Sunflower Shawl – Free Crochet Pattern

I originally designed this for Happily Hooked Magazine, Issue 38, which featured floral designs.

I first worked up this sunflower motif back in 2015, but then it sat and sat not knowing what to do with it, until last year. I looked back at it, and thought, this flower could be so much more! I pulled out some yarn from my stash, got to whipping up, and joining sunflowers, and the Sunflower Shawl was born! Originally, I submitted this shawl to be part of an issue to feature triangle shawls, but was asked if it could be used in the floral design issue instead. Of course I said yes!

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Materials:

• 875 Yards of Lightweight #3 Yarn – I used Baby Bee’s Sweet Delight Yarn from Hobby Lobby in the Banana colorway (1.33 skeins) and the Chocolate colorway (1 skein)
• H8/5mm Crochet Hook
• Tapestry Needle for Weaving in Ends

Time Spent:

Each flower takes just under 15 minutes to work up.

Measurements:

39” at Widest Point by 34.5” at Tallest Point

Gauge:

15 HDC by 11 Rows = 4” by 3½”  OR  Each Sunflower = 3”

Abbreviations:

• DC – Double Crochet
• SC – Single Crochet
• HDC – Half Double Crochet

Pattern Notes:

Beginning chain does not count towards final stitch count.

In the Center, join to the first stitch, not the beginning chain. In the Petals, join to the second stitch to lesson the level change – I do so here with an invisible join.

When you join the second petal to a current flower, you will find this point connects to the bottom petal of the flower from the previous row. While you could join to the chain space of the previous rows flower, I suggest joining to the space in between the single crochet join of the previous flower.

I found it easiest to weave in my ends as I went along. I worked all the Centers for the row I was working on, and sewed in the ends, then worked all the Petals for that same row, and weaved in all my ends before moving onto the next row. This helped make the remaining ones more sturdy being completed, but it doesn’t effect the joining process if you choose not to.

Two things that could go wrong while working this because you might be distracted:

1. You work only three double crochet’s instead of a full petal, and you’ve sewn in your ends. As a one time thing, it’s no big deal! Just work the join into the center stitch, and keep going.
2. You join all of your petals to another sunflower while working around, and you’ve sewn in your ends. Carefully cut out the sunflower that is messed up, making sure not to cut through the joins as you are going to need those. Remake the sunflower as stated in the pattern, but if you join to a previous join, work it as a slip stitch instead of a single crochet.

Pattern:

First Sunflower (Work 1):

    In Brown, Chain 5. Join to the first chain to form a ring. Chain 1. Work 12 hdc into the ring. Join. (12 hdc)

R2: Chain 1. Work 1 hdc into the first hdc, 2 hdc into each of the next 11 hdc’s, and 1 hdc into the first stitch just to the right of the beginning chain 1. Join, and switch to Yellow. (24 hdc)

R3: In Yellow, Chain 1. Sc into the first hdc, skip the next hdc, (3 dc, chain 2, 3 dc) into the next hdc, skip the next hdc, [sc into the next hdc, skip the next hdc, (3 dc, chain 2, 3 dc) into the next hdc, skip the next hdc] 5 times. Join, and Fasten Off. (6 petals, 6 sc)

Row 1 of Sunflowers – Work 12 More Sunflowers for a total of 13 in Row 1:

    In Brown, Chain 5. Join to the first chain to form a ring. Chain 1. Work 12 hdc into the ring. Join. (12 hdc)

R2: Chain 1. Work 1 hdc into the first hdc, 2 hdc into each of the next 11 hdc’s, and 1 hdc into the first stitch just to the right of the beginning chain 1. Join, and switch to Yellow. (24 hdc)

R3: In Yellow, Chain 1. Sc into the first hdc, skip the next hdc, 3 dc into the next hdc, chain 1, working from behind, sc into a chain 2 space of the previous Sunflower, now back into the current Sunflower, work 3 more dc into the same hdc just worked, skip the next hdc, sc into the next hdc, skip the next hdc, 3 dc into the next hdc, chain 1, working from behind, sc into the next chain 2 space of the previous Sunflower, now back into the current Sunflower, work 3 more dc into the same hdc just worked, skip the next hdc, [sc into the next hdc, skip the next hdc, (3 dc, chain 2, 3 dc) into the next hdc, skip the next hdc] 4 times. *Join (See Notes), and Fasten Off.

Row 2 of Sunflowers, 1st Sunflower:

    In Brown, Chain 5. Join to the first chain to form a ring. Chain 1. Work 12 hdc into the ring. Join. (12 hdc)

R2: Chain 1. Work 1 hdc into the first hdc, 2 hdc into each of the next 11 hdc’s, and 1 hdc into the first stitch just to the right of the beginning chain 1. Join, and switch to Yellow. (24 hdc)

R3: In Yellow, Chain 1. Sc into the first hdc, skip the next hdc, 3 dc into the next hdc, chain 1, working from behind, sc into chain 2 space of bottom Petal of the previous row’s  Sunflower, now back into the current Sunflower, work 3 more dc into the same hdc just worked, skip the next hdc, sc into the next hdc, skip the next hdc, 3 dc into the next hdc, chain 1, working from behind, sc into the join of the previous row’s two Sunflowers, now back into the current Sunflower, work 3 more dc into the same hdc just worked, skip the next hdc, sc into the next hdc, 3 dc into the next hdc, working from behind, sc into the chain 2 space of bottom Petal of the next Sunflower from the previous row, now back into the current Sunflower, work 3 more dc into the same hdc just worked, skip the next hdc, [sc into the next hdc, skip the next hdc, (3 dc, chain 2, 3 dc) into the next hdc, skip the next hdc] 3 times. *Join (See Notes), and Fasten Off.

Row 2 of Sunflowers, Remaining Sunflowers – Work 11 More Sunflowers for a total of 12:

    In Brown, Chain 5. Join to the first chain to form a ring. Chain 1. Work 12 hdc into the ring. Join. (12 hdc)

R2: Chain 1. Work 1 hdc into the first hdc, 2 hdc into each of the next 11 hdc’s, and 1 hdc into the first stitch just to the right of the beginning chain 1. Join, and switch to Yellow. (24 hdc)

R3: In Yellow, Chain 1. Sc into the first hdc, skip the next hdc, 3 dc into the next hdc, chain 1, working from behind, sc into chain 2 space of bottom left Petal of the previous row’s  Sunflower, now back into the current Sunflower, work 3 more dc into the same hdc just worked, skip the next hdc, sc into the next hdc, skip the next hdc, 3 dc into the next hdc, chain 1, working from behind, sc into the join of the previous Sunflower from this row and the previous row’s Sunflower (or the chain 2 space of the previous row – see pattern notes), now back into the current Sunflower, work 3 more dc into the same hdc just worked, skip the next hdc, sc into the next hdc, 3 dc into the next hdc, working from behind, sc into the join of the previous row’s two Sunflowers, now back into the current Sunflower, work 3 more dc into the same hdc just worked, skip the next hdc, sc into the next hdc, skip the next hdc, 3 dc into the next hdc, chain 1, working from behind, sc into the chain 2 space of the previous row’s Sunflower, now back into the current Sunflower, work 3 more dc into the same hdc just worked, skip the next hdc, [sc into the next hdc, skip the next hdc, (3 dc, chain 2, 3 dc) into the next hdc, skip the next hdc] 2 times. *Join (See Notes), and Fasten Off.

Rows 3 – 12 of Sunflowers: Repeat both parts of Row 2 of Sunflower, ending with two Sunflowers at the end of Row 12.

Row 13 of Sunflowers, Last One:

    In Brown, Chain 5. Join to the first chain to form a ring. Chain 1. Work 12 hdc into the ring. Join. (12 hdc)

R2: Chain 1. Work 1 hdc into the first hdc, 2 hdc into each of the next 11 hdc’s, and 1 hdc into the first stitch just to the right of the beginning chain 1. Join, and switch to Yellow. (24 hdc)

R3: In Yellow, Chain 1. Sc into the first hdc, skip the next hdc, 3 dc into the next hdc, chain 1, working from behind, sc into chain 2 space of bottom Petal of the previous row’s  Sunflower, now back into the current Sunflower, work 3 more dc into the same hdc just worked, skip the next hdc, sc into the next hdc, skip the next hdc, 3 dc into the next hdc, chain 1, working from behind, sc into the join of the previous row’s two Sunflowers, now back into the current Sunflower, work 3 more dc into the same hdc just worked, skip the next hdc, sc into the next hdc, 3 dc into the next hdc, working from behind, sc into the chain 2 space of bottom Petal of the next Sunflower from the previous row, now back into the current Sunflower, work 3 more dc into the same hdc just worked, skip the next hdc, [sc into the next hdc, skip the next hdc, (3 dc, chain 2, 3 dc) into the next hdc, skip the next hdc] 3 times. *Join (See Notes), and Fasten Off.

Weave in all remaining ends.

Please feel free to make and sell your own Sunflower Shawl using this pattern, but please DO NOT claim this pattern as your own nor should you sell my pattern, and DO NOT re-publish my photos as your own. DO NOT copy and paste my pattern anywhere, link to it instead.

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