Today I am sharing with you my Crochet Lily of the Valley Pattern to celebrate all of those born during May. The sweet scented Lily of the Valley flowers are a woodland wildflower which bloom in the Spring. Lily of the Valley flowers symbolize sweetness, purity and joy. They also represent humility, innocence and love.
The second birth flower for May is the Hawthorn flower. This beautiful 5 petaled flower symbolizes symbolizes hope, happiness and the protective nature of people born in this month. If you would like to make my Crochet Hawthorn Birth Flower click HERE.
This is a easy crochet flower pattern to create which you can make with any yarn and 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 sized flower, but I can promise they will all be beautiful. To create a realistic spray you will need a between 5 -7 flowers.
My free pattern includes the step by step tutorial to crochet the flower ONLY. If you would like to support me to continue creating FREE PATTERNS, you can purchase the full PDF pattern including Flower and Leaf tutorial in my Webshop or in my Etsy for only $1.99.
My free Crochet Lily of the Valley 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)
- 15 -20 meters white lace weight Yarn (I have used some vintage thread I had in my stash in ecru)
- 6 – 8 meters Green lace weight yarn (Circulo Clea yarn 5947)
- Matching crochet hook for your yarn I have used between 1.25mm | US 10 Crochet Hook
- Scissors
- Tapestry Needle
- 80cm piece of 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 Flower is 2cm diameter With 1.25mm hook.
Notes: The flower is made in the round. A wire is threaded through the base of the flower then green yarn is used to wrap around the wire. This pattern ONLY includes the flowers.
Crochet Stitches
To make my crochet Primrose, you will be using a few advanced crochet stitches including: Slip Stitch (sl st), Single Crochet (sc), Half Double Crochet (hdc), Picot (picot).
Crochet Flower (Make 5-7)
Row 1 White Yarn: Make a magic circle, ch1 (count as heightening chain), add 6sc into the center of the magic circle, continue in the round. Total: 6sc.
Row 2: 6sc inc. Total: 12sc.
Rows 3 – 5: 12sc. Total: 12sc.
Row 6: *(sl st, sc,hdc, picot – chain 2, sl st into the second from the hook) in the same stitch, (hdc, sc)* repeat * to * 5 mores times, sl st into the first stitch. Fasten off and weave in your ends.
How to Assemble Crochet Lily of the Valley
Step 1: Cut the florist wire into a 40cm piece – this will be the main stem. Cut as many 5cm pieces as you require for the remaining flowers.
Step 2: Bend the long florist wire in half, thread this through the base of a flower, pinch with pliers to secure around the flower as shown in the photo. Repeat this process with the short pieces of wire for the remaining flowers.
Step 3: Starting with the small stems, thread a 50cm meter piece of green yarn through the base of the flower, carefully wrap the yarn around the folded wire until you reach 1-2cm from the end. Cut the yarn.
Step 4: Thread a 2 meter piece of green yarn through the base of the main stem, carefully wrap the yarn around the folded wire until you reach 4-6 cm from the base of the flower. Align a smaller stem continue to wrap the yarn around both wires as shown in the photo.
Step 5: Continue to add flower stems at 3-4cm interval until all the flowers are encased in the main stem. Next fold the tips of the wire, up against the stem, continue wrapping the yarn around all the wires (this will create a smooth tip), once you reach the end. Fasten off and weave in your ends.
Congratulations you have made your Crochet Lilly of the Valley 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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