Crochet Pansy Flower

How to Crochet Pansies

A pansy is a unique looking flower. This crochet version is quick and easy to make. Plus, these pansies are very colorful!

I love flowers. I especially love making both crochet and knit flowers. Most of the flowers I have made to date have been symmetrical. Pansies are unique in that they are relatively balanced if you fold them in half along the vertical centerline. However, their top and bottom sections are different.
In trying to recreate a pansy in crochet, I had to keep in mind that the flower is more prominent at the top and smaller at the bottom. Plus, the color scheme is inconsistent with pansies. They frequently have one color in the center, another color along the edges, and another color for the back petals.

About this Pattern

After a few tries, I figured it out. First, you will construct the flower’s center with yellow yarn. This part is pretty much symmetrical in both directions. Before finishing the flower, you will create large chain loops in the back of the flower for the final petals. Next, you’ll attach a light blue yarn along just two top front petals and crochet some basic stitches. Then you’ll connect a medium blue color to the large chain loops in the back of the flower. Here we’ll make larger treble crochet stitches.

Next, you can take some brown yarn, embroidery floss, or thicker thread and sew a decorative center section. I tend to make long stitches from one flower petal to the other in the center. You can make the stitches consistent in size and position or randomize them a bit. Real flowers in nature don’t have perfect centers. Finally, sew or glue on some bling to the center section if you wish to add a bit of sparkle.

Yarn and Hook Sizes

I generally like using medium worsted weight yarn and a G 4 mm crochet hook for this flower. However, feel free to use thinner thread or floss or even a much thicker bulky-weight yarn.

Whatever you choose to use, these flowers look terrific attached to a hat, scarf, blanket, shawl, and more.