Flower With Stem Stitch – FREE Crochet Stitch Tutorial

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The Flower With Stem Stitch is a beautiful flower crochet stitch perfect to use for lots of different crochet projects.

Use it to make crochet blankets, garments, your imaginations is the limit here.

Try using it in a simple test square first to get a feel of the texture before you start a bigger project with it. The nature of puff stitches is that it requires a lot of yarn. The positive is the texture & look it gives

Try using it in the Spring Flower Blanket Square.

Flower With Stem Stitch - FREE Crochet Stitch Tutorial

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What are the flower with stem stitch crochet stitch pattern?

The flower with stem stitch crochet stitch pattern is a great crochet stitch combination that offers lots of texture with cute flowers.

The stitches you will need to know is chains, double crochet stitches & crochet puffs.

The pattern is a multiple of 4 stitches & a 2 row repeat.

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Flower With Stem Stitch - FREE Crochet Stitch Tutorial

Materials Needed

To crochet the flower with stem stitch crochet stitch pattern you can use any crochet hook size and weight yarn. If you’re following a crochet pattern, use the crochet hook and yarn suggested to get the correct gauge.

The stitch pattern sample used these crochet tools & materials:

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flower with stem stitch - free crochet stitch tutorial

Crochet Abbreviations

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Learn more about crochet abbreviations & find a complete list on our Crochet Abbreviations & Terms post.

Notes

  • This stitch pattern is a stitch multiple of 8 stitches. Add 4 for base chain.

Stitches You Will Need

Puff

*draw up a loop from stitch indicated, yarn over*, repeat 2 times, pull through all loops on hook.

Crochet a blanket!

Use this crochet stitch pattern to crochet a blanket! Learn more about crochet blanket sizes & making one with any size crochet hook & yarn:

  1. Crochet Blanket Sizes
  2. Any Yarn & Hook Blanket Calculator
  3. Other Crochet Stitches for Blankets

Flower With Stem Stitch Written Crochet Tutorial

With ch a multiple of 8 + 4.

Row 1 (RS):  puff in 8th ch from hook, *ch 2, puff in same st*, repeat from *to* 1 time, ch 1, sk 3 st, dc 1 in next st, **ch 1, sk 3 st, puff in next st, *ch 2, puff in same st*, repeat from *to* 1 time, ch 1, sk 3 st, dc 1 in next st**, repeat from **to** until end of row, turn.

Row 2 (WS): ch 6, sk 4 st, **dc 1 in next st, *ch 1, sk 4 st, puff in next st, *ch 2, puff in same st*, repeat from *to* 1 time, ch 1, sk 4 st, ch 1**, repeat from **to** until you have 6 st left, dc 1 in next st, ch 1, sk 4 st, dc 1 in last st, turn.

Row 3: ch 3, sk 1 st, puff in next st, *ch 2, puff in same st*, repeat from *to* 1 time, ch 1, sk 4 st, dc 1 in next st, **ch 1, sk 4 st, puff in next st, *ch 2, puff in same st*, repeat from *to* 1 time, ch 1, sk 4 st, dc 1 in next st**, repeat from **to** until end of row, turn.

Repeat row 2 & 3 until project is desired size.

Flower With Stem Stitch - FREE Crochet Stitch Tutorial

Flower With Stem Stitch - FREE Crochet Stitch Tutorial

Flower With Stem Stitch – FREE Crochet Stitch Tutorial

Janne Kleivset Janne Kleivset
Learn how to crochet the flower with stem stitch. The Flower With Stem Stitch is a beautiful flower crochet stitch perfect to use for lots of different crochet projects.
Cost 5
Total Time 20 minutes
Gauge Depends on the crochet hook and yarn you use.
Sizes Depends on how many crochet stitches you crochet.

Skill Level

Easy

Materials

Abbreviations

We try our best to include all crochet abbreviations in the list above for the crochet stitch pattern, but sometimes we may forget one or two.
Learn more about crochet abbreviations & find a complete list on our Crochet Abbreviations & Terms post.

Instructions

  • Ch a multiple of 8 + 4.

Make the 3 flowers:

  • First puff: Draw up a loop, yarn over, draw up a loop, yarn over, draw up a loop.
    Flower With Stem Stitch - FREE Crochet Stitch Tutorial
  • Puff finished: Draw through all loops on hook.
    Flower With Stem Stitch - FREE Crochet Stitch Tutorial
  • Ch 2.
    Flower With Stem Stitch - FREE Crochet Stitch Tutorial
  • Second puff. Draw up a loop, yarn over, draw up a loop, yarn over, draw up a loop.
    Flower With Stem Stitch - FREE Crochet Stitch Tutorial
  • Puff finished: Draw through all loops on hook.
    Flower With Stem Stitch - FREE Crochet Stitch Tutorial
  • Ch 2.
    Flower With Stem Stitch - FREE Crochet Stitch Tutorial
  • Third puff. Draw up a loop, yarn over, draw up a loop, yarn over, draw up a loop.
    Flower With Stem Stitch - FREE Crochet Stitch Tutorial
  • Draw through all loops on hook. Third puff finished & the flower finished.
    Flower With Stem Stitch - FREE Crochet Stitch Tutorial

The Stem

  • How it should look after a flower, then ch 1 & dc 1.
    Flower With Stem Stitch - FREE Crochet Stitch Tutorial

Row 1

  • Row 1 (RS):  puff in 8th ch from hook, *ch 2, puff in same st*, repeat from *to* 1 time, ch 1, sk 3 st, dc 1 in next st, **ch 1, sk 3 st, puff in next st, *ch 2, puff in same st*, repeat from *to* 1 time, ch 1, sk 3 st, dc 1 in next st**, repeat from **to** until end of row, turn. How it should look after finishing row 1.
    How it should look after finishing row 1. Tip: In this photo I’ve marked chains where the flowers go with green & the stem with red, to make it easier to see where to put the stitches. I did that directly on the chain row before I started crocheting.
    Flower With Stem Stitch - FREE Crochet Stitch Tutorial

Row 2

  • Row 2 (WS): ch 6, sk 4 st, **dc 1 in next st, *ch 1, sk 4 st, puff in next st, *ch 2, puff in same st*, repeat from *to* 1 time, ch 1, sk 4 st, ch 1**, repeat from **to** until you have 6 st left, dc 1 in next st, ch 1, sk 4 st, dc 1 in last st, turn. How it should look after finishing row 2.
    How it should look after finishing row 2.
    Flower With Stem Stitch - FREE Crochet Stitch Tutorial

Row 3

  • Row 3: ch 3, sk 1 st, puff in next st, *ch 2, puff in same st*, repeat from *to* 1 time, ch 1, sk 4 st, dc 1 in next st, **ch 1, sk 4 st, puff in next st, *ch 2, puff in same st*, repeat from *to* 1 time, ch 1, sk 4 st, dc 1 in next st**, repeat from **to** until end of row, turn. How it should look after finishing row 3.
    How it should look after finishing row 3.
    Flower With Stem Stitch - FREE Crochet Stitch Tutorial
  • Repeat row 2 & 3 until project is desired size.
    Flower With Stem Stitch - FREE Crochet Stitch Tutorial

Notes

  • This stitch pattern is a stitch multiple of 8 stitches. Add 4 for base chain.

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Janne Kleivset

Janne Kleivset

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