Welcome to my crochet water lily pattern. This pattern was another request. This is what the finished water lily applique will look like.

Finished crochet water lily 2 ply landscape

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Crochet Water Lily Pattern

Abbreviations 

  • st – stitch
  • sts – stitches
  • ch – chain
  • sl st – slip stitch
  • sc – single crochet
  • hdc – half double crochet
  • dc – double crochet
  • tr – treble crochet

Materials Used

  • Any thickness crochet cotton or yarn, I used Scheepjes Maxi Sweet Treat 2 ply crochet cotton colors (106) Snow White and (208) Yellow Gold.
  • A crochet hook, I used a 1mm hook.
  • A darning needle to weave in ends and stitch the centre to the flower.
  • Scissors.

Crochet water lily 2 ply cotton

Size

Large water lily (Using 8 ply yarn & a 3mm hook)

7cm wide x 7cm high or 2.75” wide x 2.75” high

Medium water lily (Using 4 ply crochet cotton & a 1.5mm hook)

5.5cm wide x 5.5cm high or 2.25” wide x 2.25” high

Small water lily (Using 2 ply crochet cotton & a 1mm hook)

4.5cm wide x 4.5cm high or 1.75” wide x 1.75” high

Flower Centre

Using (208) Yellow Gold, make a magic loop.

Row 1:  1 ch, work 5 sc in the circle.  Pull the circle tight and join with a sl st in the front loop of 1st st.  (5 sts)

Crochet water lily 2 ply flower centre row 1

Row 2:  (3 ch, miss 1st ch, 1 sl st in each of last 2 ch, sl st in front loop of next st) 5 times.

Crochet water lily 2 ply flower centre row 2

Row 3:  Sl st in back loop of 1st st of row 1, (3 ch, miss 1st ch, sl st in each of last 2 ch, sl st in back loop of same st, 3 ch, miss 1st ch, sl st in each of last 2 ch, sl st in back loop of next st of row 1) 5 times.  Fasten off.  I left a long tail to join it to the flower.

Crochet water lily 2 ply flower centre beginning row 3

Crochet water lily 2 ply flower centre

Flower

Using (106) Snow White make a magic loop.

Row 1:  1 ch, work 8 sc in the circle.  Pull the circle tight and join with a sl st in the front loop of 1st st.  (8 sts)

Crochet water lily 2 ply flower row 1

Row 2:  (7 ch, work 1 sl st in 2nd ch from hook, 1 hdc in next ch, 1 dc in each of following 3 ch, 1 sc in last ch, sl st in front loop of next st) 8 times.

Crochet water lily 2 ply flower row 2

Row 3:  Sl st in back loop of 1st st of row 1, (8 ch, work 1 sl st in 2nd ch from hook, 1 hdc in next ch, 1 dc in following ch, 1 tr in each of next 3 ch, 1 hdc in last ch, sl st in back loop of next st of row 1) 8 times.  Fasten off.

Crochet water lily 2 ply flower

To Make Up

Weave in ends.  Attach the centre to the middle of the flower.

Finished crochet water lily 2 ply landscape

And there’s the finished water lily. I’ve also made it in different sizes and colors.

Finished crochet water lily 2 ply group landscape

I hope that you’ve enjoyed the pattern. Have a look at some of my other patterns, including the pond, the daisy pattern, orchid and the crochet rose.

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