Free Crochet Daffodil Pattern

If you are looking for a free crochet daffodil pattern, this crochet flower is a lovely quick make. It is perfect for using small amounts of yellow, white, or orange from your yarn stash. You only need small scraps, so it is ideal for stash-busting, and it's a simple project that works well for gifts, accessories, or seasonal décor. You can use the finished flower in lots of ways, including:

• Brooch.
• Wreath decoration.
• Keyring.
• Hair clip.
• Headband.
• Or add a wired stem to make a realistic spring flower (instructions are included below).

Why You'll Love My Free Crochet Daffodil Pattern

Daffodils are a sign of spring and new beginnings. They are bright, cheerful and easy to recognise.

You'll love this free crochet flower pattern because it's:

• Quick to make, so you only need to find 10-15 minutes.
• Great for using leftover yarn.
• Easy to customise, because you can choose your colours.
• Practical for accessories and decorations, including wreaths.
• If you have small 10g or 20g balls left from other projects, this is a perfect way to use them.

How to Use Your FREE Crochet Daffodil Pattern

1. Brooch

• Sew a brooch pin to the back. This works well on denim jackets, bags or spring coats.

2. Wreath Decoration

• Make several flowers and attach them to a wire wreath or polystyrene ring base, for a seasonal door wreath.

3. Keyring

• Attach a small keyring loop at the top of a petal (whilst working Round 6), or sew one on afterwards.

4. Hair Clip or Headband

• Glue or sew onto a snap hair clip, or onto a fabric headband.

5. Add a Stem

• If you would like a more realistic flower:
  • Cut a length of florist’s wire.
  • Then attach the wire securely to the back of the flower (see pattern instructions below).
  • Finally, wrap tightly with florist’s tape
• This makes a lovely small bouquet when grouped together.

Level of Difficulty and Techniques Used

Intermediate crochet: For crocheters with a good basic crochet knowledge, comfortable with working in the round and working into front loops and back loops of stitches.

How To Get Your Free Crochet Daffodil Pattern

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You are welcome to sell items made from this pattern for charity fundraising purposes, or to gift them to family and friends, but selling small numbers for profit is only allowed with permission. Please email lynne@knitcrochetcreate.com for permission.

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Free Crochet Daffodil Pattern Information

For each crochet daffodil flower, you will need:

• Yarn: Oddments of double knitting (light worsted weight) as follows:
  • Approximately 5g oddments of White or Yellow, for each flower head.
    • Cotton yarn works really well.
• Hook: 3mm (US D/3).
• Extras:
  • For flower head: Wool needle; stitch marker; tin of spray starch to stiffen.
  • For optional stem: Florists wire; chenille sticks; florists tape (green shade; small pliers to cut wire (search online for floral arrangement tool kit).
  • Depending on how you will use your flower, you may also need a brooch back, hair clip or headband, wreath frame, or keyring fob.

Tension or Gauge

Not critical for this project because it doesn’t matter if your heart turns out a different size.

Finished Size

Using double knitting yarn (light worsted weight) and 3mm (US D/3) hook, approximately 10cm across flower (after blocking); stem length is approximately 22-23cm, which is also adjustable.

Free Crochet Daffodil Pattern in US Terms

Crochet Abbreviations (US Terms)

• BLO = back loop only
• ch(s) = chain or chains
• dc = double crochet
• dc2tog = double crochet 2 sts together (to decrease 1 stitch)
• hdc = half double crochet
• FLO = front loop only
• sc = single crochet
• slst = slip stitch
• st(s) = stitch(es)
• [  ] = work instructions within brackets as stated
• asterisks * or ** indicate the start/end of a repeat sequence, to be repeated as stated.

Special Stitches (US terms)

• dc2tog (double crochet 2 stitches together) = *yarn over hook, insert hook into next stitch, yarn over and pull a loop through, yarn over hook, pull through first 2 loops only; repeat from * once more in next stitch (3 loops are now on hook), yarn over then pull through all 3 loops.

PATTERN BEGINS: DAFFODIL FLOWER CENTRE

• Begins in amigurumi style, without turning and without joining each round.

Using US D/3 (3mm) hook, and Yellow yarn:

EITHER ch2, and work Round 1 into first of these 2 ch, OR make a magic ring then work Round 1 into the ring.

Place a stitch marker in first stitch of each round, and move it up as you work.

• Round 1 (right side): Ch1 (does not count as a st), 6sc into the ring. (6 sts)
• Round 2: 2sc in each st to end. (12 sts)
• Round 3: [1sc in next st, 2sc in next st] 6 times. (18 sts)

Next, you will crochet to work around these 18 sts to create the flower petals.

• Round 4: *Slst in BLO of next st, make 9ch, then work back along these 9 ch as follows: 1sc in third ch from hook, 1hdc in next ch, 1dc in each of next 5 ch, skip next 2 sts along main flower centre; repeat from * a further 5 times, then slst in BLO of first slst (before first petal). (6 petals)
• Round 5: Work into the end strand of yarn at the base of each stitch as you crochet up the petal (and make sure not to miss a st), and work into top of each stitch as you crochet down the opposite side of the petal, as follows: **1sc in next st, 1hdc in next st, 1dc in next st, 1hdc in next 2 sts, 1sc in next 2 sts, [1sc, ch3, 1sc] in ch2-sp at tip of petal, then work down the opposite side of petal: 1sc in next 2 sts, 1hdc in next 2 sts, 1dc in next st, 1hdc in next st, 1sc in next st, slst into next slst between petals**; repeat from ** to ** a further 5 times, then fasten off.

Next, you will crochet the trumpet flower centre.

• Round 6 (FLO): Rejoin Yellow with slst in spare FLO of any stitch of Round 3 of Daffodil Centre. Ch3 (counts as first dc), 1dcFLO in next 3 sts, dc2togFLO, [1dc in next 4 sts, dc2togFLO] twice, then slst in BLO of top ch of beginning 3ch. (15 sts)
• Round 7: [Ch1, slst in BLO of next st] to end, working last slst in joining slst from Round 6, then fasten off.
• To add a stamen (or two): Leaving long tail ends of yarn, and using Yellow, ch4, skip first ch, then slst into each remaining ch. Cut and fasten off, then thread tail ends through centre and tie off at back of flower. Spray with spray starch then pin flat to dry.
• Finally, add a brooch back, or glue to a headband or hair clip, or attach a keyring fob.

IF ADDING A STEM: BACK BASE OF CROCHET DAFFODIL

Using US D/3 (3mm) hook and Yellow yarn, make a magic ring (or ch2 then work Round 1 into second ch from hook).

• Round 1: Ch1 (does not count as a st), 6sc into the ring. (6 sts). Do not pull the ring closed, so you can thread the stem through it later.
• Round 2: 1sc in each st to end.
• Round 3 (BLO): 2scBLO in each st to end. (12 sts)
• Round 4 (BLO): [1scBLO in next st, 2scBLO in next st] 6 times. (18 sts)
• Slst in next st then fasten off. Put to one side so you can use it later. To make the wire stem, see instructions further down the page (below UK pattern).

Free Crochet Daffodil Pattern in UK Terms

Crochet Abbreviations (UK Terms)

• BLO = back loop only
• ch(s) = chain or chains
• dc = double crochet
• FLO = front loop only
• htr = half treble crochet
• slst = slip stitch
• st(s) = stitch(es)
• tr = treble crochet
• tr2tog = treble crochet 2 sts together (to decrease 1 stitch)
• [  ] = work instructions within brackets as stated
• asterisks * or ** indicate the start/end of a repeat sequence, to be repeated as stated.

Special Stitches (UK terms)

• tr2tog (treble crochet 2 stitches together) = *yarn over hook, insert hook into next stitch, yarn over and pull a loop through, yarn over hook, pull through first 2 loops only; repeat from * once more in next stitch (3 loops are now on hook), yarn over then pull through all 3 loops.

Free Crochet Daffodil Pattern begins (UK Terms)

DAFFODIL FLOWER CENTRE

• Begins in amigurumi style, without turning and without joining each round.

Using 3mm hook, and Yellow yarn:

EITHER ch2, and work Round 1 into first of these 2 ch, OR make a magic ring then work Round 1 into the ring.

Place a stitch marker in first stitch of each round, and move it up as you work.

• Round 1 (right side): Ch1 (does not count as a st), 6dc into the ring. (6 sts)
• Round 2: 2dc in each st to end. (12 sts)
• Round 3: [1dc in next st, 2dc in next st] 6 times. (18 sts)

Next, you will crochet to work around these 18 sts to create the flower petals.

• Round 4: *Slst in BLO of next st, make 9ch, then work back along these 9 ch as follows: 1dc in third ch from hook, 1htr in next ch, 1tr in each of next 5 ch, skip next 2 sts along main flower centre; repeat from * a further 5 times, then slst in BLO of first slst (before first petal). (6 petals)
• Round 5: Work into the end strand of yarn at the base of each stitch as you crochet up the petal (and make sure not to miss a st), and work into top of each stitch as you crochet down the opposite side of the petal, as follows: **1dc in next st, 1htr in next st, 1tr in next st, 1htr in next 2 sts, 1dc in next 2 sts, [1dc, 3ch, 1dc] in ch2-sp at tip of petal, then work down the opposite side of petal: 1dc in next 2 sts, 1htr in next 2 sts, 1tr in next st, 1htr in next st, 1dc in next st, slst into next slst between petals**; repeat from ** to ** a further 5 times, then fasten off.

Next, you will crochet the trumpet flower centre.

• Round 6 (FLO): Rejoin Yellow with slst in spare FLO of any stitch of Round 3 of Daffodil Centre. Ch3 (counts as first tr), 1trFLO in next 3 sts, tr2togFLO, [1tr in next 4 sts, tr2togFLO] twice, then slst in BLO of top ch of beginning 3ch. (15 sts)
• Round 7: [Ch1, slst in BLO of next st] to end, working last slst in joining slst from Round 6, then fasten off.
• To add a stamen (or two): Leaving long tail ends of yarn, and using Yellow, ch4, skip first ch, then slst into each remaining ch. Cut and fasten off, then thread tail ends through centre and tie off at back of flower. Spray with spray starch then pin flat to dry.
• Finally, add a brooch back, or glue to a headband or hair clip, or attach a keyring fob.

IF ADDING A STEM: BACK BASE OF CROCHET DAFFODIL

Using 3mm (US D/3) hook and Yellow yarn, make a magic ring (or ch2 then work Round 1 into second ch from hook).

• Round 1: Ch1 (does not count as a st), 6dc into the ring. (6 sts). Do not pull the ring closed, so you can thread the stem through it later.
• Round 2: 1dc in each st to end.
• Round 3 (BLO): 2dcBLO in each st to end. (12 sts)
• Round 4 (BLO): [1dcBLO in next st, 2dcBLO in next st] 6 times. (18 sts)
• Slst in next st then fasten off. Put to one side so you can use it later.

TO MAKE A WIRE STEM FOR THIS FREE CROCHET DAFFODIL PATTERN

Attaching the wire

• Step 1: Cut a 60cm length of florists’ wire, then thread wire through centre back of flower, through 3 or 4 centre stitches. The ends of the wire will sit horizontally across the back of the flower, like arms.
• Step 2: Take a 30cm chenille stick and lay it vertically on the flower back, at the point that the wire is threaded through the flower, with 2cm of chenille stick above this point (creating what looks like a cross, with chenille stick down the middle and wire sticking out at each side).
• Step 3: Fold each arm of wire tightly across the chenille stick once, so they are now at the opposite sides (so they have swapped places and are still sticking out and the chenille stick is trapped between them).
• Step 4: Now fold the top of the chenille stick downwards, so that it lies flat against the rest of the chenille stick and over the crossed wire. Twist this short end of chenille stick around longer end of chenille stick.
• Step 5: Tightly wrap the two lengths of the wire around the chenille stick, working in a spiral, down towards the bottom of the stick. If you run out of wire, starting wrapping again with a second piece of wire, so that the wire adds strength to the chenille stick all the way to the bottom. Trim off any excess wire with pliers. Fold the ends of the chenille stick/wire up by approximately 2cm so that there are no sharp ends.

Add the back base for your crochet daffodil flower

• Step 7: Slide the crocheted back base onto the stem and up to the top of the flower. Sew it in place to back of flower, using whip stitch.
• Step 8: Push the crocheted back base right up to the flower for now (to take it out of the way). Take the florists tape and starting as close to the top as possible, wrap tape around both wire and chenille stick tightly, making sure that you trap in the chenille stick so that it’s not visible. When you reach the bottom of the stem, work back towards the top again, winding the tape in a spiral. Cut off the tape when you are back at the top. Roll the stem in your fingers to smooth it all out.
• Step 9: Finally, pull the crocheted back base down to cover the edge of the stem (you could poke it down gently, using a blunt wool needle, to ease it into the correct place).

What Next?

If you loved this crochet daffodil flower pattern, then check out my other stash-busting projects like the Granny Rectangle Cosy Reads Crochet Bookmark Pattern – or my Easy Scarf Crochet Pattern – all of which are free on the blog.

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