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Neverending Zinnia

May 9, 2016

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My Neverending Wildflower pattern went a little viral last year, and I’m thrilled that you guys liked it so much. I turned it into a 12″ square for Moogly’s 2015 CAL, as well as a Shoulder Bag for a CAL of my own last summer. Most recently, it became a Dish Scrubby! I’ve even seen my readers come up with gorgeous variations of their own, turning it into pillows, potholders and more. So fun!

Today I’m giving you a pattern for a very similar flower. It’s constructed the same as the Neverending Wildflower, but instead of petals that get larger and larger with each round, it has petals that stay the same size but get more numerous, resulting in a huge mass of tiny petals — like a Zinnia flower!

Like the Neverending Wildflower, the Neverending Zinnia can be made larger and larger and larger, without getting any taller. This makes it perfect for an appliqué on a blanket or a bag.

 

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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)
The Never Ending Wildflower  |  Free Crochet Pattern by Little Monkeys Crochet

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)
The Never Ending Wildflower  |  Free Crochet Pattern by Little Monkeys Crochet

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!

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Comments

  1. Darlene says: April 11, 2022 at 3:12 pm

    I noticed that the pattern for never ending zinnia and the never ending wildflower are the same but the pictures are different? Where can i get the free download for the zinnia? Thanks

    Reply
  2. Elizabeth says: September 13, 2020 at 2:50 pm

    I’m confused. This is the directions for the Neverending Wildflower and not the Neverending Zinnia. Am I reading it wrong? I really liked the look of the Zinnia. Your reply would be most helpful because I really wanted to start this flower soon while I am off work. Thank you.

    Reply
    • Ana says: March 24, 2021 at 3:16 am

      There is no description for this model.
      Unfortunately, you will not follow each other because you are not correct.
      the pattern with money and he is wrong.
      shame on you!

      Reply
  3. Laura Waterfield says: August 23, 2020 at 9:52 pm

    Beautiful! Thank you.
    Laura

    Reply
  4. Dee Leidlein says: August 2, 2020 at 8:21 pm

    I love the idea of this flower pattern. However, in the notes you say that each round will have 12 petals, but the photo shows that there are more than 12 petals by the 3rd round of petals. What am I not seeing?

    Reply
    • Jeanne says: September 4, 2020 at 4:35 pm

      I see that same thing, and the description says an increasing amount of petals. Please help!

      Reply
  5. captola loucks says: December 29, 2017 at 7:41 am

    thanks so much for the flower pillow pattern , I think it is what i was looking for, next years christmas presents for my sisters, hope I can square it up

    Reply
  6. Betty Jane says: November 30, 2017 at 11:44 pm

    I love this pattern. The pattern allows me to get motivated.

    Reply
  7. Geeta says: November 17, 2017 at 8:13 pm

    love the pattern and instruction, enjoy making little things for my little ones. I thank you very much for the patterns .

    Reply
  8. Lamyaa Alkhafaji says: November 11, 2017 at 10:18 am

    I wish I can have your ecent magazines to get use of your paterns

    Reply
    • Rebecca says: November 11, 2017 at 12:26 pm

      All of my patterns are available here: http://littlemonkeyscrochet.com/free-patterns/ 🙂

      Reply
  9. Theresa says: August 24, 2017 at 8:43 pm

    I love this and already made one square, but I really want to make a throw just using the flower. I don’t understand what you mean by increase (what and where and how do I exactly do that? Thank you!

    Reply
    • Rebecca says: September 2, 2017 at 3:46 pm

      Do you know how to make a regular increasing circle? That’s what we’re doing, just with a round of petals in between each increase round.

      Reply
  10. Kim says: May 28, 2017 at 8:03 pm

    I have a silly question- when you state “continue with increase rounds”, is it the 2 + 4 or is that increasing each round ( 2 + 5, 2+6, 2+7)? For some reason mine seems to be curling up and I’m thinking I am messing up the increase.

    Reply
    • Rebecca says: May 29, 2017 at 8:32 pm

      Continue to increase each round. So 2+5, 2+6, 2+7….

      Reply
  11. Jill says: October 21, 2016 at 11:19 am

    Hi,
    I have tried to use your instructions for printing using print friendly, unfortunately when I try, I only have the intro & the pattern permissions. The actual pattern doesn’t show up. Do you have any idea how I can print out?
    Many thanks for a fab pattern,
    Jill x

    Reply
    • Rebecca says: October 21, 2016 at 1:00 pm

      Hi Jill! I removed my print button a few weeks ago because PrintFriendly changed something (I don’t know what) and it is no longer compatible with the way I set up my blog posts. I’m not sure why you would still be seeing it, but I replaced it with an explanation as well as instructions that if you wish to print, you’ll have to copy and paste into a text editing document. So sorry for the inconvenience!

      Reply
  12. Marita Aguirre says: August 13, 2016 at 4:38 am

    I loved your block.Thank

    Reply
  13. Lanie says: August 12, 2016 at 2:28 pm

    I’m making this into a bathroom rug. I’m super excited! It looks so good so far!

    Reply
  14. Jackie Hallen says: July 23, 2016 at 9:42 pm

    I do have a comment. I love the flower pattern and the fact that it can be made big or small… what I need is a pattern that can be printed instead of downloaded. I printed one yesterday and it took five pages to print and the pattern took up only
    one page. All the rest was comments from your fans, pages and pages of them. It shouldn’t be like that, should it?

    Reply
    • Rebecca says: July 24, 2016 at 8:01 am

      When you simply print from your browser, it’s going to print everything your browser sees. I have no control over that. There are two other options for you: (1) You can use the “print” button I’ve provided just above where the pattern begins. This connects my page to PrintFriendly, which brings up a screen with the page on it and enables you to click on everything you do NOT wish to print (including comments), then allows you to print what remains. (Hint – you can plug any web site into printfriendly.com and get the same options.) This is the free option I offer. Or, (2) you can purchase a concisely formatted ad-free PDF for $1.99 in my Etsy store, and that link is also at the top of the pattern.

      Reply
  15. Heather Watts says: July 12, 2016 at 4:26 am

    The zinnia is beautiful i have completed the first one in cream and lilac.
    I think I read somewhere that you have instructions to carry on in a square, am I right or dreamt it? X

    Reply
    • Rebecca says: July 12, 2016 at 9:13 am

      You didn’t dream it 🙂 http://littlemonkeyscrochet.com/zinnia-12-square/

      Reply
  16. Aleah says: July 8, 2016 at 9:26 pm

    First, thank you so much for sharing your pattern, it’s beautiful and works up easily. I am having trouble though when the pattern ends and I am trying to keep going, I come up short on petals. Can you offer some help. Thank you

    Reply
    • Rebecca says: July 12, 2016 at 9:27 am

      Hmm. Without seeing what you’re doing, I’m not sure how to help you. You need to add an increase round between each petal round, and then make the petals using the same pattern you’ve been using for Petal Rounds 2, 3, 4, etc. Each petal round should have 6 more petals than the previous one did, so Petal Round 6 should have 36, Round 7 should have 42, etc.

      Reply
  17. Betty Keltz says: June 27, 2016 at 11:28 pm

    I saw “The Neverending Zinnia” crochet pattern and immediately wanted to make it. I got through Rd 1 and Rd 2( BLO) . Once I read the instructions concerning Rd2 pedals (flo), I just could justify in my mind exactly how to crochet this row and get 12 petals, when Rd1 has twelve pedals. I know there is a way but how, an also on the same rd ,at the end of instructions you state to do it
    around the row but with no explanation where to start , such as an *. This is such a lovely pattern and I want to really make it so please help. I feel kind of for odd asking since I’ve been crocheting for 40 years. Would you consider photos to show exact instructions Rd 2 FLO, from there I think I can handle finishing this pattern. Thank you ever so much in advance.

    Reply
    • Rebecca says: July 12, 2016 at 9:25 am

      Sorry for the late response, for some reason I’m not getting my usual emails when comments come on this particular post.

      I do explain where to begin the repeats, I just use ( ) instead of *. So look for those.

      Round 2 has 12 petals because each petal utilizes 2 stitches, whereas in Round 1, each petal only utilizes 1 stitch. So where Round 1’s petals had a base of 12 stitches to work in (1 petal per stitch = 12 petals), Round 2’s petals had a base of 24 stitches (1 petal per 2 stitches = 12 petals). Hope that helps.

      If you need extra guidance, you can use the beginning of my video tutorial for the Wildflower Shoulder Bag to get you through the first 2 rounds of petals (note that it will NOT get you farther than that because it’s for a different pattern). The flower starts at :39. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mHi_A413ms

      Reply
  18. kathy says: June 7, 2016 at 12:27 pm

    I love flower patterns ,this one is georgus!

    Reply
  19. Kathy says: June 6, 2016 at 2:11 pm

    I have been looking for a unique pattern that I can make into a rug. I am starting a new job in a Kindergarten-2cd grade building and wanted something soft with visual and tactile interest. This will be perfect!

    Reply
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