✿ April showers bring crochet flowers

By April, we’re all over winter and ready for spring, but there are still some weeks to go. That old saying April showers bring May flowers is so true. A new beginning is coming!

While you wait for the sun, work up a beautiful bloom pillow for decor all spring and summer long. Get creative and mix up the colors to fit your own home.

★ Looking for the knit version? Find it here

✨ What makes it work

• Written and charted. This ad-free PDF includes written instructions plus charts with pictures.
• Single crochet base. Simple stitches let the colorwork shine.
• Make it yours. Swap the colors to match your decor.
• Buttoned back. With a burlap back option.

✂️ What you’ll need

• Yarn: Brava Worsted, WeCrochet, approx. 725 yds if crocheting the back. Colors shown: Ivory, Grey Beard (or Steel Grey Stonewash), Sungold, Dark Olive, Antique Teal, Rosy Cheeks (1 skein each).
• Hook: H (5.0mm), or size to meet gauge
• Tools: Removable Stitch Markers · Yarn Needle · Scissors
• To finish like the sample: 5 Buttons, 1 in (2.5 cm) · 20 x 20 in pillow insert · 3/4 yard burlap for a fabric back (optional)

⭐ Good to know

• Size: 21 in (53 cm) wide and 20 in (51 cm) tall.
• Skill level: Easy to Advanced Beginner
• Gauge: 15 sts and 16 rows = 4” x 4” in single crochet with H hook · gauge help
• Terms: US crochet

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Cheers,
Briana

© 2026 Briana Kepner (Briana K Designs). All rights reserved. For personal use; you’re welcome to sell finished items, and credit is always appreciated. Please don’t share, copy or resell the pattern. Changes to yarn or sizing are your call, and we can’t support modifications. Privacy · GPSR Representative: Ciara Doyle, C15 Y5F9, Ireland, Ciara@thefairythorn.ie