If you love sunflowers, this sunflower coasters crochet pattern is a fun and easy project you will love. These bright and cheerful crochet pieces add a lovely handmade touch to your coffee table and will totally brighten your living room. Made with basic stitches, it’s beginner-friendly and a great way to use up scrap yarn. The coasters work up quickly and is a perfect project for beginners.
Each of these beautiful sunflower coasters feature 3 rows of a classic dark brown center in double crochet stitches and a final row of vibrant yellow flower petals in a combination of double crochet, single crochet, chain picot stitch and chain stiches.
These crochet coasters are not only practical for everyday use but also make great gifts and will definitely add a splash of color for your home decor for the season. If you’re just starting out with crochet or in the mood for a quick crochet project, this sunflower coasters crochet pattern is a perfect choice. Plus, you can download and print the full pattern for easy reference while you crochet.
Each of these finished coasters measure approximately 11.5cm in diameter.
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If you are looking for more sunflower patterns, you should also check out my crochet sunflower applique tutorial. It makes similar sunflowers in slightly smaller sizes and the finished product comes with crochet leaves made using green yarn on the sides.
🎥Video Tutorial
Here is the full step by step tutorial video for making the crochet sunflower coasters . The full list of supplies, stitches used, detailed instructions with step by step images and the free printable sunflowers coasters crochet pattern are right below.
🧾Tools and Supplies
- Medium weight yarn (worsted weight yarn) in 2 colors. Brown yarn for the flower center and yellow yarn for the petals. I am using acrylic yarn. Other types of yarn like cotton yarn will also work great.
- 2.5 mm crochet hook (use a larger mm hook size if are more comfortable with one)
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
🪡Stitches Used (Us Terms)
- Slip stitch (sl st)
- Picot stitch (p st)
- Single crochet (sc)
- Double crochet (dc)
- Chain stitch (ch)
✂️How to Make
Step 1: Make the flower center with brown yarn.
Form a small loop with 4 foundation chain stiches as follows: Slip knot, ch 4, sl st into first ch to form a loop (the center ring). (Alternatively, make a magic ring or magic circle) (images 1 and 2).
Row 1: Ch 2. Make 11 dc into the chain loop. Sl st into the 2nd ch made at the beginning of the row (image 3). The first 2 ch stitches act as 1 dc stitch. You should have a total of 12 stitches in this row.
Row 2: Ch 2. Make 2 dc into the third stitch from hook (image 4 - the white lines denote the 2 dc into one stitch). Continue making 2 dc into each stitch. The last stitch in this row should be a single dc as the earlier 2 chain stitches at the beginning count as the second dc.
Sl st into the 2nd ch made at the beginning of the row. You should have 23 dc stitches. The 2 ch at the beginning of the row will count as the 24th dc.
Row 3: Ch 2(image 5). Make 2 dc into the 3rd ch from hook followed by 1 dc in the next stitch (image 6 - the 'v' lines denote 2 dc into 1 stitch and the single line denotes 1 dc into 1 stitch).
Repeat the 2 dc and 1 dc in alternate order until the end. The last dc should be a single dc as shown by the white line on image 7. Sl st in the 2nd ch made at the beginning of the row (image 8).
You should have 35 dc. The 2 ch at the beginning of the row will count as the 36th dc.
Step 2: Make the sunflower petals.
Join the yellow yarn by looping it into the last brown yarn loop. To get a clearer view on how to loop, watch the video above ( minute 3:57 in the video). Ch 2 (image 9). Cut off the brown yarn, leaving a tail of about 7 or 8 cm.
First petal: Make 1 dc into the 3rd ch from hook (image 10).
Ch 2. P st into the second ch stitch (images 11 & 12).
Note: If you are not sure how to do the picot stitch, after making the 2 ch stitches, insert hook into the back of the first ch and make a slip st. That is called picot stitch. It will give the petals a natural pointy tip.
One dc into the same stitch as the first dc as shown by the white line on image 13. Ch 2, sc into the next stitch (image 14).
Second petal: Ch 2. Make 1 dc into the next ch (image 15). Ch 2. P st into the second ch stitch (image 16).
One dc into the same stitch as the first dc of the 2nd petal (image 17).
Ch 2, sc into the next stich (images 18 & 19).
Third to 18th petals: Repeat the steps from the second petal above. For the last petal, the last sc should be into the first ch made for the first petal. You should have a total of 18 petals altogether.
Step 3: Fasten the loose ends.
Remove the hook. Cut the yarn, leaving a tail. Fasten the yellow yarn by pulling it out from where the hook was removed (images 20 & 21).
Note: Pull the yarn by holding the loop and not the end of the excess yarn. Pulling the end of the yarn will remove your stitches.
Thread the yarn into a tapestry needle and stitch it through a few stitches (image 22). Cut off the excess (image 23).
Do the same for the remaining loose ends of the brown and yellow yarns.
This is how the completed crochet sunflower coasters would look like.
Tips
If your crochet flower curls up or does not lay flat, dip it in water until completely soaked (image 24), remove and gently squeeze the water.
Place it on a flat surface, on a dry towel or kitchen towel. Press another dry towel or cloth on it to absorb as much water as possible and let it dry in that flat position (images 25 & 26). This will give you a nice and flat flower coaster.
Also, if you want to make thicker coasters, use a thicker yarn.
And when making the flower center, make sure the yarn tension is not too tight to prevent the crochet circle from curling up.
Downloadable Free Crochet Pattern
Here is the free downloadable written pattern (pdf version) for the beautiful crochet sunflower coasters pattern above. Click on the image below to retrieve the free pattern for your personal use.
Happy crocheting!
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