"How to" Crochet: Maggie's Sunflowers and Daisies

It's a welcome break from my other knitting and needlework projects when I pull out my bowl of Little Bonbons cotton yarn.

For a number of months, I've been experimenting with little flowers I've discovered on other blogs. They're sweet when turned into baby barrettes and a nice little touch when making a card or decorating a gift. I even used a few to upcycle a school frame.

My latest little experiment? My own little version of sunflowers and daisies!

Here's my “how-to” for making a sunflower.

Yarn: You can use any weight yarn and the appropriate sized hook. I used Little Bonbons cotton yarn and a very fine hook. Terms used are American: single crochet (sc), half double crochet (hdc), double crochet (dc). If you're not sure, google the terms. There are multiple sites and youtube videos that explain them well.

To begin: With brown yarn, chain 4 and slip stitch together to form a ring.

Round 1:

Work around the ring... 10 sc stitches. Finish by slip stitching into your first sc. Cut the yarn and darn in loose ends.

Round 2:

Switch to yellow yarn. You'll make one petal in each of your 10 brown, single crochet stitches from round 1.

Crochet 1 sc to attach the yellow yarn. Chain 6.

Crochet back down the chain you just made: 1sc, 1hdc, 2 dc, 1hdc. Finish petal with a slip stitch into the same brown single crochet stitch you started from. First petal finished!

Make nine more petals: Single crochet into next (brown) stitch. Chain 6. 

Crochet back down the chain: 1sc, 1hdc, 2dc, 1hdc. Finish with a slip stitch. Repeat, repeat, repeat... : )

My little daisy follows the same pattern.

When finished, I pin my little flowers upside down to my ironing board. I then hover my iron over each one and give it a shot or two of steam. Be careful not to touch the yarn. Leave for five minutes or so before unpinning.

That's it! Enjoy!

Maggie