How to Make a Crocheted Pansy

Make Pretty Crochet Pansies With Four Main Stitches

Feb 3, 2010
Melody Rhodes

Crocheted Pansies - photo: M. Rhodes

Pansies are a delicate looking flower and, as such, make a good subject for fine crochet. Make a crocheted pansy or any number of crochet pansies.

An experienced crocheter has probably already mastered the crochet stitches needed to fashion this crocheted pansy. This pattern calls for four main crochet stitches: double crochet, treble crochet, double, treble crochet, and triple, treble crochet. This crocheted pansy is started with a foundation chain and ends with a slip stitch.

Each pansy is worked separately and can be made using finer or thicker crochet cotton in plain or variegated colors. Hook size: 1.00.

Crochet Pansy Key

YO = yarn over hook
SS = slip stitch
CH = chain stitch
DC (double crochet) = YO, through stitches, YO, back through stitches; YO, through 2 loops (twice)
TC (treble crochet) = YO twice, through stitches,YO, back through stitches; YO, through 2 loops (three times)
DT (double, treble) = YO three times, through stitches, YO, back through stitches; YO, through 2 loops (four times)
TT (triple, treble) = YO four times, through stitches, YO, back through stitches; YO, through 2 loops (five times)

How to Make a Crocheted Pansy

Chain 6. Join with a slip stitch to form a ring
Chain 3 (first DC), 2 DC, chain 7, repeat four more times, join with SS in top of first chain 3 of first set of 3 DC's. (5 DC groups and 5 7-chain loops in all.)
Chain 3, 1 DC in third DC of previous row, work 15 TC in first chain loop, work 3 DC in first DC of second set of DC's, work 1 DC in third DC
In second loop: Ch 1 1 TC (three times), Ch 1, 1 DT (three times)
Ch 1
In third loop: 1 TT, Ch 1 (eight times)
In fourth loop: 1 TT, Ch 1 (eight times)
In fifth loop: 1 DT, Ch 1 (three times),1 TC, Ch 1 (three times)
SS in top of CH 3 to complete crocheted pansy

Uses for Crocheted Pansies

Pansies worked in finer cotton can be attached as an edging to trim doilies, dresser scarves or tablecloths.

Pansy Runners: To fashion a shelf or mantel runner: determine desired length of runner by laying out pansies side by side. Join together at sides. Once pansies form a horizontal row, add pansies upwards (on the vertical) to desired height of runner.

Crocheted pansies can be used to create items made entirely of pansies. Flowers can be arranged until desired size and shape is reached and then fastened together to form one piece.

Pansies worked in heavier cotton can also be used to add decorative touches to crocheted hats, scarves, vests and sweaters or to dress up bags and totes.

Crocheted pansies takes minutes to complete and add beauty to fancy work.