Easy Crochet Flower Pattern for Beginners

Turquoise crochet flower with eight petals laying flat on a white surface with an orange crochet hook, a matching ball of yarn, and a small crescent moon piece. Text on the image reads: Easy crochet flower pattern for beginners, Banana Moon Studio.

Easy crochet flower pattern

This easy crochet flower pattern for beginners includes a written pattern with helpful explanations about crochet abbreviations and formatting, a video tutorial to show you how to crochet the flower step by step and how to read traditional written crochet patterns, and helpful photos to guide you along the way.

Join me and let’s learn how to crochet this easy eight-petaled flower!

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How to read a written crochet pattern

If you are a crochet beginner, then you may need some tips on learning to read written crochet patterns before we jump into this easy crochet flower pattern for beginners.

Crochet patterns include a lot of abbreviations. One of the first things you’ll need to do is learn what those abbreviations mean. You can get a free, printable list of 40 common crochet abbreviations when you sign up for my email list using the form below. I suggest keeping that list with you until you feel confident that you know the abbreviations by heart.

If you don’t want the abbreviations list, then let’s at least define the abbreviations used in this easy crochet flower pattern for beginners.

ch(s), chain(s)

dc, double crochet

hdc, half double crochet

rnds(s), round(s)

RS, right side

sc, single crochet

sl st, slip stitch

sp, space

st(s), stitch(es)

Also, a lot of crochet patterns use parentheses. A group of instructions in parentheses indicate that all of the instructions inside of them will be worked into the same stitch or space.

So “(sc, dc) in the next st”, means that you will single crochet in the indicated stitch, and then double crochet in the same stitch.

Usually each row or round of instructions will be followed by a stitch count. In my patterns, this usually looks like a dash, followed by a number, and then “sts” or “ch sps” or some other term that tells you what the thing is that is being counted. So it may say “- 8 sts” at the end of a row. This means that if you go back and count the stitches, you should have 8 in that row.

If there isn’t a stitch count at the end of a row or round, that usually means that the stitch count has not changed from the previous row or round.

The first round of this easy crochet flower pattern for beginners as (RS) after the round number. RS stands for “right side.” If there were a WS in the parentheses, that would stand for “wrong side.” The right side of the piece is the one intended for the world to see, like the outside of your sweater. The wrong side is the one that isn’t intended to be seen.

Help with basic crochet stitches

So now you know what the abbreviations stand for, but that may not help you with this easy crochet flower pattern for beginners if you don’t actually know how to form those stitches.

So the next thing you may need, is some stitch help. If you need it, this tutorial blog post includes very brief videos for each of seven basic crochet stitches.

Turquoise crochet flower with eight petals lays on a whicker mat with a small brass crescent moon piece. Text on the image reads: Banana Moon Studio.

This written pattern is free right here in this post.

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Written crochet pattern for an easy flower

By April Garwood of Banana Moon Studio

Difficulty Level: Easy

Finished Measurements: About 3 inches across

Yarn: You could use any yarn for this flower, but I used a 3/Light/DK weight yarn.

Crochet Hook: I used a G (4 mm), but you should adjust your hook size based on the weight of yarn that you use. The label on your yarn might suggest a hook size, or you can use this chart from the Craft Yarn Council of America to get an idea what size hook to use.

Notions: Tapestry needle.

Tip

If you are a beginning crocheter, I strongly suggest marking the first stitch of every round with a locking stitch marker. You can purchase things intended as stitch markers for yarn crafting, or you could use a safety pin, bobby pin, or even just a small length of scrap yarn pulled through the stitch with your hook.

Place the stitch marker in the first stitch of each round right after you make it so that it will be easy to find when you need to join at the end of the round.

Flower

Make a magic ring (if you aren’t sure how to do this, check out the video below).

Rnd 1 (RS): Ch 1, 8 sc in ring, pull tail to tighten center, leaving a small hole in the middle, join to first st with sl st – 8 sts.

A small turquoise crochet circle lays on a white surface with a crochet hook and small brass crescent moon piece. Arrows with labels indicate the each stitch of the round as well as the joining slip stitch of the previous round. Additional text on the image reads: Banana Moon Studio. — This is the end of the first round.

Rnd 2: Ch 1, (sc, ch 2) in each st around, join to first st with sl st.

A small turquoise crochet piece lays on a white surface with a crochet hook and small brass crescent moon piece. Arrows with labels indicate the first stitch of the round as well as the joining slip stitch of the previous round. Additional text on the image reads: Banana Moon Studio. — End of round 2 just before making the joining slip stitch. The labeled slip stitch here is the one from the previous round, not the place you should make the one to finish round 2.

Rnd 3: Sl st in first ch sp, ch 1, (sc, ch 3) in each ch sp around, join to first st with sl st.

Rnd 4: Ch 1, (sc, hdc, dc, ch 1, dc, hdc, sc) in each ch sp around, join to first st with sl st – 48 sts. Fasten off.

Turquoise crochet flower with eight petals. The final round of the flower is not quite finished. Arrows with labels indicate the first stitch of the round and also the final joining slip stitch of the previous round. Additional text on the image reads: Banana Moon Studio. — End of round 4 just before making the joining slip stitch. Insert your hook into the 1st stitch to join the end of this round.

Finishing

Use a tapestry needle to weave in your ends through the loops of yarn on the back side of the flower.

Easy crochet flower for beginners tutorial video

This video walks through every step of stitching this easy crochet flower pattern for beginners. My aim in this video was not only to show how to make the flower, but to teach the skill of pattern reading. I go through the written pattern here, explaining the abbreviations and formatting.

Turquoise crochet flower with eight petals on a wooden surface with a written crochet pattern on a piece of paper and a wooden crochet hook. A white banner with text reads: Learn to read written crochet pattern, 8 petal flower. — Click to watch it on YouTube

Floral garland crochet pattern

This easy crochet flower pattern was originally part of a larger crochet pattern I designed called Gardens Galore Garland. This floral garland crochet pattern includes five mini motifs that can be combined in many ways and then attached to a long crochet chain to make a pretty crochet garland.

Colorful crochet garland with rings, circles, flowers, and hearts combined and attached to a long crochet chain hanging in front of a wooden fence. Text on the image reads: Banana Moon Studio.

The five motifs included are a tiny heart, a ring, a circle, and 2 flowers, one with six petals, and the one included here, with eight petals. The written pattern is free on my website along with a complete video tutorial for each motif. There is an ad-free PDF that can be purchased for those that want something easy to download and print.

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Happy crocheting,