by Certainly! Here’s a detailed, step-by-step guide on how to crochet a doily-style flower using pink yarn. Doily flowers are delicate, lacy, and perfect for home decor, table accents, or as an embellishment for clothing and accessories.
🌸 How to Make a Doily Crochet Flower with Pink Yarn
🧶 Materials Needed:
- Pink crochet thread or fine yarn (cotton thread is best for a doily look)
- Steel crochet hook (Size 1.25mm – 2mm for thread, or 2.5mm – 3.5mm for fine yarn)
- Scissors
- Yarn or tapestry needle (for weaving in ends)
- Optional: starch to stiffen the flower for decorative use
🧵 Stitches Used (US Terms):
- ch – chain
- sc – single crochet
- hdc – half double crochet
- dc – double crochet
- tr – treble crochet
- sl st – slip stitch
- sp – space (usually chain space)
🪷 Doily Crochet Flower Pattern (One Round at a Time)
This flower has a lace-like doily feel, created in layers of petals worked in the round.
🔸 Round 1: Start the Center
- Ch 5, sl st to first ch to form a ring (or use a magic ring).
- Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), then work 11 dc into the ring.
- Join with a sl st to the top of ch-3.
👉 You now have 12 stitches in the center.
🔸 Round 2: Base for First Petal Layer
- Ch 1, then:
- (sc in next stitch, ch 3) – repeat around (12 times)
- Join with sl st to first sc.
✅ This creates 12 chain spaces for petals.
🔸 Round 3: Petal Layer 1
- In each ch-3 space:
- (sc, hdc, dc, hdc, sc)
- Repeat this pattern in all 12 spaces.
- Sl st to the first sc to join.
✅ You now have 12 small scalloped petals.
🔸 Round 4: Build for Second Petal Layer
We work behind the first petal row to create more petals:
- Ch 1, then behind each petal:
- Insert hook between petals, sl st around the base
- Ch 4, sl st between next two petals.
- Continue around, join with sl st to first st.
✅ You’ve now made 12 back loops (ch-4 spaces) for bigger petals.
🔸 Round 5: Petal Layer 2
In each ch-4 space:
- (sc, hdc, dc, dc, hdc, sc)
Repeat for all 12 back loops.
Now your flower looks like a mini doily, with two layers of soft, scalloped petals.
🔸 Optional: Add a Third Layer
Repeat the build layer and petal layer again, increasing the chain spaces to ch-5 or ch-6, and adding more dc or tr in each petal for a larger, lacy effect.
🌼 Finishing Touches
- Fasten off and weave in ends using your tapestry needle.
- You can block and stiffen your doily flower using spray starch or water to shape the petals.
🪻 Use Ideas
- Use as an appliqué for bags, tablecloths, or clothing
- Make several to form a floral coaster set
- Attach to curtain ties, pillow covers, or baskets
- Add beads or a pearl in the center for extra elegance
✅ Quick Pattern Recap
| Round | What to Do |
|---|---|
| 1 | 12 dc in magic ring or ch-5 loop |
| 2 | sc + ch-3 in each stitch |
| 3 | 1st petal layer in each ch-3 space (sc, hdc, dc, hdc, sc) |
| 4 | Sl st between petals + ch-4 to create 2nd petal base |
| 5 | 2nd petal layer in each ch-4 space (sc, hdc, 2 dc, hdc, sc) |
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