🌹 Irish Rose Crochet Flower Tutorial + This Week’s WIPs

This week has been all about learning, experimenting, and trying new things with yarn and my leftover yarn stashes. One of my favorite discoveries? How simple it really is to crochet an Irish Rose flower 🌸. It may look complex at first glance, but trust me -it’s quick, beginner-friendly, and a perfect little project if you want to practice the most common crochet stitches.

And the best part? This flower is so versatile. With a little elastic band attached, I’ve been using mine as a luggage tag, a bracelet/corsage, and even a hair tie. I wore mine as a bracelet around town today and had that amazing feeling you get when you wear something handmade — just like putting on your own sweater.

👉 You can rewatch my full Irish Rose Livestream Tutorial here:

✨ Why You’ll Love This Project

• It’s beginner-friendly, but looks advanced.
• You’ll practice single crochet, half double crochet, and double crochet.
• It works up quickly (perfect for a travel-day project).
• And… it makes for beautiful handmade accessories.

🧶 Irish Rose Crochet Flower – Free Pattern

Materials:

• Any Stash Yarn. It takes very little so use up your leftover yarns. I used  Yarnspiration Caron Blossom Cake in the color Azalea and crochet hook F/5
• Elastic hair band (optional, if you want a tag/bracelet/hair tie)
• Scissors 

Stitches Used:

• Chain (ch)
• Slip Stitch (ss)
• Single Crochet (sc)
• Half Double Crochet (hdc)
• Double Crochet (dc)

Pattern:

Round 1: Make a magic ring. Single chain (sc) 8 sts in magic ring and slip stitch(ss)  last st to 1st st to form the ring (or chain 8 and ss to form a ring). 

Round 2: 2sc in each of the 8sts from round 1 (16sts), ss last st to 1st st., chain (ch)1.

Round 3: Petal Base 1: *ch 3, skip 1sc, 1 sc in next st* x 8, ss, ch1.

Round 4: Petal 1: In each of the chain bars from round 3 you will be crocheting the first petal round as follows: * 1sc, 1hdc, 1dc, 1hdc,1sc* x 8, ss, ch1.

Round 5: Petal Base 2: Folding the petals from round 4 towards you, work on the backside chaining into the base of each of the petals from round 3 (where the 1sc took place) as follows: ch 3, 1 sc in base of petal*  x 8, ss, ch1.

Round 6: Petal 2: In each of the chain bars from round 5 you will be crocheting the petal round as follows: 1sc, 1hdc, 3dc, 1hdc,1sc * x 8, ss, ch1.

Round 7: Petal Base 3: Folding the petals from round 6 towards you, work on the backside chaining into the base of each of the petals from round 5 (where the 1sc took place) as follows: ch 5, 1 sc in base of petal * x 8, ss, ch1.

Round 8: Petal 3: In each of the chain bars from round 7 you will be crocheting the petal round as follows:  1sc, 1hdc, 5dc, 1hdc,1sc * x 8, ss, ch1., ss acou[le more times on backside of flower toward center

Finishing: Elastic band. Attach elastic hair band near center of flower by single chaining around entire band, ss into flower a couple times. Tie tail ends from magic ring and final round together making tight square knots. Weave in ends or just cut close to flower. 

Enjoy🌸

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🧵 This Week’s WIPs 

https://youtube.com/shorts/2nOyt6cnr0k?si=WAss8X-GHZEr2eA8

This week has been full of yarn adventures:

• ✨ Sweater Experiment: I visited Michaels to pick up some yarn for a sweater design. I chose Yarnspirations Caron Blossom Cake, and in a fun twist, the color matched the outfit I was wearing — a sign, right? I’ll share a yarn review once the sweater is finished.
• 🎥 Learning Livestreaming: I’ve been teaching myself how to go Live on YouTube. It’s been a big learning curve, but so much fun connecting directly with viewers. Don’t forget to subscribe on YouTube so you don’t miss the next live tutorial.
• 🌀 Mandalas & Flowers: I’ve been learning how to crochet mandalas (which gave me ideas for future projects) and experimenting with lots of new flowers. That’s how I ended up with the Irish Rose pattern I shared this week.

💌 Wrap-Up

The Irish Rose is proof that even a small project can make you feel creative and confident. Whether you turn it into a luggage tag, bracelet, or hair tie, it’s a simple way to add beauty to everyday life.

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👉 Watch the full livestream replay and crochet along with me.

Happy crocheting, and see you in the next live tutorial! 🧶🌹