Crochet Sunflower Pot Free Pattern With Ribbed Pink Pot

Bright yellow sunflower heads spill over the rim of this crochet sunflower pot, a hanging amigurumi for a bare wall or window frame. Patients in hospital rooms that ban fresh flowers can still enjoy a pink crochet flower basket hanging from the bed rail as a get-well gift.

Packed sunflower heads over ribbed pink make the crochet sunflower pot the piece to hang up when late summer starts turning. Good through harvest and into early autumn. Make it before the real sunflowers go over, then keep it on the door hook while everything outside dries out.

Crochet Sunflower Pot

Layered yellow petals with dark brown centres crowd the top of the pot, packed close so the blooms overlap one another. The pot below is worked in ribbed vertical lines and holds its round shape on its own. Green leaves push out between the flowers at the rim. Overhead there is a long braided strap joined at both sides, so the whole thing hangs rather than sits. Parts break into the pot, several flower heads, the leaves, and the strap. Each flower is small and repetitive once you have made one, and the strap is plain cord work, so the only real task is arranging the blooms before they get stitched down.

Pieces List

• Pot body: 1, worked in pink
• Pot lid: 1, worked in green (same as Rounds 1 to 7 of the pot)
• Flowers: 7, each in brown and yellow
• Leaves: 4 or more, in green
• Handle: 1, two strands of pink chain

Materials and Tools

The pattern does not include a full materials list. Based on the construction you will likely need:

• Pink yarn for the pot and handle
• Green yarn for the lid and leaves
• Brown yarn for the flower centres
• Yellow yarn for the flower petals
• Cardboard for the base circle
• Fiberfill stuffing
• Small pearls or beads for flower centres
• Fabric glue or hot glue
• Crochet hook suited to your yarn weight
• Yarn needle
• Scissors

A DK or worsted weight yarn with a 3.5 mm to 4 mm hook is a reasonable starting point. No yarn weight or hook size is given in the pattern, so both are estimates.

Eyes

This is a decorative item with no face or safety eyes. The eye and safety timing section does not apply here. If you want to turn it into a toy for a child, see the note at the end of the assembly section.

Stuffing

The pattern stuffs the pot with fiberfill before the lid is joined on. Most makers would expect a decorative pot to be hollow or supported with cardboard, but fiberfill is what the pattern specifies and it does give the pot a firm, rounded body. The cardboard circle sits at the base for stability, with the fiberfill packed above it. Overstuffing shows at the Round 8 ridge, where the stitches at the base of the wall stretch open. Aim for firm enough to hold the round shape without pulling those stitches apart.

The Pattern

Pot (Pink)

Work in continuous rounds using single crochet throughout Rounds 1 to 7.

• Round 1: Magic ring with 6 single crochet. (6)
• Round 2: 2 single crochet in each stitch around. Checkpoint: a small flat circle. If it cups upward, your tension is too tight; go up half a hook size. (12)
• Round 3: (1 single crochet, 1 increase) repeat 6 times. (18)
• Round 4: (2 single crochet, 1 increase) repeat 6 times. (24)
• Round 5: (3 single crochet, 1 increase) repeat 6 times. (30)
• Round 6: (4 single crochet, 1 increase) repeat 6 times. Checkpoint: still a flat disc at this point, about the size of a small saucer. Any rippling means extra stitches crept in; count before continuing. (36)
• Round 7: (5 single crochet, 1 increase) repeat 6 times. (42)
• Round 8: Working in back loops only, 1 double crochet in each stitch. Checkpoint: a clear ridge should ring the edge of the disc, and the walls should start rising upward rather than lying flat. The switch from single to double crochet here is deliberate.
• Rounds 9 to 13: (1 double crochet, 1 front post double crochet) repeat 21 times per round. Checkpoint: vertical ridges should run up the outside of the pot like ribs. If the front post double crochets are sinking into the fabric rather than wrapping the post cleanly, try relaxing your tension on the yarn-over before inserting the hook. (42)

Pot Lid (Green)

• Repeat Rounds 1 to 7 of the pot in green yarn. Checkpoint: the lid circle should be the same diameter as the top opening of the pot.
• Place a cardboard circle at the base of the pot for stability.
• Stuff the pot firmly with fiberfill before closing.
• Crochet the lid and pot together with single crochet stitches. Checkpoint: hold both pieces together and count that their stitch counts match before joining. A lid and pot with different stitch counts will pucker at the seam.

If you're new to crocheting toys, the video tutorial below shows you exactly what each round should look like, you've got this!

Flowers (Make 7)

Brown Centre

• Round 1: Magic ring with 6 single crochet. (6)
• Round 2: 2 single crochet in each stitch around. Checkpoint: a small flat brown circle. (12)

Yellow Petals

• Join yellow yarn.
• Round 3: (Chain 2, 2 double crochet in the next stitch, chain 2, slip stitch in the next stitch) repeat 6 times to create 6 petals. Checkpoint: 6 petals should fan out evenly around the brown centre. Petals that overlap usually mean the chain-2 loops are too loose; try tightening them slightly.

Leaves (Make 4 or More)

• Chain 7.
• Starting in the second chain from the hook, work 1 single crochet, 1 half double crochet, 1 double crochet in the next 2 stitches, 1 half double crochet, 1 single crochet.
• Continue on the opposite side of the chain: 1 half double crochet, 1 double crochet in the next 2 stitches, 1 half double crochet, 1 single crochet. Checkpoint: the leaf should be a pointed oval, flat and even on both sides. A twisted leaf usually means you turned the chain over when starting the second side.
• Make 4 or more leaves.

Handle (Pink)

• Take two strands of pink yarn held together.
• Chain 85. Checkpoint: the handle is a long doubled chain. 

Assembly

• Use fabric glue or hot glue to attach the flowers and leaves to the pot.
• Glue one flower in the centre top, then add the remaining 6 flowers around it. Checkpoint: arrange all 7 flowers dry first before gluing to check the spacing. A central flower surrounded by 6 sits naturally; any fewer and the gaps show.
• Attach small pearls or beads to the centre of each flower.
• Attach the handle to the sides of the pot.
• Attach the leaves at the base of the sunflowers.

Assembly Guide

• Make sure the lid is complete and the pot is stuffed before joining them. Once the lid is sewn on, the pot cannot be opened.
• Glue the cardboard circle inside the base of the pot first. Let it set.
• Arrange all 7 flowers on top of the pot dry, with one in the centre and six around it, before gluing any of them. Move them until you are happy with the spacing, then glue in place.
• Attach the pearls or beads to each flower centre while the glue is still workable so you can reposition if one slides.
• Pin the handle ends to the sides of the pot and check the drape before stitching or gluing them down.
• Tuck the leaves around the base of the flower cluster, with tips pointing outward.

FAQ

• Can I skip the stuffing? You can leave the pot hollow, but it will feel very soft and may not hold its shape under the weight of the flowers. A piece of foam cut to size is a good middle ground if you want a firm pot without fiberfill.
• What kind of glue works best? Hot glue bonds fastest and holds well for display pieces. Fabric glue takes longer to dry but is easier to reposition and is safer if the piece will be near children.
• Can I use safety eyes in the flower centres instead of beads? Yes, a single 6 mm or 8 mm safety eye pushed through the centre of each flower gives a clean button-like finish and needs no glue.