Sweet Crochet Chamomile 'In Love' Flower — Free Pattern & Step-by-Step Guide
This Crochet Chamomile in Love Flower is a small, charming amigurumi project that makes a lovely home accent or a heartfelt gift. The finished flower (as made by the author) is about 13 cm tall and uses lightweight yarn; it includes a pot, leaves, stem with an internal wire for support, and a little heart sewn into the flower center. Below you will find materials, stitch abbreviations and the full step-by-step pattern with photos to guide you.
Materials
— Yarn of your choice (cotton or acrylic recommended). Colors used: white (petals), green (leaves and stem), red (heart); pot yarn color of your choice. Yarn consumption is small. The sample uses 200 m / 50 g «Baby» yarn. Finished height: approximately 13 cm.
— Crochet hook: 1.25 mm used by the author
— Hollow fibre for stuffing
— Sewing needle and red thread for attaching the heart
— A piece of cardboard or dense plastic for the bottom of the pot
— Thin wire for stem support
Abbreviations
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
inc – increase (2 sc in 1 st)
dec – decrease (single crochet two stitches together)
(...) x N times – repeat instructions in brackets N times
Pattern
Flower pot
Work with any color.
1) 6 sc in a Magic Ring
2) 6 inc (12)
3) (1 sc, inc) х 6 times (18)
4) (1 sc, inc, 1 sc) х 6 times (24)
5) (inc, 3 sc) х 5 times, inc, 2 sc, 1 sl st (30)
Cut a circle from cardboard or dense plastic to the size of the part.
6) Into the back loops only: 30 sc
7) 30 sc
8) (2 sc, inc, 2 sc) х 6 times (36)
9) (5 sc, inc) х 6 times (42)
10) (3 sc, inc, 3 sc) х 6 times (48)
11-12) 48 sc
13) (3 sc, dec, 3 sc) х 6 times (42)
14) (5 sc, dec) х 6 times (36)
15) (2 sc, dec) х 6 times (30)
16) 30 sc
17) 29 sc, 1 sl st (30)
18) Into the front loops only: (1 sc, 1 ch) х 30 times (30 + 30 ch)
Fasten off, cut off.
Insert cardboard stand.
Leaves (make 4)
Work with green yarn.
1) 10 ch, starting from 2nd ch from hook: 2 sc, 2 hdc, 3 dc, 1 hdc, in the last stitch: 3 sc, continue along the other side of chain: 1 hdc, 3 dc, 2 hdc, 2 sc
Fasten off, cut off.
Chamomile (flower)
Work with white yarn.
1) 7 sc in a Magic Ring
2) Into the front loops only: 7 inc (14)
3) (8 ch, starting from 2nd ch from hook: 7 sc, into the base of the flower: 2 sc) х 7 times — this creates 7 petals.
4) Further crochet each petal: 2 sc, 5 hdc, 4 hdc in 1 loop, continue along the other side of petal: 5 hdc, 2 sc, into the base of the flower: 2 sl st
Fasten off, cut off.
Stem
Connect green yarn behind the flower to the leaving back loops of the 2nd round.
1) 7 sc
2-14) 7 sc
15) attach the first leaf to the stem, work the loops of the leaf and stem together: 2 sc, continue: 5 sc (7)
16) 7 sc
17) 4 sc, attach the 2nd leaf to the stem, work the loops of the leaf and stem together: 2 sc, continue: 1 sc (7)
18) 7 sc
Change to black or brown yarn for soil color. Fasten off and cut the green yarn.
Next, crochet the clod of earth. Stuff as you go.
19) Into the front loops only: 7 inc (14)
20) (inc, 1 sc) х 7 times (21)
Take a piece of wire, fold the wire in half. Insert the wire into the stem.
21) (1 sc, inc, 1 sc) х 7 times (28)
22) (3 sc, inc) х 7 times (35)
23-29) 35 sc
30) (3 sc, dec) х 7 times (28)
31) (1 sc, dec, 1 sc) х 7 times (21)
32) (dec, 1 sc) х 7 times (14)
33) 7 dec
Pull off the loops. Cut the thread, hide the end.
Heart
Work with red, pink or yellow yarn. Stuff as you go.
1) 6 sc in a Magic Ring
2) 6 inc (12)
3) 12 sc
Crochet two details. Fasten and cut off thread of detail 1, do not cut thread of detail 2.
4) attach the first detail face down, crochet 2 sc, capturing the loops of the 1st and 2nd details at the same time, continue: along the 2nd detail 10 sc, along the 1st detail: 10 sc (20)
5) (3 sc, dec) х 4 times (16)
6) (2 sc, dec) х 4 times (12)
7) (1 sc, dec) х 4 times (8)
8) 4 dec
Pull off the loops. Cut the thread, hide the end.
Sew the heart to the middle of the flower.
Plant the flower in the pot. Your Crochet Chamomile in Love Flower is complete — enjoy!