Crochet Amigurumi Tulip Bulb Pattern For Decorative Accents

This crochet amigurumi tutorial guides you through crocheting a delightful tulip bulb. Perfect as a heartfelt gift for occasions like Mother’s Day, this intermediate-level project is both darling and durable. The finished tulip features a small bulb with optional face details, firm roots, a sturdy stem, two vibrant leaves, and a charming one-piece tulip flower on top.Standing roughly 10 inches tall, it’s a colorful and cute addition to any space.

Crochet Amigurumi Tulip Bulb Pattern

Materials Needed:

Worsted weight acrylic yarn: brown, pink, and green
Size 10 cotton thread: off-white
Embroidery thread and needle (or safety eyes)
Crochet hooks: 3.75 mm and 5 mm
Yarn needle
Scissors
Stitch markers
Polyfill stuffing
Small pot (optional, for display)

Bulb and Stem:

Bulb (using brown yarn and 5 mm hook):
- Round 1: Create a magic circle. 6 single crochets (sc) into the ring. (6 sts)
- Round 2: 2 sc in each stitch around. (12 sts)
- Round 3: (2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next st) repeat around. (18 sts)
- Round 4: (2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 2 sts) repeat around. (24 sts)
- Round 5: (2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 3 sts) repeat around. (30 sts)
- Round 6: (2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 4 sts) repeat around. (36 sts)
- Rounds 7-9: 1 sc in each stitch around.
- Round 10: (sc2tog, 1 sc in next 5 sts) repeat around. (30 sts)
- Round 11: (sc2tog, 1 sc in next st) repeat around. (20 sts)
- Embroider eyes and mouth or sew on safety eyes.
- Stuff the bulb with polyfill stuffing.
- Round 12: sc2tog around. (10 sts)
Stem (using green yarn):
- Change to green yarn.
- Round 13: Work in back loops only (BLO). 1 sc in each stitch around.
- Rounds 14-25: 1 sc in each stitch around. (12 rounds)
- Finish off: Slip stitch in next st, cut the yarn leaving a long tail, and weave the tail through the front loops of the last round to close the opening.

Leaves (make 2, using green yarn and 3.75 mm hook):

Leaf 1:
- Row 1: Chain 16.
- Row 2: sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. (15 sc)
- Row 3: Ch 1, turn, 1 sc in first st, 1 hdc in next st, 1 dc in next 10 sts, 1 hdc in next st, 2 sc in each of the next 4 sts, 1 hdc in next st, 1 dc in next 10 sts, 1 hdc in next st, 1 sc in last st.
- Finish off: Leave a long tail for sewing.

Flower (using pink yarn and 3.75 mm hook):

Flower Center:
- Round 1: Create a magic circle. 6 sc into the ring. Pull tight.
- Round 2: 2 sc in each stitch around. (12 sts)
- Round 3: In BLO, (sl st in next st, ch 6, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch back down, sl st in next 2 sts) repeat 3 times.
Inner Petals (of Magic Loop):
- Round 4: [Skip next sl st, (sc, hdc, dc in next 3 sts, 3 dc in next st, ch 1, 3 dc in next st, dc in next 3 sts, hdc, sc in last st), skip next sl st, sl st in next sl st] repeat 3 times.
Outer Petals:
- Round 5: Attaching yarn to the front loops remaining of Round 2, ch 6, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch back down, sl st in next 3 sts. Repeat 2 more times.
- Round 6: [Skip next sl st, (hdc in first st, dc in next 3 sts, 3 dc in next st, ch 1, 3 dc in next st, dc in next 3 sts, hdc in last st), skip next sl st, sl st in next sl st] repeat 3 times.
Finish Off: Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Assembly:

Attach Flower:
- Sew the flower to the top of the stem using the long tail from the flower.
Attach Leaves:
- Sew one leaf around Round 13 of the stem, partially to ensure the leaf is upright.
- Sew the second leaf around Round 15 of the stem.
Attach Roots:
- Using size 10 cotton thread, cut 6 strands of 8 inches each.
- Attach each strand using a crochet hook through the front loops between Round 1 and Round 2 of the bulb to form roots.