Crochet a Single Rose with 4 Basic Stitches
Crocheting a single rose with just four basic stitches can be a delightful and rewarding experience for anyone, whether you're a seasoned crocheter or a beginner. By using simple stitches like the chain stitch, slip stitch, single crochet, and double crochet, you'll be amazed at how easily you can create a beautiful and intricate rose design. Each stitch adds its own unique touch to the rose petals, giving you the opportunity to personalize your creation to suit your style. With a little practice and patience, you'll soon be crafting charming roses that can be used to adorn various projects, from clothing to home decor. So grab your crochet hook and some yarn, and let your creativity bloom with this fun and relaxing craft project.
Sizing
Made with the yarn and hook size that have originally been used, crochet rose design is about 3 inches across. Feel free to play with using other yarn sizes and/or hook sizes to get flowers that are larger or smaller.
Materials Needed
For each rose that you’d like to crochet, you will need:
- DK yarn- each flower uses 2 yards for color 1(center) and 8 yards for color 2(petals).
- An E/3.5mm hook
- Scissors
- A tapestry needle(this is optional, but good for weaving in ends(link to weaving in ends post).
Skill Level
This flower is worked in the round, but uses very basic stitches and would be suitable for a beginner level.
Variation Ideas
Some ideas for creating variations with this pattern might be to use different weights/types of yarn, and to experiment with unusual color combinations! Although I’m calling this a crochet rose, you might also choose colors or style it to be more of a hibiscus flower, too
Single Crochet Rose Pattern Directions
Pattern Notes
- All patterns are in US terms
- It is not critical to exactly match that gauge in order to have success making these designs.
- Feel free to experiment with yarn weights and hook sizes that are different from the original pattern(s).
- Repeats are shown inside of **
Abbreviations Used
- CH – chain (yarn over, pull loop through)
- REP-repeat
- SC-single crochet(insert hook, yarn over, draw up a loop, yarn over, and draw through two loops)
- DC-double crochet (yarn over, insert hook, yarn over, draw up a loop, yarn over and draw through two loops x2)
- SS-slip stitch(insert hook, yarn over, draw up a loop through the work and through the loop on your hook)
- ST/STS – stitch/stitches
Directions
In color 1
Setup: ch3 or 4
sts and ss in your first chain to make a very small loop. OR, alternatively, create a magic circle.
Round 1: *ch5, sc into the center of the loop* Rep 9x(10x total). SS into the bottom of the first ch5. Bind off.
Switch to color 2
Round 2:
Join in one of the ch-5 spaces. *ch3, dc15 into the ch-5 space. Then, go behind the next ch-5 space and ss into the next one* Repeat 4x for 5 petals total(your last ss should go in the back of the first petal, in the middle).
Bind off.
Note: Layer the petals in round 2 over each other as you work.
Feel free to play with putting petals behind or in front of each other until you are happy with the result.