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Baby Sunflower Amigurumi Pattern

Baby Sunflower Amigurumi Pattern
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5-7 Hours Time Needed
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Intermediate Level

Ideal for those with basic crochet experience, featuring slightly more advanced stitches and techniques to expand your skills.

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Weekend Treat

Takes 5-7 hours, making it an enjoyable project to finish over a couple of days.

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Cute Companion

An adorable friend to cherish, handcrafted with love to bring comfort and joy for years to come.

About This Baby Sunflower Amigurumi Pattern

This pattern creates a tiny, lovable Baby Sunflower amigurumi with a textured brown face, layered petals, and a green body, arms and legs. You will crochet all parts in spiral rounds and assemble them with thread joining for a secure finish. The instructions include stitch-by-stitch rounds, petal shaping, embroidery steps, and helpful photos for guidance. Ideal for gifting or adding a cheerful touch to your handmade collection.

Baby Sunflower Amigurumi Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

Suitable for crocheters who know basic amigurumi techniques and want to practice shaping, front/back loop work, and embroidery. The pattern includes material lists, abbreviations, and step-by-step assembly notes to help you finish a polished toy.

Why You'll Love This Baby Sunflower Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it transforms simple stitches into a delightful sunflower character full of personality. I enjoy the layered petal technique — it adds depth and charm that makes the piece really stand out. Sewing the head to the body and embroidering the eyes gives each sunflower a unique expression that I find very rewarding. I also appreciate how the pattern is compact yet offers several small skills to practice, from BLO/FLO work to invisible decreases and thread joining.

Baby Sunflower Amigurumi Pattern step 1 - construction progress Baby Sunflower Amigurumi Pattern step 2 - assembly progress Baby Sunflower Amigurumi Pattern step 3 - details and accessories Baby Sunflower Amigurumi Pattern step 4 - final assembly and finishing

Switch Things Up

I love how easy it is to customize this pattern by changing yarn colors; for a softer look use pastel yarns or try autumn tones for a cozy vibe.

You can make the sunflower larger or smaller by switching yarn weight and hook size — bulky yarn with a larger hook makes a chunky cuddly version, while thin lace yarn creates a tiny keychain-sized sunflower.

I often add tiny crocheted accessories like a mini scarf or hat to give each sunflower its own personality and seasonal flair.

Try different eye styles: safety eyes, embroidered eyes, or small buttons for varied expressions and safety considerations for gifts to young children.

For more poseability, you can add thin floral wire inside the stem or limbs to make adjustable poses and playful displays.

If you want a two-tone petal effect, alternate colors in the second petal row for a layered look that stands out in photos and gifts.

I sometimes embroider freckles or a tiny mouth to make each face unique — small changes create big character differences.

Mix yarn brands or use variegated yarn for surprising color transitions in the petals or body to give each piece a one-of-a-kind finish.

Experiment with placement of leaves and arm angles before sewing so you can pose the sunflower holding a tiny prop like a miniature watering can or heart.

If you want a sturdier toy, use a slightly tighter tension and firmer stuffing, and consider reinforcing limb joins with an extra pass of thread during the thread joining step.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Skipping a stitch marker at the start of each round can cause your rounds to shift and the shape to become lopsided; place a marker at the first stitch of every round to maintain your count. ✗ Overstuffing the head or body leads to a stretched, misshapen look and distorts petal placement; stuff gradually and add small amounts while shaping to achieve even curves. ✗ Not marking the back loop of the 1st stitch of row 11 on the head will make it hard to find the correct starting point later; mark that loop clearly to work rows 12 and 13 accurately. ✗ Pulling the yarn too tightly when closing small openings can pucker the fabric and change proportions; leave a moderate tail, weave discreetly and tension gently when closing. ✗ Forgetting to create the eye holes before inserting safety eyes results in tearing or misplacement; use a wooden skewer to make small pilot holes between the stitches first. ✗ Attempting the petals without watching the suggested video or practicing chain loop work may give uneven petals; practice one petal first and follow the photo sequence for consistent shapes.

Baby Sunflower Amigurumi Pattern

Make an adorable Baby Sunflower amigurumi with this complete crochet pattern. You will create a sweet sunflower head with layered petals, a cuddly green body, arms and legs, and add charming embroidered eyes and features. The pattern includes clear round-by-round instructions, materials, and assembly tips so you can finish a delightful handmade friend. Perfect as a gift or a cheerful decoration for your home.

Intermediate 5-7 Hours

Materials Needed for Baby Sunflower Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

  • 01
    Sport weight yarn (Fine yarn) or Fingering weight for 100% cotton (use yarn suitable for amigurumi)
  • 02
    Green yarn - approx. 30g (Schachenmayr Catania 0414 - moose suggested)
  • 03
    Brown yarn - approx. 15g (Scheepjes Catona 388 - rust suggested)
  • 04
    Yellow yarn - approx. 10g (Schachenmayr Catania 0208 - sonne suggested)
  • 05
    Blue yarn - approx. 10g (optional, for Ukrainian sunflower accent)
  • 06
    Mustard yarn - a few meters (Schachenmayr Catania 0383 - zimt suggested)
  • 07
    Black and white yarn - a few meters for eye details (Schachenmayr Catania black 0110, white 0106)

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook suitable for your yarn (pattern used 1.75 mm; testing used 1.5 mm and 0.75 mm examples)
  • 02
    Safety eyes 6 mm (2 pieces)
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    Scissors
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    Tapestry needle for weaving ends and sewing
  • 05
    Pins for assembly and positioning
  • 06
    Stitch marker (or a small piece of yarn)
  • 07
    Polyester stuffing / fiberfill
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    Stuffing tools (wooden skewers and tweezers suggested)
  • 09
    Strong thread for thread joining (for attaching limbs securely)

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— Abbreviations :

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MR - magic ring. sc - single crochet. hdc - half double crochet. dc - double crochet. ch - chain. sl st - slip stitch. inc - increase. dec - decrease. FLO - front loops only. BLO - back loops only. (...) * n - repeat the combination of stitches in parentheses "n" times. p. - photo.

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Note: All parts are worked in continuous spirals (without slip stitch and ch), unless noted otherwise. To keep track of the rounds use a stitch marker.

— Materials and Supplies :

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Yarn - Sport weight yarn (Fine yarn) for cotton+acrylic yarn or Fingering (Super fine yarn) for 100% cotton yarn. Colors: green (approx. 30g), brown (approx. 15g), yellow (approx. 10g), blue (approx. 10g optional), mustard (a few meters), black and white (a few meters). Crochet hook suitable for your yarn (I used 1.75 mm). Safety eyes 6 mm. Scissors, tapestry needle, pins. Stitch marker. Fiberfill stuffing. Stuffing tool (wooden skewers and tweezers). Strong thread for thread joining.

— Size of the Toy :

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If you use the material and crochet hook indicated in the pattern, the toy will be approximately 12 cm (4.7 inches) tall. Testing result examples: Crochet hook 1.5 mm with 8/6 cotton (#3) gives approx 16 cm tall. Crochet hook 0.75 mm with cotton lace (#0) gives approx 7 cm tall.

— Read Me :

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Decreases: In order to make an invisible decrease, insert the hook only under the FRONT loop of one stitch, then under the FRONT loop of the second stitch (p.1,2), yarn over and pull through these two front loops (p.3), yarn over and pull through two loops left on the hook (p.4).

— ARMS :

Info :

Work with green yarn. Do not stuff the arms. Make 2.

Round 1 :

6 sc in a MR (6)

Round 2-4 :

(3 rows) 6 sc (6)

Round 5 :

inc, 5 sc (7)

Round 6 :

3 sc in 1 stitch, 2 sc, dec, 2 sc (8)

Round 7 :

(inc, 1 sc) * 2, dec, 2 sc (9)

Round 8 :

(dec, 1 sc) * 2, 2 inc, 1 sc (9)

Round 9-11 :

(3 rows) 9 sc (9)

Round 12 :

(dec, 1 sc) * 3 (6)

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Cut the yarn off leaving a tail for closing the opening. Insert the yarn tail into a needle, go under the front loops of all 6 sc (p.5), tighten the thread and weave in the yarn ends. Later we will attach the arms to the body.

— LEGS :

Info :

Work with green yarn. Make 2.

Instruction :

Ch 5. From the 2nd ch from the hook (p.8): inc, 2 sc, 4 sc in 1 stitch, 2 sc along the other side of the chain, inc (12). Continue working in spirals.

Round 2 :

inc, 4 sc, 2 inc, 4 sc, inc (16)

Round 3 :

16 sc (16)

Round 4 :

4 sc, 4 dec, 4 sc (12)

Round 5 :

3 sc, 3 dec, 3 sc (9)

Info :

Stuff the foot.

Round 6 :

9 sc (9)

Round 7 :

(inc, 2 sc) * 3 (12)

Round 8 :

(inc, 3 sc) * 3 (15)

Round 9-10 :

(2 rows) 15 sc (15)

Round 11 :

(dec, 3 sc) * 3 (12)

Info :

Lightly stuff the top part of the leg, so that the shape of the leg is almost flat (p.9).

Round 12 :

6 dec (6)

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Cut the yarn off, close the opening, weave in the yarn end. Later we will attach the legs to the body.

— HEAD :

Info :

Work with brown yarn.

Round 1 :

6 sc in a MR (6)

Round 2 :

6 inc (12)

Round 3 :

(inc, 1 sc) * 6 (18)

Round 4 :

(inc, 2 sc) * 6 (24)

Round 5 :

(inc, 3 sc) * 6 (30)

Round 6 :

(inc, 4 sc) * 6 (36)

Round 7-8 :

(2 rows) 36 sc (36)

Round 9-10 :

(2 rows) FLO 36 sc (p.10) (36)

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Cut the yarn off leaving 15-20 cm and weave in the end using the "straight edge" method. Insert your needle into the 2nd stitch of the row (skip one stitch, insert the needle into the 2nd one) (p.11). Insert it into the last stitch of the row (between the front and the back loops of the stitch) (p.12). Pull the needle out, tighten the thread, and weave in the end (p.13). Turn the detail inside out, the tail of the MR should be outside (p.15).

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Attach green yarn to the back loop of the last stitch of the previous row (p.17,18). Continue crocheting clockwise (p.16).

Round 11 :

BLO 36 sc (36)

Info :

Mark the back loop of the 1st stitch of 11th row, we will need it in 13th row.

Round 12 :

The whole row is crocheted FLO (watch this video before starting to crochet this row): (in one stitch: sl st, ch 2, 1 hdc, 1 dc, ch 2, sl st into the 2nd ch from hook, into the next stitch: 1 dc, 1 hdc, ch 2, sl st, into the next stitch: 1 sl st) * 12 (12 leaves) (p.19,20)

Round 13 :

Work into the BLO of 11th row (start from the loop you marked before) (p.21): 36 sc (36)

Round 14-16 :

(3 rows) 36 sc (36)

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Insert the safety eyes between the 4th and 5th rows of the head. But first, make holes for the eyes to make it easier to insert them. I use a wooden skewer, insert it between the stitches and widen the hole (p.22). Attach safety eyes (p.23).

Round 17 :

(dec, 4 sc) * 6 (30)

Round 18 :

(dec, 3 sc) * 6 (24)

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Start to stuff the head, add stuffing as you go.

Round 19 :

(dec, 2 sc) * 6 (18)

Round 20 :

(dec, 1 sc) * 6 (12)

Round 21 :

6 dec (6)

Info :

Cut the yarn off, close the opening, weave in the yarn end.

— PETALS :

Info :

Watch this video before starting to crochet petals. Attach yarn of blue color (if you want a Ukrainian sunflower) or yellow color (if you want a regular sunflower) to the front loop of the last brown row (p.26,27).

Instruction 1 :

1 sc, ch 6 (p.28), turn, work on the wrong side of the chain (into the loops indicated in the p.28).

Instruction 2 :

From the 2nd ch from hook: 5 sc (p.29), sl st into the back loop of the base sc (p.30), turn.

Instruction 3 :

From the 2nd stitch from hook (skip sl st, work into the last sc of the previous row, p.31): 1 sc, 3 hdc, 2 sc in 1 stitch, ch 3, sl st into the 3rd loop from the hook (p.32), 1 sc into the same sc (the last stitch) (p.32), work along the other side of the chain, 1 sc, 3 hdc, 1 sc (p.33), sl st into the front loop of the base sc (p.34).

Instruction 4 :

2 sl st into the front loops on the head.

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Repeat instructions 1-4 11 more times. The first row of 12 petals is ready (p.36).

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If you crocheted this row with blue yarn, fasten off, and attach yellow yarn to the front loop of the next stitch (p.37). If you crocheted with yellow yarn, continue to crochet.

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The 2nd row is made almost in the same way, the only difference is that you start with 4th instruction (make 2 sl st, p.38) and then make instructions 1-3. The petals of this row should close the spaces between petals of the previous row. Repeat instructions (4, 1-3) 12 times. Fasten off.

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Attach yarn of mustard color to the next front loop (p.39). Ch 4 (p.40), sl st into the next stitch (p.41,42), repeat 35 more times (till the end of the row) (p.43). Cut the yarn off, weave in the end (p.44).

— BODY :

Info :

Work with green yarn.

Round 1 :

6 sc in a MR (6)

Round 2 :

6 inc (12)

Round 3 :

(inc, 1 sc) * 6 (18)

Round 4 :

(inc, 2 sc) * 6 (24)

Round 5 :

(inc, 3 sc) * 6 (30)

Round 6 :

(inc, 4 sc) * 6 (36)

Round 7-11 :

(5 rows) 36 sc (36)

Round 12 :

14 sc, (dec, 1 sc) * 3, 13 sc (33)

Round 13 :

12 sc, (dec, 1 sc) * 3, 12 sc (30)

Round 14 :

(dec, 3 sc) * 6 (24)

Round 15 :

24 sc (24)

Round 16 :

(dec, 2 sc) * 6 (18)

Round 17-19 :

(3 rows) 18 sc (18)

Info :

Stuff the body firmly. Cut the yarn off leaving 20-30 cm for sewing the body to the head.

— ASSEMBLING :

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Embroider the nose using the same yarn you used for crocheting the face. Make 3-4 stitches over the MR (p.47,48). Embroider the whites of the eyes with white yarn (p.49-51).

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Embroider eyelashes with black thread following instructions (p.52-54). I use 4 ply yarn, divide it in half and embroider in 2 threads. You can also use embroidery thread.

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Pull all the ends out at the back of the head, tie them together and weave in. If during embroidery some fiberfill threads were pulled out on the face, remove them using tweezers.

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Fix the head on the body with pins as close to the green leaves as possible, the face should look a little upwards (p.55-57). Sew the head to the body with the thread left from crocheting the body. Grab a stitch on the head (p.58), then a stitch on the body (note, not a loop, a stitch - p.59). Add stuffing to the neck before you completely close the opening. Weave in the yarn end.

Thread joining :

Count the rows from the bottom of the body. Pin the legs between rows 6 and 7 and the arm between rows 13 and 14 (p.61,62). Use a strong thread (we will need about 50 cm for the arms and 50 cm for the legs). Grab several stitches from the inside of the leg (p.63), pull the needle through the body (p.64,65), grab several stitches on the inner side of the second leg (p.66), and pull the needle back through the body (p.67). Repeat these steps several times (2-3 will be enough), inserting the needle into the same holes and trying to grab the same stitches on the legs. Squeeze the legs a little (p.68), pull up both ends, tie them together several times and weave them in. Attach the arms using the same method, but grab just 1-2 stitches on the arms (p.69).

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Your Baby Sunflower is ready!

Assembly Instructions

  • Attach safety eyes between the 4th and 5th rows of the head. Make small pilot holes first using a wooden skewer, then push the safety eyes in and secure the backs.
  • Sew the head to the body using the tail left from crocheting the body: pin the head so the face looks slightly upwards, grab a stitch on the head, then a stitch on the body (not a loop) and work evenly around until the neck is closed.
  • Join the legs and arms using a strong thread: pin legs between body rows 6 and 7 and arms between rows 13 and 14, grab several internal stitches of the limb and pull the needle through the body, repeat 2-3 times, pull ends, tie and weave in.
  • Embroider the nose (3-4 stitches over the magic ring) and the whites of the eyes with white yarn, then embroider eyelashes using divided black yarn or embroidery thread for neat details.
  • Weave all ends to the back of the head, tie them together and trim, removing any pulled fiberfill threads with tweezers for a clean finish.

Important Notes

  • 💡Use stitch markers to keep track of your rounds, especially when working in continuous spirals and when changing to BLO/FLO rows.
  • 💡Stuff gradually and evenly while shaping the head and body; overstuffing will distort the final shape and under-stuffing will make sewing harder.
  • 💡Pin all parts in place before sewing to ensure correct positioning and symmetry and to check how the face will sit on the leaves.
  • 💡Make small pilot holes before inserting safety eyes to avoid splitting stitches or misplacement.

This Baby Sunflower amigurumi pattern brings a cheerful handmade friend to life with layered petals and a sweet embroidered face. Follow the clear step-by-step rounds and photos to create a polished, gift-ready toy. Whether you make one for yourself or a loved one, it will brighten any shelf or gift box. 🧶🌻

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

The finished amigurumi measures approximately 12 cm tall when using the recommended yarn and hook size; different yarns and hooks will change the size.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, you can substitute yarn weights, but your finished size and stitch tension will change; choose a suitable hook for your yarn and expect size differences.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated intermediate, so basic knowledge of amigurumi techniques, invisible decreases, BLO/FLO work, and simple embroidery is recommended.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crocheters complete this project in 5-7 hours, though time varies depending on experience, speed, and whether you make both small and large test sizes.