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Happy Sunflower Amigurumi Pattern and His Little Sis Mini in the Shop!

October 2, 2021 / 233 Comments

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These sunflowers will brighten up any desk or office and would be a welcome addition to any windowsill! I have given these sunflowers away as gifts, prizes at work, and even as giveaways during charitable events. One thing is always consistent, they never cease to bring a smile to the faces of any who see them.

Materials Needed:

  • Crochet Hook: F (Happy Sunflower); D (Mini)
  • Green Yarn (Red Heart Super Saver – Spring Green)
  • Brown Yarn (Red Heart Super Saver – Nutmeg or Coffee)
  • Yellow Yarn (Caron – Sunflower)
  • Light Brown Yarn (Vanna’s Choice – Honey)
  • Terracotta Pot (Approx. 3 ½” opening)
  • Polyester Fiberfill Stuffing
  • 12 Gauge Jewelry Wire – Black
  • Wire Cutter
  • Black Felt
  • Black, White and Green Embroidery Thread
  • Yarn Needle/Embroidery Needle

Photo Credit: J.H. Winter

Skills Needed / Terms Used:

  • Magic Ring Technique
  • Crocheting in the Round
  • Sc – Single Crochet
  • Inc – Increase
  • Invdec – Invisible Decrease
  • Sl st – Slip Stitch
  • Ch – chain
  • FO – Finish Off, Bind Off
  • BLO – Back Loop Only
  • Whipstitch
  • Straight Stitch (Embroidery)

Grab the Happy Sunflower Pattern in the Shop!

Grab Mini the Happy Sunflower’s Little Sis Pattern!

Extra Bits of Video Help from the Ink & Stitches YouTube Channel!

Video #1: Sewing on Amigurumi Eyes

Video #2: Sewing on an Amigurumi Mouth

Video #3: A Bit of Help with Rounds 9 & 10 of the Head Piece

Video #4: Chain Stitch to Make the Sunflower Stem

Video #5: Assembling the Sunflower from Start to Finish

Photo Credit: J.H. Winter

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233 Comments

  • Cheryl Fowle

    December 19, 2021 at 6:08 pm Reply

    Hi there,

    I was hoping to make this for my aunt who LOVES sunflowers, but I can’t get the free pattern to appear! I’ve signed up for the newsletter and confirmed the subscription with my inbox, but I continue to get the same page (materials, paid pdf link, materials, and video aids) without the pattern.

    Hoping there’s a simple solution I’m overlooking!

    • JHWinter

      December 19, 2021 at 8:31 pm Reply

      Hi Cheryl! The pattern was free for quite awhile before I added it in my shop. You can now get the pattern for the small fee of $1.49 to grab the PDF with tons of pictures and step-by-steps to get you from start to finish. You can find the pattern here. Please let me know if you have any questions 🙂

        • JHWinter

          June 11, 2022 at 3:34 pm Reply

          I’m glad we got everything worked out! I’m not sure why the links weren’t working. I’ve tested them both and they seemed okay on my end. Let me know if you have any troubles with any other links 😉 Happy crocheting!

      • Vadra Craven

        December 27, 2022 at 12:25 pm Reply

        Happy Sunflower Crochet Pattern – I have tried many times to get the PDF for this adorable pattern and each time I get the error message that link is not found>. Where can I get the pattern or the videos for the entire project.

        Thank you
        Vadra Craven

  • Jodie kingsley

    June 28, 2021 at 12:17 pm Reply

    Hi there my name is jodie live. The partten if there is one. Love to do this one. Please. Please email me. If i can get or buy hwnd written partten. Please

    • JHWinter

      April 13, 2021 at 8:53 am Reply

      Hi Julia! That’s wonderful. What a wonderful website you have. I love that you’ve included my Happy Sunflower in with the springtime amis. <3 Thank you so much!

    • JHWinter

      September 30, 2020 at 8:07 pm Reply

      If you are posting the image along with a link back to my blog to get the pattern, that would be just fine. I would rather the pattern remain on my blog however, as far as where crafters can access it. I hope this answers your inquiry 😀

  • Janet

    July 24, 2020 at 5:19 am Reply

    I’ve filled out all the forms, Checked my mail, including spam, and still can’t get sunflower pattern. Please help!

    • JHWinter

      July 24, 2020 at 6:06 am Reply

      You need to make sure to allow “cookies” which is in the settings for your browser. For example, if you use Chrome on a Mac, you would go to the top navigation bar, click Chrome – Preferences – Cookies and other site data. This way the site will recognize that you already signed up. Once that happens, when you click on the post it should come up, along with any of the other patterns that you look at. In the meantime, I will email you the PDF so that you have it straight away 🙂 Let me know if you have any further issues. I’m here to help!

  • Michelle Richard

    July 12, 2020 at 10:19 am Reply

    Hello,
    I am trying to locate the pattern for your darling Happy Sunflower. It is adorable and I must be having a senior moment, because I can’t find it. Thank you.

    • JHWinter

      July 13, 2020 at 11:18 am Reply

      http://blog.jhwinter.com/free-pattern-amigurumi-happy-sunflower/ There is the link. It will ask for your email to unlock the free pattern, but you should only have to put that in once. The site uses cookies so that it won’t ask you every time. 🙂 Also, there is a little magnifying glass on the top right of the blog under the banner. You can then type in “sunflower” for example and all the posts related will come up. Much easier than searching through posts!

      • Jeff meyer

        July 21, 2020 at 5:16 pm Reply

        Please help. My wife wants me to get this sunflower smiley plant free pattern to crochet. I can’t seem to get it off your site here. I click on the link and all the rest and I can’t get the pattern and instructions. Help, please!
        Thank you,
        Jeff

        • JHWinter

          July 22, 2020 at 6:43 am Reply

          Hi Jeff, when you open any of the free patterns, there should be a picture of my little firefly Peter, holding an envelope. Below that is a sign up for the newsletter. All you need to do is enter in your email to sign up for the newsletter, and you will have access to all of the free patterns. The site uses cookies to remember that you’ve already signed in, so you should only have to enter in the email once. If you are asked again, just enter in the same email and it will unlock the free pattern without duplicating your email. It only records it once. 🙂 The Happy Sunflower pattern is here. Please let me know if you have any further issues. 🙂

    • Julia

      July 22, 2020 at 3:07 am Reply

      Hi
      I signed in but can’t find the pattern for the sunflower. It’s so sweet, I’d really loooove to try it! Please help

      • JHWinter

        July 22, 2020 at 6:38 am Reply

        Hi Julia! I’m so glad you’ve joined me here. The link to the Happy Sunflower is here. Now that you’ve signed in to join the newsletter, you should have access to all of my free patterns. The site uses cookies to remember that you’ve already signed in. 🙂 If you’re ever asked to enter it again, just enter the same one. It will only record the email once. Let me know if you are still having issues.

  • Claire Grice

    June 12, 2020 at 1:57 am Reply

    I’m interested in making this project, but it doesn’t state what quantity of materials is required.Where can I find out so I can buy the required quantities of yarn etc? Thanks

  • Marisol Guzman

    June 4, 2020 at 11:06 am Reply

    Es un hermoso Girasol que estoy por comenzar a tejer, le gusto mucho a mi esposo y quiere que se lo obsequie. agradezco el que comparta el patrón de tan bella creación, todo muy detallado e ilustrado. Nuevamente gracias por compartir.

  • Antoine

    April 30, 2020 at 8:34 am Reply

    Hello! I simply love the pattern and the amount of details that you’ve put in. I was wondering, would it be possible to substitute the dirt ball, and instead make a flat “soil” which would be placed inside a crocheted flower pot? Meaning that apart from the sunflower, would it be possible to crochet a flower pot and soil and stitch everything together?

    • JHWinter

      April 30, 2020 at 9:20 am Reply

      Most definitely! I would put a round disc of wood at the bottom and/or a weight to help it stand up. You can always make the base wider too, since the sunflower is top-heavy. The root ball top can be expanded by continuing to increase evenly each round until the desired size. For the root base, if you want this to be a pot instead, I would adjust the color and make its largest round of increases, give you more stitches around than whatever size dirt top you made so that you can stitch the dirt to the inside of the pot, giving the pot a nice higher lip. Does that make sense?

      • JHWinter

        April 30, 2020 at 9:21 am Reply

        Also, when I say to put a round circle of wood and/or a weight to the bottom, I mean inside the plushie, underneath the stuffing which will hold it to the bottom of the inner base.

  • Jodi

    October 13, 2019 at 8:25 am Reply

    I really love this and I would want to make one as a present for the lady who taught me how to crotchet. I’ve only been crocheting for almost a year now so the rules and stitches are still kinda complicated. I find it hard to read patterns. Do you think you could make a video of how to do the leaves and petals ? I got how to do the rest of it by watching the video rather than reading the pattern. It would mean so much to me if you could.

  • Monika Fregin

    September 2, 2019 at 4:05 am Reply

    Hallo,
    ich wollte gerne die lachende Sonnenblume im Topf für meine Enkelin häkeln, sie liebt Sonnenblumen. Leider geht bei mir gar nichts. Ich kann weder das Youtube-Video öffnen noch das PDF herunterladen. Schade. Ich hätte sie soooooo gerne. Was kann ich tun?
    Gruß Monika

  • Krista

    August 20, 2019 at 8:18 am Reply

    Question! I made this today, using mostly scraps that i had on hand, which changed the pattern just a tad. (Added a row to the face of the flower, ran out of green for part of leaf 2 and 3, added petals) still, it looks beautiful and i cant wait to gift it to my friend. However, becaus eof the green i used, the flower is very top heavy and walmart only had 16g wire. Do you have any suggestions?

    • JHWinter

      August 26, 2019 at 6:57 am Reply

      Do you have it in a pot? You could either try to find a heavier pot, perhaps a more decorative one. You could also put a weight under the root ball in the pot to try to keep the weight towards the base. I hope that helps! 🙂

  • Jessyca

    January 1, 2019 at 3:50 pm Reply

    Hi Julianne,

    I hope you are doing well! I stumbled across your site because I have been searching endlessly for something similar to your Happy Sunflower tutorial but for tulips (Happy Tulip tutorial??–think about it!). And that’s really what brought me here to the ‘contact me’ section of your site. Long story short, I have to give the teachers I’m working with an end-of-year-thanks-for-having-me gift and I am obsessed with tulips–and everyone knows it. My idea was to give them a tulip and a baby tequila shot (im also known for liking tequila) with a note saying “something for you to remember me by and something so that you don’t remember anything.” I didn’t shorten that story as much as I could have (sorry). I cant find anything tulip related online and i saw this super cute knit tulip (https://www.etsy.com/listing/60519946/spring-tulip-flower-knit-amigurumi-plush) but I cant knit 🙁 sigh.

    Basically, I’m asking you to consider creating a tulip version of your happy sunflower and possibly a youtube video to help out this desperate beginner. Thank you for your time.

    Kindest regards,
    Jessyca

    • JHWinter

      January 4, 2019 at 11:51 am Reply

      Hi Jessyca! Thank you for reaching out to me! Unfortunately, I don’t have much time at the moment as I’m gearing up to start a C2C (Corner-to-Corner) Crochet-a-long that will be starting soon on this blog. I’ll be teaching how to make a Cat-ghan (Cat Afghan) that I designed. There’ll be videos for each square that that I need to make, and I’m not too sure I’ll have the time to commit to making another amigurumi pattern. I’m so sorry. Perhaps sometime in the future though. ~Julianne

    • JHWinter

      October 14, 2018 at 9:05 pm Reply

      Hi Debbie! Thank you for asking 🙂 You can sell at local craft fairs if you credit my name and blog here, but I ask that you please not sell finished products online. Enjoy making the sunflower and let me know if you have any more questions! 😀

      • Caitlin Angermeyer

        September 9, 2021 at 12:30 pm Reply

        Hi! I have someone that wants to commission me to make several of these as a finished product. Just want to make sure I can share pictures of my finished products on my social media account, with your name and the link to your blog post included. Thank you!

        • JHWinter

          September 9, 2021 at 7:37 pm Reply

          Hi Caitlin! Thank you so much for reaching out! If you’d like to post finished pictures of them on social media, you can and tag me as well (I’d love to see them!), but just please make sure not to actually sell them online. If you sell at a local craft show or to friends and family, I am okay with that completely. I just don’t allow finished amis from my patterns to be sold online. I hope you can understand, and thanks so much for asking! 🙂

  • Janet

    August 29, 2018 at 11:06 pm Reply

    What a lovely happy sunflower. Your PDF is brilliant! Came down and saved to iBooks with no probs at all. Thank you so much for all your effort, much appreciated! 🙂

  • Peg Eastlund

    April 6, 2018 at 9:46 am Reply

    Can you tell me the total inches for the wire from inside dirt pod to outside amt needed to attach stem and other items. Thanks Peg Eastlund

    • JHWinter

      April 18, 2018 at 11:43 pm Reply

      It doesn’t need to be exact. You need enough wire to do the spiral at the base of the root ball, have enough to go through the center of the stem and then a bit extra to do the other spiral inside the head at the other end. Since each crocheter’s tension is different and sizes of the finished plushie may vary I haven’t specified. To give you an approximate length, I would say to give yourself about 1 foot of length and you can always trim it later on if that was too much. 🙂 Hope this helps!

  • Sally

    October 5, 2017 at 10:54 pm Reply

    Made my to go with scarecrow and placed on mason jar then added pumpkin in jar. Using as centerpiece for fall. Added more petals and changed face. Your pattern was just what I was looking for. Thank you.

  • Holly

    September 19, 2017 at 7:23 am Reply

    Such a cute pattern!! Thanks so much for sharing 🙂

    Very recently I have attempted to make my own crochet blog (attempted being the key word lol) and was wondering if I am able to post a few pictures of the sunflower that I have made to my blog with full credit to you and links to you.
    Thank you so much

    • JHWinter

      September 20, 2017 at 8:15 pm Reply

      Of course! Thank you for asking! Just link people back over to my blog to get the full pattern and more information. I’m glad you enjoyed making the Happy Sunflower Holly!

    • JHWinter

      September 20, 2017 at 8:25 pm Reply

      You are so very welcome! I’m glad you enjoy the Happy Sunflower character and hope you make many of them in the future. The holidays are coming and they make amazing gifts 😀

  • Amy

    March 13, 2017 at 2:31 pm Reply

    Hey, I absolutely love your design and for the most part (I’m new to crocheting, so still learning) I find your instructions very easy to follow, however, I’m not sure where I’ve gone wrong on R9 of the head piece (4sc, (inc, sc) 3 times, 18sc, (inc, sc) 3 times, 14sc – 54) I ended up with 47 instead of 54 :/ any ideas on where I’ve gone wrong? I must have missed some stitches, but I was pretty sure I hadn’t. Once again, you’re instructions are perfect and I love your blog!

      • JHWinter

        March 16, 2017 at 4:09 pm Reply

        I’m glad you were able to figure that round out! Please let me know if you have any other questions along the way. Make sure to take a look at the videos on my Ink & Stitches YouTube Channel if you have any issues making the stem, embroidering the face, or assembling the sunflower. I also have lots of videos explaining how to do various amigurumi crochet stitches. It’s a nice reference for anyone new to crocheting and specifically, crocheting amigurumi. 🙂

        • Lilo(trille)

          June 13, 2017 at 2:57 am Reply

          Hello I have also a question about the headpiece, …
          These 3′ times and so , do I just count to 3 with two in every stitch or do I make pattern to even them out in the 18 sc? Greetings from Denmark and these sunflower do look so cute.

    • Claire Johnson

      July 4, 2020 at 8:45 am Reply

      Love this pattern. Had it on my to do list for ages and finally started it today. My question is what size pot have you used? I’ve seen some 3cmx3cm ones. Would these be big enough? Havent got to the soil part yet so not sure what size to order.

    • JHWinter

      February 18, 2017 at 11:57 am Reply

      Thank you for asking Donna. I don’t allow the sale of the finished products made from my patterns online. They are meant to be for personal use only or to give away as gifts. They can only be sold with credit at local craft fairs. The reason for this is that I reserve the right to sell the finished products from my patterns in my own Etsy shop. Thank you for understanding.

  • Babs Rudlin

    August 21, 2016 at 10:42 pm Reply

    Hi there,

    I’m making the sunflower for my best bud and am translating in to UK terms as I go. Would you be happy for me to write up the UK version of the pattern for my blog, I’m based in the UK ,with full credit to you and links to your original post and videos?

    Many thanks, Babs
    PS I’m not sure if this double posted from my phone in which case I apologise for any duplication

  • Babs Rudlin

    August 21, 2016 at 2:40 pm Reply

    Hi there,

    I’m making this happy chap for my bestie at the moment and translating the pattern into UK as I go. Would you be happy for me to post the UK version on my blog with full credit to you and links back you your amazing blog and video tutorials?

  • Esra Elhendy

    July 25, 2016 at 2:09 pm Reply

    Hi!
    Im currently working on this lovely pattern. Creating as a gift for my grandma :). Im just stuck on why my petals are a little smaller than the picture I followed each round correctly. Is this common? Or am i doing something wrong

    • JHWinter

      July 25, 2016 at 10:29 pm Reply

      How much smaller are they turning out? Tension can always be a factor. Different types of yarns used or hook sizes used can also contribute to the size of the piece you are making. When I sew the petals down around the face, I really flatten out the bottom so that I get the longest width possible and the 13 petals fits well. Make sure you have the correct number of rows and that you end with the same amount of stitches as I specify. If everything checks out, then I would just suggest making an extra petal if you need to, or space them out a bit depending on the look you are going for.

      • Esra Elhendy

        August 15, 2016 at 1:56 am Reply

        I realized what i messed up on, thank you. But now im having trouble understanding how to stitch in the flower petals into the face. I already did the out edge stitch technique for the two halves.

        • JHWinter

          August 15, 2016 at 5:12 pm Reply

          With the flower petals you need to flatten them so that you have four stitches on one side and four on the other. After that, you just need so whipstitch down using both loops on the petal and the areas behind the front stitches left behind on the face and back of the head (that line around the face and back of head of Front Loops should remain untouched and act as a frame for the petals which are sewn down in between them. Think of it as sewing in between the space left between two parallel lines. Does that make more sense? Let me know if I can answer any questions.

  • Adele Mccullom

    June 22, 2016 at 1:02 am Reply

    You really make it seem so easy with your presentation but I find this topic to be actually something that I think I would never understand. It seems too complicated and very broad for me. I am looking forward for your next post, I¡¯ll try to get the hang of it!

    • Michelle Brooks

      August 2, 2016 at 10:05 am Reply

      I initially thought ami was too complicated – then I just sat down one day and tried a ball and it “snowballed” from there! I love it! I have made some really amazing stuffed animals from patterns and just from my head. You really should give it a try. I really think once you get the hang of it (and really it’s pretty simple) you will fall in love with it just like I have! Good luck Adele!

  • Holly @ hook fast

    June 18, 2016 at 6:39 pm Reply

    I finished my very first amigurumi and it was this adorable sunflower! Thank you for the adorable pattern. You can see it on my Instagram page @hookfast.creations

    Thanks!

  • Staci

    June 9, 2016 at 4:04 pm Reply

    I finished my sunflower. I posted it to your Facebook fan page. His petals aren’t spaced very evenly and they don’t look very “neat” at the seams but I like his face, he has personality 🙂 I can’t wait til you finish your video of putting it all together to see your techniques on all of this. He’s a bit big for his britches but I still love him. <3

    • JHWinter

      June 9, 2016 at 11:15 pm Reply

      He came out amazing! Well done again, Staci! I am making up pieces for a sunflower right now. I will try to film the video next week and have it up shortly after. I plan on having it just be about how I assemble the sunflower after the pieces are all already made. Stay tuned!

  • Staci

    June 7, 2016 at 6:48 pm Reply

    I was wondering if you could do a quick video or better picture tutorial for the embroidery on the leaves please? I’m not good at the embroidery part and I guess I can’t make my brain “click” to get it. Anything you can offer to help better would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. I love the way my sunflower is coming together 🙂

    • JHWinter

      June 7, 2016 at 9:19 pm Reply

      Of course, Staci! As soon as my voice comes back, I will film a new video tutorial for the leaves. I had another reader ask if I’d do a video showing the complete assembly process, so that is forthcoming too! If you haven’t already subscribed here on the blog, you could do that and/or subscribe to my YouTube channel to see all of my new videos as they come through. I would love to see your sunflower when you’re finished. You can post a picture if you’re willing, to my Facebook Fan Page. Can’t wait to see it!

      • Staci

        June 8, 2016 at 10:44 am Reply

        thank you so much! I can’t wait for the video for the assembly process either. I’ve already subscribed to both 🙂 My leaves look so droopy, hopefully they will look better once in the pot. I went ahead with the leaves just to finish up. I’m getting ready to do the eyes, wish me luck! (just need to figure out about how big to make the ovals)

        • JHWinter

          June 8, 2016 at 1:16 pm Reply

          I have two videos up on the channel for doing the facial embroidery details. One is for the eyes and the other for the mouth. Those should help give you an idea of the size you need. Off the top of my head, they should be about 3/4″ in height perhaps 1/2″ in width. Play around with the size, until you get one that works for your flower. We all have different tensions as well, so your amigurumi sunflower may come out larger or smaller than mine because of that. That is why I left the eye size up to you. Whatever fits 🙂

          Sunflower Eyes: https://youtu.be/ieyIRabSJmw
          Sunflower Mouth: https://youtu.be/erYpCEQFGjM

      • Lisa

        August 29, 2017 at 2:16 pm Reply

        Hello. I noticed this response is from June 2016. I was wondering if you had a chance to create a tutorial for the leaves. I am so excited about this pattern & have completed the head and stem & now I am working on the leaves.
        Thank you 🙂
        Lisa

        • JHWinter

          September 20, 2017 at 8:21 pm Reply

          Hi Lisa! I haven’t made a video that has step-by-step on the crocheted directions for the leaf, but my Ink & Stitches YouTube Channel does have an assembly video which does include how to do the embroidered details on the leaves and how to attach them. If you have the single crochet, increase, and decrease stitches down, then you should have no trouble on the leaves. You just crochet in the round and then flatten them at the end of everything to give them the proper shape and thickness. I did also do videos explaining how to do each of the crocheted stitches as well. Go check them out when you get a chance 😀 I hope they help!

  • jodie

    May 26, 2016 at 3:43 pm Reply

    Hi I am new to amigurumi and I am wonder do u work in rounds or slip stitch then chain to start a new row. Thanks

    • JHWinter

      May 26, 2016 at 9:28 pm Reply

      Hi, Jodie! That’s a great question. Different amigurumi creators do things different ways. For me personally, I prefer to work in rounds. Good luck creating the sunflower, and let me know if you have any questions as you work your way through the pattern!

    • JHWinter

      April 25, 2016 at 8:31 pm Reply

      All you should have to do is click on the button at the end of the post to download the pattern and it should open a new page with the PDF for you. Since you are having difficulties getting it to open for you, I will go ahead and email you a PDF attachment. Look for it in your email account. Let me know if you have any further issues 🙂

  • Kelly

    April 20, 2016 at 4:33 am Reply

    Thank you for this lovely pattern, It reminds me of a game I used to play: Plants vs Zombies.
    Really cute 🙂 I’ going to make it once I finish my other projects..

    I’m going to try to crochet a ‘terracotta’ pot, any tips on having the bottom sturdy enough so it doesn’t fall over?

    Greetings from a fan from Belgium 😉

    • JHWinter

      April 20, 2016 at 5:52 am Reply

      I would cut a wooden circle (or you may be able to find one; you can also use thick cardboard) that fits in the bottom of the circle. I would then add weights on top (fishing weights are great) to add weight to the base so the heavy head won’t tip the pot over. Good luck! I’d love to see your finished sunflower. You can post a picture on my Facebook Fan Page, if you’d like 🙂

    • JHWinter

      April 18, 2016 at 8:12 pm Reply

      For R9 and 10, you repeat the pattern within the parenthesis three times each time you see it. For example:

      R9:4sc, (inc, sc) 3 times, 18sc, (inc, sc) 3 times, 14sc – 54
      …is the same as saying…
      R9: 4sc, inc, sc, inc, sc, inc, sc, 18sc, inc, sc, inc, sc, inc, sc, 14sc – 54

      Does that make more sense, Kim?

      • Nathalie

        April 22, 2017 at 3:20 am Reply

        Thank you very much for this explanation. I’m Belgian and I sat tight on R9!!
        My daughter loved your sunflower….
        grts Nathalie

  • cindy

    April 15, 2016 at 4:59 pm Reply

    Thank you so much! I love these sunflower. I can’t wait to make it. You are very talented. Keep up the good work. I can’t wait to see your next designs.

    North Carolina, usa

  • Nanske Panske

    April 14, 2016 at 6:04 am Reply

    Hi Marina
    I’m Nanske from Belgium
    I have a FB group and my members asked me if I would translate your wonderful Sunflower into Dutch

    Can I please have your permission ??
    I will put the link to your webpage or blog on it or I give you the translation and put the link to it on my group
    Greetings and Blessings
    NanskePanske

    • JHWinter

      April 14, 2016 at 6:23 am Reply

      Of course you may, Nanske! If you could link the pattern back over to my blog post with my name (J.H. Winter), that would be great. Let me know when you do post it, so that I can share the post on my social media. It’s lovely to be able to share my pattern with other language speakers as well!

    • Nanske Panske

      April 14, 2016 at 9:05 am Reply

      Hi Julianne

      I’m Nanske from Belgium
      I have a FB group and my members asked me if I would translate your wonderful Sunflower into Dutch

      Can I please have your permission ??
      I will put the link to your webpage or blog on it or I give you the translation and put the link to it on my group
      Greetings and Blessings
      NanskePanske

    • JHWinter

      April 13, 2016 at 8:42 pm Reply

      At the bottom of the post, there is a PDF link where you can view and print the pattern. It should appear as a light blue button that says, “Download Happy Sunflower PDF”. Let me know if you are still having difficulties 🙂

      • JHWinter

        April 14, 2016 at 6:28 am Reply

        When the page opens up from the link to download the pattern (at the bottom of the post), there is a print icon in the upper right hand corner. This should allow you to be able to print. Your button is great though for cases when there is no PDF to go along with the pattern. I’ll look into that for future!

      • tinkrbell99

        April 9, 2016 at 11:17 am Reply

        I’m a bigenner to crochetting and i don’t know how to do this line
        R1:ch6 (leaving tail), sl st in 1st ch to make circle, place stitch marker, sc around – 6
        I realy need your help

        • JHWinter

          April 9, 2016 at 9:01 pm Reply

          This is to create the tube for the stem of the Sunflower. You need both ends to have an opening so that your wire can go through the center. First, you need to leave a tail that is long enough to stitch the first round to the root ball.

          Create a slipknot on your crochet hook where you can build the chain from. Chain [chain (ch) = yarn over (YO) with your working yarn, creating 2 loops on your hook, then pull that YO loop through your slipknot loop to create your first chain] 6 times. This will look like a braid once you’ve finished, with little V’s stacked up on each other. You need to create a circle, so you are going to slip your crochet hook into the first chain you made, at the opposite side of the chain from your hook, and slip stitch [sl st = push hook through chain stitch in back loop only (BLO), YO with working yarn, pull that loop forward to the front of the chain, then continue pulling that same YO loop through the original loop on your hook] into that first chain. Place your stitch marker through the remaining loop on your hook. Now that your circle is formed, you need to crochet around the circle in back loops only (this leaves the front loops for sewing the stem to the root ball). There should be six chain stitches and thus at the end, you should have worked six single crochets around the chain loop (one single crochet in each chain stitch). At the end of this round, remove your stitch marker and place it on the final loop of your hook. Round one is complete.

          Let me know if this doesn’t explain enough, and I will post a YouTube video to show you how to do it. I planned to in the future anyway, so I can always expedite that video 🙂

  • Sheron pyatt

    April 6, 2016 at 5:00 am Reply

    My late mum loved sunflowers I’m makiingbsome and put them with her thank you for the beautiful pattern I’m so happy

    • JHWinter

      April 6, 2016 at 5:54 am Reply

      I’m so glad that my pattern could bring you that kind of happiness, and that these sunflowers can act as a small reminder of your mom. Please let me know if you have any questions as you are making the pattern.

  • Conny van den Berg

    April 5, 2016 at 7:42 am Reply

    Hi Julianne

    I love you pattern of sunflowers. I’ve got a free pattern site for people that cant effort to pay for it. I want to ask you if i may translate your pattern in Dutch so that anyone can make them. I wil post your site and name with it. I hope it is allright with you.
    Greetings from the Netherlands. Granny

    • JHWinter

      April 5, 2016 at 8:46 am Reply

      That sounds wonderful! I can’t wait to see what it looks like in Dutch. Send me a link once you’ve posted it so that I can promote your site as well 🙂

  • Karen

    April 4, 2016 at 3:21 pm Reply

    Hi. Lovely happy sunflower 🙂 Think I’ll make this as a leaving present for a co-worker. Could you tell me, do you use US or UK terminology? -before I start & have to restart!!
    Thanks 🙂

    • JHWinter

      April 4, 2016 at 8:34 pm Reply

      Thank you, Karen! I use US terminology. I’m sure your co-worker is going to love a Happy Sunflower on her desk. Let me know if you have any questions as you work through the pattern.

      • Karen

        April 5, 2016 at 9:58 am Reply

        Thats great- despite being in the UK, I use US terms as I learnt from YouTube!!
        Looking forward to starting- although as we’re reminded almost hourly- I only have 2 weeks to get it done!!

        • JHWinter

          April 5, 2016 at 8:49 pm Reply

          I learned a lot from YouTube as well and live in California, so hence the US terms. Let me know if you have any questions as you work your way through the pattern!

    • JHWinter

      April 4, 2016 at 8:37 pm Reply

      My mom has two sunflowers on her desk, so I’d say it’s the perfect Mother’s Day gift or as a decoration for any celebration. Let me know if you have any pattern questions as you work your way through!

    • JHWinter

      April 4, 2016 at 8:37 am Reply

      Thank you so much for featuring my work on your website! It is always nice to see when people appreciate your work so much they want to share. I’ll have more patterns coming up for free this week and next month as well, so keep checking back for more!

  • Nur

    April 3, 2016 at 5:17 pm Reply

    U sell this pattern at etsy back then right…coz i bought them… Its still my favourite amigurumi. I made them from 15cm tall to 40cm tall. They are e cutest thing ever.

    • JHWinter

      April 3, 2016 at 8:19 pm Reply

      I used to sell on Etsy, but I’ve closed the shop and am offering some of my patterns here on my blog now instead for free. It’s much more fun this way. I plan to have a new Etsy shop opening, but all of the characters will be my own (not imagined by anyone else but me). I look forward to sharing that with you here as well, when items become available. 🙂

  • Heather

    March 6, 2016 at 12:35 pm Reply

    Thank you for creating and sharing this pattern. This has been an amigurumi weekend for me ever since I discovered your site. So much talent and creativity out there. I bookmarked several patterns, and I really appreciate all of the detail and effort you put into yours. The pictures that you added are wonderful and extremely helpful..

    • JHWinter

      March 6, 2016 at 1:20 pm Reply

      Thank you Heather! I am working on another free pattern that I will be posting in April. Stay tuned! I found that when I first started crocheting, the more pictures pattern-makers included on how to assemble the pieces, the better. I am trying to leave any guesswork out of my patterns. My goal is to make nice and easy to patterns to understand!

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