Crochet Flower Wall Hanging Pattern PDF: Autumn Botanical Decor with Sunflowers, Roses, and Leaves

There is something deeply satisfying about creating something beautiful for your home with your own two hands. When autumn arrives and the world outside turns gold and amber, the urge to bring that warmth indoors becomes almost irresistible. A crochet flower wall hanging does exactly that — it captures the richness of the season in yarn, stitch by stitch, and gives your walls a handmade soul that no store-bought print ever could.

This post walks you through everything you need to know about creating an autumn botanical crochet wall hanging featuring sunflowers, roses, and leaves. Whether you are a seasoned crocheter or someone who has just mastered the granny square, this pattern is designed to be approachable, rewarding, and genuinely stunning when finished. A downloadable PDF version of the full pattern is available so you can save it, print it, and take it to your favorite chair without needing to stare at a screen.

Let’s talk about what makes this project so special before we dive into the details.

Why a Crochet Flower Wall Hanging Is the Perfect Autumn Project

Wall hangings have had a beautiful resurgence in home decor over the past several years, and for good reason. They bring texture to flat surfaces, add color without the permanence of paint, and feel personal in a way that mass-produced art simply cannot replicate. When you make one yourself, it carries the added weight of your time and care — which is something guests notice even if they cannot quite name what they are responding to.

Autumn, specifically, lends itself perfectly to this kind of project. The color palette is already one of the most beloved in nature: deep yellows, burnt oranges, dusty roses, sage greens, warm browns, and the occasional pop of burgundy or rust. These are also some of the easiest yarn colors to find, so you will not spend hours hunting down a specific shade.

The combination of sunflowers, roses, and leaves is particularly well suited to a wall hanging because each element has a distinct visual weight. Sunflowers are bold and graphic with their dark centers and radiating petals. Roses are softer, more layered, and add a romantic quality that keeps the piece from feeling too rustic. Leaves fill the negative space, add movement, and give the eye somewhere to rest between the flowers. Together, they create a composition that feels balanced and intentional.

Materials You Will Need

Before you download the pattern PDF and begin, gather your supplies. Having everything on hand before you start makes the process much more enjoyable and keeps your momentum going.

Yarn: You will want a worsted weight yarn for the main flowers and leaves, though a lighter DK weight works beautifully for smaller accent roses or layered petals. For an autumn palette, consider gathering the following colors: golden yellow, deep ochre, burnt orange, dusty rose or mauve, sage green, olive green, warm brown, and cream or ivory. You do not need large quantities of any single color — this is a wonderful stash-busting project.

Hook: A 4mm or 5mm crochet hook works well for worsted weight yarn. If you tend to crochet tightly, go up half a size to keep your tension relaxed and your petals from curling too much in the wrong direction.

Wooden Dowel or Driftwood Branch: The hanging rod is part of the aesthetic. A smooth wooden dowel gives a clean, modern look. A piece of driftwood or a natural branch that you find outside gives a more organic, woodland feel that pairs beautifully with autumn botanicals. Aim for something between 30 and 45 centimeters wide depending on how large you want the finished piece to be.

Macramé Cord or Jute Twine: You will need this for hanging the piece and for weaving some textural elements into the background if you choose to add fringe or loose loops behind the flowers.

Tapestry Needle: Essential for weaving in ends neatly and for sewing your finished motifs together or onto a backing.

Scissors: A good sharp pair you keep just for yarn, if you can manage it.

Stitch Markers: Helpful for keeping track of rounds, especially in the center of your sunflowers where the stitch count increases quickly.

Optional — Floral Wire or Pipe Cleaners: If you want your leaves to have a slight curl or bend to them rather than lying flat, you can insert a thin wire through the center before attaching them to the hanging.

Understanding the Pattern Structure

The full pattern PDF breaks the project down into four main sections: sunflowers, roses, leaves, and assembly. Each section includes written instructions, stitch counts by row or round, and notes on shaping.

Here is an overview of how each element is constructed so you know what to expect before you open the file.

Sunflowers: Each sunflower is worked from the center outward in joined rounds. The center disc uses single crochet stitches in a dark brown or deep chocolate yarn worked in a continuous spiral to create a slightly domed, textured surface. Once the disc reaches the desired size (typically about 4 to 5 centimeters across), you switch to your petal color and work a round of base chains that you then build the petals from. Each petal is worked individually in rows and then joined back to the base round. The result is a flat, graphic flower with petals that have a slight natural drape. You can make sunflowers in two sizes — a larger focal flower with twelve to fourteen petals and a smaller supporting flower with eight to ten petals.

Roses: The crochet rose in this pattern uses the classic spiral rose construction, which creates a beautifully layered, dimensional flower that looks remarkably like the real thing. You work a long foundation chain, then build up rows of increasingly tall stitches — single crochet, half double crochet, double crochet, treble crochet — which causes the strip to naturally roll into a coil when you bring the two ends together. The roses can be made in one color for a clean look or in two tones (for example, dusty rose at the outer edges fading to a deeper mauve at the center) by switching yarn partway through. Each rose takes about twenty to thirty minutes once you get the hang of the construction, and they are extremely satisfying to complete.

Leaves: The pattern includes three leaf shapes — a long narrow willow leaf, a rounder oak-style leaf, and a simple elongated teardrop leaf that works beautifully as a filler. Each is worked in rows starting from a slip stitch foundation, with increases along both sides of a central spine to build width, then decreases to taper to a point. Texture is added with surface slip stitches along the center vein and optional slip stitches for side veins if you want extra detail. Making leaves in two or three shades of green — sage, olive, and a slightly yellowed or golden green — gives the finished piece a realistic autumnal quality, as though the season is already turning the foliage.

Assembly: This is where the project becomes truly personal. The pattern PDF includes a suggested layout diagram that you can use as a starting point, but it also encourages you to arrange your finished motifs loosely on a flat surface and photograph or sketch the arrangement before committing. Flowers and leaves are attached to the dowel using lengths of yarn looped over the rod, and the elements can be layered at different heights to create depth. Some makers prefer to add a macramé fringe or loose yarn strands in the background for added texture. The pattern includes instructions for a simple twisted fringe that complements the botanical elements without competing with them.

Color Palette Guidance for an Authentic Autumn Feel

Color is where this project really comes to life, and it is worth spending a few minutes thinking about your palette before you begin.

The most successful autumn botanical wall hangings tend to have one dominant color family, one secondary color family, and a neutral that ties everything together. For a sunflower-forward piece, you might let golden yellow and ochre dominate, bring in dusty rose as a softer secondary note, and use cream or warm beige as a neutral in your fringe or background elements. The greens in your leaves should be muted rather than bright — think sage, eucalyptus, or a slightly smoky olive rather than grass green or lime.

For a more romantic, vintage-inspired piece, lean harder into the dusty rose and mauve family for your roses, use a softer butter yellow for your sunflowers rather than a deep gold, and choose a greyed sage green for the leaves. This palette reads as more subdued and feminine while still feeling unmistakably autumnal.

If you love a bolder, more dramatic look, try pairing deep burnt orange and rust for your sunflowers with burgundy or wine-colored roses and a deep forest green for the leaves. This combination feels very rich and harvest-inspired, and looks particularly striking against light-colored walls.

The pattern PDF includes a color swatch reference guide with yarn color suggestions from several popular brands, which takes the guesswork out of shopping if you are starting from scratch.

Tips for Getting the Best Results

A few things make a real difference in how your finished piece looks, and they are worth mentioning here.

Block your motifs. Crocheted flowers and leaves tend to want to curl or pull in at the edges. Before assembly, lightly steam or wet block each piece and allow it to dry flat. This gives you clean, well-behaved shapes that are much easier to arrange and attach. It also makes the stitches more even and the colors look more vibrant.

Vary your sizes. Even if the pattern gives you one standard size for each element, making a few at different scales — a large sunflower, a medium sunflower, and a small one — adds visual interest and makes the composition feel more natural, as though you are looking at an actual garden rather than a repeating pattern.

Don’t rush the assembly. The arrangement step is worth taking your time over. Lay everything out on the floor or a large table and live with it for a little while before you start attaching anything. Try moving the largest flowers to different positions. Notice how the eye moves across the piece. A good arrangement leads the eye in a gentle circuit rather than landing in one spot and getting stuck there.

Use longer yarn tails when attaching motifs. Rather than cutting yarn right at the knot, leave yourself a generous tail of ten to fifteen centimeters and use the tapestry needle to weave it invisibly through the back of the piece. This is more secure than a simple knot and keeps the back looking tidy.

Add fragrance if you wish. This is a small detail that some makers love — a drop of essential oil (lavender, sandalwood, or something with a slightly earthy, woody note) applied to the back of the yarn motifs can make the hanging feel genuinely immersive. The scent is subtle and fades over time, but in a cozy autumn room it is a lovely touch.

Where to Display Your Finished Wall Hanging

Once your botanical wall hanging is complete, finding the right spot for it matters. These pieces look wonderful above a sofa or daybed where they can be seen at eye level and the layered depth can be fully appreciated. They also work beautifully in entryways, where they create an immediate impression of warmth and welcome.

In a nursery or child’s bedroom, a softer version of this pattern in blush, cream, and muted sage would make a dreamy focal piece. In a kitchen or dining area, the harvest colors feel entirely appropriate and bring a farmhouse-style warmth that works year-round, not just in autumn.

Consider the wall color carefully. These warm botanical tones sing against a deep, moody background — a dark teal, a forest green, a charcoal — because the contrast lets the colors pop. Against a white or cream wall, the piece has a lighter, airier feel that suits a Scandinavian or cottagecore aesthetic beautifully. Both work, but they create quite different moods.

How to Download the Pattern PDF

The full pattern PDF includes everything covered in this post, written out in full with stitch-by-stitch instructions, round-by-round counts, layout diagrams, color palette references, and a materials checklist you can take with you to the yarn shop. It is formatted for easy printing on standard letter or A4 paper and is designed to lie flat and stay open when printed, rather than requiring you to scroll constantly on a phone or tablet.

The PDF is available for immediate download. Once your purchase is complete, the file is delivered to your inbox so you can save it, print as many copies as you like for personal use, and return to it season after season. Many makers work through the pattern once, then come back and make variations — a spring version with soft pink roses and white daisies, a winter version with frosted whites and deep navies — using the same core construction techniques.

If you have questions about the pattern after downloading, there is a support email included in the file and a growing community of makers who have worked through the same project and are happy to help troubleshoot.

A Few Words on the Joy of Making

There is a particular quality to handmade decor that is difficult to articulate but easy to feel. When someone walks into a room and sees something on the wall that was clearly made by a person — not a machine, not a print-on-demand algorithm — there is a pause. A moment of recognition. They might not know what it cost in time or yarn, but they sense that it mattered to someone, and that quality of mattering transfers to the room itself.

Making a crochet flower wall hanging is not just about the finished object, though the finished object is genuinely beautiful. It is about the hours spent in the quiet act of making something, the meditative rhythm of hook and yarn, the small decisions about color and shape that are entirely your own. It is about the satisfaction of seeing a pile of colorful yarn motifs gradually become a composition that feels whole and alive.

Autumn is a good time for this kind of making. The days are shorter, the evenings invite you inward, and there is something fitting about working with warm colors while the world outside does the same. By the time the first really cold night arrives, you could have a finished wall hanging that makes your home feel like the most welcoming place in the world.

Download the pattern, gather your yarn, and start with a single sunflower. The rest will follow.