Crochet Pattern
Sunflower
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Author - Juliia Pyha
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Materials and Tools:
Worsted/Aran velvet yarn
Yarnart Velour (170m/100g):
No.843 beige color,
No.849 brown color.
Sport weight/4ply yarn
Yarnart Jeans (160m/50g):
No.35 yellow,
No.69 green,
No.70 brown,
No.36 pink.
Hooks size 1,5 mm and 2,5 mm.
Super glue.
Black and white sewing threads.
Safety eyes size 9 mm.
A piece of thin plastic or solid cardboard paper to outline
the bottom of the pot and insoles.
Wire 30 cm long (I use cores from copper monolithic
cable).
Adhesive plaster for flower frame.
Fiberfill, needle, scissors.
1 wooden skewer + corrugated board size 2х4,5 cm.
Abbreviations:
MR = magic ring
ch = chain
st(s) = stitch(es)
sc = single crochet
inc = increase (crochet 2sc in one st)
dec = decrease (crochet 2sc together)
sl st = slip stitch
hdc = half double crochet
dc = double crochet
tr = treble crochet:
trinc = treble crochet increase (2tr in one stitch)
dtr = double treble crochet: ch-3 picot:
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dtrinc = double treble crochet increase (2dtr in one stitch)
Pot
Crochet with beige worsted yarn, hook size 2,5 mm:
1) 8sc in MR (8)
2) 8inc (16)
3) (1sc, inc)*8 (24)
4) 1sc, inc, (2sc, inc)*7, 1sc (32)
5) (inc, 3sc)*8 (40)
6) 2sc, inc, (4sc, inc)*7, 2sc (48)
7) (7sc, inc)*6 (54)
8) 4sc, inc, (8sc, inc)*5, 4sc (60)
9) (inc, 9sc)*6 (66)
10) 5sc, inc, (10sc, inc)*5, 5sc (72)
Circle the resulting circle on plastic or cardboard,
cut it out. Continue to crochet the pot:
11) 72sc through back loops only
12-27) 72sc (16 rounds)
28) 72sc through back loops only
29) 72sc through front loops only
30) 72sc
31) 72sc through front loops only
32-33) 72sc (2 rounds)
Cut the yarn, weave in the yarn ends.
Embroider face
Insert safety eyes between rounds 20 and 21 at a
distance of 13 sc. Embroider a mouth and cheeks,
whites of the eyes are optional.
Bend the last 3 rounds of the pot outward. Sew the
edges to the front loops of round 27, using white
sewing thread.
1 cell = 1 sc
Ground
Crochet with brown worsted yarn, hook size 2,5 mm:
1) 8sc in MR (8)
2) 8inc (16)
3) (1sc, inc)*8 (24)
4) 1sc, inc, (2sc, inc)*7, 1sc (32)
5) (inc, 3sc)*8 (40)
6) 2sc, inc, (4sc, inc)*7, 2sc (48)
7) (7sc, inc)*6 (54)
8) 4sc, inc, (8sc, inc)*5, 4sc (60)
9) (inc, 9sc)*6 (66)
Cut the yarn, weave in the yarn ends.
Insert a plastic / cardboard paper circle into the
bottom of the pot, stuff it tightly. Put the brown
circle on top and sew it to the pot with white sewing
threads through the back loops of round 28.
Legs
Crochet with brown sport weight/4ply yarn, hook
size 1,5 mm. Stuff tightly only the feet, further - do
not stuff at all.
1) ch9, start in the 2nd ch from the hook: 7sc, 3sc in
the last ch, on the other side of the chain: 6sc, inc (18)
2) inc, 6sc, 3inc, 6sc, 2inc (24)
3) 1sc, inc, 6sc, (1sc, inc)*3, 6sc, (1sc, inc)*2 (30)
4) 2sc, inc, 6sc, (2sc, inc)*3, 6sc, (2sc, inc)*2 (36)
5) 3sc, inc, 6sc, (3sc, inc)*3, 6sc, (3sc, inc)*2 (42)
Outline the sole on plastic/cardboard paper, cut out.
6) 42sc through back loops only
7-10) 42sc (4 rounds)
The marker of the round beginning in the center
of the oval:
11) 10sc, (dec, 2sc)*5, dec, 10sc (36)
12) 9sc, (dec, 1sc)*5, dec, 10sc (30)
13) 9sc, 6dec, 9sc (24)
14) 24sc
15) (2sc, dec)*6 (18)
16-19) 18sc (4 rounds)
20) (7sc, dec)*2 (16)
21) 16sc
22) 3sc, dec, 6sc, dec, 3sc (14)
23-24) 14sc (2 rounds)
25) (dec, 5sc)*2 (12)
Crochet several extra stitches to be on the side of
the leg.
Fold the leg in half and crochet through both sides:
26) 6sc
27) ch1, turn, 6sc
Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail.
Crochet the second leg in the same way.
Sew the legs to the pot:
Sunflower stem
Crochet with green sport weight/4ply yarn, hook
size 1,5 mm. Do not stuff. Leave a long yarn tail at the
beginning.
1) ch8, join in a circle
2-29) 8sc (28 rounds)
30) (1sc, inc)*4 (12)
31) (1sc, inc)*6 (18)
32) 1sc, inc, (2sc, inc)*5, 1sc (24)
33) (inc, 3sc)*6 (30)
34) 2sc, inc, (4sc, inc)*5, 2sc (36)
35) (5sc, inc)*6 (42)
36) 3sc, inc, (6sc, inc)*5, 3sc (48)
37) (inc, 7sc)*6 (54)
38) 4sc, inc, (8sc, inc)*5, 4sc (60)
Leave a long yarn tail for sewing.
Insert the wire into the stem so that it protrudes
by 6 centimeters from below. Twist the part of the
wire from above into a circle and fix it with adhesive
plaster.
Disk Florets
Brown sport weight/4ply yarn, hook size 1,5 mm:
1) 6sc in MR (6)
2) 6inc (12)
3) (1sc, inc)*6 (18)
4) 1sc, inc, (2sc, inc)*5, 1sc (24)
5) (inc, 3sc)*6 (30)
6) 2sc, inc, (4sc, inc)*5, 2sc (36)
7) (5sc, inc)*6 (42)
8) 3sc, inc, (6sc, inc)*5, 3sc (48)
9) (inc, 7sc)*6 (54)
10) 4sc, inc, (8sc, inc)*5, 4sc (60)
11-12) 60sc through back loops only (2 rounds), 1 sl st
Cut the yarn.
Ray Florets
Use yellow sport weight/4ply yarn, hook size 1,5 mm.
Crochet the bottom row of petals through front loops
of round 11:
Crochet the top row of petals through front loops of
round 10:
Bottom row of petals
ch3,
1dtr in the next loop,
in the next loop: 2dtr + ch-3 picot + 1dtr,
1dtr in the next loop, ch3,
1 sl st in the next loop
1 sl st
1 sl st
Crochet 10 petals in the same way.
Top row of petals
Place the top row of petals in a checkerboard
order to the bottom one.
ch2,
1tr in the next loop,
in the next loop: 2tr + ch-3 picot + 1tr,
1tr in the next loop, ch2,
1 sl st in the next loop
1 sl st
1 sl st
Crochet 10 petals in the same way.
Leaves
Crochet with green sport weight/4ply yarn, hook
size 1,5 mm:
ch14, start in the second chain from the hook:
1 sl st, 1sc, 1hdc, 2dc, trinc, dtrinc, trinc, 2dc, 1hdc,
1sc, 3sc in the last chain;
on the other side of the chain:
1sc, 1hdc, 2dc, trinc, dtrinc, trinc, 2dc, 1hdc, 1sc, 2 sl st.
Leave a long tail for sewing. Crochet 2 leaves.
Sunflower assembly
Sew the sunflower with the stem, adding a little
fiberfill.
Insert the flower into the pot, sew the stem to the
ground. Sew the leaves to the stem.
Nameplate
Cut out a rectangle size 2x4.5 cm from corrugated
cardboard. Write any inscription on it (mine is
"sunflower").
Cut the skewer to a length of 10.5 cm. Glue the
rectangle onto it. Wait for the glue to dry. Insert the
nameplate into the pot.
Our pot is ready!
Thank you for crocheting with me
Juliia Pyha
