Crochet Flower With Stem: The Easy Way to a Beautiful Rose
Key takeaways:
- Just three small pieces: a lacy red strip that rolls up into the rose, a green cup that holds it, and a yarn-wrapped wooden skewer for the stem
- None of the individual pieces take long to make, the real skill is in the order you assemble them
- Worked on a 2.1 mm hook, which points to a fine or lace-weight yarn rather than anything bulky
- The petal strip starts from a 46-chain foundation and builds a repeating “3 ch, 2 tr, 3 ch, sl st” petal along one edge
- Hot glue, not just sewing, is what holds this one together: it locks the skewer in the cup, seats the rose in the cup, and secures both ends of the stem wrap
A crochet flower with stem, like the red rose this pattern builds, is really three small pieces working together rather than one complicated project. A lacy strip rolls up into the rose itself, a small green cup holds it from below, and a wooden skewer wrapped in green yarn becomes the stem. None of the three pieces takes long on its own. What makes the finished rose look right is simply the order you put them together in, and that is what this pattern walks through, one step at a time.
This pattern was originally written out from a video tutorial that has no spoken instructions, only music and short on-screen labels. Because of that, every stitch count below is read directly off those labels and marked as stated. Where the video shows a move without labelling it, that is noted too, rather than guessing at a number that was never given.
Why this pattern works so well
The clever part is the petal strip. Instead of crocheting a flower shape directly, you first build a simple mesh ladder (double crochets separated by chain-2 gaps), then go back along that ladder and fill each gap with a petal: “3 ch, 2 tr, 3 ch, sl st.” Because trebles are the tallest common stitch, worked by yarning over twice and pulling through two loops at a time three times, each petal stands up on its own rather than lying flat. Roll the finished strip up tightly at the centre and more loosely toward the outside, and you get a rose shape almost for free, no shaping rounds, no increases or decreases anywhere in the whole piece.
The second clever part is how it is assembled. This is one of the few amigurumi-adjacent patterns where a hot glue gun does as much work as the yarn needle. Glue is what locks the skewer inside the green cup, what seats the rolled rose into that cup, and what secures both ends of the yarn wrapped around the stem. Sewing holds the rose’s roll together, but glue is what keeps the whole flower from sliding apart once it is assembled.
What You’ll Need
| Item | What the tutorial uses | Note |
| Red yarn | A fine red yarn | Colour only is shown; weight and brand are not given |
| Green yarn | A fine green yarn | Used for the cup and for wrapping the stem |
| Hook | 2.1 mm | Stated: the size is stamped on the hook and shown on screen in the first seconds |
| Stem | One wooden skewer | Pushed through the green cup |
| Glue | Hot glue gun | Holds the cup, the rose, and both ends of the stem wrap |
| Tools | Yarn needle, scissors | The needle sews the rolled strip together |
| Finished size | Not stated | Depends on your yarn and how tightly you roll |
The video never names a yarn weight, a yardage, or a gauge, so this page gives none either. A 2.1 mm hook points to a fine yarn: according to the Craft Yarn Council’s weight system, hooks for lace-weight yarn (0) run from about 1.4 to 1.6 mm steel hooks up to a 2.25 mm regular hook, and super fine yarn (1) takes 2.25 to 3.5 mm. A 2.1 mm hook sits right at the fine end, closer to thread and lace-weight than to anything bulkier. That is guidance rather than a rule: the same pattern works in a thicker yarn on a bigger hook, the rose will simply come out larger. Just keep the red and green the same weight, so the cup actually fits the rose.
Stitches Used
Crochet has two naming conventions for the same stitches, and this pattern uses the names printed in the video. If you learned the other convention, shift each name by one step.
| Name used here | Abbreviation | Other convention | Where it appears |
| Chain | ch | Chain | Foundation, turning chains, petal sides |
| Slip stitch | sl st | Slip stitch | Closing each petal |
| Double crochet | dc | Treble (tr) | Mesh strip, green cup |
| Treble crochet | tr | Double treble (dtr) | The body of each petal |
| Magic ring | MR | Magic ring | Centre of the green cup |
Pattern at a Glance
| Part | Label on screen | Stated or derived |
| Petal strip base | 46 ch | Stated |
| Mesh row | 5., Dc, 2 ch, Dc | Stated. “5.” is the first stitch in the 5th chain from the hook |
| Petal row | 3 ch, 2 tr, 3 ch, sl st | Stated, shown once, then repeated along the strip without labels |
| Cup, round 1 | 3 ch, 11 dc into a magic ring | Stated. The 3 ch counts as a stitch, so 12 in total (derived) |
| Cup, round 2 | 3 ch, Dc 1, Dc 2 | Stated. Read as 1 dc, then 2 dc in the next, around: 12 + 6 = 18 (derived) |
| Assembly | No labels | Shown: roll, sew, glue into the cup, add skewer, wrap stem |
How to Make the Rose, Step by Step
The steps run in the same order as the video: the red petal strip first, then the green cup, then the assembly.
Petal Strip (Red Yarn)
| Step | Instructions |
| 1 | Chain 46 for the petal strip. Keep the chains even and not too tight, since every one of them gets worked into next. |
| 2 | Double crochet into the 5th chain from the hook. The skipped chains stand in as the first post and the first gap of the mesh. |
| 3 | Chain 2, then double crochet further along the foundation. Repeat that pair to the end of the chain. The video does not print how many foundation chains to skip each time or a stitch multiple for the mesh, so match the gaps by eye: each space should look about as wide as the posts are tall. |
| 4 | Keep going until the whole chain is used. The piece now looks like a narrow ladder, upright double crochets with open spaces between them, which is where the petals will sit. |
| 5 | Turn the strip and chain 3. That chain lifts the hook to the height of the first petal. |
| 6 | Into the next space, work 2 treble crochets. Push each treble down to the base of the space so the petal fans out rather than leaning. |
| 7 | Chain 3, then slip stitch into the space to close the petal. The full petal is “3 ch, 2 tr, 3 ch, sl st,” shown once with labels in the video, then repeated along the strip. |
| 8 | Repeat the petal (steps 6 and 7) along the strip, one after another, until you reach the end. The finished strip has a scalloped edge along one side and the mesh along the other. |
Leave a long tail when you fasten off. You’ll use it to sew the rose together once the strip is rolled.
Green Cup
| Round | Instructions | Stitches |
| 1 | Switch to green yarn. Make a magic ring, chain 3, then work 11 double crochet into the ring. Pull the tail to close the centre and slip stitch to the top of the chain 3 | 12 (chain 3 counts as a stitch) |
| 2 | Chain 3, then work “Dc 1, Dc 2” around: one double crochet in a stitch, then two in the next, repeated around | 18 |
After round 2, the video keeps working without further labels until the edge turns up on its own. Stop crocheting once your disc has curled into a shallow cup shape, since no further stitch counts are given beyond this point.
Assembly
- Roll the petal strip into a rose. Start at one end of the red strip and roll it tightly for the centre, then more loosely as you go, with the petals facing up. Use the long tail and a yarn needle to stitch through the base every turn or two, so the roll can’t spring open.
- Shape the rose. Once the whole strip is rolled and sewn, press the petals outward with your fingers so the outer ones open more than the inner ones. Fasten off and trim the tail.
- Push the skewer through the cup and glue it. Push the pointed end of the wooden skewer through the centre of the green cup from the inside, then run hot glue around the skewer inside the cup. The glue locks the cup in place so it can’t slide down the stem.
- Seat the rose in the cup. Add more glue inside the cup and press the base of the rose into it. Hold it for a few seconds while the glue sets.
- Wrap the stem in green yarn. Dab glue just under the cup, press the end of the green yarn onto it, and wind the yarn tightly down the skewer so no wood shows. At the bottom, glue the end and trim it.
Where This Pattern Goes Wrong
Three things tend to spoil a crochet flower with stem, and each one is easy enough to fix.
- The rose unrolls. It was rolled without enough stitches through the base. Sew every turn or two as you roll, not just at the very end.
- The cup slips down the stem. There’s no glue around the skewer inside the cup. Glue it before the rose goes in, as in the assembly step above.
- The wood shows through the wrap. The yarn was wound at an angle. Keep each wrap touching the last one and push them together as you go.
A safety note: the skewer has a sharp point and hot glue burns. This is a decoration, not a toy, so keep it out of reach of small children.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you make a crochet flower with stem?
Crochet a mesh strip with petals along one edge, roll it into a rose, and sew the base. Then crochet a small green cup, push a wooden skewer through it, glue the rose into the cup, and wrap the skewer in green yarn.
What hook size is used for this crochet flower with stem?
A 2.1 mm hook, with the size stamped right on the hook in the video. That suits a fine thread or lace-weight yarn, based on the Craft Yarn Council’s hook ranges.
How many chains do I need for the petal strip?
The video labels 46 chains. A longer chain gives more petals and a fuller rose, while a shorter one gives something closer to a bud.
What holds the rose on the stem?
Hot glue, mainly. It holds the skewer inside the green cup, holds the rose inside the cup, and secures both ends of the yarn wrapped around the stem.
Can I make a crochet flower with stem without a glue gun?
The video relies on hot glue throughout. Without it, you’d need to sew the rose to the cup and tie the stem wrap off firmly instead, a method the video doesn’t demonstrate.
Is this crochet flower with stem safe for children?
It’s meant as a decoration rather than a toy. The skewer has a sharp point and the glue gun gets hot, so it’s best kept out of reach of small children.
Give it a try. Three small pieces, one clever roll, and a glue gun doing more of the work than you might expect from a crochet pattern. If you make your own, I would love to hear how your petal count turned out, and whether you kept to the 46-chain strip or adjusted it for a fuller or smaller rose.