Free Crochet Flower Applique Pattern

Crochet Flower Pattern

With spring and Easter just around the corner I would like to share this free flower crochet pattern with you. It would look great sewn on a crochet beanie for little child. You can find my free crochet beanie pattern for any size here. Wouldn’t it make a nice gift for an Easter basket for a little girl in your life?

Yarn used: Caron Simply Soft Acrylic yarn in colours: Watermelon (for hot pink), Sunshine (for yellow) and Chartreuce (for green). Any worsted weight yarn would work.

Hook used: 4 mm (G)

Abbreviations:

CH – chain

ST – stitch
Sl ST – slip stitch

SC – single crochet
HDC - half double crochet
DC - double crochet 

Middle of the flower:
Wrap yellow yarn around your pinky finger ten times creating a thick magic loop. 
Work 10 SC into magic loop, Sl ST, cut off and weave in ends.

Flower Petals:
With pink yarn (start in any stitch) *SC, CH3, 3 DC, CH3, SC in the same stitch, skip 1 ST*, repeat around four more times to make a total of five petals. Cut off and weave in ends.

Stem:
Attach green yarn to any stitch at the back of the flower and work: CH12, 1 Sl ST in the 2nd CH from hook, 1 Sl ST in next ST. Do not cut off, continue with the leaf.

Leaf:
CH 8, Sl ST in the 2nd chain from hook, SC in next ST, HDC in next ST, DC in next ST, HDC in next ST, SC in next ST, Sl ST to the chain that forms the stem of the flower. Cut off and weave in ends.

Sew applique to a crochet hat or other garment of your choice.
Enjoy!
Lili

***Please do not copy and post this pattern and claim it as your own. Please do not re-publish photos as your own.***