Make our cute crochet sunflower pattern

Use your amigurumi skills to create a super-cute crochet sunflower to brighten up your home.

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Michael Cao

Published: April 4, 2024 at 8:00 pm

Give an iconic and colourful flower that super-kawaii amigurumi styling with our free crochet sunflower pattern.

Sunflowers are a fun and relatively easy plant to grow in the garden, and these colourful flowers are loved by both adults and children alike (plus the seeds are delicious). But you don’t have to be green-fingered to enjoy them thanks to this pattern – you don’t even need a garden! 

This free sunflower crochet pattern by Michael Cao is perfect for brightening up your home. 

You can insert a wooden dowel or chopstick into the stem which means you can display it in a plant pot, or alternatively leave it soft for a cuddly cute childrens toy.

This crochet sunflower pattern first appeared in issue 137 of Simply Crochet magazine. Find out what’s inside the latest issue of Simply Crochet magazine and subscribe today!

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Stunning stitches

If you love sunflowers in all their forms, then you’ve got to try our amazing sunflower embroidery pattern.

Free crochet sunflower pattern

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You will need

  • Stylecraft Special DK (100% acrylic, 100g/295m), or alternative DK yarn, 1 ball of each: 
    • Mocha (1064)
    • Dandelion (1856) 
    • Meadow (1065)
  • A small amount of any light pink yarn
  • Black stranded cotton
  • A 3.75mm (US F/5) hook
  • 2 safety eyes, 14mm
  • Toy stuffing
  • A wooden dowel or chopstick (approx 25cm long)

Tension

Tension is not critical, but it may affect the yarn quantities required

Measurements

Sunflower measures approx 30cm (11¾in) tall

Abbreviations

Inv dec Insert hook through fl of next 2 sts, yrh and pull through both sts, yrh and pull through 2 loops on hook. Find out more in our how to do the crochet invisible decrease tutorial.

You can find a full list of all abbreviations we use in our abbreviations and conversions guide. This free crochet sunflower pattern is written in UK terminology but you can easily convert it to US terms using the guide.

Notes

Parts of this pattern are worked using the amigurumi method. Work in a continuous spiral without closing off each round with a ss. You may find it helpful to place a marker in the first st of each round, moving it up as you go. 

This item is not suitable as a toy for a child under 36 months due to the inclusion of potentially hazardous parts.

Free sunflower crochet pattern

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Step 1

Sunflower centre

Using Mocha, make a magic loop.

Round 1 (RS) Ch1 (does not count as a st throughout), 6dc in loop. [6 sts]

Round 2 2dc in each st around. [12 sts]

Round 3 (1dc, 2dc in next st) 6 times. [18 sts]

Round 4 (2dc, 2dc in next st) 6 times. [24 sts]

Round 5 (3dc, 2dc in next st) 6 times. [30 sts]

Round 6 (4dc, 2dc in next st) 6 times. [36 sts]

Round 7 (5dc, 2dc in next st) 6 times. [42 sts]

Rounds 8-9 Dc in each st around.

Insert safety eyes between Rounds 4-5, approx 10 sts apart. Using light pink, embroider the cheeks. Using black stranded cotton, embroider the mouth.

Rounds 10-11 Dc in each st around. Change to Meadow.

Round 12 (5dc, inv dec) 6 times. [36 sts]

Round 13 (4dc, inv dec) 6 times. [30 sts]

Round 14 (3dc, inv dec) 6 times. [24 sts]

Round 15 (2dc, inv dec) 6 times. [18 sts] Stuff as you work.

Round 16 (1dc, inv dec) 6 times. [12 sts]

Round 17 (Inv dec) 6 times. [6 sts]

Fasten off. Thread tail through fl of final 6 sts and pull tight to close.

Step 2

Sunflower petals (make 8)

Using Dandelion, make a magic loop.

Round 1 (RS) Ch1, 4dc in loop. [4 sts]

Round 2 2dc in next st, dc in each st around. [5 sts]

Round 3 2dc in each st around. [10 sts]

Round 4 Dc in each st around.

Round 5 (1dc, 2dc in next st) 5 times. [15 sts]

Round 6 (2dc, 2dc in next st) 5 times. [20 sts]

Round 7 (4dc, 2dc in next st) 4 times. [24 sts]

Rounds 8-13 Dc in each st around.

Round 14 (1dc, inv dec) 8 times. [16 sts]

Round 15 (Inv dec) 8 times.

Round 16 (Inv dec) 4 times. [4 sts]

Fasten off. Thread tail through fl of final 4 sts and pull tight to close.

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Step 3

Sunflower stem

Using Meadow, make a magic loop.

Round 1 (RS) Ch1, 6dc in loop. [6 sts]

Round 2 Dc in each st around.

Rep Round 2 until Stem measures length of wooden dowel or chopstick.

Fasten off. Place a small amount of stuffing into the Stem and insert the wooden dowel, pushing the stuffing to the base. Sew the top of the Stem closed.

Step 4

Leaves (make 2)

Using Meadow, make a magic loop.

Rounds 1-5 (RS) As Rounds 1-5 of Petals. [15 sts]

Rounds 6-8 Dc in each st around.

Round 9 (Dc in next st, inv dec) 5 times. [10 sts]

Round 10 (Inv dec) 5 times.

Fasten off. Thread tail through fl of final 5 sts and pull tight to close.

Step 5

Assembly

Sew the Petals to the Centre, over Rounds 10-11.

Sew the Stem to the back of the Centre.

Sew the Leaves to the Stem.

Weave in any rem ends.

free-crochet-sunflower-pattern-back Sew the petals and the stalk to the back of the sunflower’s centre, then add the leaves

Shopping list

Need to stock up on supplies to make this crochet sunflower pattern? Here’s some handy links for everything you’ll need!

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If you’re after the ultimate floral accessory, then check out our free flower headband crochet pattern.

How high will your crochet sunflower grow?

It always amazes us how tall sunflowers can grow, and just like the real ones you can adjust the height of your crochet sunflower by simply making the stem longer.

You could even make a variety of them at different heights for a fabulous display!

What fabulous flower will you hook next?

Don’t stop at sunflowers! There’s a whole botanical garden worth of beautiful blooms to hook in our roundup of the best crochet flower patterns on Gathered.

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Michael Cao

Crochet Designer

Michael is a paediatric dentist and crochet artist whose joy is making others smile, and he hopes his creations will bring about smiles all over the world.
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