How to make a crochet flower bouquet

Flowers are a great way of showing you care, but a crochet bouquet of flowers that you’ve made by hand is truly something special!

Whether it’s for a birthday, anniversary, Mother’s Day or even a wedding, your friends and family will be amazed at your skills when you present your crochet bouquet of flowers. Or you could just make some for yourself as a way to brighten up your home (and your day).

You’ll find two different approaches to a crochet flower bouquet pattern free below. Our first pattern allows you to select from a range of different flowers to make and combine into a pretty posy that is perfect for holding or displaying in a vase.

Our second pattern is a completely self-contained crochet flower bouquet that is ideal for giving as a gift – it even comes with a crochet pot! You can use this link to jump straight to our potted crochet flower bouquet pattern

Free crochet flower bouquet pattern

Our beautiful crochet flower bouquet is made up of a selection of six simple flower motifs (plus two types of leaves), ranging from delightful dogwoods to fabulous forget-me-nots!

This pattern allows you to assemble your crochet flower bouquet in two different ways. The first is by pinning your flowers to a polystyrene semi-sphere with a handle to create a perfectly arranged holdable posy. The second is to simply create stems using pipe cleaners to make individual flowers that you can arrange in a vase.

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And if you're tempted by the Flower Shawl in the photo too to pair perfectly with your posy, you can find the pattern for it on Ravelry here!

You will need

Small amounts of any DK 100% cotton yarn (Sirdar Happy Cotton DK yarn comes in bargain 20g balls)
- Fuschia - Pink Sapphire (3702)
- Violet - Delphinium (3706)
- Light Blue - Periwinkle (3726)
- Red - Lipstick Red (3755)
- Yellow - Buttercup (3748)
- Cream - Natural (3718)
- Dark purple - Regal (3708)
- Light green - Chartreuse (3746)
- Green - Sprout (3740)
A 3.5mm (US E/4) hook

To create a handheld posy

Alternatively you can make your own bouquet holder using:

To create individual flowers with stems

Green pipe cleaners Twine (optional)

Measurements

Rounded Leaf: 4.5cm (1¾in) long
Dogwood crochet flower: 7cm (2¾in) diameter
Small Rounded Leaf: 2½cm (1in) long
Clematis: 6cm (2¼in) diameter
Forget-me-not crochet flower: 4cm (1½in) diameter
Large Daisy crochet flower: 8cm (3in) diameter
Violet crochet flower: 4.5cm (1¾in) diameter

Abbreviations

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

Notes

See the assembly instructions for details on creating a holdable posy bouquet of crochet flowers or creating individual stems for your crochet flowers.

Free crochet flower bouquet pattern

Make a selection of crochet wedding flowers and leaves from the patterns below, using the image below as a reference.

Rounded Leaf (A)

With Green, ch9.

Row 1 (WS) Dc in second ch from hook and in each ch to end, turn.

Round 2 (RS) Tr in first st, 2tr in each of next 2 sts, tr in next st, htr in next st, dc in each of next 2 sts, ss in last st, ch2, ss in beg ch-1 of first row, rotate to work in other side of foundation ch: ss in first st, dc in each of next 2 sts, htr in next st, tr in next st, 2tr in each of next 2 sts, tr in last st, ss in base of leaf.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Dogwood crochet flower (B)

Flower Centre

With Light Green, ch2.

Round 1 (RS) 5dc in 2nd ch from hook.

Round 2 Dc in each st around.

Fasten off, leaving a long tail. Thread the tail through the stitches of the last round and pull tight to create a domed shape.

Petal (make 4)

With Cream, ch10.

Round 1 (RS) Dtr in third ch from the hook, dtr in next ch, work a dtr in next ch but leave the last 2 loops of the dtr on the hook, work a tr in the next ch up to the point where you have 3 loops on the hook in total, yrh and draw through all 3 loops (this is a dtr and tr worked tog as a decrease st), tr in next ch, htr in next ch, dc in each of next 2 ch, ch1, rotate to work in other side of foundation ch: dc in each of first 2 sts, htr in next st, tr in next st, work a tr in next st leaving last 2 loops on hook, work a dtr in next st up to the point where you have a total of 3 loops on the hook, yrh and draw through all 3 loops (tr and dtr worked tog), (2dtr, htr, ss) in next st.

Fasten off, leaving the remaining stitch unworked.

To Make Up Overlap 4 petals in the centre and sew together, then secure the Flower Centre on the top.

Small Rounded Leaf (C)

With Light Green, ch6.

Row 1 (WS) Dc in second ch from hook and in each ch to end, turn.

Round 2 (RS) Htr in first st, 2htr in next st, dc in each of next 2 sts, ss in next st, ch2, ss in end of leaf, rotate to work in other side of foundation ch; ss in first st, dc in each of next 2 sts, 2htr in next st, htr in next st, ss in base of leaf.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Celebrate spring

When it comes to iconic springtime flowers, it’s hard to beat our free daffodil crochet pattern.

Clematis crochet flower (D)

Centre

With Yellow, ch11.

Row 1 (WS) Dc in second ch from hook and in each ch to end, turn. [10 sts]

Row 2 Ch1 (does not count as st), htr in each st to end.

Fasten off, leaving a long tail. Roll into a spiral and sew together using the tail, so that you can work into the sts of Row 2 around the outside.

Petals

Join Red or Fuschia in any stitch of Row 2 with a ss.

Round 1 (RS) (Ch10, ss in st at base of ch) twice in each st around. [20 petals]

Fasten off.

Forget-me-not crochet flower (E)

With Yellow, ch4, ss in first ch to make a ring.

Round 1 (RS) Ch1 (does not count as st throughout), 5dc into ring, ss to first dc, change to Light Blue.

Row 2 Ch1, 2dc in next st, turn and work back and forth in rows on these 2 sts:

Row 3 Ch1, 2dc in first st, dc in next st, turn. [3 sts]

Row 4 Ch1, dc in first st, 2dc in next st, dc in next st, ss into next dc of Round 1. Repeat Rows 2-4 to make 5 petals, ss in the first st of Round 1 to join.

Fasten off. Shape the petals so you can just see the Yellow centre.

Pansy crochet flower (F)

Using Light Green or Yellow, ch5, join with a ss into a ring.

Round 1 (RS) Ch1 (does not count as st), 10dc into the ring. Fasten off.

Round 2 Join Dark Purple or Light Blue in any st with a ss, *(ch2, htr) in next dc, tr in next dc, (htr, ch2, ss) in next dc; rep from * once more, (ch2, htr) in next dc, (2tr in next dc) twice, (htr, ch2, ss) in next dc. [18 sts, counting each ch-2 as a st] Fasten off.

Change to Light Blue or Violet and join with a ss to the beginning of the first small petal.

Round 3 Join Light Blue or Violet between the last petal and the first petal of the previous round, *ch1, ss into top of ch-2, ch1, tr into the next 3 sts, ch1, ss into top of next ch-2, ch1, ss into sp between petals; rep from * on the next small petal, ch1, ss into top of next ch-2, ch1, tr into the next st, htr into next 4 sts, dc into next st, ch1, ss into top of next ch-2, ch1, ss into the first ss. Do not fasten off.

Base petals

With RS facing and working behind existing petals, ss in the back of a Round 1 dc before the first small petal.

Row 1 (RS) Ch3, dc in back of Round 1 dc between the small petals, ch3, ss in back of Round 1 dc between small and large petal on the left-hand side, turn. [2 ch-3 sps]

Row 2 (WS) (Ch2, 2htr, 4tr, 2htr, ch2) into the first ch-3 sp, ss into the dc, (ch2, 2htr, 4tr, 2htr, ch2) into the next ch-3 sp, ss into next ss, turn.

Row 3 Ch1, dc into top of each ch-2 and st on the first petal, ss in between petals, dc into top of each ch-2 and st on the second petal, ss into base of petal.

Fasten off.

Terrific tulips

You don’t have to head to the Netherlands to enjoy these beauties, you can find our free crochet tulip pattern right here on Gathered!

Large Daisy crochet flower (G)

Using Yellow, Make a crochet magic loop.

Round 1 (RS) Ch1 (does not count as st throughout), 10dc into ring, ss to first dc. [10 sts]

Round 2 Ch1, (1dc into next st, 2dc into next st) 5 times, ss to first dc. [15 sts]

Round 3 Ch1, (2dc, 2dc into next st) 5 times, ss to first dc, change to Cream. [20 sts]

Round 4 Ch1, (dc in next st, ch12, skip next st) 10 times, ss to first dc. [10 petals]

Round 5 Working behind existing petals and into unworked sts from Round 3; (dc in next unworked st from Round 3, ch12, skip next dc from Round 4) 10 times, ss to first dc.

Fasten off.

Violet crochet flower (H)

With Cream, ch4, ss into first ch to make a ring.

Round 1 (RS) 7dc in ring, ss in first ch to join, change to Dark Purple.

Petals

The petals are made by working back and forth in rows from the stitches in Round 1. Each petal is made separately and fastened off at the end, so you will need to rejoin the yarn for each petal. Make a petal in the first, second, fourth, fifth and sixth sts of Round 1, skipping the third and seventh sts.

Row 1 (RS) Rejoin yarn and ch1 (does not count as st throughout), dc in st of Round 1, turn.

Row 2 Ch1, 2dc in st from Row 1, turn. [2 sts]

Row 3 Ch1, 2dc in each st, turn. [4 sts]

Row 4 Ch1, (dc2tog) twice.

Fasten off and weave in ends. Loosely sew together the 3 bottom petals to make the shape of the violet.

Assembly

For individual flowers with stems

Wrap a pipe cleaner tightly with green yarn to form a firm stem. Using the tail of green yarn and a yarn needle, sew the underside of the flower to the top of the stem, keeping your stitches hidden.

Alternatively you could use craft glue to attach your flowers to the top of your stems. Then tie up the bundle of stems with twine.

For a holdable posy

Cover the polystyrene dome of your foam bouquet holder with the green felt and pin the flowers and leaves on top.

If you are making your own foam bouquet holder, bind several pipe cleaners with garden twine and secure to the underside of the dome to form a stem-like handle.

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Blooming bunting

Add a splash of floral colour to your home with our fabulous free crochet flower bunting pattern.

Free potted bouquet of flowers crochet pattern

Our next crochet flower bouquet pattern by Anja Toonen makes a perfect present and can be easily made from items you already have in your craft stash.

You don’t need to worry about finding a vase or trying to achieve a beautiful arrangement, as this crochet flower bouquet includes a crochet pot and even a layer of crochet soil!

As the flowers are secured to the pot, it’s a completely self-contained item that is easy to hand over as a gift. It would make a super-sweet Mother’s Day or house-warming gift, or even just a fun way to add a splash of colour to a windowsill or mantlepiece.

There’s also a choice of flowers to choose from, so you can mix them up for a bit of variety or stick to one type to match your colour scheme.