A Tunisian crochet daisy pattern for a normal hook

This Tunisian crochet daisy pattern makes a flower with nine smooth, ribbed petals around a little green centre. It looks different from an ordinary crochet flower, because Tunisian stitches lie in neat vertical ribs. Yet you make it on the crochet hook you already own, one petal at a time, with roughly 8 cm of flower to show for it at the end.

Tunisian crochet usually asks for a long, special hook, because you hold a whole row of loops on it. Here each petal holds at most 9 loops, and a normal 3.5 mm or 4 mm hook handles that easily. That makes this Tunisian crochet daisy pattern a cheap, low-risk way to find out if you like the technique.

One centre, nine petals

The green centre is a small circle of 9 double crochets, and each yellow petal grows out of one of those 9 stitches. A single petal has a clear order that you then repeat:

• Chain 7, which makes the spine of the petal.
• Side 1, row 1: a forward pass that picks up 8 loops, then a return pass.
• Chain 1 at the tip.
• Side 1, row 2: a forward pass of 9 loops, then a return pass.
• Side 2: turn to the other side of the chain, then a forward pass of 8 loops and a return pass.
• A line of slip stitches to close the edge, and a slip stitch into the next centre stitch.

So a petal is worked on both sides of its own chain, with two rows on one side and one row on the other. Once you have made the first one, the other eight are the same again, and your hands learn it quickly.

What this Tunisian crochet daisy pattern teaches you

The real value here, beyond the flower, is learning the forward pass and the return pass. On the forward pass you pull up loops and keep them on the hook. On the return pass you work them off again, one by one, until a single loop remains. Those two movements are the base of Tunisian crochet, so you will meet them again if you ever try a larger piece.

The first petal takes up most of the numbered steps in the PDF, and it asks you to stop and check that petal before you repeat it. Nothing else in the file is that detailed, because nothing else needs to be.

What you get in the 12 pages

The file holds 19 numbered steps and 21 photos, with a stitch guide in US terms and a page showing how the flower is built. Near the end you will find advice on shaping: lightly mist the flower with water, pin it flat on a towel with the petals evenly spaced and let it dry. Cotton keeps the shape especially well.

The final page has the written pattern at a glance, followed by a short table for when something goes wrong. If your petals curl or twist, for example, the return passes are tighter than the forward passes, so relax the yarn on the way back or go up half a hook size.

Yarn and hook for this Tunisian crochet daisy pattern

Use light worsted (DK) cotton or acrylic in two colours: yellow for the petals and green for the centre. You only need small amounts, so leftovers are perfect. The Craft Yarn Council yarn weight chart can help if your label uses another name. You will also want:

• A 3.5 mm or 4 mm crochet hook, with no Tunisian hook needed
• Scissors
• A blunt yarn needle for weaving in the ends

The finished flower is roughly 8 cm across with DK yarn and a 4 mm hook. Thicker yarn gives you a bigger flower and thinner yarn a smaller one, so you can make a whole bunch in different sizes from what is in your basket. White petals with a yellow centre make a more classic daisy, and any colour works.

Who this Tunisian crochet daisy pattern suits

It suits anyone who is curious about Tunisian crochet and does not want to buy a new hook just to try it. You should know how to make a magic ring, a chain and a double crochet. If you enjoy learning new textures, our free herringbone crochet stitch tutorial is another good one. The daisy makes a nice applique for a bag or a card, and it can also be a small decoration on its own.

What happens after you buy

This Tunisian crochet daisy pattern is a digital PDF, and you make the flower yourself, so there is no delivery to wait for. After checkout, sign in to Whop with the code sent to your email and your file is there. Print it if you like working from paper, or read it on a phone or tablet.

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