Lovely piece 🌸 This is a 3D layered crochet flower with a popcorn/bobble center and textured pointed petals. I’ll explain it step by step, beginner-friendly but detailed.
MATERIALS (IMPORTANT)
- Medium yarn (cotton is best for shape)
- Hook: 3.0–3.5 mm
- Colors:
- Yellow
- White
- Purple
US crochet terms
STEP 1: YELLOW CENTER (small flat circle)
Round 1
- Make a magic ring
- Ch 1 (does NOT count as a stitch)
- Put 8 single crochet (sc) into the ring
👉 Insert hook into ring → yarn over → pull up → yarn over → pull through 2 - Pull ring tight
- Sl st into first sc
- Cut yarn, fasten off
✅ You should see a small flat yellow circle
STEP 2: WHITE POPCORN / BOBBLE RING (puffy part)
👉 Join white yarn in any yellow stitch
What is a Popcorn Stitch (pc)?
- Make 5 double crochet (dc) in the SAME stitch
- Remove hook
- Insert hook into first dc
- Grab the loop you dropped
- Pull it through → popcorn formed
Round 2
- Join white yarn, ch 1
- Make popcorn stitch in same stitch
- Ch 1
- Go to next yellow stitch → popcorn
- Ch 1
- Repeat all around (8 popcorns total)
- Sl st into first popcorn
- Do NOT cut yarn yet if comfortable
✅ Now you have a puffy white ring
STEP 3: PURPLE BASE ROUND (hidden support round)
👉 Join purple yarn behind the popcorns, not on top
(Insert hook between yellow & white layers)
Round 3
- Ch 1
- In each ch-1 space between popcorns:
- Make 2 single crochet
- You will get 16 sc
- Sl st to first sc
🔑 This round is VERY important – it holds the petals
STEP 4: MAKE PETAL LOOPS
This creates places to build petals.
Round 4
- Ch 5
- Skip 1 stitch
- Sl st into next stitch
- Repeat all around
You should have:
- 16 chain-5 loops
✅ Looks like a sun with string rays ☀️
STEP 5: BIG PURPLE PETALS (ONE BY ONE)
👉 Work inside each chain-5 loop
ONE PETAL (very important order):
- 1 sc
- 1 hdc
- 3 dc
- 1 treble crochet (tr)
- Yarn over twice, insert hook, pull up,
- YO pull 2 (3 times)
- 3 dc
- 1 hdc
- 1 sc
- Sl st into next loop
👉 That’s ONE petal
Repeat for all 16 loops 🌸
STEP 6: TEXTURED LEAF VEIN (why it looks fancy)
OPTION A – Surface Slip Stitch (BEST LOOK)
- Insert hook at base of petal
- Pull yarn through to front
- Sl st straight up the middle of petal
- Fasten off on back
OPTION B – BLO method (EASIER)
- Crochet the petal stitches using back loop only
FINAL SHAPING
- Pull petals gently outward
- Steam block or lightly press with damp cloth
- Weave in all ends neatly
COMMON PROBLEMS & FIXES
❌ Petals curling
✅ Use bigger hook OR add 1 extra dc
❌ Flower too soft
✅ Use cotton yarn
❌ Popcorns loose
✅ Tighten last loop before closing popcorn
WHAT YOU CAN USE THIS FOR
🌼 Coaster
🌼 Bag decoration
🌼 Pillow applique
🌼 Wall art
🌼 Table centerpiece