Daffodils
© June Gilbank 2008
Crochet your own daffodils – perfect for spring! Make a bouquet of yarn flowers, or try one in thread as a beautiful pin or accessory. The pattern includes two different designs for petals and centres – mix and match colours and designs to create your own custom bouquet!
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This is a PlanetJune original crochet pattern. Feel free to use it however you wish, but I’d appreciate credit as the pattern designer. Please do not reproduce the pattern anywhere else; instead post a link to http://www.planetjune.com/blog/free-crochet-patterns/daffodils/
Terminology
| ch | chain |
| sc | single crochet (double crochet for UK/Aus) |
| st | stitch |
| sc2tog | single crochet decrease (insert hook into stitch and draw up a loop, insert hook into next stitch and draw up a loop, yarn over and draw through all 3 loops on hook) |
Notes
• Do not join at the end of each round; rounds are worked in continuous spirals.
• Use a stitch marker to mark the beginning of each round. Move the marker up each time you start a new round.
You will need…
• E US/3.5mm crochet hook
• Small amount of worsted weight yarn in yellow, orange, cream or white, plus green
• Yarn needle
• Stitch marker
I used worsted weight yarn and a size E hook, which produced a large 4″ diameter flower (3.5″ for the smaller flower). Try using a finer yarn or crochet thread with a correspondingly smaller hook to give a more compact flower.
Crochet Instructions
For each flower, you will need:
- 6 petals (choose large petals or small petals)
- 1 centre (choose large centre or small centre)
- 1 green backing
Left: small petal; Right: large petal
Large Petal
Make a magic ring, ch 1.
Rnd 1: 4 sc in magic ring. (4 st)
Rnd 2: (2sc in next st, sc in next st) twice. (6 st)
Rnd 3: (2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 st) twice. (8 st)
Rnd 4: (2 sc in next st, sc in next 3 st) twice. (10 st)
Rnds 5-7: sc in each st around. (10 st)
Rnd 8: (sc2tog, sc in next 3 st) twice. (8 st)
Rnd 9: (sc2tog, sc in next 2 st) twice. (6 st)
Join with sl st to next st. Fasten off and weave in ends.
Small Petal
Make a magic ring, ch 1.
Rnd 1: 4 sc in magic ring. (4 st)
Rnd 2: (2sc in next st, sc in next st) twice. (6 st)
Rnd 3: (2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 st) twice. (8 st)
Rnd 4: (2 sc in next st, sc in next 3 st) twice. (10 st)
Rnd 5: sc in each st around. (10 st)
Rnd 6: (sc2tog, sc in next 3 st) twice. (8 st)
Rnd 7: (sc2tog, sc in next 2 st) twice. (6 st)
Join with sl st to next st. Fasten off and weave in ends.
Left: large centre; Right: small centre
Large Centre
Ch 8.
Rnd 1: sc in 8th chain from hook, to form a circle. Sc in each st around the circle. (8 st)
Rnds 2-3: sc in each st around. (8 st)
Rnd 4: 3 sc in each st around. (24 st)
Join with sl st to next st, fasten off and weave in ends.
Small Centre
Ch 8.
Rnd 1: sc in 8th chain from hook, to form a circle. Sc in each st around the circle. (8 st)
Rnd 2: sc in each st around. (8 st)
Rnd 3: (2 sc in next st, sc in next st) four times. (12 st)
Join with sl st to next st, fasten off and weave in ends.
Backing
With green yarn, make a magic ring, ch 1.
Note: if you’re going to attach a stem to the daffodil, leave a hole for the stem in the middle of the magic ring when you pull the ring closed (see picture, right).
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring. (6 st)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each st around. (12 st)
Rnd 3: (2 sc in next st, sc in next st) six times. (18 st)
Join with sl st to next st. Fasten off, leaving long end of yarn.
Assembly Instructions
Petals
Flatten out each petal. Arrange each group of three petals with their open ends together so they form a trefoil shape:
Use a yarn needle and a length of the yarn you used for the petals to join each group of three petals together in this position with a few stitches at the centre of the trefoil. The three petals will still be able to flop about – you don’t need to secure them rigidly together.
Rotate one trefoil to offset the petals and place it on top of the other, so all 6 petals are visible and equally spaced.
Use a yarn needle and a length of the yarn you used for the petals to stitch the petals together in this position.
Note: Your stitches will not show in the finished daffodil provided you keep them near the centre, so you don’t need to be too concerned with being neat. An effective method is to pass the needle down through the right edge of a top petal and the left edge of a bottom petal, then back up through the right edge of the same bottom petal and the left edge of the next top petal, and continue around in this fashion until all the petals are attached together. Feel free to use any method that makes sense to you – just keep the stitches close to the centre so they will be covered up later.
Pull any loose yarn ends through to the back and fasten off.
Centre
Place the centre over the middle of the flower.
Using a yarn needle and a length of the yarn you used to make the centre, stitch the centre down to the petals. Don’t worry if your stitches show on the back – the back will be covered in the next step. Pull the ends through to the back and fasten off.
Backing
Place the green circle over the middle of the back of the flower. It should cover any exposed ends. Using a yarn needle and the long yarn end from the backing, stitch the edges of the backing to the petals.
Stem
Adding a stem is optional – you could add a pin back instead, or make several daffodils into a floral wreath with some crocheted leaves.
You could make the stem for a thread daffodil from a pipe cleaner, but, as I discovered during this project, a yarn daffodil is too heavy to be supported by a pipe cleaner. My old-school solution was to buy a 3/8″ wooden rod from the hardware store, cut it to length, and then wrap it with green yarn. I spread a little white glue on the rod every couple of inches to anchor the yarn in place. Easy!
Poke the top of the rod through the hole in the middle of the green flower backing, then angle it so the flower is vertical. If desired, you can tie it in place with more green yarn wrapped through the flower backing and around the stem, but my flowers stay in place without additional support.
I hope you enjoy this pattern. Please leave me a comment below if you do, and consider leaving me a donation. Thanks!
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vase of daffodils « Crochet Along Said,
March 31, 2008 @ 7:55 am
[...] If you’d like to make your own daffodils, I’ll add the pattern link into our sidebar, and the pattern is also up on my website: http://www.planetjune.com/blog/free-crochet-patterns/daffodils/ [...]
marykz Said,
March 31, 2008 @ 10:09 am
just what I needed today- a little sign of spring. small donation sent!! Thanks for sharing the pattern/tutorial!!
Jana Said,
March 31, 2008 @ 11:01 am
Thanks, June!
I have so many projects waiting in the wings, but I may just have to put them on hold to make at least ONE of these beauties! I think I will keep it short (and small!) and sweet, and just make myself a thread pin for now!
Jana
PS I will be your FIRST customer for a Great Dane Pattern!
Nathalie Said,
March 31, 2008 @ 11:05 am
YOU ROCK!!!!!!!! I LOVE these!!!! Thank you so much!!!
Nathalie
daisychaindaisychain Said,
April 1, 2008 @ 7:56 pm
these daffodils are just gorgeous thank you for sharing and I too have made a donation! Cheers
Teeheenah Said,
April 1, 2008 @ 10:32 pm
I just love daffodils! Fantabulous job and thank you sooo much for sharing!
T-
rosy_cheek Said,
April 5, 2008 @ 8:03 am
gorgeous
Just crafty! » Blog Archive » Crochet yourself Daffodils Said,
April 7, 2008 @ 9:25 am
[...] Planet June [...]
Sumathy.K Said,
April 14, 2008 @ 11:10 am
I like this daffolids flower. This crochet daffodis make me good time. Thank for your pattern instructions.
Manisha Said,
April 18, 2008 @ 12:18 am
Thanks for the tutorial. These daffodils are great!
Robin Said,
April 18, 2008 @ 4:17 pm
Just beautiful – what a great job!
Lutine Said,
April 29, 2008 @ 8:15 am
Very beautiful
Teacher Apparition flower « My Crochet Creations Said,
May 6, 2008 @ 7:40 pm
[...] 6, 2008 I have been want to do the Daffodil pattern from Plant June and this was the perfect time to do it! Today was take your favorite flower to you teacher day [...]
Shelly Said,
May 6, 2008 @ 7:42 pm
I love this pattern! I used it for my DD’s teacher apparition day. Please have a look!
http://mycrochetcreations.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/teacher-apparition-flower/
Thank you for offering this for us!
Jessi Said,
May 14, 2008 @ 7:41 am
Thanks a lot for this beautiful pattern. I found a german site where are also very very cute end ellegant flowers. Perhaps you want to look at the side. Have a nice day, and again thanks June!!!!
The address: http://www.haekelclub-muelsen.de/
Leanne Said,
May 23, 2008 @ 10:43 am
Thanks for the beautiful pattern I really like it
Do you have any patterns for Lilacs? I havent found any on the net yet.
Karen Said,
July 26, 2008 @ 6:28 pm
Re: Jessi Said, May 14, 2008
The site Jessi refers to is truly a German site, as it is in the German language. The flowers there are beautiful, but I cannot read any of the words. Any ideas on German/English translation of this site? Thanks for anything you can provide.
June Said,
July 28, 2008 @ 9:22 am
Karen, the best I can offer is a Google translation of the site. It doesn’t all make sense, but at least you will get a better idea of what the site is about! http://translate.google.ca/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.haekelclub-muelsen.de%2F&sl=de&tl=en&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
CAROLINA Said,
August 12, 2008 @ 1:07 pm
Hello, June, thanks for sharing, Daffodils are one of my favoirite flowers. I´d like to ask your permission to translate your pattern into spanish in order to share it to my spanish speakers friends, obiously with your name on it. I´ll wait for your answer.
Thanks again.
Carolina, from Chile
Michelle Said,
September 8, 2008 @ 3:27 pm
What a lovely pattern, best I have ever seen of daffodils. . .England in the spring is a wonder to behold, and now making these delightful daffoldils I can have spring all the time. . . I am teaching 9 people in work how to crochet during our lunch hour, and we are making items for charity. . . I hope you do not mind me using your pattern for charity. . . .thank you
Michelle Young, Plymouth, Devon, England 08/09/2008
Ana-Lucia Said,
September 25, 2008 @ 4:46 pm
thanks for getting me interested in something that I thought was unimpressive. The daffoldils are certainly a delight since I have one on my window sill
Kenly Said,
February 19, 2009 @ 12:52 am
this is a super-cute pattern. i bet they’d make wonderful hair-stick toppers.
Christine Chipman Said,
May 19, 2009 @ 10:18 am
This pattern is so wonderful I just had to leave you a donation. I wish I could have afforded more because your efforts certainly deserve it. Thanks for making it available to us. Keep up the great work you are doing.
Have a great day!
Christine
Marianne Said,
May 27, 2009 @ 9:09 pm
Thank you so much for this beautiful pattern. It is the best I have seen. Do you have a pattern for a” little Bluebird motif” I could make and sew onto a round crochet PotHolder? My sister loves bluebirds and I thought I would try and make one , but it did not look to good.
I will leave a donation.
Spring flowers | The Craftery Said,
June 26, 2009 @ 4:36 am
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Denis Said,
July 3, 2009 @ 7:31 am
Thanks for the tutorial.Great job
maira Said,
January 11, 2010 @ 12:52 pm
I love the daffodils, I’m linking you up in my new blog if it’s ok with you!
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