Today I am sharing with you my Crochet Gladiolus Flower Pattern to celebrate all of those born during August. The Gladiolus flower is believed to represent faithfulness, strength of character and also remembrance. These beautiful flowers bloom from a single stem which is filled with flowers and buds. A flower that comes in a huge range of colours therefore, you can crochet a flower stem to suite everyone.
The second birth flower for August is the Poppy flower. This beautiful symbolic flower symbolizes peace, calm and beauty. If you would like to make my Crochet Poppy Birth Flower click HERE.
This is an easy crochet flower pattern to create, which you can make with any yarn and a matching-sized crochet hook (although you do want to keep your stitches tight, so use the smallest crochet hook you can for your sized yarn). Depending on the size of yarn you use will increase or decrease your flower size, but I can promise they will all be beautiful. To create a realistic spray of flowers, you will need 2 large flowers, 2 small flowers and 2 buds.
My free pattern includes the step by step tutorial to crochet the Large flower ONLY. If you would like to support me to continue creating FREE PATTERNS, you can purchase the full PDF pattern including all flowers and buds in my Webshop or in my Etsy for only $1.99.
My free Crochet Gladiolus pattern is written below with a simple step by step written | photo tutorial. Or if you prefer a video tutorial, I have also made a Youtube video.
Materials (Per Flower)
- 2 meters White Sports weight yarn (I have used Circulo Amigurumi Yarn in White)
- 30 meters Peach Sports weight yarn (I have used Circulo Amigurumi Yarn in Peach)
- Matching crochet hook for your yarn I have used between 2.5mm | US C Crochet Hook
- Scissors
- Tapestry Needle
- 6 x 10cm piece of florist wire
- Pliers
Gauge: N/A Use the smallest crochet hook you can with your chosen yarn to create tight stitches, this will help your flower keep the form.
Size: My crochet Large Flower is 12cm diameter.
Notes: The flowers are made as individual motifs, then attached together. A wire is threaded through the base of each petal, once the required amount of petals are made, these are arranged to form a flower. This pattern ONLY includes the large flower.
Crochet Stitches
To make my crochet Gladiolus, you will be using a few advanced crochet stitches including: Slip Stitch (sl st), Single Crochet (sc), Half Double Crochet (hdc), Double Crochet (dc), Treble Crochet (tr), Picot (picot).
Crochet Gladiolus Flower
Row 1 White or Coloured yarn: Chain 8, sc in the second from the hook, 2sc, 3hdc, 5hdc in the final stitch, turn to work down the back of the foundation chain, 3hdc, 3sc. Fasten off Colour white, repeat the 5 remaining petals in a single colour only.
Row 2: First petal, attach Coloured yarn to the final stitch. Chain 1, TURN, 2sc, hdc, (hdc, dc) in the same stitch, 2dc inc., 2dc inc., (dc, picot, dc) in the same stitch, 2dc inc., (dc, hdc) in the same stitch. hdc, 2sc. Fasten off leaving a 20cm tail.
Repeat Rows 1 & 2 in a single colour to make 5 more petals.
How to Assemble Crochet Gladiolus Flower
Step 1: Using the long tail of the petal, sew the base of the petal together as shown to create a pinched petal. Fasten off and weave in your end.
Step 2: Insert the 10cm length of florist wire into the base of the petal and fold in half to secure as shown in the photo below. Repeat for the remaining 5 petals.
Step 3: Arrange the first petal (double coloured) and 2 plain petals in a trio as shown in the photo below.
Step 4: Arrange the remaining 3 petals between each petal as shown. Twist the wires together to create a single stem.
Step 5: Now your Crochet Gladiolus flower is complete. If you wish, you can wrap green thread around your wire to finish your flower. If you would like to make the full Gladiolus stem, the step by step written | photo tutorial is available to buy as a PDF pattern HERE.
Congratulations, you have made your Crochet Gladiolus Flower. I would love to see you crochet creations, please tag me on @moara_crochet on Instagram to share your work.
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