Crochet Sunflower Plant
Material:-
- Worsted - weight yarn, Brown, Dark Brown, Green and Yellow colour
- F/5 3.75mm crochet hook
- Poly-Fil or any stuffing of your choice
- Yarn needle
- 3" diameter plastic pot
Abbreviation Key:-
- sc = single crochet
- hdc = half double crochet
- dc = double crochet
- tr = triple / treble crochet
- dtr = double triple / treble crochet
- sl st = slip stitch
- dec = decrease ( join next 2 sts into 1 )
- inc = increase ( 2 sc in next st )
Notes:-
- Crochet in a spiral. Use something to mark the first stitch of a round and move it up as you work.
- "The Magic Circle" is use to start each piece. Alternative technique: ch 2, then sc x 6 into the second chain away from the hook.
- Slip stitch to join the round, this creates Round 1.
Sunflower base part:-
Use Green colour yarn
Round 1: Magic circle for 6 sts base
Round 2: inc x 6 = 12 sts
Round 3: ( 1 inc, 1 sc ) x 6 = 18 sts
Round 4: ( 1 inc, 2 sc ) x 6 = 24 sts
Round 5: ( 1 inc, 3 sc ) x 6 = 30 sts
Round 6: sc 30 sts = 30 sts
*fasten off and hide the tail
Sunflower top part:-
Use Dark Brown colour yarn
Round 1: Magic circle for 6 sts base
Round 2: inc x 6 = 12 sts
Round 3: ( 1 inc, 1 sc ) x 6 = 18 sts
Round 4: ( 1 inc, 2 sc ) x 6 = 24 sts
Round 5: ( 1 inc, 3 sc ) x 6 = 30 sts
Round 6: sc 30 sts = 30 sts
*fasten off and hide the tail
Sunflower Pedal:-
Use Yellow colour yarn
Start a sc together with base & top part, after continue with...
1st st: sl st ( not the first time ) in a st, 3 ch
2nd st: ( 1 dc, 1 tr, 1 dtr ) in a st, 3 ch 1 sl st in 1st chain
3rd st: ( 1 dtr, 1 tr, 1 dc ) in a st, 3 ch
4th st: 1 sl st in a st.
rep all 4 step, 9 times.
Soil:-
Use Brown colour yarn
Round 1: Magic circle 6 stitches for base
Round 2: inc x 6 = 12 sts
Round 3: ( 1 inc, 1 sc ) x 6 = 18 sts
Round 4: ( 1 inc, 2 sc ) x 6 = 24 sts
Round 5: ( 1 inc, 3 sc ) x 6 = 30 sts
Round 6: ( 1 inc, 4 sc ) x 6 = 36 sts
Round 7~12: sc 36 sts = 36sts
Round 13: ( 1 dec, 4 sc ) x 6 = 30 sts
Round 14: ( 1 dec, 3 sc ) x 6 = 24 sts
Round 15: ( 1 dec, 2 sc ) x 6 = 18 sts
Round 16: ( 1 dec, 1 sc ) x 6 = 12 sts
Round 17: dec x 6 = 6 sts
*sl st and stuff the body with Poly-Fil. Position and sew Sunflower onto the SOIL's body^^
