Smiling Crochet Flowers For Preemies Free Pattern

A tiny flower with a big purpose, how heartwarming is that? The Crochet Flowers for Preemies Pattern creates delicate, soft blossoms designed to bring comfort and warmth to little ones. These small, gentle flowers have a rounded shape with soft petals, making them perfect for decorating preemie hats, blankets, or keepsakes. They add a touch of love and beauty to hospital donations or personal gifts. A thoughtful and touching crochet project that carries love in every stitch!

Uses of Crochet Flowers for Preemies

Comfort Items: The tentacles of the crochet flower mimic the feel of an umbilical cord, which can soothe preemies.
Nursery Decor: They can be used to decorate the baby’s nursery, adding a personal and warm touch.
Sensory Development: Different textures of the flower help with the sensory development of preemies.
Keepsakes: Handcrafted flowers can be cherished as memory gifts by parents.
Therapeutic Crafting: Making these flowers can provide stress relief and a creative outlet for parents.

How To Crochet Amigurumi

Materials Needed:

2.5 mm crochet hook
Scissors
Yarn needle
Stitch marker
Chopstick (or similar item) for stuffing
Toy stuffing
Yarn in the following colors:
- Yellow for petals
- White for face
- Green for tentacles
- Black for embroidering the face

Petals (Make 5):

Start with yellow yarn: Make a slip knot, attach it to your hook.
Chain 2.
In the second chain from the hook, place 6 single crochets (SC).
Place a stitch marker in the last stitch to mark the end of the round.
Round 2: 2 SC in each stitch (12 stitches).
Round 3: (1 SC, 1 increase) repeat around (18 stitches).
Round 4: (2 SC, 1 increase) repeat around (24 stitches).
Rounds 5-8: SC in each stitch around (24 stitches).
Round 9: (2 SC, 1 invisible decrease) repeat around (18 stitches).
Round 10: (1 SC, 1 invisible decrease) repeat around (12 stitches).
Round 11: SC in each stitch around (12 stitches).
Finish the petal: Cut a long yarn end to sew later, pull the end through the final stitch and tuck in the yarn end into the center of the petal.

Repeat steps for 4 more petals.

Face:

Start with white yarn: Make a slip knot, attach it to your hook.
Chain 2.
In the second chain from the hook, place 6 SC.
Place a stitch marker in the last stitch to mark the end of the round.
Round 2: 2 SC in each stitch (12 stitches).
Round 3: (1 SC, 1 increase) repeat around (18 stitches).
Round 4: (2 SC, 1 increase) repeat around (24 stitches).
Round 5: (3 SC, 1 increase) repeat around (30 stitches).
Rounds 6-7: SC in each stitch around (30 stitches).
Round 8: Join green yarn, SC in back loops only (BLO) all the way around (30 stitches).
Round 9: (3 SC, 1 invisible decrease) repeat around (24 stitches).
Round 10: (2 SC, 1 invisible decrease) repeat around (18 stitches).
Round 11: (1 SC, 1 invisible decrease) repeat around (12 stitches).
Stuff the face with toy stuffing. Ensure the front remains curved and the back flat.
Round 12: Invisible decreases all around to close the opening (6 stitches).
Finish the face: Leave a yarn end for sewing, pull the end through the final stitch.

Tentacles:

Attach green yarn back to the face starting from round 3 (counting back 3 rounds from the front loops of round 8) and chain 61.
In the second chain from the hook, place 2 SC in each chain down the length (120 SC).
Create a curl by twisting the tentacle uniformly.
For additional tentacles, repeat steps from one stitch post next to the previous tentacle.

Assembly:

Sew petals using the yarn ends at the back loops of round 8 on the face, ensuring they are evenly spaced around the face.
Embroider face using black yarn for eyes and mouth:
- For each eye, enter between rounds 1 and 2, then exit diagonal to create a curved eye, securing with a small stitch.
- For the smile, enter just below the eye, exit creating a slight curve underneath the yarn spanning the first eye and central point, then back through the original point, securing.