Yarn Crafts from Ann's Yarn Barn: Easy to Make Roll-Up Crochet Flowers: Free Pattern

My easy crochet roll-up flowers - one pattern: two looks

Roll-Up Crochet Flowers by annmackiemiller

What can I say - I'm a Scot, I like value for money so when I came up with this crochet pattern that could produce multiple looks, I was laughing. I hope you find this free crochet pattern easy to follow and let me see your finished products on Facebook.

How to Crochet Flowers

This is an easy - 3 row pattern that even a beginner can master in no time. You can use any yarn and hook for this pattern - it is great for using up scraps of yarn too. Depending on the thickness of the yarn and the size of the hook, your flowers with be smaller or bigger accordingly.

I used a UK double knitting, US light worsted yarn with a size 5 mm or US size L hook. I like to use varigated yarn for some of these as it gives interesting variations. Of course you get variations in colour depending how you roll it but you also get a variation on which way up you roll it. One way produces a puffy petal look, the other an open petal look.

My Roll-up Crochet Flowers

Although I am in the UK, I tend to use US crochet terms - thanks to YouTube tutorials. I'll translate it to UK terms too. Apart from the chain I use 4 stitches - single crochet, half double crochet, double crochet and treble crochet these give the graduation you need to form a petal.
There is a nice conversion chart HERE

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Crochet Stitches US TERMS

Chain = chain

Single Crochet ( Double crochet in UK) = hook through stitch, yarn over hook and pull through which gives you two loops on your hook, yarn over needle and pull through both loops.

Half-Double Crochet (half treble crochet in UK) = yarn over hook, hook through stitch, yarn over hook and pull through giving your 3 loops on your hook. yarn over hook and pull through all 3 loops.

Double Crochet (trebel crochet in the UK) = yarn over hook, hook through stitch, yarn over needle and pull through which gives you 3 loops on hook. Yarn over hook and pull through 2 loops, yarn over needle and pull through last 2 loops.

Treble Crochet (double trebel crochet in the UK) = yarn over needle twice, hook through stitch, yarn over and pull through giving you 4 loops on your hook. Yarn over and pull through 2 loops, yarn over and pull through last 2 loops.

Abbreviations used:

Ch = chain

SC = single crochet

HalfDC = half double crochet

DC = double crochet

TC = treble crochet

What you need for this project

Scrap yarn

Appropriate sized crochet hook

Scissors

Yarn needle to finish

roll-up crochet flower

Free Crochet Pattern for my Roll-Up Flowers

Start with a slip knot

Row 1: Chain 50 plus 1 for turning

Row 2: In the 2nd chain from the hook - double crochet, chain 1, double crochet - this forms a V shape you will follow in the next row. *Skip one stitch and DC, ch1, Dc in next stitch* repeat to end of row, chain 3 and turn

Row 3: Into each V shape you made in the last row make 1 sc, 1 halfDC, 1 DC, 1 TC, 1 DC, 1 halfDC, 1 SC - repeat to the end and tie off leaving a long tail to use for sewing up.

Lay your crochet out flat:

ready to roll - crochet flower puff petals upward

you will see if you lay it one way the petals curl down, if you roll it up like this it will give your flower a slightly puffy petal look.

ready to roll - crochet flower open petal upward

The other way the petals curl up - this one will give you the more open petal look.

crochet flower puff petals

crochet flower open petals

To finish - roll up the flower into the shape you want

sew the flower together using the long tail - sew through and through until it is secure. You can leave a tail to attach it to any project, a scarf, bag, hat or headband for example.