Crochet Poinsettia Flower Free Pattern

Christmas is nearly upon us, therefore a Crochet Poinsettia Flower seems the perfect free crochet pattern to share with you. In the run up to Christmas I like to try to create as many handmade elements to our home and this year I wanted to the iconic Poinsettia Flower.

You can make your crochet flower in rich festive reds or snowy white. This pattern is best suited to advanced beginners as it requires a lot of motifs to create this beautiful flower. Each motif is individually made then sewn together to create.

This month I was kindly gifted some beautiful Mohair yarn from Novelaria in Sao Paulo. I have doubled the yarn to create my bracts and the fluffy yarn has created bracts which are deep in colour and texture which merges the stitches together. I love the effect the Mohair has creates, to me the finished flower seems more Christmassy and cosy. Of course you can go down the traditional route and use cotton as I have done in my photo example.

For this pattern you can use any yarn size of your choice with the matching crochet hook. I have used 3mm| D crochet hook and my Crochet Poinsettia Flower is 20cm in diameter, making a beautiful large flower which can be used within a Christmas Garland or as dinner plate decoration, a present topper or make a collection to use as Crochet Christmas Tree decorations.

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Materials

• 80 meters Red DK yarn (in my examples I have used cotton and Mohair Slan Yarn doubles to create a festive Christmas look).
• 10 meters Green DK yarn
• 2 meters fingering weight yellow yarn
• Matching sized crochet hook for your yarn ( I have used a 3mm| D)
• Yarn needle
• Scissors

Gauge: N/A

Size: With DK cotton yarn and a 3 mm | D crochet hook my Crochet Poinsettia Flower is 20 x 20cm in diameter.

Notes: The flower is made as individual motifs which are each sewn together to make the flower. Total: 3 small bracts, 4 medium bracts, 5 large bracts, 2 green leaves and the central flowers.

Stitches

Double Crochet (dr): Yarn over, insert hook into the stitch, pick up yarn, yarn over, pull through the first 2 loops, yarn over, pick up yarn, pull through the last 2 loops.

Treble Crochet (tr): Yarn over twice (3 on the hook), insert hook into the stitch, pick up the yarn (4 on your hook), yarn over pull through first two loops on the hook (3 on your hook), yarn over pull through next two loops on the hook (2 loops on the hook), yarn over pull through last two loops on the hook.

Double Treble Crochet (dtr): Yarn over three times (4 on the hook), insert hook into the stitch, pick up the yarn (5 on your hook), yarn over pull through first two loops on the hook (4 on your hook), yarn over pull through next two loops on the hook (3 loops on the hook), yarn over pull through next two loops on the hook (2 loops on the hook), yarn over pull through last two loops on the hook.

Picot Chain 2: Chain 2, sl st into the second chain from the hook.

Picot Chain 3: Chain 3, sl st into the chain from the hook.

How to Crochet Poinsettia Flower

Small Bract (make 3) Row 1: Chain 7, sc in the 2nd chain from the hook, hdc, dc inc., dc inc., hdc, (sc, picot – chain 3, sl st into the third chain from the hook, sc) in the final chain, now turn your work to crochet along the back of the foundation chain, hdc, dc inc., dc inc., hdc, sc, sl st into the first sc.

Fasten off leaving a long tail of 20 cm. Fasten off and weave in the ends of the first foundation tail.

Medium Bract (make 4) Row 1: Chain 9, sc in the 2nd chain from the hook, hdc, 4dc, hdc, triple sc inc.in the final chain, now turn your work to crochet along the back of the foundation chain, hdc, 4dc, hdc, sc, sl st into the first sc.

Row 2: Chain 1, sc in the first st, hdc, dc inc., dc, dc inc., dc, (dc, hdc), hdc, (sc, picot – chain 2 , sl st into the 2nd from the hook, sc) in the same stitch, hdc, (hdc, dc), dc, dc inc., dc, dc inc., hdc, sc, sl st into the first sc.

Fasten off leaving a long tail of 20 cm. Fasten off and weave in the ends of the first foundation tail.

Large Bract (make 5) Row 1: Chain 11, sc in the 2nd chain from the hook, hdc, 6dc, hdc, triple sc inc.in the final chain, now turn your work to crochet along the back of the foundation chain, hdc, 6dc, hdc, sc, sl st into the first sc.

Row 2: Chain 1, sc in the first st, hdc, dc, dc inc., 2dc, dc inc., dc, hdc, sc, triple sc inc., sc, hdc, dc, dc inc., 2dc, dc inc., dc, hdc, sc, sl st into the first sc.

Row 3: Sc in the first st, hdc, dc, dc inc., dc, 2dc inc., dc, dc inc., 4hdc, (sc, picot – chain 2, sl st into the 2nd from the hook, sc), 4hdc, dc inc., dc, 2dc inc., dc, dc inc., dc, hdc, sc, sl st into the first sc.

Fasten off leaving a long tail of 20 cm. Fasten off and weave in the ends of the first foundation tail.

How to Crochet Poinsettia Leaf

Poinsettia Leaf (make 2) Row 1: Chain 14, sc in the 2nd chain from the hook, hdc, 9dc, hdc, triple sc inc.in the final chain, now turn your work to crochet along the back of the foundation chain, hdc, 9dc, hdc, sc, sl st into the first sc.

Row 2: Chain 1 (count as heightening stitch), hdc in the first st, hdc, dc inc., dc, dc inc., dc, (dc, hdc), hdc, hdc inc., 2hdc, 2sc, triple sc inc., 2sc, 2hdc, hdc inc., hdc, (hdc, dc), dc, dc inc., dc, dc inc., 2hdc, sc, sl st into the first sc.

Row 3: Chain 1 (count as heightening stitch), Sc in the first st, hdc, dc, dc inc., dc, dc inc., 2dc, 5hdc, 5sc, (sc, picot – chain 2, sl st into the 2nd from the hook, sc), 5sc, 5hdc, 2dc., dc inc., dc, dc inc., dc, hdc, sc, sl st into the first sc.

Fasten off leaving a long tail of 20 cm. Fasten off and weave in the ends of the first foundation tail.

Central Flowers

Yellow Yarn – Use Fingering yarn and 3mm crochet hook.

Row 1: Chain 17, sc in the 2nd chain from the hook, chain 4, sc in the 2nd from the hook, 2 sc, sc in the foundation chain, *sc, chain 4, sc in the 2nd from the hook, 2 sc, sc in the foundation chain * repeat from * to * 6 more times.

Fasten off leaving a long tail of 30 cm. Fasten off and weave in the ends of the first foundation tail.

How to Assemble Crochet Poinsettia

Attach a tapestry needle to the long tail of the central flower. Turn the ribbon upon itself into a coil as shown.

Secure in place with the needle. Continue turning and securing with a stitch until all of the ribbon is secured. Fasten on and weave in the ends.

Attach a tapestry needle to the small bracts and sew to the central flower in a triangle formation. Fasten off and weave in all the ends.

Attach a tapestry needle to the medium bracts and sew to the small bracts in a square formation. Fasten off and weave in all the ends.

Attach a tapestry needle to the large bracts and sew to the medium bracts in a pentagon formation. Finally sew on your leaves in your desired position to the large bracts. Fasten off and weave in all the ends.

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