January 16, 2023

How to Crochet a Big Crochet Flower

I will admit that I am a sucker for a big crochet flower. They are pretty, fun to make, and add a fun decorative detail to many crocheted projects. I love putting crochet flowers on crocheted headbands and hats, and they also make a great addition to housewares such as throw pillows! I was looking for a flower with a slightly different look than my Large Crochet Flower Pattern, but after searching for a while and not finding what I wanted I decided to create my own. After a little messing around this flower was the result. I hope you enjoy making it as much as I do! Let’s learn how to crochet a big crochet flower!

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Materials Needed for the Big Crochet Flower:

Medium weight – size 4 yarn

J (6.00mm) crochet hook

Yarn needle

Scissors

Crochet Terms Used:

Magic Circle

Slip Stitch (Sl St)

Chain (Ch)

Single Crochet (SC)

Half Double Crochet (HDC)

Treble Crochet (TR)

Double Crochet Cluster (DCCL) – Yarn Over, insert hook into next stitch, YO and pull through (3 loops on hook), YO, pull through 2 loops (2 loops on hook), YO, insert hook into SAME stitch, YO and pull through (4 loops on hook), YO, pull through 2 loops (3 loops on hook), YO, pull through all 3 loops. This completes one DCCL.

Round 1 – How to Crochet a Big Crochet Flower:

Begin with a magic circle. Chain 2.

Place a double crochet into the magic circle. Ch 1. [DCCL, Ch 1] 7 times into the magic circle. Pull the magic circle tight. Sl st to the top of the first DC.

Magic circle start to the crochet flower

Round 2:

Slip stitch into the nearest chain 1 space from the previous round. Into this chain 1 space place the following : (Chain 1, HDC, TR, HDC, Ch 1, Sl St). In the next chain 1 space: (SC, Ch 1, HDC, TR, HDC, Ch 1, Sl St) repeat 6 more times in the remaining 6 chain 1 spaces from the first round.

Round 3:

This round will be worked on the backside of the flower.

Chain 4. Slip Stitch around the slip stitch from the previous row. Repeat until there are 8 chain 4 loops on the backside of the flower.

The final slip stitch of the round goes into the first chain from the first chain 4 of this round.

Completed round 3 of the Big Crochet Flower

How to Crochet a Big Crochet Flower – Round 4:

For this round we will be working into the chain 4 spaces that were created in round 3.

Working round 4 of the big crochet flower pattern

In the first chain 4 space place ALL of the following stitches: SC, Ch 1, HDC, TR, TR, HDC, Ch 1, Sl St. This completes one petal of the flower.

How to crochet a big crochet flower 1st petal

Repeat placing (SC, Ch 1, HDC, TR, TR, HDC, Ch 1, Sl St) in each of the seven remaining chain 4 space. There will be a total of 8 petals for this round.

Big Crochet Flower – Round 5:

This round will be worked on the backside of the flower.

Chain 5. Bring this chain 5 to the backside of the flower. Slip stitch around the nearest Sl St from the previous round (each petal from Round 4 ended with a Sl St). Repeat 6 times.

Chain 5. Slip Stitch to the 1st chain from the first chain 5 of this round.

Where to place the last crochet slip stitch

There will be 8 chain 5 loops on the back of the flower.

completed round 5 of the big crochet flower pattern

How to Crochet a Big Crochet Flower – Round 6:

For this round, the crochet stitches will be placed in the Chain 5 loops from round 5.

Into the first chain 5 loop from the hook place all of the following stitches: SC, Ch 1, HDC, TR, TR, TR, HDC, Ch 1, Sl St. This completes one petal. Repeat in the next 6 chain 5 loops.

In the final chain 5 loop place the following stitches: SC, Ch 1, HDC, TR, TR, TR, HDC, Ch 1, Sl St. Since this is the last petal of the flower, slip stitch into the 1st SC from the 1st petal. Fasten off. Weave in ends.