I wrote a pattern for a cute little cherry blossom a couple years ago, but never shared it. Now that it’s spring again — and I can see cherry blossoms from my window — it seems like a good time!
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In 2019, I was looking for a cherry blossom pattern to decorate a cupcake for a friend, but I could only find patterns that were 2-dimensional. So I played around with stitches until I made something I liked.
Cherry Blossom Pattern
Yarn and hooks used for the examples shown:
Light pink: Nurture (cotton candy) held double, F hook
Dark pink: Red Heart Super Saver (shocking pink), H hook (uses less than 2 yards)
Gauge is not important. You can change the yarn and hook size and make cherry blossoms of any size! These turned out around 1 inch wide.
Stitches used:
mc = magic circle
ch = chain stitch
sk st = skip stitch
hdc = half double crochet
sl = slip stitch
Note: Each petal starts from the magic circle. Don’t fully tighten the magic circle until the end.
Instructions:
Start with a magic circle.
*ch 3, sk st, hdc in the back stitch of the second loop, sl 1, sl 1 in mc* 5 times
Close the magic circle.
Pull the last loop to the back of the flower, cut yarn and pull through.
Or if you’re making a garland, pull the last loop to the back of the flower and pass your working yarn (including the ball) through to secure, then make more cherry blossoms further along the yarn.
To make the cherry blossoms extra cute and recognizable, you can use darker pink or red yarn to sew a short line from the center t0 each petal, as shown on the cupcake above.
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