the next petal, double crochet increase (dc inc) in the next 5 stitches, slip stitch (sl st) in the last stitch of the petal, skip the slip stitch (sl st) between petals..
- Repeat from to 2 more times.
- After the repeats, slip stitch (sl st) in the first stitch of the last petal.
- Make a double crochet increase (dc inc) in the next 2 stitches.
- Join to the first dc with a slip stitch (sl st).
- Fasten off your yarn and work away your ends.
- At the end of Round 4, you should have 40 dc, not including the chain stitches and slip stitches.
Weave in all ends securely, and your charming four-petal crochet flower is ready to brighten any project!
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