Having just about got over the mortification of hearing the sound of my own voice, I thought another crochet video tutorial would be in order. (Thank you to everyone who gave me lovely feedback about my first crochet video – Diamond Trellis Stitch!)

This time it’s the turn of the puff stitch flower.  This stitch is easy to do once you have mastered drawing up the loops to the right height – you’ll only need to try this a few times to get it!  And once you know this stitch you can use it to pretty up any plain double crochet piece you are working on.

I’ve used this stitch in my Flower Trails Fingerless Gloves as well as another project I’m working on – Pocket Full of Posies Pouch (more on this soon)!

Scroll down for the video.

Written pattern (for sample made in video):

(Ch2 counts as dc at the start of a row – you can ch3 if you prefer)

Ch 10+2 for turning ch (add 3 to turn if you prefer)

R1: dc in 4^th ch from hook and in each ch to end (10dc)

R2: ch2 , turn, dc, dc, make first 4 puff petal sts (see below), dc in each of last 3 sts (6dc and 4 puff petals)

R4: ch2 , turn, dc, dc, make 5^th and 6^th puff petal sts, dc in each of last 3 sts (6dc and one completed flower)

R5: ch2 , turn, dc, dc, dc into the ch securing the puff petal in the row below, 2dc in ch sp, dc into ch securing final puff petal, dc in each of last 3 sts (10 sts)

Special Stitch: Puff stitch flowers

The flowers in the pattern are made using 6 puff stitches.  Petals 1-4 are made in row 2 of the pattern, and then petals 5 and 6 are made in the following row.  The whole flower uses 4 stitches from the row below.

Petals 1-4:

• Chain 3, yarn over, insert hook into back ridge of first chain and pull up a loop to the length of the chain, yarn over, insert hook in same place and draw up a loop (5 loops on hook). These loops will form petal 1.
• Yarn over, insert hook into next st and draw up a loop so that it is level with the row of dc’s you are working on. Yarn over, draw up a loop (4 more loops on hook – 9 total).  These loops will form petal 2.
• Skip 2 sts. Yarn over, insert hook into next st and draw up a loop so that it is level with the row of dc’s you are working on.  Yarn over, draw up a loop (4 more loops on hook – 13 total).  These loops will form petal 3.
• Yarn over hook and draw this loop through all 13 loops, ch1 tightly to secure. This makes an “eye” at the flower centre.
• Chain 3, yarn over, insert hook into the “eye” and pull up a loop to the length of the chain, yarn over, insert hook in same place and draw up a loop (5 loops on hook). These loops will form petal 4.
• Yarn over hook and draw this loop through all 5 loops, ch1 tightly to secure. You have now made the 4^th loop – the next st will be a dc into the next st.

Petals 5 and 6:

• *Yarn over hook and insert into the “eye” of the flower. Draw up a loop, repeat from * so there are 5 loops on the hook.  Yarn over and draw through all 5 loops, chain 1 to secure. (5^th petal made)
• Ch2, and repeat the step above to make the 6^th (The next st will be a dc in the next dc st which stabilises the 6^th petal).

Video: