Crocheting Flowers

Materials:

• Yarn (any color of your choice)
• Crochet hook suitable for your yarn weight
• Scissors

Pattern:

1. Round 1: Start by making a slipknot, then crochet a chain of 5 stitches. Join the last stitch to the first with a slip stitch, forming a ring.
2. Round 2: Chain 2 (this counts as your first half double crochet, or hdc). Then make 9 more hdc in the ring, for a total of 10 hdc. Join to the first hdc with a slip stitch.
3. Round 3 (Petals): Chain 2. In the same stitch, make 1 double crochet (dc), 1 treble crochet (tr), 1 dc, and 2 hdc. This forms your first petal.
4. Skip the next stitch, and in the following stitch, make 2 hdc, 1 dc, 1 tr, 1 dc, and 2 hdc. This forms your second petal. Repeat this step 3 more times for a total of 5 petals.
5. Once you’re finished with your last petal, slip stitch into the next stitch to join and finish the round. Cut your yarn leaving a long tail, pull it through your last loop and weave in the ends.

Remember, everyone’s tension is different so your flower might look slightly different depending on your tension and the weight of the yarn you’re using.

There are many other types of crochet flowers, each with their own patterns, and some may include more complex stitches. This is just one of the simplest types to start with. Once you’ve mastered it, you can move onto more complex flowers!