by Certainly! Here’s a detailed and beginner-friendly guide on how to make an eye-catching crochet rose 🌹—perfect for decorating hats, scarves, bags, hair clips, or even for making a crochet flower bouquet.
🧵 Materials Needed:
- Yarn: Worsted weight (category 4) or light DK yarn in red, pink, or any flower color
- Green yarn (optional, for leaves)
- Hook: 3.5 mm to 4.5 mm (check yarn label)
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
- Hot glue (optional, for attaching to accessories)
🧶 Stitches & Abbreviations (US Terms):
- ch – chain
- sc – single crochet
- hdc – half double crochet
- dc – double crochet
- tr – treble crochet
- st(s) – stitch(es)
- sl st – slip stitch
🌸 Basic Pattern: Rolled Crochet Rose
✅ Skill Level: Easy
⏱️ Time: 20–30 minutes
🔹 Step-by-Step Instructions:
1. Foundation Chain
- Ch 51 (for a medium rose; adjust by 6s for larger/smaller)
2. Row 1 – Base
- Sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across.
🧮 (50 sc)
Turn.
3. Row 2 – Create Petals
In this row, you’ll form petals across the base row:
- (Sc, hdc, 3 dc, hdc, sc) in first sc → this forms 1 petal
- Skip 1 st
- Repeat the petal pattern (sc, hdc, 3 dc, hdc, sc) in every other stitch across
You’ll have approx. 25 petals when you finish.
4. Rolling the Rose
Now you’ll form the rose:
- Start at one end of the strip and begin rolling it tightly to form the center.
- Keep coiling the petal strip around the center to build the rose outward.
- As you roll, stitch the base of the flower with a tapestry needle and yarn tail, or use hot glue to secure.
🌿 Optional: Crochet Leaf (Make 1 or 2)
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Row 1: sc in 2nd ch, hdc in next, dc in next 2, tr in next 2, dc, hdc, sc.
Now work on the opposite side of the chain:
sc, hdc, dc, tr x2, dc, hdc, sc.
Fasten off.
Sew or glue the leaves to the base of the rose.
🎀 Customization Ideas:
- Use variegated yarn for a realistic petal effect.
- Add a bead or pearl in the center.
- Spray with starch or use fabric stiffener to hold shape.
- Attach to hair clips, brooch pins, or gift boxes.
💡 Beginner Tips:
- Count stitches carefully to keep petals even.
- Use stitch markers if needed.
- Practice with a larger hook and thick yarn before moving to finer projects.
Would you like a video tutorial link, PDF version, or a crochet chart diagram for this rose? I can also help you make a rose bouquet or garland using these flowers!
