Easy Sunflower Pot Free Crochet Pattern for Desk Decor
The Free crochet Sunflower pot Pattern is a great choice for anyone who enjoys cute crochet decorations. The finished flower has a simple and lovely look that fits many home styles. You can display one by itself or place several together to make a pretty flower collection. Each little sunflower adds warmth and happiness to any room.
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Crochet Pattern: Sunflower in a Pot Amigurumi
This pattern provides comprehensive, step-by-step instructions to create a vibrant Sunflower in a Pot amigurumi, as presented in the referenced tutorial. The sunflower is crafted using 5-ply cotton yarn and a 2.5 mm crochet hook, combining various stitches and techniques, including magic rings, increases, working through multiple layers, and incorporating wire for realistic leaves and stem support. This unique project blends shaping, texture, and assembly techniques to create an eye-catching, handcrafted decorative piece.
Quick Overview of Pattern
- Sepal and Stamen: Crocheted individually with increasing rounds, then joined for petals.
- Petals: Worked around the joined sepal and stamen, creating 10 elegant petals with double and treble crochet stitches.
- Leaves: Built around a wire foundation for structure, combining single crochet, half-double crochet, and double crochet stitches.
- Pot: Constructed with rounds of single crochet, strategic increases, decreases, and finished with decorative front-loop patterns.
- Soil and Assembly: Soil piece fits inside pot with stuffing; wire-wrapped stem with attached leaves is inserted and glued through the flower’s center.
Notes
- This pattern involves working through multiple layers (sepal and stamen) simultaneously to secure components.
- Wire is incorporated within leaf construction and as the stem to offer sturdiness and form.
- Techniques include working in back loops only (BLO) and front loops only (FLO) for texture variation.
- Stitch count accuracy is important for shaping, especially in increasing and decreasing rounds.
- Assembly involves precise sewing and gluing to ensure durability and aesthetic finishing.
Skill Level
- Intermediate to Advanced: Pattern requires experience with magic rings, single crochet (sc), double crochet (dc), treble crochet (tc), increases (inc), decreases (dec), working through multiple layers, wiring with crochet, and assembly techniques such as sewing and gluing.
Materials
- 5-ply cotton yarn in green (sepal and leaves), brown (stamen), yellow (petals), and terracotta or brown (pot and soil).
- 2.5 mm crochet hook.
- 15 cm floral wire for leaf foundation and stem.
- Fiberfill stuffing.
- Craft glue or fabric glue for flower and leaf attachment.
- Sewing needle and scissors.
Measurements / Sizing
- Finished sunflower with pot approximately 15 cm tall, 10 cm wide including petals and leaves.
- Dimensions may vary with yarn thickness and tension.
Gauge and Stitch Pattern
- Consistent tension produces best results; gauge is flexible due to amigurumi nature.
- Crocheted in rounds with increasing/decreasing and textural effects created by selectively crocheting in front or back loops.
- Petal and leaf shaping utilize chains, double crochet (dc), treble crochet (tc), and slip stitches (sl st) for detailed curvature.
Stitch Abbreviations
| Abbreviation | Stitch Name |
|---|---|
| ch | Chain |
| sc | Single Crochet |
| inc | Increase (2 sc in one stitch) |
| dec | Decrease (single crochet two together) |
| dc | Double Crochet |
| tc | Treble Crochet |
| sl st | Slip Stitch |
| BLO | Back Loops Only |
| FLO | Front Loops Only |
Special Stitches
- Treble Crochet (tc): Yarn over twice, insert hook, yarn over, pull through two loops three times. Used for petal shaping.
- Working through both layers: Joining two separate crochet pieces by stitching through both layers simultaneously to secure them before continuing crocheting.
- Crab Stitch (not used here): Note that although crab stitch appears in related projects, this pattern uses slip stitch and post stitches for edging.
- Wire Incorporation: 15 cm floral wire integrated underneath leaf foundation chains and used as a stem wrapped with yarn.
Crochet Sunflower Pot Pattern
Abbreviations
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MR: Magic Ring
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SC: Single Crochet
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HDC: Half Double Crochet
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DC: Double Crochet
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TC: Treble Crochet
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INC: Increase (2 SC in the same stitch)
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DEC: Decrease (SC 2 stitches together)
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SL ST: Slip Stitch
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Ch: Chain
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BLO: Back Loop Only
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FLO: Front Loop Only
1. Sepal (Make 1 Green) & Stamen (Make 1 Brown)
Both pieces are worked identically in continuous rounds.
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Rnd 1: MR, 6 SC [6]
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Rnd 2: INC in each st around [12]
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Rnd 3: *1 SC, INC* 6 times [18]
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Rnd 4: *2 SC, INC* 6 times [24]
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Rnd 5: *3 SC, INC* 6 times [30]
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Fasten off the brown stamen. Keep green yarn attached or join yellow yarn through both pieces for petals.
2. Petals (Yellow)
Hold the sepal (green) and stamen (brown) wrong sides together. Crochet through both layers simultaneously.
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Setup: Join yellow yarn through both layers, Ch 2.
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Petal Pattern:
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In the same st: 1 DC, 1 TC.
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Ch 2, SL ST into the 2nd Ch from hook (Picot made).
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In the next st: 1 TC, 1 DC.
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SL ST into the following st to complete 1 petal.
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Repeat: Repeat this sequence 10 times around to shape 10 complete petals (11:00). Fasten off and weave in ends.
3. Leaves (Make 2 - Green)
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Foundation: SL ST, Ch 8.
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Side 1 (with wire): Place a 15cm wire underneath the hook. Working across the chains over the wire: 1 SC, 1 HDC, 2 DC (1 in each of next 2 ch), 1 HDC, 1 SC into the last chain.
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Tip Turn: Ch 2, 1 SC back into the same last chain.
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Side 2: Working along the opposite side of the chain: 1 HDC, 3 DC, 1 HDC, 1 SC into the final st.
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Finish: SL ST to initial stitch, fasten off, and leave yarn/wire tail for attachment.
4. Pot
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Rnd 1: MR, 8 SC [8]
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Rnd 2: INC in each st around [16]
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Rnd 3: *1 SC, INC* 8 times [24]
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Rnd 4: *2 SC, INC* 8 times [32]
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Rnd 5 (BLO): *3 SC, INC* 8 times in BLO [40]
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Rnds 6–12: SC in each st around (both loops) [40]
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Rnd 13: *3 SC, 1 DEC* 8 times [32]
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Rnd 14 (FLO Rim): Working in FLO: *Skip 1 st, 4 DC in next st, Ch 1, skip 1 st, SL ST in next st* 8 times (25:10 – 26:00). Fasten off.
5. Soil & Assembly
Soil:
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Rnd 1: MR, 8 SC.
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Expand with standard SC increase rounds to match the inner opening width of the pot (typically up to 32 sts). Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.
Assembly:
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Stem: Wrap green yarn around a floral wire/stick using hot glue to secure.
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Flower Head: Insert the wrapped stem through the center of the brown stamen and green sepal; fix with glue.
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Leaves: Twist and attach leaf wires onto the lower stem.
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Pot & Soil: Stuff the pot firmly with fiberfill. Insert the lower end of the stem through the center of the soil piece, then sew the soil around the rim of the pot inside Row 13.
Assembly & Finished Size
The final sunflower amigurumi stands approximately 15 cm tall, including the pot, petals, stem, and leaves. The diameter spans about 10 cm, accounting for petals and leaves. The combination of multiple stitch textures and wire support produces a sturdy, vibrant decorative piece with realistic shape and tactile interest.
Conclusion
This Sunflower in a Pot pattern offers an engaging and rewarding project for intermediate to advanced crocheters. With thoughtful progression through rounds, incorporation of foundational wire, and textured stitch choices, it balances challenge and beauty. The pattern develops skills in joining layers, manipulating stitch height for petal and leaf shaping, and finishing with careful assembly techniques.
The result is a lively, handcrafted sunflower ready to brighten any space with its sunny charm. Whether as a gift or personal decor, this pattern invites you to explore creative amigurumi techniques and enjoy the satisfaction of crafting a blooming masterpiece.









