Crochet Water Lily

How to crochet water lily pattern with an easy-to-follow, step-by-step tutorial.

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Type: Crochet bouquet, crochet flower difficult level: middle

Keyword: Crochet Water Lily

Equipment
hook 2.5mm
Darning needle
scissors
stitch marker

Ingredients
Yarn yarn of 4 colors, purple, yellow, green, and light brown
Flower rod 16” long x 0.08”diameter (40cm x 2mm) *You can usebamboo skewers or
balloon holder as an alternative materials
Iron wire 0.02 inches diameter (0.4mm)
Fiber fill/Stuffing you can also use your scrap yarns or old clothes as a substitute
Hot melt adhesive

Instructions
Big petals (make 8):
1. R1: Start with the foundation chain: 21 ch

R2: from the 2nd st of hook, 3 sc, 3 hdc, 8 dc, 3 hdc, 2 sc, 3 sc in same st, turn your
work, 2 sc, 3 hdc, 8 dc, 3 hdc, 3 sc, 1 ss, 1 ch. [41]

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 R3: add wire, 20 sc, in same st( 1 sc, 1 ch, 1 sc), turn your work, 20 sc. 1 ss, cut and leave
a tail.[43]

Middle petals(make 8):

1. R1: Start with the foundation chain: 17 ch

R2: from the 2nd st of hook, 3 sc, 3 hdc, 5 dc, 2 hdc, 2 sc, 3sc in same st, turn your
work, 2 sc, 2 hdc, 5 dc, 3 hdc, 3 sc. 1 ss, 1 ch. [33]

R3: add wire, 16 sc, in same st( 1 sc, 1 ch, 1 sc), 16 sc. 1 ss, cut and leave a tail. [35]

Short stamens( Yellow Yarn)

1. R1: Start with 6 sc in the magic ring. 1 ss, 1 ch

R2: ( 2 sc in each st ) * 6 times. 1 ss, 1 ch. [12]

R3: ( 1 sc, 2 sc in next st ) * 6 times. 1 ss, 1 ch. [18

]R4: work front loops only (FLO): ( in the same st, 1 sc, 9 ch ) * 18 times. 1 ss, 1 ch

R5: work back loops only (BLO): 18 sc, 1 ss, 1 ch

R6: ( 1 sc, sc2tog ) * 6 times. 1 ss, 1 ch [12]

R7: ( 1 sc, sc2tog ) * 4 times, 1 ss, 1 ch. cut and leave a tail.[8]

Long stamens (make 9)

1. Take a 20cm long, 0.5cm diameter iron wire, wrap it around with a yellow yarn and fold it
in half.

Assemble
1. In order for you to assemble Water lily flower, you must have these parts and
materials:

8 Big petals

8 Middle petals

Yellow short stamen

9 Long stamen

Flower rod

Hot melt adhesive

Fiber Fill/ Stuffing

Putting all together

1. Step1: Get the flower rod and wrap it around with a green yarn for at least 3cm long.

Step 2: Insert the short stamen in the stem and secure it with hot melt adhesive. Fill it
with stuffing inside and wrap it around with the remaining yellow yarn of the short

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 stamen and tie it after.

Step 3: Using hot melt glue, paste the long stamen around the short stamen and make
sure that the spaces between the long stamen are equal.

Step 4: Wrap the area below the stamen with green yarn for at least 2 cm long.

Step 5: Attach the 8 middle petals around the stamen.

*There’s should be an overlap for the petals so it will fit the stamen.

* Just put a small amount of hot melt glue to the lower part of the petal so you can adjust
or control the level of it’s bloom.

Step 6: Wrap the bottom part of the petals using green yarn.

Step 7: In between of the middle petals, put your big petals around it and secure it with
hot melt glue so it will not fall.

Step 8: Wrap the bottom part of the petals again with green yarn.

Step 9: Cut the unnecessary yarns and lessen the amount of visible iron wires so you will
achieve this shape.

Step 10: When you achieve the desired length of the green yarn, you can now change
the yarn into brown and wrap it around until you reached the end point and secure it with
hot melt glue.

Notes
Our pattern uses US crochet terms.
Use stitch markers to mark the beginning of each round.
Pay attention to any turning instructions for working in rows.
Video tutorials are available for additional guidance.

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