This is the first in my series of pot plants and its pretty adorable! The idea for this special flower came from end of year teacher gifts ! If you have kids like me then you’ll be aware of the awesome work our teachers do each year, these past two years especially with the added global pandemic & disruptions due to lock-downs. My eldest has had her particular teacher for 3 years now and I think that’s pretty special. We aren’t sure whose class she will be in next year so we wanted to make her something super special. Every time I see a sunflower it just brightens my day, My daughter has one of those smiles that does the same & is known by a lot of people at school as smiley, so I thought hopefully it may be a reminder of the bright smile my daughter comes into school with each day !

So enough gushy gushy, lets get started on how we made it !

Materials
 
8ply Yarn in various Colours
3mm Hook
Embroidery Needle
Scissors
Wire
Stuffing and Rice
 
Any size yarn and corresponding hook will work, I used a 8 ply cotton yarn and a 3.0mm hook. It is recommended to size down in hooks for a tighter stitch for amigurumi. Colours can be suited to your own preference. My Sunflower sat at around 30cm. The thicker the yarn, the bigger your Sunflower!

Stitches & Abbreviations
 
YOH - yarn over hook
Ch - chain - YOH, pull through loop
St. - stitch
SC - single crochet - insert hook into stitch, YOH, pull though stitch (2 loops on hook), YOH & pull through both loops
INC - 2 single crochet in one stitch
DEC - insert hook into the next stitch, YOH, pull through stitch, insert into next stitch, YOH, pull through stitch, YOH, pull through all loops
SL. ST - Slip Stitch - insert hook into stitch, YOH, pull through both stitches
FO - Fasten Off - ch but pull through all cut yarn
Rep. - repeat
BLO - Back Loops Only
FLO - Front Loops Only
DC - Double Crochet - YOH, insert hook into stitch, YOH, Pull through stitch (3 loops on hook) YOH & pull through 2 loops, YOH, pull through all loops