{"id":18,"date":"2026-10-13T06:26:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T06:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sivqi.com\/?p=18"},"modified":"2026-10-13T06:26:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T06:26:55","slug":"sunflower-crochet-motif","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sivqi.com\/?p=18","title":{"rendered":"Sunflower Crochet Motif"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A sunflower crochet motif needs a textured center and clear petal count. This version uses a 24-stitch brown center, twelve golden petals, and a final tidy edge. It can be sewn to a granny square, added to a wreath, used as an applique, or made into a small coaster if you add one extra round of single crochet around the outside.<\/p>\n<h2>Materials<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Worsted cotton in chocolate brown, mustard yellow, and golden yellow.<\/li>\n<li>4 mm crochet hook.<\/li>\n<li>Yarn needle, scissors, and pins for blocking.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Center<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>With chocolate brown, make a magic ring.<\/li>\n<li>Round 1: ch 2, work 12 dc into the ring, sl st to the first dc. You have 12 dc.<\/li>\n<li>Round 2: ch 2, work 2 dc in each stitch around, sl st to join. You have 24 dc.<\/li>\n<li>For extra texture, work one surface slip stitch circle between rounds 1 and 2 with the same brown yarn.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Petals<\/h2>\n<p>Join mustard yellow in any stitch. Each petal uses two center stitches. Repeat twelve times: ch 3, work 1 dc and 1 tr in the same stitch, work 1 tr and 1 dc in the next stitch, ch 3, sl st into the same stitch. Move directly to the next stitch pair for the following petal. Count carefully; the 24-stitch center should produce exactly 12 petals.<\/p>\n<h2>Optional outer edge<\/h2>\n<p>Join golden yellow to the tip of any petal. Work 1 sc into each chain and stitch around each petal, placing 2 sc at each petal tip to prevent curling. This adds firmness and makes the motif easier to sew flat.<\/p>\n<h2>Finishing<\/h2>\n<p>Pin the sunflower with all twelve petals evenly spaced. Steam from above and allow it to dry flat. Weave the ends on the back of the brown center, then use a matching sewing tail to attach the motif to a square, bag panel, wall hanging, or wreath base.<\/p>\n<h2>Color tip<\/h2>\n<p>Use two yellows if you want the sunflower to feel more dimensional: a darker mustard for the first petal stitches and a warmer gold for the edging. Keep the brown center matte and firm so the petal ring remains the main focus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A sunflower crochet motif needs a textured center and clear petal count. This version uses a 24-stitch brown center, twelve golden petals, and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,5,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-crochet-flowers","category-floral-motifs","category-seasonal-botanicals"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sivqi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sivqi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sivqi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sivqi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sivqi.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sivqi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sivqi.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sivqi.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sivqi.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}