It looks like you’re working on a crocheted sunflower motif — the image shows a brown center with yellow petals being added using a crochet hook. Here’s how you can make this step-by-step 🌻:
🌻 Crochet Sunflower Motif (Detailed Tutorial)
🧶 Materials
- Yarn:
- Brown – for the flower center
- Yellow – for the petals
- Hook: Size appropriate for your yarn (commonly 3.5–4.5 mm for cotton or acrylic yarn)
- Scissors
- Yarn needle
🌼 Step 1: Crochet the Center (Brown Yarn)
This forms the circle at the middle of your sunflower.
- Magic Ring (MR):
Wrap the yarn around your fingers to form a loop. Insert the hook, yarn over, and pull through to form one loop. Chain 2 (this counts as your first double crochet). - Round 1:
Work 11 double crochets (DC) into the magic ring.
(Total: 12 stitches, counting the first chain-2 as one DC.) - Close the Ring:
Pull the tail end to tighten the circle.
Slip stitch (SL ST) into the top of the first chain-2 to close the round. - Fasten Off:
Cut the brown yarn, pull through, and tighten.
You now have a neat brown circle (the sunflower’s center).
🌻 Step 2: Add the Petals (Yellow Yarn)
You’ll now be crocheting the yellow petal clusters around the brown circle — exactly what’s happening in your image.
- Join Yellow Yarn:
Insert your hook into any stitch of the brown round.
Pull up a loop with the yellow yarn and chain 3 (counts as your first DC). - First Petal Cluster:
In the same brown stitch:- Make 2 double crochets (DC) (so you now have 3 DC in the same stitch).
- Chain 2.
- Make 3 double crochets (DC) again in the same stitch.
→ This forms one complete petal cluster: (3 DC, ch 2, 3 DC).
- Slip Stitch to Secure:
Skip the next brown stitch, then slip stitch (SL ST) into the following stitch to anchor the petal. - Next Petal Cluster:
Chain 3 again and repeat the same pattern:- In the same stitch as your slip stitch: (3 DC, ch 2, 3 DC).
- Skip the next brown stitch.
- Slip stitch in the following stitch.
Continue this all around.
🌼 Step 3: Finish the Round
- When you reach the start, slip stitch to the base of your first yellow chain-3.
- Cut the yarn and pull through to fasten off.
- Use your yarn needle to weave in the ends neatly.
You should now have:
- A brown circular center
- Surrounded by bright yellow petal clusters with little gaps between them — like in your photo!
🌿 Optional Step: Add a Green Leaf Round
If you want to extend your sunflower motif into a square (for blankets or coasters):
- Join green yarn in any chain-2 space between petals.
- Chain 3 (counts as DC).
- Make (2 DC, ch 2, 3 DC) in that same space (this forms a corner).
- Work 3 DC into the next space between petals.
- Continue this pattern around, forming a square shape.
✨ Tips for a Beautiful Finish
- Tension: Keep consistent so the petals all look even.
- Yarn Choice: Cotton yarn gives a crisp, clean look; acrylic gives a softer, fuller flower.
- Blocking: Lightly steam or pin your finished sunflower flat to enhance its shape.