Crochet Reversible Flower Bouquet and Bride Amigurumi
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This crochet reversible flower bouquet turns inside out to reveal a small bride doll. The flowers sit on the bride’s hair and become the visible bouquet when the wrapper is turned outward. Two matching fifty-four-stitch shells form the skirt and bouquet wrapper, while a loose connection between their centers keeps the piece reversible. Read the joining section before fastening off the skirt yarn.
Crochet Reversible Flower Bouquet Materials
- A 2 mm hook, or a suitable hook for your yarn.
- Four-ply cotton-blend yarn in white, cream, skin color, light pink, pink, light peach, peach and green. The working instructions also use light brown for hair and dark brown for facial embroidery.
- Fiberfill for the head and, if needed, a small amount for the upper body.
- A tapestry needle, embroidery needle, pins, scissors and stitch markers.
- Optional multipurpose glue for attaching hair; sewing keeps the attachment areas more flexible.
With the source materials, the finished piece measures approximately 10.5 cm on the bride side and 7 cm on the bouquet side. Use consistent tension that conceals the head stuffing while allowing the two shells to turn inside out. Do not stuff the skirt and wrapper as solid cones.
US Crochet Terms and Preparation
Ch means chain, sl st slip stitch, sc single crochet, hdc half double crochet, dc double crochet and tr treble crochet. An increase puts two stitches into one stitch; a decrease combines two stitches. MR means magic ring, inc is two sc in one stitch, inc3 is three sc in one stitch and hdc inc is two hdc in one stitch. Dec means sc2tog. FLO and BLO mean front-loop-only and back-loop-only. Work continuous rounds without turning or joining unless the individual section says otherwise.
1. Crochet the Bride Head and Upper Body
| Round / step | Instructions |
|---|---|
| 1 | With skin color, work 6 sc in MR. (6) |
| 2 | 6 inc. (12) |
| 3 | Repeat (sc, inc) six times. (18) |
| 4 | Repeat (sc, inc, sc) six times. (24) |
| 5 | Repeat (5 sc, inc) four times. (28) |
| 6-12 | 28 sc for seven rounds. (28 each round) |
| 13 | Repeat (5 sc, dec) four times. (24) |
| 14 | Repeat (sc, dec, sc) six times. (18). Begin stuffing the head. |
| 15 | Repeat (sc, dec) six times. (12) |
| 16 | In FLO, repeat (sc, inc) six times. (18) |
| 17-18 | Change to white and work 18 sc for two rounds. Fasten off with a long sewing tail. (18 each round) |
For an invisible finish, cut the yarn and pull the tail through. Skip the next stitch, pass the needle under both loops of the following stitch, then return through the back loop of the last worked stitch. Adjust the loop to resemble a normal stitch top.
2. Make the Two Arms
With skin color, ch 12. Starting in the second chain from the hook, work 11 sc. Fasten off with a sewing tail. Make two. Attach them between the body’s Rounds 16 and 17 with the wrong side facing outward, following the source arrangement. Their lower ends are attached to the skirt later.
3. Crochet the Hair Cap and Sixteen Strands
With light brown, work 8 sc in MR, then 8 inc for Round 2 to make sixteen stitches. Join with a sl st to the first stitch of Round 2 and continue with the strands below. After each strand, sl st into the next cap stitch.
| Strand | Instructions |
|---|---|
| Strand 1 | Ch 14; starting in the second chain, work sl st and 12 sc. |
| Strands 2-5 | Ch 8; starting in the second chain, work sl st and 6 sc. Make four strands. |
| Strand 6 | Repeat Strand 1. |
| Strands 7-16 | Ch 16; starting in the second chain, work sl st, sc and 13 hdc. Make ten strands. |
Fasten off with a sewing tail. Fit the hair with its wrong side outward. Pin the short front strands and arrange the longer strands around the head. Sew them without stitching all the way to the tips; the source leaves roughly five stitches free before the end slip stitch so the ends can curl. Glue is optional, but hardened glue can make later flower sewing difficult.
Embroider the eyes in dark brown at Round 10 and the eyebrows at Round 8, following the reference placement. Add pink cheek embroidery between Rounds 11 and 12. Complete these details before the floral crown makes the head harder to handle.
4. Crochet the White Skirt
Leave an initial yarn tail of about 10 cm at the magic ring. It will connect the skirt center to the wrapper center during assembly.
| Round / step | Instructions |
|---|---|
| 1 | 6 sc in MR. (6) |
| 2 | 6 inc. (12) |
| 3 | Repeat (sc, inc) six times. (18) |
| 4 | Repeat (sc, inc, sc) six times. (24) |
| 5 | Repeat (3 sc, inc) six times. (30) |
| 6 | Repeat (2 sc, inc, 2 sc) six times. (36) |
| 7 | Repeat (5 sc, inc) six times. (42) |
| 8 | 42 sc. (42) |
| 9 | Repeat (3 sc, inc, 3 sc) six times. (48) |
| 10-13 | 48 sc for four rounds. (48 each round) |
| 14 | Repeat (7 sc, inc) six times. (54) |
| 15-16 | 54 sc for two rounds. (54 each round) |
| 17 | 54 sc in BLO. (54) |
| 18 | 54 sc. Stop and retain the working white yarn for the final skirt edge. (54) |
With the skirt bottom facing you, join light peach to the unused front loops of Round 16, behind the Round 17 BLO work. Work (sl st, sc, hdc inc, sc) thirteen times, then 2 sl st. Fasten off and hide these peach tails. This is the first skirt trim, separate from the final edging at Round 18.
5. Crochet the Cream Bouquet Wrapper
Leave about a 10 cm starting tail at its magic ring. Work the following rounds in cream:
| Round / step | Instructions |
|---|---|
| 1 | 6 sc in MR. (6) |
| 2 | 6 inc. (12) |
| 3 | Repeat (sc, inc) six times. (18) |
| 4 | In BLO, repeat (sc, inc, sc) six times. (24) |
| 5 | Repeat (3 sc, inc) six times. (30) |
| 6 | Repeat (2 sc, inc, 2 sc) six times. (36) |
| 7 | Repeat (5 sc, inc) six times. (42) |
| 8 | 42 sc. (42) |
| 9 | Repeat (3 sc, inc, 3 sc) six times. (48) |
| 10-13 | 48 sc for four rounds. (48 each round) |
| 14 | Repeat (7 sc, inc) six times. (54) |
| 15-18 | 54 sc for four rounds. (54 each round). Fasten off with about 50 cm of tail for sewing. |
For the smaller lower collar, hold the wrapper opening toward you and join cream to the front loops left from Round 3 when Round 4 was worked in BLO. Ch 1. Work (hdc, hdc inc) nine times for 27 hdc. In the next round, work (2 hdc, hdc inc) nine times for 36 hdc. Work two more rounds of 36 hdc, then fasten off with an invisible finish and hide the tails.
6. Make the Bow and Its Two Tails
With peach, ch 25. Starting in the second chain, work (2 sc, 2 hdc, 4 dc, 2 hdc, 2 sc) twice: twenty-four stitches. Ch 1, turn and repeat the same twenty-four stitches in BLO. Fasten off with a long tail. Fold the two ends toward the center and secure the folded bow with the yarn tails.
For the bow tails, make MR. Repeat twice: ch 10, start in the third chain from the hook and work 5 dc, 2 hdc and sc; sl st into MR. Tighten the ring and fasten off. Sew this piece to the back of the folded bow, with the source’s wrong side outward. Wrap white yarn around the center and secure it, leaving a sewing tail. Attach the bow near the lower part of the bouquet wrapper.
7. Crochet the Flowers
The source recommends six Flower 1 pieces, ten Flower 2 pieces and three Flower 3 pieces. These are suggested quantities rather than a rule for changing the shell stitch counts. Keep three Flower 2 pieces aside for the bride’s skirt.
Flower 1: make six rolled flowers
Make one in pink, one in white, two in light pink and two in light peach. Ch 6. Beginning in the second chain from the hook, work along the five available foundation chains as follows:
| Worked foundation position | Instructions |
|---|---|
| Chain 1 | 1 hdc. |
| Chain 2 | 2 hdc in the same chain. |
| Chain 3 | 1 hdc, ch 2, then 2 hdc in this same chain. |
| Chain 4 | Ch 2, 2 hdc in the next chain, ch 2, then 1 hdc in this same chain. |
| Chain 5 | 1 hdc, ch 2, then 2 hdc in this same last chain. |
Fasten off with a sewing tail. Roll the strip into a flower and sew through its base so it cannot unroll. The five-position table expands the source’s continuous sequence without adding a new foundation chain.
Flower 2: make ten small rolled flowers
Make six in light peach, three in light pink and one in pink. Ch 6. Starting in the second chain, work sc in the first available chain, 2 sc in the next chain, then 3 sc in each of the remaining three chains. Fasten off with a sewing tail, roll and sew the base closed. The source abbreviates the last three increases as 3inc3.
Flower 3: make three open chain flowers
With white yarn, make MR. Work (ch 4, sl st to MR) five times. Tighten the ring and fasten off with a sewing tail. Keep the five open chain petals separated when you sew the flower in place.
8. Make Two Leaf Styles
Leaves 1: make three. With green, ch 5. Starting in the second chain, work sl st, sc, hdc and sl st. Without cutting the yarn, ch 4 and work sl st, sc and sl st back along the three available chains. Fasten off with a sewing tail.
Leaves 2: make three. Ch 4 with green and, starting in the second chain, work sl st, sc and sl st. Fasten off with a sewing tail.
9. Attach the Bride and Place the Flowers
- Sew the bride’s upper body to the skirt between its Rounds 3 and 4. The source leaves the body unstuffed or only lightly stuffed.
- Attach the ends of the arms to the skirt. Add Leaves 1 and the three reserved Flower 2 pieces in light pink and light peach near the hands.
- Arrange the remaining flowers and Leaves 2 across the hair. Pin the arrangement, then sew the pieces securely. Keep their sewing on the upper head and hair rather than catching the loose skirt or wrapper.
10. Join the Reversible Shells
- Turn both the skirt and bouquet wrapper inside out, with their wrong sides facing you.
- Tie their two magic-ring starting tails together, leaving space between the shell centers rather than pulling the centers tightly against one another.
- Turn the wrapper right side out while leaving the skirt inside out, then push the skirt inside the wrapper. Do not fill this hollow space with stuffing.
- Align the two final fifty-four-stitch rounds. Using light pink yarn, sew the shells together through the back loops of both final rounds. Secure the seam and hide the sewing tail.
11. Add the Two Final Edges
With the bouquet side outward, join cream to the free front loops of wrapper Round 18. Work (sl st, sc, hdc inc, sc) thirteen times, then 2 sl st. Fasten off and hide the tails.
Turn the project so the bride side is outward. Pick up the white working yarn retained at the end of skirt Round 18. Work in that round’s free front loops: ch 1, sc in the same stitch, (sl st, sc, hdc inc, sc) thirteen times and one final sl st. Fasten off with an invisible finish and hide the tails.
Final Reversing Check
Turn the piece slowly in both directions. The rim seam should flex, the centers should remain loosely linked and the flowers should stay attached to the bride’s hair. If the project will not turn, check for stuffing inside the shells, a center tie pulled too tightly or an accidental seam passing through the whole skirt instead of the intended rim loops.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which parts are stuffed?
Stuff the bride head; the source allows little or no stuffing in the upper body. Leave the skirt and wrapper hollow so the project can reverse.
Why does the skirt yarn stay attached?
Its white working yarn finishes the outer skirt edge after the shells are joined. Fastening it off early would require a new join at that finishing step.
Does the bouquet contain a separate removable doll?
The bride and bouquet are the two views of one reversible object. Their shells are connected at the centers and sewn together at the rim.
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Pattern and Photo Credits
Instructions and reference photographs: the supplied Reversible Flower Bouquet & Bride pattern. No designer name is identified on its supplied cover; PDF creator metadata is not treated as proof of design authorship. This article adapts the supplied pattern; the source photographs and diagrams show the original project.
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