suddenwhimsies: A Pattern - Crocheted Flower Pillow

I've been asked very nicely for the pattern for these "flower pillows", so here you go! Wouldn't a whole bunch of these in bright colors look so cute on a little girls bed! It would look like a little flower patch!

Please keep in mind that I was winging it throughout the process, adjusting things as I went along. If you're not liking the way yours is turning out, feel free to make any adjustments to the pattern that you like.

For this particular flower I used an H hook with two different colors of Homespun yarn ( I think it's manufactured by Lion Brand ). You will also need a little bit of stuffing for the center of the flower and a yarn needle for closing off the center ball section.

The flower is made in two parts-There's the center ball section and the wildly convoluted outer section that I like to think of as the "petals".

Let's start with the center ball. Here we go:

Chain 2.

Round 1: 8 sc in the second ch fron the hook. Join with sl st to first sc. Ch 1, don't turn. (8 sc).

Round 2: 2 sc in the top of each sc around. Join with sl st to first sc. Ch 1, don't turn. (16 sc)

Round 3: *Sc in first st, 2 sc in next st.* Repeat from * to * all the way around. Join with sl st to first sc. Ch 1, don't turn. (24 sc)

Round 4: *Sc first two sts, 2 sc in next st* Repeat from * to * all the way around. Join with sl st to first sc. Ch 1, don't turn. ( 32 sc)

Round 5: *Sc in first 3 sts, 2 sc in next st* Repeat from * to * all the way around. Join with sl st to first sc. Ch 1, don't turn. (40 sc)

Round 6: *Sc in first 4 sts, 2 sc in next st* .* Repeat from * to * all the way around. Join with sl st to first sc. Ch 1, don't turn. (48 sc)

Round 7-8: Sc around. (48 sc). Join with sl st to first sc. Ch 1, don't turn.

Round 9: (Beginning of decreasing rows) *Sc in first 3 sts, decrease one st over the next 2 st* .* Repeat from * to * all the way around. Join with sl st to first sc. Ch 1, don't turn. (40 sc)

Round 10: *Sc in first 2 sts, decrease one st over the next 2 st* .* Repeat from * to * all the way around. Join with sl st to first sc. Ch 1, don't turn. (32 sc)

Round 11: *Sc in first 1 st, decrease one st over the next 2 st* .* Repeat from* to * all the way around. Join with sl st to first sc. Ch 1, don't turn. (24 sc)

Round 12: Make 1 decrease over every other stitch all the way around. (12 sc)

Round 13: Repeat round 12. (6 sc). Break off leaving an 18" tail.

Using a yarn needle threaded onto the tail, make a runnuing stitch through the tops of the 6 sc in the last row. Stuff the cavity witha little bit of stuffing, then pull up on the tail to close off the opening. Securely close with a knot. Leave the remaining tail for attatching this section to the Main Flower.

Main Flower:

Note: Change colors as often as you like to get the desired stripe effect.

Chain 2.

Round 1: 8 dc in the second ch fron the hook. Join with sl st to first dc. Ch 1, don't turn. (8 dc).

Round 2: 4 dc in each stitch around. Join with sl st to first dc. Ch 1, don't turn. (32 dc).

Round 3: 2 dc in each stitch around. Join with sl st to first dc. Ch 1, don't turn. (64 dc).

Round 4: Repeat round 3. (128 dc).

Round 5: Repeat round 3. (256 dc)

Round 6-11: 1 dc in each stitch around. (256 dc)

This is where I fastened off and wove in the loose end. Dig down to the center of this convoluted wad and make room for the center ball. Use that length of yarn you left attatched to it along with the yarn needle to secure the center in place.

You can make your flower larger or smaller to suit your needs. Have fun with it!