Step-by-step how to make Crochet Strawberry Puff Circle Motif

That’s a beautiful crochet design! It looks like a round strawberry-inspired motif with puff stitches that resemble strawberries. I’ll break down how to make it step by step:

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🧶 Crochet Strawberry Puff Circle Motif – Detailed Tutorial

Materials

• White yarn (background & petals)
• Red yarn (strawberries)
• Green yarn (leaves)
• Crochet hook (size fits your yarn, e.g. 2.5–3.5 mm)
• Scissors, yarn needle

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🔹 Part 1: White Circle Base

1. Magic Ring (or chain 4 and join into a circle).
2. Round 1: Chain 2 (counts as 1st DC), make 11 DC inside ring. Slip stitch to join. (12 DC)
3. Round 2: Chain 2, 2 DC in each stitch around. Join. (24 DC)
4. Round 3: Chain 2, 1 DC in first stitch, 2 DC in next → repeat around. Join. (36 DC)
5. Round 4: Chain 2, 1 DC in next 2 stitches, 2 DC in next → repeat. Join. (48 DC)

👉 This gives you the flat white base circle.

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🔹 Part 2: Red Strawberry Puffs

1. Attach red yarn into any stitch.
2. Strawberry Puff Stitch:
   • Yarn over, insert hook, pull up a loop (leave on hook).
   • Repeat 4–5 times (you’ll have 9–11 loops on hook).
   • Yarn over, pull through all loops, chain 1 to secure.
3. Skip 2 stitches, make next puff in 3rd stitch.
4. Repeat around the circle → you’ll get evenly spaced red puff stitches (about 16–18 strawberries depending on your base circle size).

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🔹 Part 3: Green Leaves

1. Attach green yarn on top of each red puff.
2. Make small leaves:
   • Chain 2, work 2 Half Double Crochets (HDC) into the top of the puff, chain 2, slip stitch back.
   • Or simply make 2–3 single crochets (SC) into the puff’s top to look like leafy caps.
3. Repeat on each red puff.

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🔹 Part 4: White Petal Border

1. Switch back to white yarn.
2. Work between strawberries:
   • In first space → make a shell stitch (5 DC in same stitch).
   • Skip the next stitch, slip stitch into next space.
3. Repeat all around.
4. You’ll see pretty scalloped petals forming the outer white border.

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🔹 Part 5: Finishing

• Fasten off.
• Weave in all yarn ends with needle.
• Lightly block if needed to flatten.

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✅ Now you have a round strawberry flower motif – can be used for coasters, table mats, or joined into larger projects.