There is always a good mood when you see flowers, no matter where they grow, in a field, in a flower bed or in a vase. When the house is full of flowers, it is always cozy and beautiful, but what to do when they wilt quickly?! For this we present this wonderful, easy to make crocheted daffodil.

You can make one for a small laconic vase, or you can create a large bouquet of several daffodils. These will look great in the hallway or in the living room. A unique handmade piece and a wonderful gift for those who want to keep the beauty of flowers at home without worrying about watering them.

For this pattern, you will need a crochet hook 2.5 mm thick, sport yarn in green, light yellow and yellow-brown colors, a thin wooden stick, a drinking straw, wire or something similar to stabilize the stem.

Designer: Crafty Emmi

Materials

• 2.5 mm crochet hook
• Sport weight yarn in green, light yellow and yellow
• Thin wooden stick
• Drinking straw
• Wire or something similar to stabilize the stem (23 cm long)

Abbreviations

rnd – round
st – stitch
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
tr – treble crochet
FPdc – front post double crochet
BLO – back loops only

Stem

Start with the stem in green:

Magic ring with 6 sc, work sc in rounds until the stem has a length of approx. 23 cm. Stabilize the stem by inserting e.g. a stick. Next rnd dc in next 3 sc, sl st in next 3 sc; last rnd sc in next 3 dc, sc around next 3 sl st.

Calyx

Rnd 1: ch 2, (2 sc in next sc) x 6, sl st in initial dc (12)
Rnd 2: ch 2, FPdc around next 12 sc. sl st in initial FPdc
Rnd 3: ch 2. FPdc around next 12 FPdc. sl st in initial FPdc, fasten off.

Change to light yellow, attach yarn to any back loop of rnd 1 inside:

(ch 11, {start in second ch from hook} sl st in next 10 ch) x 3, sl st in same stitch where you attached the yarn, fasten off.

Change to yellow, start in any FPdc of rnd 3, make first sttich a standing stitch and work in rounds:

Rnd 4: sc BLO in next 12 FPdc

Rnd 5: 12 sc (12)
Rnd 6: (2 sc in next sc, 1 sc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 7-8: 18 sc (18)
Rnd 9: 2 sc in first sc, sc in next 17 sc (19)
Rnd 10: 19 sc (19)
Rnd 11: (sl st + ch + sl st in next sc) x 19

Fasten off.

Petals x6

Turn upside down, change to light yellow, start in first front loop of rnd 3 and make first stitch a standing stitch:

(sc in next front loop, ch 10, sc in second ch from hook, hdc in next ch, dc in next ch, tr in next 3 ch, dc in next ch, hdc in next ch, sc in next ch, sc in next front loop) x 6

(sl st in next sc, {work into the other side of ch} sc in next ch, hdc in next ch, dc in next ch, tr in next 3 ch, dc in next ch, hdc in next ch, sc in next ch, sl st + ch + sl st in next ch, sl st in next 10 st) x 6

Fasten off.

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This pattern is perfect for adding a bright, cheerful touch to home décor. It makes a great statement piece for sofas or beds.

You can customize this pattern by using different yarn weights with suitable hooks to make it bigger or smaller.

These written instructions include everything you need to finish this beautiful pillow. They include materials, abbreviations, special stitch instructions, instructions for joining pieces together, and two options for assembling the pillow.

Designer: Foufi’s crochet

Materials & Tools

• Coffee brown blanket yarn (600 g)
• Turmeric yellow blanket yarn (150 g)
• 5 mm crochet hook
• 12 mm crochet hook
• Stuffing
• Yarn needle
• Scissors
• Stitch marker

Abbreviations

sc – single crochet
mr – magic ring
inc – increase
FO – fasten off
sl st – slip stitch
st/sts – stitch(es)
ch – chain
dc – double croche
dc inc – double crochet increase
hdc inc – half double crochet increase

Picot stitch:

• ch 2
• sl st in the back loop of the first chain

The Seeds x2

Use brown yarn.

Rnd 1: 10 sc in Mr (10)
Rnd 2: inc x 10 (20)
Rnd 3: (sc, inc) x 10 (30)
Rnd 4: (sc, inc, sc) x 10 (40)
Rnd 5: (3 sc, inc) x 10 (50)
Rnd 6: (2 sc, inc, 2 sc) x 10 (60)
Rnd 7: (5 sc, inc) x 10 (70)
Rnd 8: (3 sc, inc, 3 sc) x 10 (80)
Rnd 9: (7 sc, inc) x 10 (90)
Rnd 10: (4 sc, inc, 4 sc) x 10 (100)
Rnd 11: (9 sc, inc) x 10 (110)
Rnd 12: (5 sc, inc, 5 sc) x 10 (120)
Rnd 13: (11 sc, inc) x 10 (130)
Rnd 14: (6 sc, inc, 6 sc) x 10 (140)
Rnd 15: (13 sc. inc) x 10 (150)

Fasten off the first piece, for second piece continue on step 2.

Before joining the pieces together. You need to decide between two stuffing options:

Option A: simply stuffing your pillow and closing it.

Option B: leaving an opening in order to wash the pillow easily (you have to create/sew a removable pocket that you stuff) (in order to keep the opening close. Few buttons are sewn on).

Joining the Pieces + the Petals

Join the tw pieces togehter:

Rnd 16: 125 sc around through both pieces, 25 sc on one piece (you don’t work in the 25 stitches of the other piece to leave the opening. If you don’t want to leave the opening, if you don’t want to leave the opening, stuff firmly and do the last 2 sc through both pieces to close the pillow) (150)

Change yarn to Yellow.

For a neather color change: sl st in the first st of R16.

Rnd 17: ch 2, 6 dc, dc inc, (14 dc, dc inc) x 9, 7 dc, sl st in the chain (160)

Change to your 12 mm hook, the change of hook is very importan as it gives a natural movement and texture to the petals.

Rnd 18: (sl st, skip 2 sts, 5 dc in 1 st, skip 2 sts, 2 sl st) x 20 (160)
Rnd 19: (skip 1 st, hdc inc, dc inc, (in the same stitch: dc, picot, dc), dc inc, hdc inc, skip 1 st, sl st) x 20

Fasten off, weave in the ends.

Sewing the Buttons

Use minimum 3 buttons.

• On the petal piece: place the buttons to and equal distance from one another.
• Sew them on.

The remainig stitches of the opposite piece are used as loops to tie the buttons.

Make Stuffing Pocket

The use of a sewing machine is recommended but not mandatory. There are diverse ways of making the stuffing pocet, here are two methods:

Use Old T-shirt.

• Sew through both sides of the t-shirt in a round shape to the size of the pillow (brown part) but leave a few-inch opening
• Turn the newly created pocet inside out
• Stuff the pocket firmly
• Sew the opening closed
• Put the pocket inside the pillow

Use a Waterproof Mattress Sheet

• Cut two circles to the size of the pillow (brown part) in the sheet
• Sew both outsides together but leae a few-icnh opening
• Turn the newly created pocket inside out
• Stuff the pocket firmly
• Sew the opening closed
• Put the pocket inside the pillow

Now remove the stuffing pocket whenever it is needed for cleaning.

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