Easy Crochet Forget Me Not Flower Tutorial for Beginners

If you’ve ever wanted to add a delicate, dreamy touch to your crochet projects, learning how to make forget me not flowers is one of the most rewarding skills you can pick up. These tiny, five-petaled blooms are iconic in the world of crafting — soft, romantic, and endlessly versatile. Whether you want to embellish a hat, decorate a tote bag, create a garland, or simply practice your technique, this easy crochet forget me not flower tutorial will walk you through every step with clarity and confidence.

No matter where you are in your crochet journey, this guide is designed with beginners in mind. If you know how to make a slip knot, chain stitch, and single crochet, you already have almost everything you need to follow along. Let’s dive in.

What Are Forget Me Not Flowers?

Forget me nots are small wildflowers known for their vivid blue petals and tiny yellow centers. They’ve been a symbol of remembrance, loyalty, and enduring love for centuries, which makes them a meaningful choice for gifts, memory projects, keepsakes, and sentimental crafts. In crochet form, they translate beautifully into flat, circular motifs with five rounded petals radiating from a center ring.

Their compact size makes them incredibly useful. You can make dozens in an afternoon, which means you can scatter them across a blanket border, cluster them into a brooch, sew them onto a cardigan, string them together as a mobile, or use them to top a gift. The possibilities are genuinely endless, and once you get the hang of the pattern, you’ll find yourself making them again and again.

Materials You’ll Need

Before you pick up your hook, gather everything you’ll need so your workspace is ready to go. One of the beautiful things about this project is how affordable and accessible the materials are.

Yarn: You’ll want a light worsted weight yarn or DK weight yarn in the colors of your choice. For traditional forget me nots, use a soft cornflower blue or periwinkle for the petals and a bright yellow or cream for the center. However, feel free to experiment — lavender, white, pale pink, and even coral all make gorgeous variations.

Crochet Hook: A 3.5mm or 4mm hook works well for DK or light worsted weight yarn. If you’re using fingering or sport weight yarn, drop down to a 2.5mm or 3mm hook. The most important thing is that your stitches are neither too tight nor too loose — the flower should lay flat and look neat.

Scissors: A small, sharp pair works best for snipping yarn tails close to your work.

Yarn Needle: Also called a tapestry needle or darning needle, you’ll use this to weave in your ends neatly. This step is what takes a flower from looking homemade to looking polished.

Stitch Markers (optional): When you’re just starting out, a stitch marker can help you keep track of the beginning of each round. This becomes especially helpful when you’re working multiple flowers at once and losing your place.

Pins or Blocking Board (optional): Blocking your finished flowers gives them a neater, more defined shape. This is completely optional but worth trying if you want a professional finish.

Understanding Basic Crochet Stitches

If you’re brand new to crochet, here’s a quick refresher on the stitches you’ll encounter in this pattern. Even if you’re familiar with the basics, it never hurts to review.

Slip Knot: The foundation of nearly every crochet project. Make a loop with your yarn, pull the working yarn through the loop, and place it on your hook. Tighten gently — it should slide easily but not fall off.

Chain Stitch (ch): Yarn over and pull through the loop on your hook. This creates a chain, which forms the foundation of most crochet work. In this pattern, chains are used to form the base ring and to build the petals.

Slip Stitch (sl st): Insert your hook into the specified stitch, yarn over, and pull through both the stitch and the loop on your hook in one motion. Slip stitches are used to join rounds and move your yarn without adding height.

Single Crochet (sc): Insert your hook into the stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop (you now have two loops on your hook), then yarn over again and pull through both loops. Single crochet is short, dense, and great for structure.

Half Double Crochet (hdc): Yarn over first, then insert your hook into the stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop (three loops on hook), then yarn over and pull through all three loops at once. Half double crochet is a little taller than single crochet and creates a slightly softer, rounder stitch.

Double Crochet (dc): Yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through the first two loops, yarn over and pull through the remaining two loops. Double crochet is the tallest stitch used in this pattern and gives the petals their rounded arch shape.

Reading This Pattern

Crochet patterns use abbreviations to keep instructions concise. Here are the abbreviations you’ll see in this tutorial:

ch = chain, sl st = slip stitch, sc = single crochet, hdc = half double crochet, dc = double crochet, sp = space, rep = repeat, yo = yarn over

When you see instructions inside parentheses followed by a number, like (sc, hdc, dc, hdc, sc), it means you work all of those stitches into the same stitch or space. When you see an asterisk followed by instructions and then “repeat from *,” it means you work that section multiple times.

Easy Crochet Forget Me Not Flower Pattern

This pattern creates one flat forget me not flower with five petals worked in the round. The finished flower measures approximately 2 to 2.5 inches across when made with DK weight yarn and a 3.5mm hook.

Setting Up

Start with your petal color yarn. You’ll switch to a contrasting color for the center after the petals are complete.

Foundation Ring: Chain 4, then join with a slip stitch to the first chain to form a ring. This creates the small center circle that all your petals will radiate from. Alternatively, you can use a magic ring if you’re comfortable with that technique — it closes the center hole more tightly and gives a neater finish.

Round 1 — Creating the Petal Bases

Working into the center of your ring, work 10 single crochets directly into the ring. Join to the first single crochet with a slip stitch. You should have 10 stitches evenly spaced around your ring.

This round might feel a little fiddly at first because you’re cramming 10 stitches into a tiny space. Don’t worry if it doesn’t look perfect right away. Gently tug the yarn tail to tighten the ring, and the stitches will distribute more evenly as you work.

Round 2 — Working the Petals

Now comes the fun part. Each petal is worked across two stitches of Round 1. Because you have 10 stitches and 5 petals, each petal uses exactly 2 stitches as its base.

Chain 1, then work the following petal sequence: into the first stitch, work 1 sc. Into the second stitch, work 1 hdc, 2 dc, 1 hdc. Into the first stitch again (or the top of the first sc you worked), work 1 sc. Then slip stitch into the next stitch to close the petal base.

Let’s simplify that into a pattern repeat. After your initial chain 1:

In the next stitch: sc. In the following stitch: (hdc, dc, dc, hdc). In the same first stitch of this petal: sc. Sl st in next stitch to move to the base of the next petal. Repeat from * four more times until you have 5 petals total. Join with a slip stitch to close the round.

Each petal is formed by the arc of stitches that increase in height toward the middle (the two double crochets) and decrease back down on the other side. This creates the characteristic rounded, soft shape of a forget me not petal.

Take a moment to look at your work. You should see five distinct petals fanning outward from the center ring, each one a rounded oval shape. If any petals look uneven, gently reshape them with your fingers — this is completely normal while the yarn is still loose.

Adding the Center

Fasten off your petal color and weave in the end using your yarn needle. Cut the yarn, leaving about a 6-inch tail to work with.

Join your center color yarn (yellow or cream) to the center ring by inserting your hook through one of the original chain stitches or the gap at the center of the flower, pulling up a loop with your new color, and chaining 1.

Work 5 to 6 single crochets tightly into the center of the flower, working over any visible threads in the center gap to cover them neatly. If you used a magic ring, this step is particularly clean. Join with a slip stitch.

Fasten off, leaving a tail for weaving in. Use your yarn needle to pull the tail through the back of the center stitches and weave it in securely so it doesn’t unravel.

Your forget me not flower is complete.

Tips for Making Perfect Forget Me Not Flowers

Keep your tension even. Tension is everything in crochet, especially for small motifs. If your tension is very tight, your flower may curl or cup. If it’s very loose, the stitches may look sloppy. Practice a few flowers to find your sweet spot.

Use good quality yarn. Cheap acrylic yarn can work, but a smoother yarn shows stitch definition much more clearly. Cotton yarn is a wonderful choice for these flowers because it’s crisp, holds its shape well, and comes in stunning color ranges.

Try a magic ring for a tighter center. The chain ring method works perfectly well, but if you notice a small hole in the center of your flower that bothers you, switch to the magic ring technique. It closes completely when you tighten the tail.

Block your flowers. Wet blocking or steam blocking small crochet motifs makes a huge difference. Simply wet the finished flower with cool water, squeeze out the excess, pin it flat on a blocking board in the correct shape, and let it dry. The result is a crisp, professionally finished flower every time.

Make them in batches. Once you’ve worked through the pattern a couple of times, you’ll have it memorized. Make them assembly-line style — do all the petals for five flowers, then go back and add all the centers. This speeds things up considerably.

Experiment with color. While the classic blue-and-yellow combination is beautiful, don’t be afraid to try unexpected palettes. White flowers with lavender centers look ethereal. Dusty rose with cream centers feels vintage and romantic. Variegated yarns can produce surprising, gorgeous results.

Ideas for Using Your Crochet Forget Me Not Flowers

Now that you have a stack of these lovely little blooms, what can you do with them?

Embellish a hat or beanie. Sew a cluster of three or five flowers onto the brim or side of a crochet hat. Add a few crochet leaves in green for an especially botanical look.

Create a garland. Join flowers together with a simple chain or string them onto a piece of twine for a whimsical wall decoration, birthday garland, or baby shower bunting.

Make a brooch. Sew a few flowers together into a small cluster, attach a felt backing, and glue or sew a pin finding to the back. These make sweet handmade gifts and cost almost nothing to produce.

Decorate a gift wrap. Instead of a bow, tie a few forget me not flowers onto a ribbon and attach them to a wrapped gift. The recipient can keep the flowers long after the wrapping is gone.

Add them to a blanket border. Attach forget me not flowers at regular intervals along the edge of a crochet or knit blanket for a garden-inspired finish.

Sew them onto clothing. A plain cardigan, denim jacket, or tote bag immediately becomes something special when adorned with a handful of hand-crocheted flowers. Use a sharp needle and strong thread to attach them securely.

Create a floral crown or headband. Wire the flowers onto a thin headband form, alternating with leaves, for a beautiful accessory for weddings, photo shoots, or costume events.

Make a memory piece. Forget me nots are traditionally associated with remembrance. Crocheted into a framed piece, a memorial ornament, or worked into a memory blanket, these flowers carry deep sentimental meaning.

Troubleshooting Common Problems

My petals are curling upward. This usually means your tension is too tight. Try going up a hook size or consciously relaxing your grip on the yarn as you work.

My flower won’t lie flat. This can happen if there are too many stitches in a round or if the foundation ring is too tight. Check your stitch count carefully and make sure your chain ring or magic ring has a little room to move.

The petals look uneven. Uneven petals are very common for beginners and usually come down to inconsistent tension within a petal. Try to work each petal with the same amount of yarn pull and hook insertion depth. Blocking the finished flower often smooths out minor inconsistencies.

I’m losing track of where each petal starts. Use a stitch marker to mark the first stitch of your petal round, and count your stitches carefully after Round 1 to make sure you have exactly 10 before beginning the petals.

My center looks messy. If the center yarn is visible or uneven, make sure you’re working your center stitches tightly and weaving in the tail very securely. You can also add a tiny French knot in embroidery thread over the center to give it a more polished finish.

Variations to Try Once You’re Comfortable

Once you’ve mastered the basic pattern, there are some lovely ways to expand on it.

Try working the petals in a self-striping yarn to create a subtly ombre effect. Or use two strands of fine thread held together for an extra-dimensional petal. You can also experiment with adding a third round of stitches to create a larger, fuller version of the flower — simply increase your foundation ring to 14 or 16 stitches and work 7 or 8 petals instead of 5.

For a more textured effect, try replacing the double crochets in each petal with a single bobble stitch or a cluster stitch. This gives each petal a slightly puffier, more dimensional appearance that looks lovely in cotton or linen yarn.

You can also work the center before the petals if you prefer. Starting with a small button or bead at the center and building the petals out around it creates an interesting alternative construction.

Final Thoughts

Learning to crochet forget me not flowers opens a door to a whole world of botanical crochet. These small, manageable motifs are perfect for beginners because they’re quick, forgiving, and immediately gratifying. You’ll have a finished flower in your hands within 15 or 20 minutes of picking up your hook for the first time, and that feeling of accomplishment is hard to beat.

The more flowers you make, the faster and more consistent your technique will become. Before long, you’ll be making them while watching your favorite show, chatting with friends, or winding down at the end of a long day. Crochet at its best is meditative, rhythmic, and deeply satisfying — and these little forget me not flowers capture all of that beautifully.

Share your finished flowers on social media, tag your favorite crochet communities, and don’t hesitate to experiment with colors, yarns, and applications. Whether you’re making them as gifts, decorations, or simply for the joy of the craft, every flower you make is a small, handmade piece of something lovely.

Happy crocheting.