I’ve got a great new flower pattern and tutorial for you! I’ve been brainstorming how to make a “giant flower” for a while, and I’m finally happy with what I’ve come up with. I’m loving this flower and am so exited about all of its potential uses.
What makes this flower “never-ending” is how it is built. Between each round of petals is a round of increases, so the petals don’t pile on top of each other. What that means is that rather than getting taller and bulkier, the flower stays the same height, and just gets wider. So, theoretically, you could keep adding rounds of petals and increases to make it the size of a football field, and it would still only be less than an inch tall, making it great as an addition to things like blankets and throw pillows. It’s not 1-dimensional like your typical appliqué; it has depth and interest, without the bulk.
And what’s really cool is that this flower works right into a granny square, so you can use it in an afghan or as a throw pillow cover. I’m telling you, the applications are as endless as your imagination. If you want to see how I turned this flower into a granny square, check out this blog post!
…And if you like this flower, you’re going to LOVE the Wildflower Shoulder Bag:
A note about this pillow & afghan combo…
I have gotten so many emails, messages and comments about the pattern for the pillow shown in this photo. It is not my creation (someone used the Neverending Wildflower and turned it into a pillow), and unfortunately, the photo of it keeps getting linked to me. I do not have this pattern variation. I can, however, tell you that the stunning blanket pictured with it is Sophie’s Universe by Dedri Uys.
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THE NEVERENDING WILDFLOWER
Hook: H (5.00mm) or size appropriate for the yarn you choose
Yarn: The yarn you choose doesn’t matter, as long as your hook is a good match for it. I used an H hook and worsted weight yarn for my sample in the photos, which measures 8″ across.
Difficulty: Easy
Gauge: Unimportant
Video Tutorial (sort of): If you have a hard time getting this pattern started, there is a video tutorial for my Wildflower Shoulder Bag that matches up with the first two rounds of petals in this pattern. Please note that after the 2nd round of petals, the video will no longer be applicable (but by then, you’ll probably have the hang of it anyway). View tutorial here.
Notes:
- This pattern is written in American Standard Terms.
- Rounds will alternate between increase rounds and petals. Increase rounds will be called “round 1, 2, 3” etc, and petal rounds will be referred to as “1st round of petals, 2nd round of petals,” etc. Because ch petal round shares its space with the increase round below it, they are not counted as part of the pattern’s total rounds.
- CH1 on the increase rounds does not count as a stitch.
- Be mindful that the pattern alternates in calling for FLO (Front Loops Only) and BLO (Back Loops Only).
- Each round of petals has 12 total petals. The first round of petals will cover 1 ST (of the previous round) per petal. The 2nd round of petals will cover 2 STS per petal, the 3rd round 3 STS, and so on. I’m giving you instructions up to 5 rounds of petals, but using this formula and a little imagination, you can make it even bigger.
THE PATTERN
Begin with a Magic Circle; CH1.
Round 1: 12 DC in MC. Join with a SL ST to first DC. (12)
1st Round of Petals (FLO): CH2. In same St, 2DC, CH2, SL ST. This is your first petal. (SL ST to next St. In same St, CH2, 2DC, CH2, SL ST to same St) around. SL ST to base of 1st CH2. (12 petals)
Round 2 (BLO – You’re now going to work around Round 1 again, this time working in the loop that you ignored during the first round of petals): SL ST to 1st back loop of Round 1. CH1. 2DC in same ST. 2 DC in each ST around. Join with a SL ST to first DC. (24)
2nd Round of Petals (FLO): CH2. DC in same ST. In next ST, DC, CH2, SL ST. (SL ST to next St, CH2, DC in same ST. In next ST, DC, CH2, SL ST) around. SL ST to base of 1st CH2. (12 petals)
Round 3 (BLO): SL ST to 1st back loop of Round 2. CH1. 2DC in same ST, DC in next ST. (2DC in next ST, DC in next ST) around. Join with a SL ST to first DC. (36)
3rd Round of Petals (FLO): CH2. DC in same ST. 2TR in next ST. In next ST, DC, CH2, SL ST. (SL ST to next ST, CH2, DC in same ST. 2TR in next ST. In next ST, DC, CH2, SL ST) around. SL ST to base of 1st CH2. (12 petals)
Round 4 (BLO): SL ST to 1st back loop of Round 3. CH1. 2DC in same ST, DC in each of the next 2 STS. (2DC in next ST, DC in each of the next 2 STS) around. Join with a SL ST to first DC. (48)
4th Round of Petals (FLO): CH2. DC in same ST. 2TR in next ST. 2 TR in next ST. In next ST, DC, CH2, SL ST. (SL ST to next ST, CH2, DC in same ST. 2TR in next ST. 2 TR in next ST. In next ST, DC, CH2, SL ST) around. SL ST to base of 1st CH2. To complete flower, SL ST to 1st BLO of Round 4. (12 petals)
Round 5 (BLO): SL ST to 1st back loop of Round 4. CH1. 2DC in same ST, DC in each of the next 3 STS. (2DC in next ST, DC in each of the next 3 STS) around. Join with a SL ST to first DC. (60)
5th Round of Petals (FLO): CH2. DC in same ST. 2TR in each of the next 3 STS. In next ST, DC, CH2, SL ST. (SL ST to next ST, CH2, DC in same ST. 2TR in each of the next 3 STS. In next ST, DC, CH2, SL ST) around. SL ST to base of 1st CH2. (12 petals)
Fasten off and weave in ends, or keep adding increase rounds and petal rounds to make it even bigger!
This is such a beautiful pattern. Love making them
Never ending Wildflower
Thank you for sharing with us this wildfire flower pattern. I started to crochet just a couple of months back and managed to make it and also added an extra row. Now I have to find a way to use it….
Thanks so much for the lovely flower design…I added it to the sunhat I just finished.
Well, I’ve tried again to download the Never Ending Wildflower Pillow pattern, and all it comes up with is downloading the PDF to DOC business. Even though I’ve done that, I can’t see where to download the pattern. This is ridiculous.
You are clicking on an ad. The PDF for this pattern is not free to download. The blog version is free, and the PDF is available in my pattern store as stated in the pattern.
Hi Rebecca,
The cushion in the above photo is mine. I created it from your pattern…..thank you so much. And yes the throw on the chair is Dedri’s.
Kind Regards,
Leanne Kassis.
I’m so sorry Rebecca, I have only just found all the comments! I didn’t realise it was going to cause such a problem.
Leanne.
NO worries Leanne! I’m so happy to connect with you. Your photo has caused quite a stir in the crochet world! Rightfully so, it is absolutely stunning work. 🙂
Thank you for your kind words and thank you for the generosity of your beautiful free pattern!
Saw finished product this morning by a lady on Facebook- how beautiful is this! How talented are you! Thank you for not only providing a pattern but also tutorial.
Thank you xx
Bless you and your little monkeys xxx
I just finished with ur pattern, I kept going & made a 40″ ( diameter ) rug! I love it. Thank you
Hi, I was so happy to find your pillow. Do you have a pattern for the back side?
What pillow are you referring to?
Hi, I was able to use Print-friendly to turn your Never Ending flower into a pdf file. So the problem has been sorted for you. Thank you for being so generous with your talent.
Joce
Hello Rebecca, thank you for sharing this ingenious flower. I have been crocheting flowers for 3 years. In fact, it is the reason I learnt how to crochet, as I wanted to make flowers to decorate the hats I was wearing for alopecia. With your inspired pattern, I can make much bigger flowers for my hats without them becoming bulked up, like a lot of other crochet flowers do when I aim for a larger diameter.
I am thinking of using your pattern to crochet a beanie by stopping increasing at around row 7 (depending on thickness of yarn and size of hook) and then continuing for as many identical rows as needed for the right beanie length. I imagine it might need something (a bobble or compact flower?) on the top, otherwise it could have a caved in look there from the flatness of round one. Have you ever tried this? If so, did it work out well?
Congratulations on your latest arrival and thanks again. Rachel in rainy England
I haven’t tried it but someone else did and posted it on this Facebook thread:
https://www.facebook.com/LittleMonkeysCrochet/photos/a.449351705122435.103791.449341425123463/1415261045198158/?type=3&theater
It would be very helpful for people like me to be able to just click on a ‘Print” button to get a copy of your patterns as I struggle with trying to get a PDF to download or whatever on my system.
I love this flower, thanks so much for the pattern! I want to make a pillow with this flower. However, I’m confused about how to add the granny square after I have made the flower larger. I can make the back of the pillow but adding the granny square on to a larger flower is a puzzle for me. Can you please help? ?
You can take a look at this pattern: http://littlemonkeyscrochet.com/the-never-ending-wildflower-12-granny-square
It will show you how I added it to a basic square. 🙂
I just Love this !No bulk at All.I will. Be using this in Irish crochet.Thankyou
This is a great pattern. You have some really interesting patterns on your site.
Thank you! I love this pattern for it is easy to follow! It is beautiful!
The creator for the featured Wildflower pillow and Sophie blanket is [name removed by Admin] from the FB group “Offical CCC Social Group” and it is doubtful you’d get a straight answer on any details of her work. She did say in a previous 2015 post that her yarn came from Australia – Cleckheaton 8ply and that to square it off it took some tweaking with trebles to get it right. To my knowledge she has yet to post her work in Ravelry. I asked in that 2015 post…no reply.
Thank you Samantha! Finally, an answer to a years-long mystery 🙂 I removed her name from your post only because it sounds like she’s chosen not to share the info, which I totally respect, and I don’t want to send a ton of people her way. But it is SO nice finally having an answer!
I’m sorry you feel that way Samantha, I thought I tried to be very helpful. Is there anything else I could do? I am not sure how to post on Ravelry, sorry!
This Wildflower and the Zinnia are beautiful!! I am amazed at how you were able to create these. I do good just reading a pattern and following along. You are truly talented. I am beginning the the wildflower and I want to do the zinnia next.