Intermediate
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How to crochet a wired lavender daisy flower
A wired daisy flower: petals rounded to 18 stitches, chain-10 leaf, craft-wire support throughout.
- Skill
- Intermediate
- Time
- 1.5-2 hours
- Yarn weight
- Worsted
- Rounds
- 3
Worsted
What the sample was worked in. Any weight works; the size moves with it.
3
Each one is typed out whole and gets its own line.
You start this lavender daisy from a magic ring, building single crochet rounds that add X-shaped stitches until the petal count spreads to eighteen stitches by round three, then continues growing through rounds four and five before narrowing to shape the petal tip. A separate flat piece — a chain of ten with craft wire threaded through — becomes the leaf, finished with a picot at the point. Before the first stitch, have yarn in your chosen colors, a hook, craft wire cut to length, and scissors within reach.
Common mistakes and their fixes
- Losing the X-stitch direction
- Working all six Round 1 stitches with the same yarn-over direction flattens the X look. Alternate the direction stitch by stitch and check the first few against each other before continuing.
- Adding wire after the chain is worked
- Threading craft wire in after Row 1 is stitched leaves nothing for the leaf's edge to hold onto. Insert the wire right after chaining, before the first single crochet.
- Miscounting the Round 3 repeat
- Dropping the plain-stitch-then-increase rhythm in Round 3 throws off the 18-stitch total needed for rounds 4 and 5. Mark the start of the round and recount after every repeat.
The materials list
- Yarn in chosen colors
- Crochet hook (size not specified in your scrape)
- Craft wire to support petals
- Scissors
Listed by the pattern's own author, in their words.
Key to this pattern, 2 short forms
Start
Slip knot, then chain (ch) 12. Add a piece of craft wire after chaining.
Round 1
Ch 1 more, single crochet (sc) in the second chain from the hook, then 11 sc along the chain.
Round 1
Cont'd: At the end, in the last stitch, make 3 sc to round the corner.With a magic ring or double knot, chain 1 (not counted as a stitch).Round 1: 6 X-shaped single crochets (different yarn-over direction).
Round 2
Increase in each stitch (12 stitches total). After Round 3: 1 X-shaped sc, then increase repeat for a total of 18 stitches.
Assembly, in order
Step 1Flower Base:: Create by chaining and forming a circle with single crochets, similar to starting the flower center.
Step 2Petals:: Attach petals around the base, starting with small petals closest to the center then adding layers of larger petals behind.
Step 3Finishing:: Attach the stem and secure all parts.
Check these before you start
- Work Round 1's six X-shaped single crochets with a deliberately alternating yarn-over direction, so the X reads consistently across all six on the right side.
- Keep the craft wire centered and flat inside the leaf's starting chain, since it is worked into the row itself rather than sewn in after the fact.
- Confirm your stitch count at the end of Round 2 (12 stitches) and Round 3 (18 stitches) before moving on, since each round's increase builds on the last.
On one line
| Rounds | 3 |
|---|---|
| Level | Intermediate |
| Time | 1.5-2 hours |
| Yarn | Worsted |
Set-up
- Cut craft wire to length before you begin, since it gets worked directly into the leaf chain rather than added afterward.
- Read through Round 3 before working it — the plain X-shaped sc paired with an increase repeat sets the 18-stitch count that rounds 4 and 5 build from.
- Decide on petal color and leaf color before you start, since the flower center and the leaf are worked as two separate pieces.
- Swatch a few stitches with your chosen hook and yarn first, since the pattern does not specify a hook size.
Finishing
- Weave in ends at the flower center and along the base of the leaf once the wire is secured inside the stitching.
- Shape the wired petals and leaf by hand into their finished curve, without heat or steam.
- Layer and attach the petals behind the flower base, then attach the stem, securing each piece with a few stitches at the back.
Construction
Round 2 increases in every stitch, doubling the count to 12, while Round 3 alternates one plain X-shaped sc with an increase — growth slows from a flat doubling to a controlled 18-stitch spread.
The leaf is worked flat from a starting chain rather than in the round, because the craft wire threaded through it needs a straight center line to hold its shape once sc and hdc are worked along both sides.
Time per section
| Petal rounds (1 through 5) | about 45-60 minutes, because the stitch count grows each round and the X-shaped stitches take more care than a plain sc round. |
|---|---|
| Leaf (chain 10 with wire) | about 20-30 minutes, because working sc and hdc along both sides of the chain, plus the picot tip, is slow, fiddly work. |
| Assembly (petals, stem, finishing) | about 20 minutes, because it is mostly layering and securing pieces already made. |
Photographs of this one
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Common questions
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