Crocheted Raised Flowers: The Creative Trend Warming Winter 2024.

In the colorful and creative world of handmade crafts, a new trend is capturing the attention and imagination of enthusiasts and professionals: crocheted raised flowers.

This is a vibrant 2024 trend that is adorning cardigans and sweaters for this winter but will continue to be seen in warmer seasons as well.

For those who love to accumulate leftover yarn, these flowers provide an opportunity to put to use some yarn that has been set aside for years, perfect for small projects and quick creations.

Whether you are a beginner or an expert, we provide you with useful ideas to create with crochet, and if you're interested, we can explore knitting techniques as well.

Accessories can complete an outfit, rejuvenate an old hat, or add an extra touch to a corner of your home that you want to decorate.

Raised Flowers: An Innovative Technique

Crocheted raised flowers stand out for their ability to literally emerge from the surface of the work, creating an unprecedented visual and tactile effect. This is achieved through the use of special techniques that add volume and depth to the work, such as incorporating treble crochets, overlapping chains, and post stitches.

Why Have They Become a Trend?

• Customization: In an era where uniqueness is increasingly sought after, raised crocheted flowers offer endless possibilities for customization. Whether it's colors, sizes, or types of flowers, there's room for every preference and need.
• Versatility: These flowers can be applied to almost anything, from fashion items to home accessories, transforming common objects into extraordinary creations.
• Aesthetics: The three-dimensional effect adds a touch of elegance and sophistication, making each piece a small work of art.
• Creative Challenge: For many enthusiasts, creating raised crocheted flowers represents a rewarding challenge, a way to test their skills and push the boundaries of creativity.

How to Get Started?

For those new to this technique, we recommend starting with simple projects, such as small flowers to use as brooches or decorations for bags. You can find tutorials and dedicated patterns online that guide you step by step in creating these little wonders; we'll leave you with 5 crochet flower tutorials. You don't need to be a crochet expert to start; with a bit of patience and practice, even beginners can create beautiful raised flowers. Let's not waste any more time; here are some truly cool ideas to save for tidying up that yarn stash you have at home.

5 Raised Crochet Flowers, Tutorials.

P E O N I A

For this project, you will need:

dark red yarn and a size 4 crochet hook.

• barry red crochet hook

Start with 25 chains.

1st row: Skip 1 chain, 2 single crochets in each chain to the end.

The work will naturally curl.

Make 5 little rolls, then sew the ends together, making sure the entire work is in the same direction.

Sew the center together.

Center of the flower:

With aquamarine yarn and a 2.5 crochet hook, start with 5 chains, join to form a ring with 1 slip stitch.

*2 chains, 1 single crochet, 1 half-double crochet, 1 single crochet, 2 chains, 1 slip stitch, all in the center of the ring*, repeat from *a* 4 more times, making a total of 5 petals.

Break the yarn, leaving a tail to sew the center of the aquamarine flower in the middle of the dark red flower.

MATERIALS:

Yarn: thick yarn, thread

Crochet hooks: size 4.5 and 2.5

Yarn needle

C O S M E A - R O S E

Choose 3 colors of Iggy yarn.

• IGGY crochet hook

Start with a magic ring (also known as a magic circle).

Wrap the yarn around your index finger, leaving a 6-8 cm tail. Hold the loop flat between your thumb and index finger at the point where both yarn ends overlap. Insert the crochet hook through the loop and pull the yarn from the skein through the loop. Make a chain. Work the stitches indicated inside the loop and work

over the starting tail to enclose it. At the end of the round, gently pull the starting tail to close the loop and join the round with a slip stitch.

Execution:

With lime green cotton yarn, create a magic ring.

1st round: 2 chains, 1 single crochet in the ring 8 times. 1 slip stitch in the 2nd chain. Break the yarn and fasten off.

Switch to light green color.

2nd round: 2 chains, 1 half-double crochet in each single crochet 8 times, 1 half-double crochet at the base of the 2 chains, then join the pink yarn. 1 slip stitch in the 2nd chain.

Petals

*2 chains, 1 single crochet, 1 double crochet, 1 single crochet, 2 chains, 1 slip stitch, all in the 1st chain, 1 half-double crochet.

1 slip stitch in the next single crochet*, repeat from * to * 8 more times (making a total of 9 petals).

Break the yarn and fasten off all ends.

MATERIALS:

Yarn: cotton crochet thread in lime green, light green, and bright pink.

Crochet hook: size 3

Yarn needle

Color change tip: to have a clean transition, join the new color with the last yarn over of the stitch.

G A I N

Choose 3 colors of Donny yarn.

• DONNY crochet hook

Execution:

With A, create a magic ring.

1st round: 1 chain, 10 single crochets in the ring.

Pull the yarn to close the ring.

Fasten off A and switch to B.

1 slip stitch in the 1st single crochet of the ring.

2nd round: 6 chains, 1 slip stitch at the base of the chains, *1 single crochet in the next single crochet of the ring, 5 chains, 1 slip stitch at the base of the chain*, repeat from * to * 9 more times, making a total of 10 petals.

Fasten off B and switch to C.

3rd round: Insert the crochet hook at the base of the chain of the first petal.

1 slip stitch, 7 chains, *1 slip stitch at the base of the single crochet between the 1st and 2nd petals, 6 chains*, repeat *

between each petal, 1 single crochet 9 times, 1 slip stitch at the base of the first petal.

Fasten off C and all other ends.

MATERIALS:

Yarn: cotton crochet thread in 3 different colors

Crochet hook: size 2.5

Yarn needle

T U D O R R O S E

Here, you will need yarn and a bead.

• red iggy beads

Execution:

Center of the flower

With white cotton yarn and a crochet hook size 3, start with 4 chains, join to form a ring with 1 slip stitch.

*3 chains, 3 double crochets, 3 chains, 1 slip stitch

in the ring*, repeat from * to * 4 more times, making 5 petals in total.

Fasten off the yarn.

Outer part of the flower

With red cotton yarn, start with 6 chains, join to form a ring with 1 slip stitch.

*4 chains, 5 treble crochets, 4 chains, 1 slip stitch

in the ring*, repeat from * to * 4 more times, making 5 petals in total.

Fasten off the yarn.

Leaves

With green cotton yarn, start with 8 chains, join to form a ring with 1 slip stitch.

*7 chains, skip 1 chain, 1 single crochet in the next chain, 2 half-double crochets, 3 double crochets, 1 slip stitch in the ring*, repeat from * to * 3 more times.

7 chains, skip 1 chain, 1 slip stitch in the next chain, 1 single crochet in the next chain, 2 half-double crochets, 2 treble crochets, 1 slip stitch at the base of the first leaf.

Fasten off.

Arrange the red flower on top of the leaves, with the leaves visible between the petals, and sew them together.

Place the white flower on top of the red one, offsetting the petals.

Sew them together.

Sew the large bead in the center of the flower and sew the rocaille beads all around.

MATERIALS:

Yarn: cotton crochet thread size 3 in white, red, and green.

Crochet hook: size 3

Yellow beads

Yarn needle

Sewing needle and matching thread

C A R N A T I O N 

Contrasting red and pink yarn.

• red amanda pink amanda

Execution:

With red cotton yarn, start with 31 chains.

1st row: Skip 1 chain, 2 single crochets in each chain, 1 chain, turn.

2nd row: 2 half-double crochets in each half-double crochet, 1 chain, turn. Break the red yarn and join the pink yarn.

3rd row: *3 chains, 1 slip stitch in the next stitch*, repeat from * to * to the end of the row.

Break the yarn but leave a long tail of yarn, which you will thread through a yarn needle. Make a long whipstitch along the base chain. Pull the yarn, rolling the work, and secure it at the base with some stitches.

Small Flower

To make a smaller flower, you will need size 5 crochet thread and a 2½ crochet hook.

In the example, I attached the small flower with fabric glue to a ring base.

Start with 25 chains.

1st row: Skip 2 chains, 2 single crochets in each chain to the end, turn.

2nd row: 1 chain, 2 single crochets in each single crochet to the end.

3rd row: 1 chain, 2 half-double crochets in each single crochet until the last 10 single crochets, 1 single crochet to the end, 3 single crochets along the side of the work.

Break the yarn, leaving a tail of about 15 cm. Thread the yarn through a yarn needle and make a long whipstitch along the base chain. Pull the yarn and roll the work. Sew it at the base to secure.

MATERIALS:

Yarn: cotton crochet thread size 3 in red and pink.

Crochet hook: size 3

Yarn needle

Needle and thread for sewing to match.

Video tutorial, Fata Tuttofare.

Speaking of raised flowers, a tutorial by the Fairy Handywoman has just been released, where she discusses a crochet flower pattern:

In conclusion, raised crochet flowers represent not only a trend but a true artistic movement in the world of handmade crafts. With their beauty, versatility, and encouragement of creativity, they invite each of us to rediscover the joy of manual creation, blending tradition and innovation in ever-new and surprising ways.

Rosaria Tessiland®