How to crochet a Zinnia

This rustic plant brightens up every garden attracting with its bright and colorful colors even the beautiful butterflies. The most colorful part of my garden is in fact the one where there are the zinnias that keep me company all summer until late autumn. A flower that symbolizes simplicity, perhaps because it has no fragrance and also because it requires little care.

To make the crochet zinnia, prepare 4 sections of petals of different sizes, a small central section, pistil, goblet and leaves.
Required: cotton number 20 and number 10 - crochet 1.0mm - scissors - needle - galvanized iron wire 0.45mm - plasticized iron wire - wadding - pliers.

For the glass and the leaves I used the number 10 cotton, for all the rest it is always the number 20.

Explanation of the first section of petals.

Start 10 little chains and close them in a circle.

1 revolution: 20 single crochet.

2 rounds: 10 little chains and in these steps: count backwards 4 little chains and from the fifth make a triple crochet, 2 double triple crochet, a triple crochet, a double crochet, a half double crochet, a single crochet, a slip stitch. A slip stitch and repeat the same for a total of 9 petals.

Explanation of the second section of petals.

Start 11 little chains and close them in a circle.

1 round: 22 single crochet.

2 rounds: 11 little chains and in these: count backwards 4 little chains and from the fifth round: a triple crochet, 3 double triple crochet, a triple crochet, a double crochet, a half double crochet, a single crochet, a slip stitch. A slip stitch and redo the same for a total of 10 petals.

Explanation of the third section of petals.

Start 12 little chains and close them in a circle.

1 revolution: 24 single crochet.

2 rounds: 12 little chains and in these: count backwards 4 little chains and from the fifth round: a triple crochet, 4 double triple crochet, a triple crochet, a double crochet, a half double crochet, a single crochet, a slip stitch. A slip stitch and redo the same for a total of 11 petals.

Explanation of the fourth section of petals.

Start 13 little chains and close them in a circle.

1 lap: 26 single crochet.

2 rounds: 13 little chains and in these: count backwards 4 little chains and from the fifth round: a triple crochet, 5 double triple crochet, a triple crochet, a double crochet, a half double crochet, a single crochet, a slip stitch. A slip stitch and redo for a total of 12 petals.

Cut a piece of plasticized iron wire of the appropriate length and thickness to make the stem.

Bend a tip twice to form a small knot (help yourself with a forceps).

Explanation of the small central section.

Start 4 little chains and in the first make 11 double crochet (total 12).

1 round: 12 double crochet.

Insert the stem and some cotton wool or cotton wool to fill in the empty spaces. Go around the single crochet and then with some slip stitch close the work holding firmly inside the stem.

Explanation of the pistil.

Start 7 little chains and close them in a circle.

1 round: 8 little chains, a single crochet. Repeat equal for a total of 14 arches.

Assemble the flower inserting in order the pistil, the first, second, third and fourth section of petals. If you see that the petals do not take the shape you can star them (much depends on the type of cotton used).

Explanation of the glass.

Start 4 little chains and in the first make 9 double crochet (total 10).

1 lap: every 2 points make a raise, 2 little chains and a slip stitch. In total we would have 15 double crochet and 5 pippiolini.

The glass is the same for both the flower and the bud.

Explanation of the bud.

Start 4 little chains and make 13 double crochet in the first row (total 14).

1 round: 10 little chains and in these steps: count backwards 4 little chains and from the fifth step: 4 triple crochet, a double crochet, a half double crochet, a slip stitch. A slip stitch and redo the same for a total of 7 petals.

For the stem of the bud there is no need to make a central section or pistil, just make a small knot on a point that will act as a pivot to hold the bud firmly. In the stem insert the bud and then the cup that will keep the petals closed. It does not require stitching.

The goblet intended for the flower, after having inserted it into the stem, will instead be filled with little cotton wool or cotton wool and sewn to the section of petals. It will stay nice when the stem is covered.

Explanation of the leaf.

The leaves are coupled to 2 by the wire.

Start 20 little chains.

1 lap: 3 single crochet, 2 half double crochet, 2 double crochet, 5 triple crochet, 2 double crochet, 2 half double crochet, 3 single crochet. Redo equal to the other side of the chains.

2 rounds: 3 single crochet, 2 half double crochet, 2 double crochet, 7 triple crochet (make 2 increases), 2 double crochet, 2 half double crochet, 3 single crochet. Repeat same to the other side.

Cut a piece of galvanized iron wire that makes the complete turn of the leaf 2 times more 2 cm each side and work around a round of single crochet to insert it to the leaf.

 Tighten the leaf well and twist the iron wire on itself 2-3 times, make 2-3 little chains around this small stem and without cutting the cotton work another identical leaf. To then get to the wire and work the single crochet go down with slip stitch. Tighten this leaf well, shape it with your hands and close the work.

Make all the leaves that you need both for the flowers and for the buds and tie them to the stem. Then coat the stem with the cotton working around the chains, except those 2-3 cm that will be inserted into the vase.

You can make a small colored flowerbed like I did or even a small jar of zinnias, or put them in a composition with other flowers. Free space for your imagination.

I hope as always to have explained everything to the best and to have given you an idea more. Hello everyone, see you next time.