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Pastel Flower Motif Bed Cover Crochet Pattern

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Pastel Flower Motif Bed Cover Crochet Pattern
120-160 Hours 0 made this
Intermediate Level

You should be comfortable with dc, tr and sewing flowers together.

Long Project

Each flower takes about 25 minutes, so you can make a few every evening.

Pastel Garden

A mix of eight soft colors gives the cover a happy spring garden look.

About This Pastel Flower Motif Bed Cover Crochet Pattern Pattern

This bed cover is made from 257 five-petal flowers in eight soft colors: pink, coral, peach, butter yellow, sage green, lavender, sky blue and cream. Each flower has three tones, a small center, a contrasting ring and puffy rounded petals. The flowers are sewn together in staggered rows where their petals touch, and a picot edging follows the scalloped outline.

Each flower measures about 5 inches (12.5 cm) across, and the finished cover is about 72 by 85 inches (183 by 216 cm) after the border. You will use single, half double, double and treble crochet in worsted cotton. It suits anyone who enjoys colorful scrap-style projects and wants a big, cheerful finish.

Pastel Flower Motif Bed Cover Crochet Pattern step detail

Why You'll Love This Pastel Flower Motif Bed Cover Crochet Pattern Pattern

I love that every flower is a tiny finished project. I can make one in about half an hour, and it is so satisfying to line up the colors on the table and decide which goes where. The little yellow centers are my favorite part.

The soft colors make a bedroom feel bright and happy. It is a wonderful way to use up leftover cotton, and it makes a lovely gift for a new home or a wedding.

Pastel Flower Motif Bed Cover Crochet Pattern step 1 - construction progress

Switch Things Up

Try a new palette, such as autumn shades of rust, mustard and olive, or all blues and whites for a calm seaside bedroom. For a baby blanket or throw, make 11 rows alternating 8 and 7 flowers, which uses 83 flowers and measures about 40 by 48 inches before the border. You can also work every flower in one color with contrasting centers for a more modern look. For a simpler finish, replace the picot edging with one plain round of single crochet.

Materials Needed

— Main Fabric

01 Worsted weight (4) 100% cotton yarn, about 200 yards (183 m) per 100 g, in eight shades
02 Cream: about 650 yards (595 m), roughly 325 g, for petals, joining and the border
03 Pink, coral, peach, butter yellow, sage green, lavender and sky blue: about 300 yards (275 m) each, roughly 150 g each, for petals, rings and centers
04 Total yarn for the full cover: about 2,750 yards (2,515 m), roughly 1,375 g, including a small extra allowance for ends

— Tools Required

05 4.5 mm (US 7) crochet hook
06 Yarn needle
07 Stitch markers
08 Scissors
09 Blocking mats and rust-proof pins
10 Measuring tape

The Free Pattern

Intermediate 120-160 Hours

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— Five Petal Flower (Make 257: 36 pink, 32 each of coral, peach, butter yellow, sage, lavender and sky blue, 29 cream) :

Each flower has a petal color (Color C), a ring color (Color B) and a center color (Color A). Use the petal colors above for Color C, and choose Colors A and B from the other seven shades so the center contrasts with the petals, for example pink petals with a coral ring and a butter yellow center.
Work every round with the right side facing you and do not turn.
Round 1: With Color A, make a magic ring, ch 1, work 10 sc in the ring, join with a sl st to the first sc. (10 sc)
Round 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each sc around, join with a sl st to the first sc. Fasten off Color A. (20 sc)
Round 3: Join Color B in any sc, ch 1, sc in the same st and in each sc around, join with a sl st to the first sc. Fasten off Color B. (20 sc)
Round 4: Join Color C in any sc, ch 1, sc in the same st. *Ch 7, skip the next 3 sc, sc in the next sc; repeat from * 3 more times, ch 7, skip the last 3 sc, join with a sl st to the first sc. (5 sc and 5 ch-7 sps)
Count the ch-7 sps before moving on. You need exactly 5, and the chains should be loose enough that the petals will not curl.
Round 5: Ch 1, then work (sc, hdc, 2 dc, 5 tr, 2 dc, hdc, sc) in each ch-7 sp around to make 5 petals. Join with a sl st to the first sc. Fasten off and weave in ends. (5 petals, 13 sts per petal, 65 sts)
Each finished flower should measure about 5 inches (12.5 cm) across. The 3 center tr of each petal are the sewing points used to join the flowers.

— Layout :

Block all flowers first. Lay them out in staggered rows, like bricks, so each flower sits in the gap between two flowers of the row above. Scatter the colors evenly, and do not place two flowers with the same petal color next to each other.
Odd rows (1, 3, 5 ... 19): Lay 14 flowers side by side in a horizontal row so neighboring petals touch. (14 flowers per row, 10 rows, 140 flowers)
Even rows (2, 4, 6 ... 18): Lay 13 flowers in a row, each one nestled between two flowers of the row above. (13 flowers per row, 9 rows, 117 flowers)
The layout uses 140 + 117 = 257 flowers and measures about 70 by 83 inches (178 by 211 cm) before the border. Turn each flower until its petal tips meet the petal tips of its neighbors as closely as possible. A few small gaps between the petals are normal and give the cover its airy look.

— Picot Border :

Work the border after all flowers are joined. Work every round with the right side facing you and do not turn.
Round 1 (cream): Join cream with a sl st in the sc between two petals on the outer edge. Ch 1, sc in each of the 13 sts of every exposed petal and in the sc between exposed petals. Where two flowers are joined, work sc2tog over the last st before the seam and the first st after it. Join with a sl st to the first sc. (14 sc per exposed petal, 1 sc2tog at each seam point)
Round 2 (cream): Ch 1, *sc in each of the next 7 sc, ch 3 and sl st in the first ch to make a picot, sc in each of the next 7 sc; repeat from * around, working 1 sc in each sc2tog at the seam points. Join with a sl st to the first sc. Fasten off and weave in ends. (14 sc and 1 picot per petal)

Assembly Instructions

  1. Pin each flower flat to about 5 inches (12.5 cm), steam or wet block it lightly, and let it dry completely.
  2. Lay all 257 flowers on a large floor or bed in staggered rows, following the Layout section, and mix the colors until no petal color sits next to itself.
  3. Thread a yarn needle with cream and join the flowers row by row from the top, whipstitching petal tips together through both loops of the 3 center tr of each petal, about 3 stitches per join.
  4. Turn each flower before sewing so its petals meet the neighboring petals as closely as possible, and leave any remaining small gaps open.
  5. When all 19 rows are joined, lay the cover flat, pin it to size and steam block gently to even out the seams.
  6. Work the two Picot Border rounds around the whole outer edge, then weave in all ends and trim.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

Check that Round 4 has exactly 5 ch-7 sps, because a flower with 4 or 6 loops will not have evenly spaced petals and will not match its neighbors.

If your petals curl, your chains are too tight, so go up one hook size for Round 4 only.

Keep your joining stitches loose and the same size, because tight seams will pull the flowers out of shape and make the cover stiff.

Mark the first flower of each row on your layout plan, because the rows alternate between 14 and 13 flowers and it is easy to place one in the wrong row.

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Denise designs cozy granny square and home decor crochet patterns and loves sharing every round with a friendly community of makers.

Important Notes

Gauge: after Round 3 the center disc should measure about 1.5 inches (4 cm), and the finished flower about 5 inches (12.5 cm) across. If yours is smaller or larger, change your hook size by one step.

Buy extra of each color if you plan to make more than the counts listed, since dye lots can vary between batches.

Block every flower before joining, because cotton relaxes and the petals lie flatter when pinned.

Check your yarn label for care instructions, as most cotton can be machine washed cold on a gentle cycle and dried flat.

I hope you enjoy every little flower as much as I did. Take your time, make a few each evening, and soon you will have a happy garden on your bed. Happy crocheting!

Crochet Abbreviations

01 ch — chain
02 sl st — slip stitch
03 sc — single crochet
04 hdc — half double crochet
05 dc — double crochet
06 tr — treble crochet
07 sp — space
08 st — stitch (sts means stitches)
09 sc2tog — single crochet 2 stitches together

You Ask, We Answer

How big is the finished bed cover?

Before the border it measures about 70 by 83 inches (178 by 211 cm), and about 72 by 85 inches (183 by 216 cm) with the border. That covers a full bed or sits as a coverlet across the top of a queen bed, and you can make fewer flowers for a smaller size.

Can I use a different yarn weight or make it smaller?

Yes. DK weight cotton with a 3.5 mm (E-4) hook gives smaller flowers, so you will need more of them to reach the same size. For a throw, make 83 flowers in 11 rows alternating 8 and 7. Always make one flower first and measure it.

How do I wash and care for it?

Check your yarn label first. Most worsted cotton can be machine washed cold on a gentle cycle and laid flat to dry. A cotton bed cover is heavy when wet, so support its weight when you lift it.