Who says sunflower amigurumi are just for decor? With a step-by-step tutorial, learn how to crochet a sunflower doll with plush yarn for your little one perfect for hugging all day long. It features long squishy branches of leaves as arms and legs for hugging.
Plus the facial expressions and a little chubby appearance make it look very adorable. You can complete it very quickly thanks to the thickness of the yarn even though it looks quite bigger at first glance.
The aim of this post here is to provide you with important details for tackling the Sunflower amigurumi project easily.
Skill Level: Beginner to intermediate crocheter. Although this sunflower amigurumi needs much sewing and a unique way of crocheting petals, the instructions of the tutor in the video make everything manageable. Make sure you practice working with the chenille yarn before starting crocheting the Sunflower Doll.
Video Span: 47 Minutes (less depending upon the complexity of the project)
Best for: Crochet gifting for birthday
Personalization Tips: By crocheting the wide petals and changing the colours, similar flower dolls like roses can be crocheted. But make sure you can match the details with the real flower as well as possible. Experiment with different embroidery expressions, too.
Crochet Sunflower Doll Amigurumi Tutorial
The Crochet Sunflower doll presented by Be Charm and Crochet is one of the most beautiful plush yarn projects for spring. With various bright colours like green, white, yellow, pink, and black it is perfect to make everybody a love.
This project involves creating a cute little flower with detailed facial features using security safety and a blush made from yarn. The crocheted sunflower can also be used as a decorative piece.
A helpful tip from the tutor is to use Q-tips or earbuds to stiffen the flower's neck, ensuring it stands upright and maintains its shape. Following are more video notes:
- Introduction to the Project: The tutorial starts by introducing the materials needed to crochet a cute little flower, including plush yarn in multiple colours.
- Starting the Flower: The project begins by chaining two and working single crochets to form the base of the flower’s face. Then keep working to complete a crocheted sphere.
- Adding Facial Features: After completing the flower's face, the creator demonstrates how to insert the 12mm security eyes and position them between rounds two and three of the crochet piece. Facial features like a smile and blush are added later with yarn and felt.
- Working on the Back and Petals: Using green yarn, the tutorial continues with creating the back of the flower. The petals are worked separately using a mix of single crochets, half double crochets, and double crochets, giving the flower its full shape.
- Joining Front and Back: The front and back pieces of the flower are joined together using single crochets while leaving a small gap for fibre fill. The process includes careful stitch work to ensure the flower maintains its form after stuffing.
- Crocheting the Body, Arms, and Legs: The guide then explains how to crochet the body using green yarn, forming legs and arms by chaining stitches and using a mix of single and half-double crochets for shaping.
- Adding Support to the Neck: Earbuds are inserted into the flower’s body to stiffen the neck, helping the flower stand upright once completed.
Supplies Needed
Want to get the same results as the tutor got for the crochet sunflower doll amigurumi? Following are the tutorial suggestions with our details in addition:
- James C Brent Flutterby Chunky Yarn in B51, B50, B48. It is a super soft and luxurious yarn perfect for a variety of cosy projects. This chunky yarn is made from 100% polyester, giving it a plush and velvety texture that's gentle on the skin.
- 5.5 mm crochet hook (it is mostly used for this type of yarn)
- Polyester fiberfill
- Yarn needle
- Scissors
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