Great! Here is a step-by-step sunflower tutorial, written slowly and clearly so you can follow every movement exactly. 🌻✨
I’ll break it into (1) Center, (2) First round, (3) Puff-stitch petals.
🌻 FULL DETAILED SUNFLOWER CROCHET TUTORIAL
⭐ PART 1 — MAKE THE CENTER (VERY DETAILED)
This sunflower uses a wrapped yarn center, not crocheted. Here is the exact process:
1️⃣ Cut a small cardboard circle
- About 3–4 cm wide (1.2–1.5 inch).
- Punch a small hole in the center, OR just hold the yarn in place with your finger.
This makes wrapping easier.
(You can also wrap around 3–4 fingers instead.)
2️⃣ Start wrapping the yarn
- Hold the end of the brown yarn with your thumb.
- Begin wrapping around the cardboard horizontally.
- Wrap 30–40 times until it becomes very full and thick.
👉 The thicker you wrap, the nicer the center looks.
3️⃣ Slide the looped bundle off
- Carefully remove it from the cardboard.
- Keep it thick and round.
4️⃣ Tie the middle tightly
- Cut a long strand of brown yarn (20–25 cm).
- Place the strand under the wrapped bundle.
- Tie one tight knot, press the bundle flat.
- Tie a second knot, and a third if needed.
You should now have a circle with many loops, similar to the picture.
5️⃣ Shape the center
- Spread the loops evenly in a circle.
- Press with fingers to flatten.
- Trim any uneven loops.
Center is done.
⭐ PART 2 — WORK THE YELLOW YARN AROUND THE CENTER
This step creates the “base foundation” for the petals.
1️⃣ Attach yellow yarn
- Insert hook under any loop on the edge of the brown center.
- Pull the yellow yarn through.
- Chain 1 to secure.
2️⃣ Crochet around the edge
You will make single crochet (sc) all around.
Repeat around:
- Insert hook into the next loop of the brown center
- Yarn over, pull up a loop
- Yarn over, pull through both loops (this is 1 sc)
Continue this until you have:
✔ 18–20 single crochets (depending on how many petals you want)
The stitches do NOT need to be perfectly even — the petals hide everything.
When you reach the first stitch, slip stitch to join.
You now have a yellow circle ready for petals.
⭐ PART 3 — MAKE PUFF-STITCH PETALS (VERY DETAILED)
This is the important part — the petals in your picture are puffy petals.
Petal Stitch (step-by-step)
In the next stitch:
1️⃣ Start the puff
- Yarn over
- Insert hook into the stitch
- Pull up a long loop
You now have 3 loops on the hook.
2️⃣ Repeat the pull-up 4–6 times
Each repeat:
- Yarn over
- Insert hook into same stitch
- Pull up another long loop
After repeating:
- You should have 9 to 13 loops on your hook depending on how puffy you want it.
The photo looks like 5 pull-ups (11 loops).
3️⃣ Close the puff
- Yarn over
- Pull through ALL loops on the hook slowly
- Chain 2 to lock the puff
4️⃣ Make space for the next petal
- Slip stitch into the next stitch.
This anchors the petal.
⭐ PART 3 — CONTINUE AROUND THE CIRCLE
Repeat the same puff-petal steps in every stitch:
- Puff (5–6 pull-ups)
- Pull through to close
- Chain 2
- Slip stitch to next stitch
You will see the sunflower shape forming exactly like the image.
⭐ PART 4 — FINISH
- Slip stitch into the first petal to close the round.
- Cut the yarn.
- Pull through and weave ends.
- Shape petals with your fingers (pull them outward a bit).
Your sunflower is complete! 🌻🌻🌻
