Crochet Lily

Make a crochet lily with six shaped petals, six yarn-wrapped stamens, a green leaf and a textured flower bud. The individual pieces are made separately, then assembled into a stem for a vase or handmade bouquet.

This free written pattern covers the flower parts and assembly. Find more designs in our free crochet flower pattern collection.

Prefer a larger botanical project with downloadable charts and written colour sequences? Explore the Orange Lily C2C blanket PDF pattern or browse our botanical PDF collection. These C2C designs are separate projects from the three-dimensional flower below.

Choose Your Lily Colours

White or cream petals with yellow stamens and green leaves create a simple botanical look. Pink, orange, purple or red can give the same flower a different character. Use the same yarn weight and hook for all six petals so they fit together consistently.

Make a single stem, repeat the pattern for a bunch of lilies, or combine them with other crochet blooms. The photographs below provide bouquet styling ideas.

Prepare the Flower Parts

For one complete lily stem, prepare six petals, one bud, one leaf and six stamens. The open flower and bud need separate supports before being joined into one arrangement.

The photograph below shows an example of a pink lily with its leaf and green bud. Choose your colours and gather the materials separately.

Materials

• Smooth yarn in a petal colour, yellow for the stamens and green for the bud, leaf and stem.
• A 2.0 mm or 2.5 mm crochet hook suited to your yarn and tension.
• A main flower rod approximately 40 cm long and 2 mm in diameter, plus a separate support for the bud branch. Cut the bud support to your preferred branch length before attaching it.
• Flexible craft wire approximately 0.4–0.5 mm in diameter for the petal and leaf edges, plus six 15 cm pieces for the stamens. Allow extra wire at the component bases for attachment.
• A stitch marker and tapestry needle.
• Scissors and wire cutters.
• A small amount of polyester stuffing for the bud.
• Hot glue for securing wrapped yarn ends and attachments.

Difficulty and Gauge

This is an advanced intermediate project. It uses basic crochet stitches, increases, double crochet decreases, front post stitches and crocheting over wire. Sewing and stem wrapping are also needed.

No fixed gauge or finished size is specified. Yarn, hook size and tension change the dimensions and firmness. Make one petal first to check the fabric and wire placement before completing all six.

Lily Colour and Shape Inspiration

Compare the petal colours below, then choose a palette for your own project. After assembly, gently curve the wired edges to open the flower.

Abbreviations — US Crochet Terms

• ch: chain.
• sc: single crochet.
• hdc: half double crochet.
• dc: double crochet.
• dc2tog: double crochet two stitches together.
• fpdc: front post double crochet.
• ss: slip stitch.
• st / sts: stitch / stitches.
• R: round.
• [number]: total stitches after the round.

Special Stitches

Double crochet increase: Work 2 dc into the same stitch. This is different from “2 dc,” which means one dc in each of the next two stitches.

dc2tog: Yarn over, insert the hook into the next stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, then yarn over and pull through two loops. Repeat this partial dc in the following stitch. Yarn over and pull through the three remaining loops to complete the decrease.

fpdc: Yarn over and insert the hook from front to back to front around the post of the next stitch. Complete a dc. The post stitch replaces the stitch at that position; do not also work into its top loops.

Two-chain picot: After the indicated sc, ch 2 and ss into the base of that same sc. This forms a small point without consuming another base stitch. Where the petal tip says “sc, picot, sc,” work both sc into the same tip stitch.

Pattern Notes

• Unless an increase is specified, work one stitch in each successive stitch or chain. “2 sc” means one sc in each of the next two stitches.
• Petals and the leaf are worked around both sides of a foundation chain. Rotate at the far tip and work into the unused loops on the opposite side; do not turn as if beginning a flat row.
• For petals and the leaf, starting chains and joining slip stitches do not count toward the stitch total.
• For the bud only, the starting ch 3 counts as the first dc. In later rounds it replaces the previous round’s starting ch 3. Begin the remaining stitches after that position, then join to the third starting chain.
• When adding wire, hold it along the edge and crochet over it. Leave wire tails at the base and cover exposed ends during assembly.
• Leave yarn tails for sewing or wrapping when fastening off the parts.

Free Crochet Lily Pattern

Flower Petals — Make 6

• Foundation: Using the petal colour, ch 25.
• R1: Starting in the second chain from the hook, work 2 sc, 2 hdc, 14 dc, 3 hdc and 2 sc across the next 23 chains. Work 3 sc in the final chain. Rotate the petal and work along the opposite side: 2 sc, 3 hdc, 14 dc, 2 hdc and 2 sc across the 23 remaining chain positions. Join with an ss to the first sc. [49]
• R2: Ch 1 and add wire. Work 2 sc in the first st, 2 sc, 2 hdc, 1 dc, 2 dc in the next st, 4 dc, 2 dc in the next st, 5 dc, 3 hdc and 4 sc. In the next st at the tip, work 1 sc, a two-chain picot, then 1 sc in that same tip st. Continue around the other side: 4 sc, 3 hdc, 5 dc, 2 dc in the next st, 4 dc, 2 dc in the next st, 1 dc, 2 hdc, 2 sc, then 2 sc in the final st. Join with an ss to the first sc. Fasten off, leaving a tail for wrapping. [56 stitches, plus the picot chains]

Repeat until you have six petals. Gently shape them into matching curves without pulling the stitches tight against the wire.

Green Flower Bud — Make 1

Use green yarn. The starting ch 3 counts as one dc in every bud round; the totals below include it. The four fpdc repeats form the raised ribs.

• R1: Start with a magic ring. Ch 3, then work 5 dc into the ring. Close the ring and join with an ss to the third chain. [6]
• R2: Ch 3. Work (1 dc, 2 dc in the next st) twice, then 2 dc in the final st. Join. [9]
• R3: Ch 3. Work (1 fpdc, 2 dc in the next st) four times. Join. [13]
• R4: Ch 3. Work (1 fpdc, 1 dc, 2 dc in the next st) four times. Join. [17]
• R5: Ch 3. Work (1 fpdc, 2 dc, 2 dc in the next st) four times. Join. [21]
• R6: Ch 3. Work (1 fpdc, 3 dc, 2 dc in the next st) four times. Join. [25]
• R7–R9: Ch 3. Work (1 fpdc, 5 dc) four times. Join after each round. [25 each round]
• R10: Ch 3. Work (1 fpdc, 3 dc, dc2tog) four times. Join. [21]
• R11: Ch 3. Work (1 fpdc, 2 dc, dc2tog) four times. Join. [17]
• R12: Ch 3. Work (1 fpdc, 1 dc, dc2tog) four times. Join. [13]
• R13: Ch 3. Work (1 fpdc, dc2tog) four times. Join. Add a small amount of stuffing, keeping the ribs visible. [9]
• R14: Ch 3, then work 1 dc and dc2tog. Bend a small hook at the top of the prepared bud support and insert it through the opening into the stuffing. Complete 1 dc, dc2tog and one final dc2tog. Join to the third starting chain. Ch 1 and fasten off, leaving a long green tail. [6]

Use the tail to gather the remaining opening snugly around the bud support and secure it. Wrap the bud branch with green yarn, covering the support and attachment point.

Leaf — Make 1

• Foundation: Using green yarn, ch 30.
• R1: Add wire. Starting in the second chain from the hook, work 2 sc, 2 hdc, 20 dc, 2 hdc and 2 sc across the next 28 chains. Work 3 sc in the final chain. Rotate and work along the opposite side: 2 sc, 2 hdc, 20 dc, 2 hdc and 2 sc across the 28 remaining chain positions. Join with an ss to the first sc. [59]
• R2: Ch 1. Work 30 sc, make a two-chain picot on the sc just completed at the tip, then work 29 sc. Join with an ss to the first sc. Fasten off, leaving a tail for wrapping. [59 sc, plus the picot chains]

Yarn-Wrapped Stamens — Make 6

1. Take a 15 cm piece of thin wire. Starting approximately 5 cm from one end, wrap a 2.5 cm section with yellow yarn.
2. Fold the wire at the centre of the yellow-wrapped section so the two yellow-covered lengths sit together to form the stamen tip.
3. Wrap the two wire lengths below the yellow tip together with green yarn for approximately 2.5 cm. Secure the yarn end, leaving the lower wire available for attachment.
4. Repeat to make six stamens. Trim or align their lower ends as needed when attaching them to the main stem.

Assemble the Crochet Lily

Prepare six petals, six stamens, one leaf, the supported bud and the main flower rod.

1. Prepare the bud branch: Check that the bud is secured to its own support. Use its green tail to wrap the branch and secure the end with a small amount of glue.
2. Attach the stamens: Gather the six stamens at the top of the main flower rod. Bind their lower wire ends firmly around the rod with green yarn.
3. Add the first three petals: Arrange three petals around the stamens. Secure their bases with the yarn tails and stem wrapping, leaving the upper edges free.
4. Add the remaining three petals: Place them outside the first layer, offset to fill the gaps. Secure the bases and continue wrapping until the petal tails and wire ends are covered.
5. Attach the leaf and bud: Position the leaf and supported bud along the stem at your preferred heights. Bind their supports under the green wrapping.
6. Finish the stem: Wrap to the desired length, secure the final yarn end with glue and cover any exposed wire. Gently bend the petals outward and curve the leaf.

Colour and Bouquet Ideas

Use a single colour for a simple lily bouquet, or vary the petals for a mixed arrangement. For additional handmade blooms, try our free 3D rose pattern and crochet baby’s breath pattern.

Rounded rose shapes can contrast with the lily’s long, open petals.

Small filler flowers add detail between larger blooms. Choose a colour that complements the petals and stamens.

Leafy stems can give the bouquet height and space. Explore our free flower and bouquet pattern collection for more combinations.

Try a Lily-Themed Crochet PDF Project

Take the lily motif into a larger home project with a downloadable C2C design. The chart and written colour sequences can be saved and followed at your own pace.

Find your next project in our flower and botanical PDF collection, or save this free tutorial for your next crochet bouquet.