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Baby Sunflower Amigurumi Pattern

Baby Sunflower Amigurumi Pattern
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5-7 Hours Time Needed
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Intermediate Level

Ideal for those with basic crochet experience, featuring slightly more advanced stitches and techniques to expand your skills.

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Weekend Treat

Takes 5-7 hours, making it an enjoyable project to finish over a couple of days.

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Cute Companion

An adorable friend to cherish, handcrafted with love to bring comfort and joy for years to come.

About This Baby Sunflower Amigurumi Pattern

This pattern creates a tiny Baby Sunflower amigurumi with layered petals and a cuddly body. Youll crochet the head, decorative petals, body, arms and legs and assemble them into a charming little character. The pattern includes clear step-by-step rounds, helpful photos, and notes for shaping and finishing.

Baby Sunflower Amigurumi Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

Worked in continuous spirals, this design uses fine cotton or sport yarn for a neat finish. Detailed instructions for embroidery, attaching safety eyes and thread joining are provided for a professional result.

Why You'll Love This Baby Sunflower Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it balances simple shaping with playful details that bring the sunflower to life. I enjoy the layered petal construction — it creates such a joyful, textured frame for the face. The pattern allows me to practise tiny stitches and embroidery while producing a finished toy that feels like a hug. I also love how customizable it is: swap colors or yarn weights to make many personalities.

Baby Sunflower Amigurumi Pattern step 1 - construction progress Baby Sunflower Amigurumi Pattern step 2 - assembly progress Baby Sunflower Amigurumi Pattern step 3 - details and accessories Baby Sunflower Amigurumi Pattern step 4 - final assembly and finishing

Switch Things Up

I love how easy it is to customize the Baby Sunflower by changing colors; try pastel yellows and mint greens for a soft nursery buddy.

Want a miniature keychain version? Use lace cotton and a 0.75 mm hook to make a tiny, portable sunflower.

Make a taller, chunkier plush by switching to worsted weight yarn and a larger hook; increase stuffing for a squishier feel.

I often swap the safety eyes for embroidered eyes for a softer, baby-safe toy — this also gives a more handmade look.

Experiment with petal shapes: make fewer rounds of petals for a simpler silhouette or add extra rounds for a ruff-style face frame.

Add a tiny scarf, felt leaves, or a crocheted hat to create seasonal or themed versions for gifts.

You can embroider freckles or a mouth to change the expression — eye and mouth placement dramatically change personality.

Try adding wire inside the arms for posability, or lightly stuff the limbs to keep them flexible and poseable.

Use variegated yarn for the petals to get subtle color shifts and a more detailed, painterly flower look.

If you make multiple sunflowers, assemble them as a family set with different sizes and colors for a charming collection.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Skipping the stitch marker while working in continuous spirals leads to lost round counts; use a stitch marker at the start of every round to keep accurate track of rows. ✗ Overstuffing the head and body makes parts look stretched and distorts shaping; stuff gradually and add small amounts to keep a smooth, rounded silhouette. ✗ Attaching limbs without pinning first causes asymmetry and uneven placement; pin the arms and legs in place to check positioning before sewing securely. ✗ Forgetting to mark the back loop needed later makes it hard to identify the correct stitch; mark the specified back loop with thread or a removable marker when indicated.

Baby Sunflower Amigurumi Pattern

Make a charming Baby Sunflower amigurumi to brighten your day. This pattern guides you step-by-step through crocheting the head, petals, body, arms and legs with clear photos and helpful notes. Youll craft a sweet, poseable sunflower character perfect for gifts or display. Suitable for makers who enjoy detailed small toys and creative finishing.

Intermediate 5-7 Hours

Materials Needed for Baby Sunflower Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

  • 01
    Sport weight yarn (Fine yarn) or Fingering (Super fine yarn) for 100% cotton yarn
  • 02
    Green - approx. 30g (used for body, arms, leaves)
  • 03
    Brown - approx. 15g (used for face center)
  • 04
    Yellow - approx. 10g (petals)
  • 05
    Blue - approx. 10g (optional accent for Ukrainian sunflower)
  • 06
    Mustard - a few meters (for small outer petal trim)
  • 07
    Black - a few meters (eyes/embroidery)
  • 08
    White - a few meters (eye whites/embroidery)
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    Schachenmayr Catania 50g/125m 100% cotton colors used: green (0414 - moose), mustard (0383 - zimt), yellow (0208 - sonne), black (0110 - schwarz), white (0106 - wei)
  • 10
    Scheepjes Catona 50g/125m 100% cotton: brown (388 - rust)

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook suitable for your yarn (pattern used 1.75 mm)
  • 02
    Crochet hook 1.5 mm (for testing and slightly larger version)
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    Crochet hook 0.75 mm (for mini/lace version)
  • 04
    Safety eyes 6 mm (2 pieces)
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    Scissors
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    Tapestry needle for sewing and weaving ends
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    Stitch marker (I use a piece of yarn)
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    Polyester stuffing (fiberfill)
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    Stuffing tool (I use wooden skewers and tweezers)
  • 10
    Pins for assembly
  • 11
    Strong thread for thread joining (for securing limbs)

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— Arms :

Info :

Work with green yarn. Do not stuff the arms.

Round 1 :

6 sc in a MR (6)

Round 2-4 :

(3 rows) 6 sc (6)

Round 5 :

inc, 5 sc (7)

Round 6 :

3 sc in 1 stitch, 2 sc, dec, 2 sc (8)

Round 7 :

(inc, 1 sc) * 2, dec, 2 sc (9)

Round 8 :

(dec, 1 sc) * 2, 2 inc, 1 sc (9)

Round 9-11 :

(3 rows) 9 sc (9)

Round 12 :

(dec, 1 sc) * 3 (6)

Info :

Cut the yarn off leaving a tail for closing the opening. Insert the yarn tail into a needle, go under the front loops of all 6 sc (p.5), tighten the thread and weave in the yarn ends.

Info :

Later we will attach the arms to the body.

— Legs :

Info :

Work with green yarn.

Round 0 :

Ch 5,

Round 1 :

From the 2nd ch from the hook (p.8): inc, 2 sc, 4 sc in 1 stitch, 2 sc along the other side of the chain, inc (12)

Info :

Continue working in spirals.

Round 2 :

inc, 4 sc, 2 inc, 4 sc, inc (16)

Round 3 :

16 sc (16)

Round 4 :

4 sc, 4 dec, 4 sc (12)

Round 5 :

3 sc, 3 dec, 3 sc (9)

Info :

Stuff the foot.

Round 6 :

9 sc (9)

Round 7 :

(inc, 2 sc) * 3 (12)

Round 8 :

(inc, 3 sc) * 3 (15)

Round 9-10 :

(2 rows) 15 sc (15)

Round 11 :

(dec, 3 sc) * 3 (12)

Info :

Lightly stuff the top part of the leg, so that the shape of the leg is almost flat (p.9)

Round 12 :

6 dec (6)

Info :

Cut the yarn off, close the opening, weave in the yarn end.

Info :

Later we will attach the legs to the body.

— Head :

Info :

Work with brown yarn.

Round 1 :

6 sc in a MR (6)

Round 2 :

6 inc (12)

Round 3 :

(inc, 1 sc) * 6 (18)

Round 4 :

(inc, 2 sc) * 6 (24)

Round 5 :

(inc, 3 sc) * 6 (30)

Round 6 :

(inc, 4 sc) * 6 (36)

Round 7-8 :

(2 rows) 36 sc (36)

Round 9-10 :

(2 rows) FLO 36 sc (p.10) (36)

Info :

Cut the yarn off leaving 15-20 cm and weave in the end using the "straight edge" method. Insert your needle into the 2nd stitch of the row (skip one stitch, insert the needle into the 2nd one) (p.11). Insert it into the last stitch of the row (between the front and the back loops of the stitch) (p.12). Pull the needle out, tighten the thread, and weave in the end (p.13).

Info :

Turn the detail inside out, the tail of the MR should be outside (p.15).

Info :

Attach green yarn to the back loop of the last stitch of the previous row (p.17,18). Continue crocheting clockwise (p.16).

Round 11 :

BLO 36 sc (36)

Info :

Mark the back loop of the 1st stitch of 11th row, we will need it in 13th row.

Round 12 :

The whole row is crocheted FLO (watch this video before starting to crochet this row): (in one stitch: sl st, ch 2, 1 hdc, 1 dc, ch 2, sl st into the 2nd ch from hook, into the next stitch: 1 dc, 1 hdc, ch 2, sl st, into the next stitch: 1 sl st) * 12 (12 leaves) (p.19,20)

Round 13 :

Work into the BLO of 11th row (start from the loop you marked before) (p.21): 36 sc (36)

Round 14-16 :

(3 rows) 36 sc (36)

Info :

Insert the safety eyes between the 4th and 5th rows of the head. But first, make holes for the eyes to make it easier to insert them. I use a wooden skewer, insert it between the stitches and widen the hole (p.22). Attach safety eyes (p.23).

Round 17 :

(dec, 4 sc) * 6 (30)

Round 18 :

(dec, 3 sc) * 6 (24)

Info :

Start to stuff the head, add stuffing as you go.

Round 19 :

(dec, 2 sc) * 6 (18)

Round 20 :

(dec, 1 sc) * 6 (12)

Round 21 :

6 dec (6)

Info :

Cut the yarn off, close the opening, weave in the yarn end.

— Petals :

Info :

Watch this video before starting to crochet petals. Attach yarn of blue color (if you want a Ukrainian sunflower) or yellow color (if you want a regular sunflower) to the front loop of the last brown row (p.26,27).

Round 1 :

1 sc, ch 6 (p.28), turn, work on the wrong side of the chain (into the loops indicated in the p.28),

Round 2 :

from the 2nd ch from hook: 5 sc (p.29), sl st into the back loop of the base sc (p.30), turn,

Round 3 :

from the 2nd stitch from hook (skip sl st, work into the last sc of the previous row, p.31): 1 sc, 3 hdc, 2 sc in 1 stitch, ch 3, sl st into the 3rd loop from the hook (p.32), 1 sc into the same sc (the last stitch) (p.32), work along the other side of the chain, 1 sc, 3 hdc, 1 sc (p.33), sl st into the front loop of the base sc (p.34)

Info :

The first petal is ready (p.35).

Round 4 :

2 sl st into the front loops on the head

Info :

Repeat instructions 1-4 11 more times. The first row of 12 petals is ready (p.36)

Info :

If you crocheted this row with blue yarn, fasten off, and attach yellow yarn to the front loop of the next stitch (p.37). If you crocheted with yellow yarn, continue to crochet.

Info :

The 2nd row is made almost in the same way, the only difference is that you start with 4th instruction (make 2 sl st, p.38) and then make instructions 1-3. The petals of this row should close the spaces between petals of the previous row. Repeat instructions (4, 1-3) 12 times. Fasten off.

Info :

Attach yarn of mustard color to the next front loop (p.39). Ch 4 (p.40), sl st into the next stitch (p.41,42), repeat 35 more times (till the end of the row) (p.43). Cut the yarn off, weave in the end (p.44).

— Body :

Info :

Work with green yarn.

Round 1 :

6 sc in a MR (6)

Round 2 :

6 inc (12)

Round 3 :

(inc, 1 sc) * 6 (18)

Round 4 :

(inc, 2 sc) * 6 (24)

Round 5 :

(inc, 3 sc) * 6 (30)

Round 6 :

(inc, 4 sc) * 6 (36)

Round 7-11 :

(5 rows) 36 sc (36)

Round 12 :

14 sc, (dec, 1 sc) * 3, 13 sc (33)

Round 13 :

12 sc, (dec, 1 sc) * 3, 12 sc (30)

Round 14 :

(dec, 3 sc) * 6 (24)

Round 15 :

24 sc (24)

Round 16 :

(dec, 2 sc) * 6 (18)

Round 17-19 :

(3 rows) 18 sc (18)

Info :

Stuff the body firmly.

Info :

Cut the yarn off leaving 20-30 cm for sewing the body to the head.

— Assembling :

Info :

Embroider the nose using the same yarn you used for crocheting the face. Make 3-4 stitches over the MR (p.47,48).

Info :

Embroider the whites of the eyes with white yarn (p.49-51).

Info :

Embroider eyelashes with black thread following instructions (p.52-54). I use 4 ply yarn, divide it in half and embroider in 2 threads. You can also use embroidery thread.

Info :

Pull all the ends out at the back of the head, tie them together and weave in. If during embroidery some fiberfill threads were pulled out on the face, remove them using tweezers.

Info :

Fix the head on the body with pins as close to the green leaves as possible, the face should look a little upwards (p.55-57). Sew the head to the body with the thread left from crocheting the body. Grab a stitch on the head (p.58), then a stitch on the body (note, not a loop, a stitch - p.59). Add stuffing to the neck before you completely close the opening. Weave in the yarn end.

— Thread joining :

Info :

Count the rows from the bottom of the body. Pin the legs between rows 6 and 7 and the arm between rows 13 and 14 (p.61,62).

Info :

Use a strong thread (we will need about 50 cm for the arms and 50 cm for the legs). Grab several stitches from the inside of the leg (p.63), pull the needle through the body (p.64,65), grab several stitches on the inner side of the second leg (p.66), and pull the needle back through the body (p.67). Repeat these steps several times (2-3 will be enough), inserting the needle into the same holes and trying to grab the same stitches on the legs. Squeeze the legs a little (p.68), pull up both ends, tie them together several times and weave them in.

Info :

Attach the arms using the same method, but grab just 1-2 stitches on the arms (p.69).

Assembly Instructions

  • Embroider the nose using the same yarn used for crocheting the face; make 3-4 stitches over the MR to shape a small nose (refer to p.47-48).
  • Attach safety eyes between the 4th and 5th rows of the head; make small holes with a wooden skewer before inserting eyes and secure the safety backings firmly (p.22-23).
  • Fix the head to the body using pins so the face tilts slightly upward (place pins near the green leaves), then sew the head to the body by grabbing a stitch on the head, then a stitch on the body (not a loop) and continue around (p.55-59).
  • Position and sew the legs using strong thread: pin legs between body rows 6 and 7 then use the thread-joining method pulling stitches from the inside of the leg through the body and repeating 2-3 times before tying and weaving ends (p.61-68).
  • Attach arms by pinning between rows 13 and 14 and securing with strong thread using the same method as legs but grabbing only 1-2 stitches on the arms (p.61-69).
  • After assembly, add final stuffing to the neck, weave in all ends, and tidy up any loose fiberfill threads with tweezers before trimming.

Important Notes

  • 💡All parts are worked in continuous spirals (without slip stitch and ch), unless noted otherwise; use a stitch marker to keep track of rounds.
  • 💡Place safety eyes before closing the head completely and make holes first with a skewer to ease insertion and prevent splitting stitches.
  • 💡Work with consistent tension and stuff gradually to maintain smooth shaping and avoid lumps or overstuffing.

This little Baby Sunflower is made with love and tiny stitches to bring a smile to any day. Its layered petals and embroidered face make it a delightful gift or pocket-sized companion. Try different color schemes to create unique personalities and enjoy every cozy stitch. 🧶🌻

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

The finished amigurumi measures approximately 12 cm (4.7 inches) tall using the recommended yarn and hook; sizes vary with yarn weight and hook choice.

Can I use a different yarn weight?

Yes, you can use different yarn weights but the final size will change; choose an appropriate hook for the yarn and expect different stitch counts per inch.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated intermediate and assumes you know basic amigurumi techniques such as working in continuous spirals, increases, decreases, and sewing pieces together.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crocheters complete this project in 5-7 hours, though time will vary depending on experience and whether you add embroidery and finishing details.