Free Crochet Carnation Flower Pattern + Video Tutorial
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Crochet a beautiful carnation with this free beginner-friendly crochet pattern! Includes a video tutorial and is part of the 10-in-1 Flower Bouquet LIVE Crochet Along.
Carnations are one of the most meaningful flowers you can give. Symbolizing love, admiration, gratitude, and friendship, they’re perfect for Mother’s Day, birthdays, weddings, or simply adding a beautiful handmade touch to your home décor. With this free Carnation Flower Crochet Pattern, you can create a realistic flower that will stay in bloom forever.
This beginner-friendly crochet pattern uses just worsted weight yarn, floral wire, and floral tape to create a sturdy stem and beautifully ruffled petals. The pattern includes detailed written instructions along with a step-by-step video tutorial, making it easy to follow whether this is your first crochet flower or you’re adding another bloom to your growing bouquet.
The carnation is one of the flowers featured in my 10-in-1 Flower Bouquet LIVE Crochet Along, where we’ll crochet an entire bouquet together one flower at a time. You’ll get free crochet patterns, detailed LIVE video tutorials, helpful tips, and the support of an amazing crochet community throughout the Crochet Along.
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Get the PDF of the Crochet Carnation Pattern
This pattern is also available as an ad-free, printer-friendly pdf pattern that can be purchased at the links below on Ravelry and Etsy for only a small fee.
So, let me now give you the supplies you need in order to crochet this fun project.
Free Crochet Carnation Pattern
Materials you will need
less than 1 skein per color
- Lion Brand Heartland Worsted Yarn (100% acrylic, 251yd, 142g)
- Redwood
- WeCrochet Brava Worsted Yarn (100% acrylic, 218yd/100g)
- peapod
- Premier Anti-Pilling Yarn (100% acrylic, 203yd/100g)
- white
- 4mm hook
- 22 Gauge Wire and Pliers
- Floral Tape
- This set has floral tape, 22 gauge wires and pliers together
- 2 gauge wire
- scissors
- tapestry needle
Gauge
4 sts x 4 rounds = 1 square inch
Size
about 12 inches tall
Stitches used in the pattern
Learn all the basic crochet stitches HERE (US crochet terms and abbreviations)
- st/sts = stitch/stitches
- ch = chain
- sk = skip
- sl st = slip stitch (or invisible sl st – see video)
- MR = magic ring (think loosened slip knot)
- inc = increase
- sc = single crochet
- hdc = half double crochet
- dc = double crochet
- tr = treble crochet
- dtr = double treble crochet
- ATC = Alternative Turning Chain
- BLO = back loop only
- FLO = front loop only
- inv sc dec (rounds) or regular sc dec (rows)
Carnation Flower Crochet Pattern Video Tutorial
Before you start crocheting your carnation flower, I recommend watching the detailed tutorial video below
Crochet Carnation – Written Instructions
Pattern Notes:
For continuous rounds, use a stitch marker unless otherwise mentioned.
If R has no “turn” mentioned, it’s a ROUND (if no sl st mentioned, it’s a continuous round), if it is mentioned, it’s a “ROW”.
I used hot glue in some places for the assembly of the flowers. In some cases you can sew it instead, in other places (like the lavender) glue is required or it will not work well. However, you could use different glue, I just prefer hot glue as it dries quickly.
You crochet around the 22 gauge wire.
2 gauge wire is the “stem” of the plants.
Pattern Instructions
Carnation
Premier Anti-Pilling Yarn – white
WeCrochet Brava – peapod (leaves)
Lion Brand Heartland yarn – redwood
Flower head – white first
R1: MR, 6 sc, use stitch marker for continuous rounds
R2-4: 1 sc per st
R5: [1 ATC, 2 dc] same st, 3 dc per st
R6-7: 3 dc per st
cut white, start redwood
R8: 1 sc per st, fasten off, only weave in end for yarn piece after the last st, NOT the one from the MR, you’ll need that one
Sepal – peapod
R1: MR, 8 sc, use stitch marker for continuous rounds
R2-5: 1 sc per st
R6: 2 sc per st
R7: 1 sc per st, fasten off, only weave in end for yarn piece after the last st, NOT the one from the MR, you’ll need that one
Weave the white yarn end piece through the MR of the green sepal, push 2 gauge wire through BOTH MR’s (white and green). Hot glue the end of the wire from the top of the Carnation (push waves of pedals to the side to reach the center) to the white area of R1-4.
Then hot glue the white area (outside) to the inside of the green sepal.
2 Leaves – peapod
Ch 14, start from the 2nd ch from the hook, 1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc in 3 sts, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc, fasten off and weave in ends.
Assembly
Wrap floral tape from the base of the sepal down, add the leaves (push through the center of the leaves) where you want them to be, keep wrapping the floral tape until the end. Shorten or bend the 2 gauge wire and wrap floral tape over it until you’re satisfied.
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