Puff Flower Free Crochet Pattern | Easy Retro Flower

Add a fun pop of colour and a touch of retro style to your home with these cute Crochet Puff Flowers!

These chunky, textured flowers are quick and enjoyable to crochet and can be used to decorate all sorts of projects. Make just one as a pretty embellishment or crochet a whole collection in different colours to create a fabulous retro flower mirror, picture frame or piece of wall décor.

With Small, Medium and Large options, you can mix and match your flowers to create your own unique designs.

-MATERIALS-

·      DK yarn in colour of choice

·        5.5mm crochet hook

-ABBREVIATIONS-

·        Magic Loop (I chain two and crochet into first loop to create ring)

·        CH – Chain

·        ST – Stitch

·        SL ST – Slip stitch

·        SK ST – Skip stitch

·        SC – Single crochet

·        HDC – Half double crochet

·        DC – Double crochet

·        JOIN and FO – SL ST into next ST, chain one, cut yarn

·        FO- Fasten off

·        T – Turn

·        DC6TOG – Double crochet 6 together (double crochet cluster).

·        DC6TOG over 2 stitches – See special stitch section.

-CONSTRUCTION NOTES- 

-        Numbers written inside {} state the number of stitches at the end of round.

-        Pattern written inside () should be repeated the number of times stated.

-        Pattern written inside ** should be don’t into one stitch.

-        Pattern is written using US Crochet terminology.

 

-PATTERN NOTES-

-Petals are made using 2 stitches.

-Flower centres are made separately.

-SPECIAL STITCH-

-DC6TOG over two stitches – Double crochet 6 stitches together over two stitches:

Yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over pull up a loop, yarn over pull through two stitches, yarn over insert hook into same stitch, yarn over pull up a loop, yarn over pull through two stitches, yarn over insert hook into same stitch, yarn over pull up a loop, yarn over pull through two stitches, yarn over, insert hook into the NEXT stitch, yarn over pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through two stitches, yarn over insert hook into same stitch, yarn over pull up a loop, yarn over pull through two stitches, yarn over insert hook into same stitch, yarn over pull up a loop, yarn over pull through two stitches, you will now have 7 loops on your look, yarn over and pull through all loops.

-METHOD-

Puff Flower – make in colour of choice.

1.      CH5, SL ST into first chain to form a loop, CH1, SC12 into loop, SL ST into first chain to join {12}

2.      CH2, DC6TOG over two stitches, CH3, SL ST into next ST repeat ** 6 times.

FO.

Flower Centre – make in colour of choice.

1.      CH5, DC6TOG into the 1^st chain.

FO.

Use start and end tail to sew into place on the centre of flower.

-VIDEO TUTORIAL-

https://youtu.be/FD6byJakXeY