Here is a clear, easy tutorial for making the flower motif shown in the image (white → yellow → orange → green petals).
This motif is made with puff stitches and shells.
🌼 DETAILED CROCHET TUTORIAL – FLOWER MOTIF
Stitches used:
- Ch = Chain
- Sl st = Slip stitch
- Sc = Single crochet
- Dc = Double crochet
- Puff stitch = (Yo, insert hook, pull up loop) × 3, yo pull through all loops, ch 1 to close
- Shell = 3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc
Yarn: 3 colors (white, yellow, orange) + green
Hook: 3.0–4.0 mm
✨ ROUND 1 – White Center (8 puff stitches)
1. Make a magic ring.
2. Ch 2 (does NOT count).
3. Work 8 puff stitches INTO the ring:
🔹 Puff stitch (explained slowly)
- Yo, insert hook into ring, pull up loop – 3 loops.
- Yo, insert hook, pull up loop – 5 loops.
- Yo, insert hook, pull up loop – 7 loops total.
- Yo, pull through all 7 loops.
- Ch 1 to close.
4. Repeat the puff 7 more times (8 puffs total).
5. Pull ring to close.
6. Sl st into top of first puff stitch.
✔ Your center is a circle with 8 small puffs.
✨ ROUND 2 – Yellow Ring of Puffs (increases height)
Join yellow yarn in any ch-1 space between the white puffs.
1. Ch 2.
2. In the SAME ch-1 space:
→ 1 puff stitch + ch 1
3. In each of the remaining 7 spaces:
→ 1 puff stitch + ch 1
4. Sl st to first puff.
✔ You now have 8 yellow puffs, sitting between the white ones, forming the second layer of petals.
✨ ROUND 3 – Orange Layer (double puff petals)
Join orange yarn in any ch-1 space.
In every ch-1 space, do EXACTLY:
🔸 (Puff stitch, ch 2, puff stitch)
This creates the larger orange petal shape.
So for each of the 8 spaces:
- Puff stitch
- Ch 2
- Puff stitch
- Move directly to next space (no chain needed)
After all 8 petals are made:
- Sl st into first puff to finish.
✔ Now you have 8 large orange petals, each with a small open hole between the top edges.
✨ ROUND 4 – Green Leaf Border
This round gives the motif its final flower shape with 8 green scallops.
Join green yarn in any ch-2 space from Round 3.
In EACH ch-2 space work:
🔹 Shell Stitch
(3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc)
This forms the leafy “points.”
Between each shell:
You don’t need chains — simply move to the next ch-2 space.
When all 8 shells are complete:
Sl st into first dc to finish the green round.
✔ The motif now has a wavy leaf-like outline, matching the image.
🌺 FINISHING
- Cut yarn
- Weave all ends
- Lightly block if needed for flat petals
