A free pattern to crochet sweet little forget me not flowers. Easy and quick to make with yellow button centres.

I love love love crocheting flowers! It was why I learnt to crochet in the first place and still my favourite way to use up little scraps of yarn.

Forget me nots are one of my favourite flowers. When I first started this blog I wanted to call it something with forget me not in the name but it turned out everything I could think of was already taken. I ended up with the name Sum of their Stories, taken from a line in a poem. Actually I’ve written a little about why I started the blog and if you read that the forget me not reference will make more sense.

For the last few weeks I’ve been playing around to create a crochet forget me not flower pattern and now I’m finally ready to share it with you.

The pattern is simple, just 2 rounds and it is perfect for using up scraps of blue and white yarn. You can make these with any weight of yarn, just pick a suitable crochet hook. The thicker the yarn, the bigger the flower will turn out.

Free Forget Me Not crochet pattern

Supplies needed to crochet forget me not flowers

Small scraps of white and pale blue yarn - mine is Double Knitting which is like a light worsted but any yarn will work
A suitable crochet hook - mine is 3.5mm(E4), these Clover Amour hooks are my favourite
A yellow button
Needle

Tension is not important. This pattern is written in UK terms (I’ve now added the pattern in US crochet terms at the bottom of this tutorial, just scroll down to find it)

Stitches:

ch - chain

sl st - slip stitch

htrb - half treble

trb - treble

dtrb - double treble

First the basic flower pattern

(scroll down for a more detailed version with photos)

Ch 4, sl st to into the first stitch to form a tiny ring.

Row 1: Using white yarn, ch 3 (counts as 1 trb) work 9 trb into the centre of the ring. sl st into the top of the 3ch to join. (10 sts)

Row 2: Change to blue yarn. Join in any stitch, * in next st work (htrb, 2 trb, dtrb, 2 trb, htrb). sl st in next st. repeat from * 4 more times. Work final sl st back in the same st that you joined your blue yarn.

Sew in end, sew a yellow button in the centre.

Now the same pattern again but with some more detail and some photos to help you.

Ch 4, sl st to into the first stitch to form a tiny ring.

Row 1: Using white yarn, ch 3 (counts as 1 trb) work 9 trb into the centre of the ring. sl st into the top of the 3ch to join. (10 sts)

Row 2: Change to blue yarn. Join in any stitch, * in next st work (1 htrb, 2 trb, 1 dtrb, 2 trb, 1 htrb) This feels like A LOT of stitches to go in the same stitch, you really have to squeeze them in.

Now sl st in next st. Make sure you don’t miss a stitch, the next one might be a bit squished under that petal you’ve just made.

Repeat from * 4 more times. Work final sl st back in the same st that you joined your blue yarn.

Sew in end, sew a yellow button in the centre.

Ta dah! Your flower is finished. Sew it on a hat, glue it to a hair clip, sew a safety pin or brooch bar on the back and make it into a brooch, whatever takes your fancy.

Now here is the same pattern in US crochet terminology:

Crochet Forget Me Not flower - US crochet terms

Stitches:

ch - chain

sl st - slip stitch

hdc - half double crochet

dc - double crochet

tr - treble crochet

Basic flower pattern - US terms

Ch 4, sl st to into the first stitch to form a tiny ring.

Row 1: Using white yarn, ch 3 (counts as 1 dc) work 9 dc into the centre of the ring. sl st into the top of the 3ch to join. (10 sts)

Row 2: Change to blue yarn. Join in any stitch, * in next st work (hdc, 2 dc, tr, 2 dc, hdc). sl st in next st. repeat from * 4 more times. Work final sl st back in the same st that you joined your blue yarn.

Sew in end, sew a yellow button in the centre.

If you’ve never crocheted before and have always wanted to learn how to then you might like to check out my article What you need to get started Crochet that lists the essentials that you’ll need to get going.