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🌸 How to Make a Beautiful Bag Crochet Flower

 Creating a beautiful crochet flower is a fantastic way to personalize and elevate any bag, adding a unique and elegant touch. This tutorial will guide you through making a lovely, multi-layered flower that stands out beautifully, yet has a flat back for easy attachment.


How to Make a Beautiful Bag Crochet Flower

Project Overview: This pattern creates a charming, multi-layered flower with distinct petals, designed to be securely attached to a bag (or other items like hats, scarves, or headbands). It involves building layers of petals over a central base, giving it depth and visual appeal.

Skill Level: Intermediate (Requires comfortable knowledge of basic stitches, working in the round, and understanding how to work into different parts of stitches/rounds to create layers).

Finished Flower Dimensions (Approximate):

  • Diameter: 3.5 - 4.5 inches (9 - 11.5 cm)

Materials You'll Need:

  • Yarn:
    • Worsted Weight (Medium #4) Cotton or Acrylic Yarn: Approximately 20-30 yards (18-27 meters). Choose a color that complements your bag. You can use one color for the entire flower, or two colors (one for the center, one for petals) for a different effect.
    • Why these yarns? They provide good stitch definition, are durable, and hold shape well, which is important for an embellishment.
  • Crochet Hook:
    • Size H/5.0mm (or the hook size that gives you a neat, firm fabric without being too stiff).
  • Yarn Needle (Tapestry Needle): Essential for weaving in loose ends and sewing the flower onto your bag.
  • Scissors
  • Stitch Marker (Optional): Can be helpful for marking the beginning of rounds.
  • Optional: A decorative button or bead for the center.

Abbreviations Used:

  • ch: chain
  • sl st: slip stitch
  • sc: single crochet
  • hdc: half double crochet
  • dc: double crochet
  • tr: treble crochet (yarn over twice, insert hook, yo and pull up loop, [yo and draw through 2 loops] 3 times)
  • st(s): stitch(es)
  • inc: increase (work 2 stitches into the same stitch)
  • MR: Magic Ring (also known as Magic Circle or Adjustable Ring)
  • FLO: Front Loop Only (insert hook into the front loop of the stitch only)
  • BLO: Back Loop Only (insert hook into the back loop of the stitch only)

Understanding Flower Construction: Layered Petals

This flower is built in layers:

  1. Central Disk: A flat, solid base for the flower.
  2. Inner Petals: These are worked into the front loops of a round on the central disk, creating one layer of petals.
  3. Outer Petals: These are worked into the back loops of the same round where the inner petals were worked, creating a second, larger layer of petals that lie behind the first. This technique is key to achieving a full, layered look without making the flower too bulky on the back.

Let's Start Crocheting Your Bag Flower!

Part 1: The Flower Center (Base Disk)

We'll start with a solid, flat disk that will form the stable base of your flower.

Option A: Starting with a Magic Ring (Recommended for a tight center)

  1. Start: With your chosen yarn (e.g., Yellow for a center, or your main petal color), make a Magic Ring (MR).
  2. Round 1: Ch 1 (does NOT count as a stitch). Work 10 sc into the MR. Pull the tail tight to close the ring. Sl st to the first sc to join. (Total: 10 sc).

Option B: Starting with Chain 2 Method (Alternative)

  1. Start: Ch 2.
  2. Round 1: Work 10 sc into the 2nd ch from hook. Sl st to the first sc to join. (Total: 10 sc).


Continuing for Both Options A & B:

Round 2: Ch 1. Inc (2 sc) in each stitch around. Sl st to the first sc to join. (Total: 20 sc).

Round 3: Ch 1. (Sc in the next st, inc (2 sc) in the next st). Repeat from * to * around. Sl st to the first sc to join. (Total: 30 sc).

Round 4 (Prepare for Layers!):

  1. Ch 1. (Hdc in the next st, inc (2 hdc) in the next st). Repeat from * to * around. (Total: 45 hdc).
  2. DO NOT SL ST TO JOIN YET. For this round, we need to distinguish the front and back loops for the petal layers. You can make the slip stitch if you prefer working into distinct joined rounds, but for the most seamless start to petals, we'll work directly into the loops.

Part 2: First Layer of Petals (Inner Petals - Worked in FLO of Round 4)

We'll work this layer of petals into the Front Loops Only (FLO) of the stitches from Round 4. This leaves the back loops free for the next layer.

  1. Petal 1: (Ch 2, dc in the same FLO st where your hook is currently located, 2 tr in the next FLO st, dc in the next FLO st, ch 2, sl st in the next FLO st). This completes one petal.
  2. Repeat from * to * 8 more times around the round, creating a total of 9 petals.
  3. After the last petal, sl st into the base of the first petal (or into the next available FLO stitch) to secure.
  4. FO, leaving a 6-inch tail to weave in. Weave in this tail securely on the back of your flower.

You will now see a layer of petals on the front, and a ring of unused back loops from Round 4 directly behind them.

Part 3: Second Layer of Petals (Outer Petals - Worked in BLO of Round 4)

Now, we'll work into the unworked Back Loops Only (BLO) of Round 4, creating a larger layer of petals behind the first.

  1. Re-join Yarn: With your chosen yarn (same color or a contrasting color), join yarn with a sl st into any BLO from Round 4 (the ring of loops directly behind your first layer of petals).
  2. Round 5 (Petal Base): Ch 1. Sc in the same BLO st where you joined. Work 1 sc in each BLO around. (Total: 45 sc).
  3. Round 6 (Creating Petals):
    • Ch 2 (does NOT count as a stitch).
    • Work (dc, tr) all into the first sc of Round 5.
    • (Tr in the next 2 sc, dc in the next sc, hdc in the next sc, sl st in the next sc). (This forms one larger petal).
    • Important: This pattern requires 5 stitches per petal base (2+1+1+1). 45 stitches / 5 stitches per petal = 9 petals.
    • Repeat from * to * 8 more times around, forming 9 larger petals.
    • After the last petal, sl st into the first dc (or the base of your first petal) to secure the round.
  4. FO, leaving a long tail (at least 10-12 inches / 25-30 cm) for sewing the flower onto your bag.


Part 4: Attaching Your Beautiful Flower to a Bag

  1. Position: Place your finished crochet flower onto your bag in the desired location. Step back and check the placement before sewing.
  2. Secure with Pins (Optional): Use a few sewing pins to temporarily hold the flower in place on the bag.
  3. Sewing: Thread the long yarn tail onto your yarn needle.
    • Start from the back of the bag fabric, coming up into the base of your flower (through the last round of stitches on the back).
    • Make small, neat stitches, going through the base of the flower and through the bag fabric. Focus on stitching through the solid central part of the flower and the very base of the outer petals to secure it firmly.
    • Go around the entire perimeter of the flower's base, ensuring it is flat and securely attached. Avoid pulling too tightly, which could distort the bag or the flower.
    • Once secured, weave in the remaining tail on the inside of the bag, making sure it's knot-free and invisible.

Part 5: Final Finishing

  1. Weave in All Remaining Ends: Ensure all other yarn tails (from color changes or initial starts) are neatly and securely woven into the back of your flower.
  2. Light Blocking (Optional): If your flower's petals aren't lying perfectly, you can gently mist it with water (or use a fabric stiffener for a more rigid flower), shape the petals with your fingers, and allow it to air dry.
  3. Add a Center Embellishment (Optional): For an extra touch of beauty, sew a decorative button or bead onto the very center of your flower.

Your beautiful crochet flower is now ready to adorn your favorite bag, making it truly unique and luxurious!



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