Draw Me a Blossoming Flower Crochet Stitch Pattern
When I had the opportunity to create a blossom stitch for a blanket, I wanted to recreate the flower drawings of my childhood, with the typical stem, flower, and two leaves.
While these charming crocheted flowers have yet to blossom into a proper garden, they are certain to add a ray of summer to your crochet projects.
The pattern shown in the featured image was crocheted using cotton yarn.
Blossoming Flower Crochet Stitch Pattern
The blossoming flower crochet stitch involves a background of double crochet stitches (US terms), along with puff stitches and picots to form the flowers.
Blossoming blanket CAL (Crochet-a-long)
The Blossoming Flower Crochet Stitch Pattern is featured as Stripe 12, in the Blossoming Blanket Crochet-Along hosted by Knitting With Chopsticks in 2024. It showcases a collection of free patterns by 11 different designers.
You can find the links to all the crochet stitch patterns featured in the CAL, in the Blossoming Blanket CAL post on Knitting with Chopsticks.
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Before you Start with the blossoming flower crochet stitch pattern a few notes…
Materials needed for Stripe 12 of the Blossoming Blanket
- 4.5 mm crochet hook / US H – 8 hook.
- Worsted yarn weight: Royal Zeeman yarn (100% acrylic, 100g/3.5oz, 241m/264yd):
You will need about 80g/193m/211yd (enough for a 5” section)
*Blossoming Blanket CAL Yarn Usage:
Colorway Used: Clotted Cream
Yarn Usage: 170gr/ 370yds/ 340m
Assume the highest usage to be sure you have enough yarn.
Size
If you want to use this design for another blanket and change the size, you can add/remove a multiple of 9 stitches plus 3.
Gauge
The gauge for this pattern, in DC, is 14.5 st by 10 rows for a 10 cm by 10 cm / 4” by 4” square.
Skill level: Advanced Beginner
Abbreviations
This pattern uses US notations.
- ch = chain
- dc = double crochet (treble crochet in UK-terms)
- rs = right side
- sc = single crochet
- sk = skip
- sl st = slip stitch
- st = stitch
- sts = stitches
- ws – wrong side
- yo = yarn over
Notes
- The ch3 made at the beginning of each row counts as the first stitch of the row.
- For a smooth edge, your last stitch should be worked into the top of the ch3 from the previous row.
Special Stitches and Repeated Patterns
The pattern is written in crochet shorthand. For example:
- “dc 1” means to double crochet one in the next stitch,
- “dc 6” means to double crochet in each of the next 6 stitches, etc.
Picot Stitch
Picots are very decorative and for this pattern, it is used to mimic the leaves of a flower.
To crochet a picot:
ch2, insert hook into the first chain (or base chain) and sl st – see step-by-step image tutorial below.
Extended Puff Stitch
ch2, pull yarn with the hook to the length of a dc (treble in UK terms), yo, insert hook in the second chain, pull up a loop, repeat 2 more times = 7 loops on the hook. Yarn over and pull through all the loops, ch1 – see the step-by-step photo tutorial below.
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To make the flower in the pattern, use both the picot (x2 on either side of the puff st) and puff stitch:
All are made into the same chain or stitch – see the image of the photo at the end of the pattern below:
- Insert hook into the dedicated chain or st, sl st.
- Make a picot and sl st.
- Create the extended puff st and close with a sl st.
- Crochet another picot and sl st.
Draw me a Flower Blanket Section Crochet Pattern
Written instructions using US terminology.
- To use this pattern to create your blanket, you will chain 180 + 3, or the amount necessary for your crochet project.
- Remember to refer to the Pattern Notes above.
- For all crocheters using this section to complete their Blossoming Blanket, you will continue with your 180 stitches as follows:
Row 1 (RS): ch3, dc in each st across, ending with dc in last st or top of ch of the previous row (180 sts), turn. If you are starting a new blanket, you will dc in 5th ch from hook.
Row 2 (WS): ch3, dc in 2nd st from hook, dc1, *ch1, sk 1 st and make a flower in next st, ch1, sk1, dc 6 **. Repeat from * to ** across, ending with ch1, sk 1 st, flower in next st, ch1, sk1, dc 3, turn.
Row 3 (RS): ch3, dc in 2nd st from hook, dc, *ch1, sc into the back of the puff stitch (see image below), ch1, sk1, dc 6 **. Repeat from * to ** ending with a ch1, sc into the back of the flower (puff stitch), ch1, sk1, dc 3, turn.
Row 4 (WS): ch3, dc in 2nd st from hook, dc, *dc in ch1-opening, dc in top of sc, dc in ch1-opening, dc 6**. Repeat from * to ** ending with dc in ch1-opening, dc in top of sc, dc in ch1-opening, dc 3, turn (180 sts).
Rows 5 (RS): dc 180 across, turn.
Row 6: ch3, dc 6, *ch1, sk 1 st, between the 9th and 10th dc of the previous row make a flower, ch1, sk1, dc 6 **. Repeat from * to **, dc 1 (so you’ll have a total of 7 dc’s at the end of the row), turn.
Row 7 (RS): ch3, dc in 2nd st from hook, dc 5, *ch1, sc into the back of the puff stitch, ch1, sk1, dc 6 **. Repeat from * to ** dc1 (so you’ll have a total of 7 dc’s at the end of the row), turn.
Row 8 (WS): ch3, dc 180, turn.
Rows 9 (RS): as row 8, turn.
Row 10 (WS): As row 2.
Row 11 (RS): As row 3.
Row 12 (WS): As row 4.
IN CONCLUSION
Do you ever experience déjà vu when you look at your pretty flower drawings from way back?
If you haven’t joined the CAL, you can purchase the complete blanket pattern and crochet at your own pace. Handmade baby blankets are always appreciated by new moms, and imagine the joy it will bring.
Please remember to use your own pictures with the hashtag #BlossomingBlanketCAL and tag me @easyonthetongue and Hortense @knittingwithchopsticks,
Whatever you’re making…
Happy Crocheting!
