Crochet Poppy Pattern

Poppies are one of my favorite flowers. I love their intense carmine red color! After picking up a poppy plant at the nursery, I decided to crochet a few that will last all year long.

To make these poppies I used a 2.75 mm crochet hook, red, black, and yellow worsted weight yarn, and a tapestry needle. The final result is a flower approximately the same size as a real poppy.

This pattern is written in US terms.

Free Poppy Crochet Pattern

Abbreviations

ch – chain

sc – single crochet

inc – single crochet increase

dec – single crochet decrease

hdc dec – 2 half-double crochet together

dc inc – double crochet increase

mc – magic circle

Petals (make 4 with bright red yarn)

Row 1: ch 4

Row 2: skip first ch, 3 sc (3)

Row 3: ch 1, sc, inc, sc (4)

Row 4: ch 1, inc, sc, sc, inc (6)

Row 5: ch 1, sc, inc, dec, inc, sc (7)

Row 6: ch 1, sc, inc, sc in next 3 st, inc, sc (9)

Row 7: sc, inc, dec, sc, dec, inc, sc (9)

Row 8: sc, sc, hdc dec, dc inc, hdc dec, sc, sc (8)

Row 9: sl st in each stitch around (25)

finish off and leave a long tail

Center (make one with yellow & black yarn)

Row 1: with yellow, sc 5 in mc (5)

Row 2: with black, inc in each stitch around (10)

finish off and leave a long tail

Assembling

1: stitch the narrow ends of two petals together

2: layer the petals on top of another, stitch them together in the center

3: stitch the center into the middle of the petals

Sew in the loose ends and your poppy is all done!

I’m going to make a few more flowers and create a flower crown! You could attach these poppies to anything your heart desires. I think they’d look pretty strung together as a garland.