Patterns & Instructions

by Happy PattyCrochet

Sunflower

Skill Level Skill Needed

Intermediate Crochet

Introduction
Hello! Here I’ll show you how to crochet and make a Sunflower, inspired by the award win-
ning Soraya variety, this short petal, lush wonder is a true beauty and quite the explosion of
happiness!

The Sunflowers are a popular Wedding Flower (3rd Anniversary), and symbolize happiness,
friendship and loyalty. They are a perfect gift for someone special, and will make any lonely
corner bright as the sun.

This document includes patterns, instructions and photo guides to make 3 shapes of Sun-
flower, including bracts and head.

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Materials
Front
- Cotton thread size #40 (in yellow and brown) & size #20 (in green).
- Steel Crochet Hooks in Sizes 0.6mm & 1.0mm.
- Floral tape, Stringing Wire in gauge 0.33/0.38.
- Florist Stub Stem (16” wire coated with green paper)
- All purpose clear adhesive, Hot glue.

Pattern notes
In this e-book I first show a pattern diagram, and then
the instructions in American Standard Terms (You
can see conversion table for British terms at the end
of the e-book). After that you’ll find photo guides for
how to make the branch.

I’ve created a page in my Blog where I updated a list

of recommended tested threads - see here.

This flower is quite small, I tried to make the photos

as clear as I could, I’m sorry if some of them didn’t
turn out clear enough!

* If you have problem finding the material needed, don’t hesitate to contact me and I’ll do
my best to help.

* I apologize for including copyright notices on diagrams - I have recently found too many cases
of my patterns being shared, hopefully this will help. Thank you for understanding!

Abbreviations
sl-st - Slip Stitch qc - Quadruple (double-treble) Crochet yo - Yarn over
ch - Chain 2-st dc inc - 2 Stitch DC Increase sk - Skip
sc - Single Crochet (2 dc in same stitch) beg - Beginning
hdc - Half Double Crochet 2-st sc dec - 2 sc decrease (sc2tog)
dc - Double Crochet 2-st dc-tc inc - dc followed by a tc in
tc - Triple (treble) Crochet the same stitch

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Sunflower Flower
This document includes patterns and instructions for Sunflowers in 3 shapes, 2
open flower and a semi-closed flower.

Each flower is made of ~35-40 petals (in 5 different shapes/sizes), ~26-28 bracts
(making 2 elements), base cover (2 sizes) & a flower head.

Bracts Semi Closed

Flower

Flower
Head

This document will first go through the different petals and their instructions, in-
cluding coloring (optional) of the petals. Next, you’ll find the bract elements pat-
terns and instructions, followed by the base covers, the head and finally - flower
assembly.

Finished Size: ~4.5-5.5” / 12-14cm for the fully open blossom.

It is recommended to iron and starch the petals and the bracts element before as-
sembly.

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Sunflower Petals
5 different petal patterns are included in this document.

Each flower shape uses a different number and set of each petal:
- Fully Open Flower: 17 of Petal #1, 17 of Petal #2.
- Open Flower: 12 of Petal #1, 16 of Petal #2, 6 of Petal #3.
- Semi Closed Flower: 20 of Petal #4, 14 of Petal #5.

Petal #1 Petal #2 Petal #3 Petal #4 Petal #5

The petals are crocheted with thread size #40, and a stringing wire (gauges
0.35/0.38, length of ~15”/40cm) is used in all petals.

Once petals are crocheted, it is recommended to iron and starch them. It is also
recommended to shape the petals, this gives the flower a more natural look.

While in the open flowers the shaping is minor but no-

ticeable, in the semi-closed flower, the shaping is major
and important. See photo to the right, where petals to the
left have been shaped for the open flowers, and the ones
to the right to the semi-closed.

After petals have been iron and shaped, you can also add some orange-ish color
to the petals, in the base-mid section, this will give the sunflower a more natural
look. This is optional.

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Petal #1 - Pattern Diagram

Stitches in blue and
red are crocheted
around a metal
wire.

Blue dashed line

marks the metal

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wire.

Red Single crochets

are crocheted above
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Stitch Key / Abbr.

- Single Cr ochet (sc) - Triple C rcohet( tc) - 2-st t c inc
- Cha in (ch) - Quadruple Cr ochet (qc) - Cut Thread
- Half Double Cr ochet (hdc) - 2-st hdc inc - Start
- Double Cr ochet (dc) - 2-st dc inc - Direction s

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Petal #1 - Instructions
The Petal is crocheted in the round, starting with a base
chain row.

Second round is crocheted around a metal wire.

All stitches (apart from base and Rnd 1) are working in

between the stitches.

Use thread size #40 in yellow color, for stringing wire, use a ~15”/40cm 0.35/0.38
stringing wire.

Base row : 25 Chains.

Rnd 1 : Ch 1, sk 1, 3 sc, 17 hdc, 5 sc, and make your way back on the other side of
the chain row, 5 sc, 17 hdc, 3 sc, finish the round with sl-st to beg ch.

Rnd 2 : (Crochet this round around a metal wire) Ch 1, 3 sc, 17 hdc, crochet 5 single
crochet* in the base of the stitches (over the stitches) and make your way back
with another 5 single crochets* worked over the stitches, 17 hdc, 3 sc, sl-st to beg
ch.

Crochet Rnd 2 around a stringing Follow instructions, while keep Work the * stitches of Rnd 2 in
wire, using a ~15” / 40cm, starts crocheting around the wire the base of the stitches of rnd 1
crocheting in the middle of the (as pointed by the hook)
wire

Rnd 3 : Ch 1, sc 3, 5 hdc, 8 dc, 4 hdc, 5 sl-st, and make your way back with 5 sl-st, 4
hdc, 8 dc, 5 hdc, 3 sc, sl-st to beg ch.

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Petal #1 - Instructions (#2)

Rnd 4 : Ch 2, 2-st hdc inc, hdc, 2 dc, 2-st dc inc, 2-st dc-tc inc, [tc, 2-st tc inc], repeat
[] 7 times, tc, dc, hdc, sc 2 times, at this point you’ll be at the end of round 3 (photo
1 below), continue to crochet, working around both metal wires (photo 2), 3 sin-
gle crochets heading down (photos 3), ch, and head back, working in the single
crochets, 3 sc (photo 5), and continue normally upwards working in the stitches of
rnd 3 - 2 sc, hdc, dc, tc, [2-st tc inc, tc], repeat [] 7 times, 2-st tc-dc inc, 2-st dc inc, 2
dc, hdc, sc, sl-st to beg ch. Fasten off.

Photo 1 Photo 2 - Crochet the next stitch Photo 3 - after 3 single crochet
over both wire tails around the wires

Photo 4 - Chain after 3 sc of Photo 5 - 3 sc heading back on Photo 6 - Continue in rnd 3 after
photo 3 the 3 sc of photo 3 3 sc of photo 5

Shaping the Petal:

Once you crochet the petal,

slightly squeeze the bottom in- Fold the top outwards And the Petal is ready
wards
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Petal #2 - Pattern Diagram

Stitches in blue and
red are crocheted
around a metal
wire.

Blue dashed line

marks the metal

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wire.

Red Single crochets

are crocheted above
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Stitch Key / Abbr.

- Single Cr ochet (sc) - Triple C rcohet( tc) - 2-st t c inc
- Cha in (ch) - Quadruple Cr ochet (qc) - Cut Thread
- Half Double Cr ochet (hdc) - 2-st hdc inc - Start
- Double Cr ochet (dc) - 2-st dc inc - Direction s

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Petal #2 - Instructions
Petal #2 is crocheted in a similar fashion like Petal #1.
Working in the round, starting with a base chain row.

Second round is crocheted around a stringing wire

(~15”/40cm long, 0.35/0.38 gauge).

Base row : 21 Chains.

Rnd 1 : Ch 1, sk 1, 2 sc, 14 hdc, 5 sc, and make your way back on the other side of
the chain row, 5 sc, 14 hdc, 2 sc, finish the round with sl-st to beg ch.

Rnd 2 : (Crochet this round around a metal wire) Ch 1, 2 sc, 14 hdc, crochet 5 single
crochet* in the base of the stitches (over the stitches) and make your way back
with another 5 single crochets* worked over the stitches, 14 hdc, 2 sc, sl-st to beg
ch.

Rnd 3 : Ch 1, sc 2, 7 hdc, 4 dc, 2-st dc inc 2 times, hdc, sc, 4 sl-st, and make your
way back with 4 sl-st, sc, hdc, dc, 2-st dc inc, 4 dc, 7 hdc, 2 sc. Finish the round
with sl-st to beg ch.

Rnd 4 : Ch 1, 2-st hdc inc, 3 hdc, 2-st hdc-dc inc, [dc, 2-st dc inc], repeat [] 3 times,
[2-st dc inc, dc], repeat [] 5 times, hdc, sc. Next, similar to petal #1, crochet 3 sc
around both wire tails, ch 1, and make your way back working in the last 3 st, sc
3 times, and continue to work in the stitches of round 3, sc, hdc, [dc, 2-st dc inc],
repeat [] 5 times, [2-st dc inc, dc], repeat [] 3 times, 2-st dc-hdc inc, 3 hdc, sc. Finish
the round with sl-st to beg ch.

Fasten off.

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Petal #3 - Pattern Diagram

Stitches in blue and
red are crocheted
around a metal
wire.

Blue dashed line

marks the metal

Happy PattyCrochet
wire.

Red Single crochets

are crocheted above
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stitches.

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Stitch Key / Abbr.

- Single Cr ochet (sc) - Triple C rcohet( tc) - 2-st t c inc
- Cha in (ch) - Quadruple Cr ochet (qc) - Cut Thread
- Half Double Cr ochet (hdc) - 2-st hdc inc - Start
- Double Cr ochet (dc) - 2-st dc inc - Direction s

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Petal #3 - Instructions
Petal #3 is crocheted in a similar fashion like Petal #1 &
#2. Working in the round, starting with a base chain row.

Second round is crocheted around a stringing wire

(~15”/40cm long, 0.35/0.38 gauge).

Base row : 18 Chains.

Rnd 1 : Ch 1, sk 1, 2 sc, 13 hdc, 3 sc, and make your way back on the other side of
the chain row, 3 sc, 13 hdc, 2 sc, finish the round with sl-st to beg ch.

Rnd 2 : (Crochet this round around a metal wire) Ch 1, 2 sc, 13 hdc, crochet 3 single
crochet* in the base of the stitches (over the stitches) and make your way back
with another 3 single crochets* worked over the stitches, 13 hdc, 2 sc, sl-st to beg
ch.

Rnd 3 : Ch 1, sc 2, 13 hdc, 3 sc and make your way back with 3 sc, 13 hdc, 2 sc. Fin-
ish the round with sl-st to beg ch.

Rnd 4 : Ch 1, 2-st hdc inc, 3 hdc, 2-st hdc-dc inc, [dc, 2-st dc inc], repeat [] 5 times,
dc, hdc, sc. Next, similar to petal #1/#2, crochet 3 sc around both wire tails, ch 1,
and make your way back working in the last 3 st, sc 3 times, and continue to work
in the stitches of round 3, sc, hdc, [dc, 2-st dc inc], repeat 5 times, dc, 2-st dc-hdc
inc, 3 hdc, sc. Finish the round with sl-st to beg ch.

Fasten off.

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Petal #4 - Pattern Diagram

Stitches in blue and
red are crocheted
around a metal
wire.

Blue dashed line

marks the metal

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wire.

Red Single crochets

are crocheted above
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stitches.

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Stitch Key / Abbr.

- Single Cr ochet (sc) - Triple C rcohet( tc) - 2-st t c inc
- Cha in (ch) - Quadruple Cr ochet (qc) - Cut Thread
- Half Double Cr ochet (hdc) - 2-st hdc inc - Start
- Double Cr ochet (dc) - 2-st dc inc - Direction s

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Petal #4 - Instructions
Petal #4 is crocheted in a similar fashion like the other
petals. Working in the round, starting with a base chain
row.

Second round is crocheted around a stringing wire

(~15”/40cm long, 0.35/0.38 gauge).

Base row : 15 Chains.

Rnd 1 : Ch 1, sk 1, 2 sc, 10 hdc, 3 sc, and make your way back on the other side of
the chain row, 3 sc, 10 hdc, 2 sc, finish the round with sl-st to beg ch.

Rnd 2 : (Crochet this round around a metal wire) Ch 1, 2 sc, 5 hdc, 4 dc, 2-st dc-hdc
inc, crochet 3 single crochet* in the base of the stitches (over the stitches) and make
your way back with another 3 single crochets* worked over the stitches, 2-st hdc-
dc inc, 4 dc, 5 hdc, 2 sc, sl-st to beg ch.

Rnd 3 : Ch 1, 2 hdc, 2-st hdc-dc inc, dc, [dc, 2-st dc inc], repeat [] 4 times, dc, 2 hdc,
sc. Next, similar to the other petals, crochet 3 sc around both wire tails, ch 1, and
make your way back working in the last 3 st, sc 3 times, and continue to work in
the stitches of round 3, sc, 2 hdc, [dc, 2-st dc inc], repeat [] 4 times, 2 dc, 2-st dc-hdc
inc, hdc, sc. Finish the round with sl-st to beg ch.

Fasten off.

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Petal #5 - Pattern Diagram

Stitches in blue and
red are crocheted
around a metal
wire.

Blue dashed line

marks the metal

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wire.

Red Single crochets

are crocheted above
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stitches.

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Stitch Key / Abbr.

- Single Cr ochet (sc) - Triple C rcohet( tc) - 2-st t c inc
- Cha in (ch) - Quadruple Cr ochet (qc) - Cut Thread
- Half Double Cr ochet (hdc) - 2-st hdc inc - Start
- Double Cr ochet (dc) - 2-st dc inc - Direction s

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Petal #5 - Instructions
Petal #4 is crocheted in a similar fashion like the other
petals. Working in the round, starting with a base chain
row.

Second round is crocheted around a stringing wire

(~15”/40cm long, 0.35/0.38 gauge).

Base row : 12 Chains.

Rnd 1 : Ch 1, sk 1, 2 sc, 8 hdc, 2 sc, and make your way back on the other side of
the chain row, 2 sc, 8 hdc, 2 sc, finish the round with sl-st to beg ch.

Rnd 2 : (Crochet this round around a metal wire) Ch 1, sc, 9 hdc, crochet 2 single cro-
chet* in the base of the stitches (over the stitches) and make your way back with
another 2 single crochets* worked over the stitches, 9 hdc, sc, sl-st to beg ch.

Rnd 3 : Ch 1, 2-st hdc inc, hdc, 7 dc, 2-st dc inc, 2-st dc-hdc inc, sc, sl-st. Next, simi-
lar to the other petals, crochet 3 sc around both wire tails, ch 1, and make your
way back working in the last 3 st, sc 3 times, and continue to work in the stitches
of round 3, sl-st, sc, 2-st hdc-dc inc, 2-st dc inc, 7 dc, hdc, sc. Finish the round with
sl-st to beg ch.

Fasten off.

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Coloring the Petals

Adding color to the petals is optional,
as some would find the yellow color
Sunflower-y enough! :)

I added a small amount of Sunflower

Yellow fabric die to 3 small glasses with
different amount of water, to get differ-
ent shades of orange, and applied to the
petals.

The smaller the petal, the higher I color-

Step 1 - Start with the chain row.
ed it.

Step 2 - 3 shot glasses with different amount of wa- Step 3 - Stir with the brush
ter and the same amount of die

Step 4 - And color the petals. Petals #1 and #2, I Step 5 - The smaller petals I color more, as they will
only colored the bottom part, with randomly some- be used in the semi-closed blossom which is more
times coloring slightly above the middle orange-ish

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Sunflower Bracts
The Sunflower bracts are the green sepal like elements at the bottom of the sun-
flower. Each flower has 26-27 bracts, separated into 2 elements, one element with
larger bracts than the other (left element below has the larger bracts). We’ll attach
both elements, one on top of the other to the base of the Sunflower.

The bracts are crocheted with a larger thread than the petals, size #20 and hook
size 1.0mm in green color.

A bract element is made in 2 stages:

Stage #1: Crocheting the base ring, the ring is made of chains (not a magic ring).
All the petals are going to be worked in the ring.

Stage #2: Crocheting bracts, the bracts are crocheted one by one, in a row by row
motion.

Please follow the photo guide before you try to crochet (photo guide is after the
bracts instructions).

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Large Bract Element - Pattern Diagram

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Large Bract Element - Instructions

The large bract element is made of 13-14 bracts -
is bract is crocheted separately. To make the ele-
ment, we first crochet a ring, which will be the
core of the element, and then crochet the bracts,
one by one.

The bracts are made in rows (zig-zag), and in-

clude a non-standard motion borrowed from Tu-
nisian crochet. One row, we crochet the stitches,
but not complete them so we keep adding loops
Completed Bract Element
on the hook - and in the next row, we release
loops from the hook heading backwards.

Stage #1: Crocheting the Ring

Crochet 74 chains, and join with sl-st to beg ch.

Stage #2: Crocheting the Bracts

As mentioned above, the bracts are being cro- Individual Bracts close up
cheted in horizontal rows, where in one row we
crochet the stitches and collect loops on the hook, and in the next row, we release
loops from the hook while we head back (See photo guide).

Row 1: Ch 2, hdc 6 times (7 loops on hook)

Row 2: Heading Back. Yo and pull through 1 loop, you’ll still have 7 loops on hook
now. Next, yo and pull through 2 loops, repeat until you release all loops from
hook (there will be one loop left on hook)

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Row 3: Work between the stitches. Ch 2, 2-st hdc inc, hdc 4 times, 2-st hdc inc (9
loops on hook)

Row 4: Heading Back. Yo and pull through 1 loop. Next, YO and pull through 2
loops, repeat until you release all loops from hook (there will be one loop left on
hook)

Row 5: Work between the stitches. Ch 2, skip 1 stitch, hdc 7 times.

Row 6: Heading Back. Yo and pull through 1 loop. Next, YO and pull through 2
loops, repeat until you release all loops from hook (there will be one loop left on
hook)

Row 7: Work between the stitches. Ch 2, skip 1 stitch, hdc 6 times.

Row 8: Heading Back. Yo and pull through 2 loops until you release all loops from
hook (there will be one loop left on hook)

Row 9: Work between the stitches. Ch 2, hdc 6 times.

Row 10: Heading Back. Yo and pull through 2 loops until you release all loops from
hook (there will be one loop left on hook)

Row 11: Work between the stitches. Ch 2, sk 1, hdc 4 times.

Row 12: Heading Back. Yo and pull through 2 loops, YO and pull through 3 loops
and finish the row with YO and pull through 2 loops.

Row 13: Work between the stitches. Ch 2, sk 2, hdc 1 times.

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Row 14: Heading Back. Yo and pull through all loops.

Row 15: Work between the stitches. Ch 2. Tighten thread, and cut, leave a short ~1-2”
tail (2-5cm).

Repeat Rows 1-15 12 more times to complete 13 bracts. Add each bract in the near-
est chain to the previous bract available. Each bract should occupy 5-6 chains.

Making the pointy tip

Cut the tail to ~1” length (3cm) Just a drop or two Squeeze the tail between your
and add clear adhesive fingers

And slide out Cut the tail again, in an angle, to Once the pointy tip is finished
about half its length

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Small Bract Element - Pattern Diagram

Single Bract close
up diagram in the
next page

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65 chains in the
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First row stitches

are worked in the
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Stitch Key / Abbr.

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- Half Double Cr ochet - Direction s - Start

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Small Bract Element - Instructions

The Small bract element is done exactly in the
same fashion as the large bract. The Difference
is that its slightly smaller, meaning the ring is
smaller, and each bract is smaller.

Stage #1: Crocheting the Ring

Crochet 65 chains, and join with sl-st to beg ch.

Stage #2: Crocheting the Bracts

Completed Bract Element

Row 1: Ch 2, hdc 5 times

Row 2: Heading Back. Yo and pull through 1

loop. Next, yo and pull through 2 loops, repeat
until you release all loops from hook (there will
be one loop left on hook)

Row 3: Work between the stitches. Ch 2, hdc 5

times Individual Bracts close up

Row 4: Heading Back. Yo and pull through 1 loop. Next, YO and pull through 2
loops, repeat until you release all loops from hook (there will be one loop left on
hook)

Row 5: Work between the stitches. Ch 2, hdc 5 times.

Row 6: Heading Back. Yo and pull through 1 loop. Next, YO and pull through 2
loops, repeat until you release all loops from hook (there will be one loop left on
hook)

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Row 7: Work between the stitches. Ch 2, skip 1 stitch, hdc 4 times.

Row 8: Heading Back. Yo and pull through 1 loop. Next, YO and pull through 2
loops, repeat until you release all loops from hook (there will be one loop left on
hook)

Row 9: Work between the stitches. Ch 2, sk 1, hdc 3 times.

Row 10: Heading Back. Yo and pull through 1 loop. Next, YO and pull through 2
loops, repeat until you release all loops from hook (there will be one loop left on
hook).

Row 11: Work between the stitches. Ch 2, sk 1, hdc 2 times.

Row 12: Heading Back. Yo and pull through 1 loop. Next, YO and pull through 2
loops, repeat until you release all loops from hook (there will be one loop left on
hook)

Row 13: Work between the stitches. Ch 2, sk 1, hdc 1 time.

Row 14: Heading Back. Yo and pull through all loops.

Row 15: Work between the stitches. Ch 2. Tighten thread, and cut, leave a short ~1-2”
tail (2-5cm).

Repeat Rows 1-15 12 more times to complete 13 bracts. Add each bract in the near-
est chain to the previous bract available. Each bract should occupy 5 chains.

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Crocheting the Bracts

This photo guide will show you how
to crochet the bract element. We’ll start
with a chain row, followed by crochet-
ing a single bract.

The Bract is crocheted in a row by row

motion, and incorporate a technique
similar to Tunisian Crochet.

In here I’ll show you how to crochet the

large bract, the same technique is ap-
Step 1 - Start with the chain row.
plied to the small bract.

Step 2 - Close the chain row into a ring with a sl-st Step 3 - Start the first bract with 2 chains.
to beg chain.

Step 4 - Next, follow the instructions for the first

Step 5 - Once you finish the first row, you’ll have 7
bract, working each stitch in ring (not in the
loops on hook.
chains)

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Crocheting the Bracts (#2)

Step 6 - Next, we’ll start heading back releasing Step 7 - And pull through one loop, you will still
loops from the hook. Starting with yarn over. have 7 loops on hook.

Step 8 - Yarn over again. Step 9 - And this time pull through 2 loops (left
with 6 loops on hook)

Step 10 - Repeat steps 8-9, pulling through 2 loops Step 11 - Repeat again, yo and pull through 2 loops
(5 loops on hook) (4 loops on hook)

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Step 12 - And again (3 loops on hook) ... Step 13 - ... and again (2 loops on hook) ...

Step 14 - And finish the backward motion with a Step 15 - Start the third row with ch 2
last yo + pull through two loops. The second row is
finished.

Step 16 - And follow the instructions work between Step 17 - After the first stitch, you can see the hole
the stitches of the row 1 that’s made due to working between the stitches

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Step 18 - Row 3 starts with an hdc increase ... Step 19 - Follow the instructions to complete the
third row (9 loops on hook)

Step 20 - Similar to steps 6-12, head backwards by Step 21 - continue row 5 by first skipping the first
yo and pull through 1 loop (first) and 2 loops (the stitch of row 3 (black arrow shows the first stitch,
rest), until you reach the end. Start the next row skip one, work where red arrow is pointing). Simi-
(row 5) with ch 2. lar to row 3, work this row between the stitches.

Step 23 - Similar to step 20, head backwards, pull-

Step 22 - Follow the instructions to complete the
ing through 1 loop (first) and 2 loops (the rest).
row (8 loops on hook)
Start the next row with ch 2.

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Crocheting the Bracts (#5)

Step 24 - Similar to the previous row, start it with Step 25 - Follow the instructions to complete the
skipping one chain (red arrow). row (7 loops on hook)

Step 27- After we pulled through 2 loops, we’ll have

Step 26 - Now, we start heading backwards, this will 6 loops on hook. Continue heading backwards in
be done similar to the previous rows, only in this the same motion as we did in the previous rows,
row we’ll start by pulling through 2 loops. pulling through 2 loops each time.

Step 29 - ... 4 loops on hook ...

Step 28 - ... left with 5 loops on hook ...

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Step 30 - Repeat until you are left with one loop on Step 31 - Start the next row with ch 2.
hook

Step 33- By the end of this row you will be left with
Step 32 - And continue crocheting the row by skip- 5 loops on hook.
ping 1 stitch and follow the instructions

Step 35 - And pull through 2 loops (4 loops on

Step 34 - Start heading backward with a yarn over
hook)

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Step 36 - Yarn over Step 37 - Pull through 3 loops (2 loops on hook)

Step 38 - And finish the backward motion with a yo Step 39- Start the next (and last) row with ch 2.
and pull through 2 loops

Step 40 - Work the last stitch, between the middle Step 41 - After the last stitch
stitches of the previous row (see photo above)

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Crocheting the Bracts (#8)

Step 42 - Yarn over, and pull through two loops Step 43 - We’ll finish the bract by making its tip,
start with 3 chains up

Step 44 - Cut thread, leaving a tail Step 45 - Next, open the loop, letting the tail out, by
sliding the hook through the loop

Step 46 - And open the loop Step 47 - Next, pull the tail to tighten the knot, and
cut the thread leaving around ~1”/2-3cm tail.

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Crocheting the Bracts (#9)

Step 48 -To start the next bract, we add the thread Step 49 - Add the green thread through that chain
in the nearest available chain to the first bract.

Step 50 - Once green thread added Step 51 - Start the next bract, with chain 2

Step 52 - After the first row of the next bract is fin-

ished. Repeat steps 3-47 to make the next bract, and Step 53 - Once the large bract element is finished.
repeat 13 times to complete the element.

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Preparing Bract for Assembly

The final touch for the bract element
before assembly, it to glue the bracts to
each other so every other bract is over-
lapping its adjacent bracts, so you get
a repeating positioning of one bract on
above and one below.

We’ll do this by applying a bit of glue to

the edges of all odd bracts, and press-
ing the even bracts on top of them (see
photo guide).
Step 1 - Apply a bit of glue to the edge of one bract

Step 2 - Apply glue to the edge a bract 2 bracts away Step 3 - And press the bract between them so its
from the one you glued in step 1. Adding the glue glued above them, Repeat around to all bracts
to the edge closest to that bract.

Step 5 - Please note, that if you are making the

Step 4 - Until you get relative positioning of bracts semi-closed sunflower, glue more area of the bracts
similar to the photo above. to each other, this will make the element get the a
shape similar to the photo above.
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Large Base Cover - Diagram

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Large Base Cover - Instructions

The base covers are the last fully crocheted element
of the sunflower. This coves will be added to the bot-
tom of the blossom, below the bracts.

The Large base covers will be used in the fully open

and open blossoms.

The large base cover is worked in the round, starting

with a chain ring.

Crochet the cover with thread size #20.

Rnd 1: 27 chains. join the ring with sl-st to first chain.

Rnd 2 : Work in ring, ch 2, 35 half double crochets, finish the round with sl-st to
second ch of beg ch 2.

Rnds 3-4: Ch 2, 35 half double crochets, join with sl-st to second ch of beg ch 2.

Rnd 5: Ch 2, [hdc 3, 2-st hdc inc], repeat [] 8 times, hdc 3, join with sl-st to second
ch beg ch 2.

Rnds 6-8: Ch 2, hdc 43 times, join with sl-st to second ch of beg ch 2.

Fasten off thread.

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Small Base Cover - Instructions

The small base cover is made in the same fashion as
the large cover.

This one is used only for the semi-closed blossom.

Crochet the cover with thread size #20.

Rnd 1: 23 chains. join the ring with sl-st to first chain.

Rnd 2 : Work in ring, ch 2, 31 half double crochets, finish the round with sl-st to
second ch of beg ch 2.

Rnds 3-4: Ch 2, 31 half double crochets, join with sl-st to second ch of beg ch 2.

Rnd 5: Ch 2, [hdc 5, 2-st hdc inc], repeat [] 5 times, hdc, join with sl-st to second ch
beg ch 2.

Rnds 6-8: Ch 2, hdc 36 times, join with sl-st to second ch of beg ch 2.

Fasten off thread.

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Sunflower Head
The sunflower is made if many smaller tubular shaped elements called disc flow-
ers (or, florets). We’ll make this flowers from strips of thread.

Normally the inner part of the head is dark color (brown to black), and as your
head outwards, it becomes more or less yellow. We’ll achieve this by creating the
middle from dark strips of thread (left photo), and the outer area from yellow
strips (right photo), which we’ll later add color to.

The next pages will include photo

guide that will show you how to
make this strips, prepare them and
bring them together to a full head.
Optionally, you could color the
heads, if you want it to be darker.

With the photo guide you’ll be able to make heads in different sizes and different
ratios. All you’ll have to do is make the strips
longer or shorter to make the heads bigger or
smaller. Photo to the left shows three different
heads I made. The smaller head will be used
for the semi-closed Sunflower. The more open
the Sunflower is, the bigger the head.
In the photo above :
- The left head required about 16” of dark strips, and 24” of yellow strips.
- The middle: 12” of dark strip and 24” of yellow,
- The Left: 18” of dark strip, and 8” of yellow strip.

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Making the Strips

As mentioned in the previous page, the
head is made of strips of thread that are
then rolled together to make the head.

The strip are made by first wrapping

a rectangular shape (in here, I’ll use a
simple rectangle I cut from a box) with
thread (size #40).

Then we’ll crochet single crochets across

the edge, cut the thread, and iron and
You can use any rectangular shape with a rough
starch it to make it firm. ~1.2”/3cm width. I’m using simple carton box ma-
terial 10”/25cm long

It’s important that the width would be around Step 1 - Start wrapping the thread around the ele-
~1.2”/3cm ment

Step 2 - Keep the thread tight, but not too tight so it Step 3 - Keep the loops dense, but not overlapping
bend the element

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Making the Strips (#2)

Step 4 - Keep wrapping until you reach your desired

length, I wrap around ~8” per strip. Step 5 - Next, we’ll do single crochets down one of
the edges.

Step 6 - Work each single crochet under a group of Step 7 - After the first single crochet ...
3-5 loops (as seen above). This is easy enough to
repeat, and also keeps the strip quite balanced.

Step 8 - And working the second one, working Step 9 - Keep working single crochets in the edge ...
under 3 loops...

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Making the Strips (#3)

Step 10 - Steadily keeping them balanced on the

edge of the element Step 11 - Keep crocheting until you reach the end,
in my case I do around 80 single crochets for an 8”
strip

Step 12 - The entire strip’s edge is finished Step 13 - ... a close up ...

Step 14 - Next, cut the thread in the other edge, the Step 15 - Cut all the way to the end.
edge across the one you crocheted single crochets

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Strips - Iron and Roll (#4)

Step 16 - Once all the strip’s edge is cut. We’ll now

iron and starch the strip to make it firm. See tuto- Step 17 - Spray the starch across the strip, on both
rial for starch in Appendix B. sides.

Step 18 - And iron the strip, keeping it between Step 19 - After iron/starch is finished.
fabrics, to keep it tight

Step 19 - Now we roll the strip, apply clear adhesive Step 20 - And roll the strip, make sure its tight, and
on the region where we did the single crochets. straight.

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Rolling the Strips (#5)

Step 21 - After the strip is rolled. Step 22 - Its slightly dirty, but don’t worry about it,
its the top of the element that we need to keep clean

Step 23 - In case one strip is not enough, which in Step 24 - Repeat steps 19-20, keeping it tight and
my case it isn’t, roll another strip around the ele- straight.
ment.

Step 25 - After the second strip (it was a short one, Step 26 - View from the side.
~4”)

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Rolling the Strips (#6)

Step 27 - In my case it was still too short, so I added Step 28 - repeat step 19-20 for the 3rd strip as well
another 8” strip.

Step 29 - ... tight and balanced ... Step 30 - After 3 strips, the inner part is big enough
...

Step 31 - Apply some glue on the base of the ele- Step 32 - And let it dry ...
ment, to make sure everything is held together

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Cutting and Shaping the Strips (#7)

Step 33 - Next, we’ll cut the outer thread edges to

give the head the right shape. Use any sharp knife, I Step 35 - First, cut it to be around 1.5” long (if its
recommend a utility knife longer than that)

Step 36 - Press strongly on the base of the element, Step 37 - ... After the first slice ...
and slice the thread - make sure the base does not
loose its shape

Step 38 - Next, we’ll want the head to be slightly

curved (have a slight “belly”), so cute the outer Step 39 - Once the cutting stage is done!
threads, but only a little bit (see photo above)

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Rolling the Strips - Outer (#8)

Step 41 - As oppose to the dark element, we’ll want

Step 40 - Next, prepare a yellow strip (repeat steps the yellow element to be more “fluffy”, for that,
1-19). we’ll roll the yellow strip around the dark separate the starch-sticky threads with a sharp ele-
element ment (I’m using the hook)

Step 42 - Go over the entire strip, separating the Step 43 - Similar to step 19, apply glue to the area
thread you crocheted the single crochets

Step 44 - And roll the strip around the element Step 45 - Once rolling is done. If you want the yel-
low edge to be larger, add another strip - for me
that was enough for the semi-close sunflower

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Cutting and Shaping the Strips (#9)

Step 46 - The yellow strip will be quite higher than Step 47 - We need the yellow thread to be higher
the dark element, cut the strip so its only slightly because once we shape the element, the yellow
higher. thread is going to be slightly bent outwards

Step 47 - Once the first cut is finished Step 48 - try to make the inner yellow thread slight-
ly lower than the outer inner thread - this would
allow a more round look when we bend the thread.

Step 49 - Gently bend the yellow thread outwards Step 50 - And the outer edges of the dark element

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Step 51 - Apply fixes, if needed (cut the longer Step 52 - Now, using tweezers or your fingers, bend
threads) the inner yellow threads inwards

Step 53 - ... as such ... Step 54 - Once the inner yellow threads have been
bent inwards

Step 55 - Repeat the same for the outer threads Step 56 - A top view of the current head

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Coloring the Strips (#11)

Step 57 - Next, we’ll color the yellow threads (Op- Step 58 - I had to mix both, as the color I wanted
tional), prepare a dark brown color (I’m using was between both of them, but if you have the right
fabric colors) dark brown - then yay!

Step 59 - Next, simply apply the color to the yellow Step 60 - Trying to keep a consistent amount of
thread (I’m using the larger head in here, as it has color around
more yellow to color and easier to photograph)

Step 61 - Fix the areas with not enough dark brown Step 62 - And the head is finished!

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Attaching the head to the stem

The first stage of flower assembly is at-
taching the head to a stem. We’ll start
by making the stem - the stem is made
of 2 florist stub stems (which are basi-
cally 16” metal wires coated with green
paper).

We’ll wrap the stub stems with floral

tape and paper towels, and then glue
the head to the finished stem.
2 Florist stub stem, paper towers, floral tape, hot
glue and a sunflower head.

Step 1 - Tightly wrap floral tape around 2 florist Step 2 - All across the stems.
stub stems

Step 3 - Next, wrap a layer of paper towel around Step 4 - And finish the stem with a final tight layer
the stem. of floral tape.

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Attaching the head to the stem (#2)

Step 5 - Place the head on its top Step 6 - And gently hold the stem so its tip is touch-
ing the middle of the head (do not press)

Step 7 - Add a thick layer of hot glue on the base of Step 8 - Wait for the hot glue to dry ...
the head, with the stem stuck in its middle

Step 9 - And the head should be firmly attached to Step 10 - we’ll add the petals to this element later
the head ...

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Flower Assembly
The photo guide is for the assembly of
the large open Sunflower. This sunflow-
er requires 16-18 of Petal #1 and 16-18
of Petal #2. Moreover, prepare the head
with the stem, and Hot glue.

Assembly is done by adding the petals

in 2 layers of 16-18 petals each, where in
each layer we mix Petal #1 & #2. After
adding all the petals, we’ll complete the
base of the flower by adding the bracts.
18 x Petal #1, 18 x Petal #2, Head + Stem, Hot Glue
and tweezers

Step 1 - Add hot glue to the bottom tip of the petal Step 2 - And press the petal against the head, so the
(either #1 or #2), and head down around ~1-2” (2- glued part touches the side of the head
4cm)

Step 3 - Make sure that the head does not cover the Step 4 - Repeat the same with the next petal, try to
petal. mix between petal #1 and #2 around.

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Flower Assembly (#2)

Step 5 - Place the next petal adjacent to the first Step 6 - Once the first layer is finished. As you can
petal, make sure they overlap, either slightly, or see the petals are mixed together, in a total of 18
quite a bit, but not completely overlapping petals.

Step 7 - Continue to the second layer, adding the Step 8 - And press against the head, make sure they
petals between petals of the first layer. Start by add- are slightly above and positioned between the petals
ing glue (similar to the petals of layer 1) of the first layer.

Step 10 - Next, to ensure everything remains in

Step 9 - Once the second layer is finished. place for all eternity, and to provide a place to glue
the bracts, fill the space created by the petals wires,
the stem and the head with hot glue.
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Flower Assembly (#3)

Step 11 - This will require quite a lot of hot glue Step 12 - Try to glue all the way up to where the
wires touch the stem.

Step 13 - Wait for the glue to dry and cool down, Step 14 - Wrap floral tape around the glued section,
and cut the extra tails (the ones that are not glued). and continue to wrap down to the stem (cover the
wires)

Step 15 - Next, slide the base cover through the Step 16 - Slide it as high as you can, see how high it
stem can get - and add hot glue to that region

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Flower Assembly (#4)

Step 17 - Add the cover back to where you glued Step 18 - Next, add the small bract element
and press until it dries

Step 19 - Slide it all the way up, until its place above Step 20 - Glue the bract element to the flower by
the cover. applying hot glue to each bract (to the base of the
bract) and pressing against the flower.

Step 21 - Once the small bract element has been Step 22 - Next, add the large bract element
added

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Flower Assembly (#5)

Step 23 - And glue to the flower by applying glue

Step 22 - In the same fashion as you did with the to the bracts (base region), and press against the
small bract element, slide as high as you can flower. Finish the flower by adding a layer of floral
tape over the entire stem.

Step 24 - Apply final touches to the petals - if

needed.

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Flower Assembly - Semi Closed (#6)

The technique to assemble the semi close blossom is exactly the same as the open
one, only difference is that you’ll use different petals (in different shapes), differ-
ent bract elements and different base cover.

For the semi closed blossom, use ~20 of petal #4 and ~14 of petal #5. Add them in
2 layers, where the inner layer is made of all petal #5 + 2-4 petal #4, and the outer
layer is made of Petal #4.

In the inner layer, use the more closed shapes of petal #4 (shape B & C in the pho-
to above), while in the outer layer use the open ones (shapes C, D).

Use the Small base cover in the semi closed flower.

Step 1 - Petal shapes for semi-closed blossom. Use Step 2 - Add the petals to the head in the same fash-
A, B & C for inner layer and C + D for outer. B, C & ion as you did with the open blossom, mix between
D are made from petal #4, A is made from petal #5 A, B & C shapes.

Semi-closed Blossom

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That’s it :) the Sunflower is finished. I hope you enjoyed making it, and now its
time to enjoy its beauty! Make a few for your home, and a few more for your
loved ones!

If you have any question, please let me know and I’ll do my best to help.

Thanks and enjoy crocheting!

Happy Patty :)

Copyright Notice / Terms of Use

This Pattern is my original and unique design, please do not resell, redistribute, copy
or rewrite this file, its text content or the included patterns/photos.

Feel free to include the finished flower in any project that you want, either for private
use or for sell. If you choose to sell the flower, please include a link to my shop and
credit Happy Patty Crochet as the original designer. Thank you for understanding!

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Appendix A
Crochet Symbols and Abbreviations
Crochet
Symbol

abbr (UK term)

Short description (if
needed)

mr / ml ch sl st sc hdc (htr)
Magic Ring / Chain Slip Stitch Single Crochet Half Double
Magic Loop Crochet

dc (tr) tc (dtr) qc, dtc (ttr) 2-st sc inc 2-st hdc inc
Double Triple Crochet Quadruple 2 sc in same 2 hdc in same
Crochet Crochet stitch stitch

2-st sc dec sc through blp back post sc tss v#1 (misc #1) 3-st hdc inc
2 sc converge to Sc through back Variation on Tuni- 3 hdc in same
same stitch loop only sian Simple Stitch stitch

3-hdc puff qc-tc Y stitch Cut Thread Start back post sc

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Appendix B
Making the Starch
This is quite an easy recipe for a starch,
its made of simple corn starch, room
temprature water and hot water.

The quantities shown here are enough

for around 24” of strip.

You’ll need 1 spoon of corn starch for

this, the rest is water.

Place one table spoon of corn starch in a bowl

Add 2 table spoons of water And stir

Add 2-3 more spoon of hot water Stir until its smooth and nice. and the starch is
ready ... easy!

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