Watch Your Crochet Bloom with Flower Motif Scarf Patterns
Summer’s gorgeous blooms are always gone too soon, but crochet flowers last forever! Flower motifs are popping up all over Pinterest and Instagram in the form of afghans, skirts, and most prominently, scarves. Flower motif scarf patterns are the perfect project for summer: portable (you often only work on one motif at a time!), colorful, and on-trend!
Really, any crochet flower motif can be made into a scarf if you are confident joining your own motifs. Just add lots of chain spaces in between for a very forgiving, lacy scarf with wonderful drape.
But if you’re looking for inspiration, we’ve got tons of flower motif scarf patterns to tempt you! Whether your tastes are bold or subtle, monochromatic or multicolored, there’s a crochet scarf here that you’ll love.
Flowers for the Bees Scarf
This new crochet scarf pattern is perfect for summer on so many levels. The hexagonal motifs call to mind flowers and honeycomb, worked in a bright, sunny yellow. Plus the light, lacy fabric is just the right weight for summer. You’ll work one motif at a time, making this the perfect take-along project for outdoor music festivals, baseball games, or just a 10 minute break from work!
Designer: Darla J. Fanton
Difficulty: Easy
Yarn: Manos del Uruguay Alegria (distributed by Fairmount Fibers) (75% wool, 25% polyamide; 445 yd / 3.5 oz): #A2058 turmeric, 2 skeins.
Passion Flower Wrap from Crochet So Lovely
This gorgeous flower motif scarf pattern is one of the most innovative uses of hairpin lace I’ve ever seen. Rather than working in long strips, Kristin Omdahl has you working in circles to form passion flower motifs that create an elegant, lacy fabric. You’ll join these motifs as you work, so when you’re finished, you’re really finished!
Designer: Kristin Omdahl
Difficulty: Intermediate
Yarn: Be Sweet Bambino (70% cotton, 30% rayon from bamboo; 97 yards / 1.75 oz): #844 aubergine, 5 skeins.
Dogwood Scarf from Interweave Crochet Spring 2015
This beautifully layered and textured scarf perfectly emulates soft pink dogwood blossoms peeking out from among tree trunks and leaves. The clever pattern allows you to unleash your inner botanical goddess by arranging the flowers and leaves however you like. The ultimate in crochet flower motif scarf patterns, this design lets you hold on to the fleeting beauty of dogwood blooms all year long!
Designer: Suzann Thompson
Difficulty: Easy
Yarn: Madelinetosh Tosh Vintage (100% superwash merino; 200 yd / 3.5 oz): posy (A), jade (B), log cabin brown (C), terrarium (D), 1 skein each.
Trudi Scarf from Crochetscene 2014
Here’s a slightly different twist on the floral motif scarf trend; in this design, tiny crochet flowers are embedded into triangular motifs that you join as you go. The perfect accessory for those who like their floral motifs a bit more understated, this scarf crochet pattern allows the yarn to shine and will blend easily into your wardrobe.
Designer: Darla J. Fanton
Difficulty: Experienced
Yarn: Anzula Cricket (80% superwash merino, 10% cashmere, 10% nylon; 250 yd / 4 oz): claret, 2 skeins.
Floating Flowers Scarf from Crochet Loom Blooms
Look to the past for a totally different way to create flower motifs: using a flower loom! The vintage craft of making loomed flowers is seeing a huge resurgence this year, and when combined with crochet, it’s truly magic. In Crochet Loom Blooms, Haafner Linssen walks you through how to make your own flower loom and/or how to use a commercial loom to make beautiful flower motifs you can join with crochet, from simple to intricate. The book also includes project ideas to combine your blooms, including this gorgeous flower motif scarf.
Designer: Haafner Linssen
Difficulty: Easy
Yarn: Fingering-weight acrylic yarn in 3 colors, 110 yd of each.
Honeycomb Shawl from Interweave Crochet Summer 2013
Another hexagonal-motif floral crochet scarf, this option features a few bright accent colors surrounded by motifs in a neutral blush color. Plant your own “garden” of crochet flowers by choosing whatever cheerful colors call to you! This gorgeous, lightweight crochet shawl scarf is your friend when you need just a little something to keep a chill off your arms.
Designer: Kathy Merrick
Difficulty: Intermediate
Yarn: Blue Sky Alpacas Alpaca Silk (50% alpaca, 50% silk; 146 yd / 1.75 oz ): #133 blush (MC), 3 skeins; #129 amethyst (A), #136 sapphire (B), #128 plum (C), #148 peridot (D); 1 skein each.
Speakeasy Shawl from Crochetscene 2017
Mohair and floral motifs might seem like an odd pairing, but trust me, this light-as-air yet cuddly shawl is the perfect marriage of yarn and pattern. The centers of the flower motifs are where the color lies, nestled into a soft gray background. If you’re looking for showstopping floral motif scarf patterns this summer, this generous, delicate, and feminine option deserves a place at the top of your list.
Designer: Annelies Baes
Difficulty: Easy
Yarn: Rowan Kidsilk Haze (70% mohair, 30% silk; 230 yd / .88 oz): #664 steel (A), 4 balls, #582 trance (B), #606 candy girl (C), #597 jelly (D), #596 marmalade (E), #663 essence (F), 1 ball each.
My personal favorite from this list is the Passionflower Shawl, because learning hairpin lace has been on my must-learn list ever since I first saw the technique in Beth Neilsen’s gorgeous Hairpin Lace Open Cardigan. That delicate lacy look just has no equal!
Is one of these floral motif scarf patterns calling your name? Pick up your hook and get gardening!
Yours in Stiches,
Andrea
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