I’ve loved making covers for my solar lights in my yard. I had a request for “front facing flowers” so I gave it a try and made several for Mother’s Day.
I finally wrote up the pattern and made some sunflowers too.
I really like how the sunflower turned out and wanted to make one to add to another project I was working on. I made a version with an open center to slip over a large button.
More Solar Cover Patterns You Might Enjoy
- Original “Solar Fun Flowers” for round solar lamps.
- “Solar Minions” for tall, skinny solar lamps.
- Solar Pumpkins
- Firework Solar Covers
- Daisy Solar Covers
- BIG Solar Blooms
Solar Sunflowers Crochet Pattern
This pattern is available for free below. An ad-free, downloadable PDF of these patterns with all of the photos is available to purchase from my Ravelry Shop: Click HERE
Materials and Details
Yarn: small amounts of acrylic worsted weight yarn choice of colors.
Crochet Hook: H
Miscellaneous: yarn needle; tall, skinny solar lamp as shown below (top part of lamp is 6″ circumference and approximately 3.25″ tall)
Adjust pattern for larger, similar bulbs by using an I or J hook.
Directions
Base Piece
This part slips over the light.
1. With an H hook and worsted weight green yarn, ch 15, join with a sl st in the last ch to form a ring. Make sure ch is not twisted.
2. Ch 1, sc 18 around ch, sl st to join. (18sts)
3. Ch 1, *sc 2, 2sc in next st,* repeat to the end of the round, sl st to join. (24sts)
4. Ch 1, hdc in the same st and in each st to end of round, sl st to join.
5. Ch 2, turn to work from the right side of the piece. *hdc 6, hdc2tog*, repeat to end of the round, sl st to join. (21sts)
6. Ch 1, hdc in the same st and in each st to end of round, sl st to join.
7. Ch 1, sc in each st to end of the round, sl st to join.
8. Ch 5, *sk 2, dc in the next st, ch 2*, repeat to the end of the round, sl st in the third chain in the beginning to join. (7 windows created)
9. Ch 5, dc in first dc, *ch 2, dc in next st*, repeat to the end of the round, sl st in the third chain in the beginning to join.
10-11. Repeat previous step. For a longer “stem”/green piece to cover more of the lamp post, repeat two more times (shown in photo below).
12. Ch 1, 3sc in the first “window” (around each ch 2), sl st to join, 2sc in the next window, *3sc in the next window, 2sc in the next window*, repeat to end of round, sl st to join. (18sts) Finish off and weave in ends.
Leaves (optional)
1. With an H hook and green yarn, ch 2, 2sc in 2nd ch from hook, (2sts)
2. Ch 1, turn, 2sc in same st, sc. (3sts)
3. Ch 1, turn, 2sc in same st, sc 2. (4sts)
4. Ch 1, turn, sc 4.
5. Ch 1, turn, 2sc in same st, sc 3. (5sts)
6. Ch 1, turn, 2sc in same st, sc 4. (6sts)
7. Ch 1, turn, sc 6.
8. Ch 1, turn, sc2tog, sc 4. (5sts)
9. Ch 1, turn, sc2tog, sc 3. (4sts)
10. Ch 1, turn, sc2tog, sc2tog. (2sts)
11. Ch 1, turn, sc 2. Repeat for a total of 25 rows.
12. Ch 1, turn, 2sc in same st, 2sc in next st. (4sts)
13. Ch 1, turn, 2sc in same st, sc 3. (5sts)
14. Ch 1, turn, 2sc in same st, sc 4. (6sts)
15. Ch 1, turn, sc 6.
16. Ch 1, turn, sc2tog, sc 4. (5sts)
17. Ch 1, turn, sc2tog, sc 3. (4sts)
18. Ch 1, turn, sc 4.
19. Ch 1, turn, sc2tog, sc 2. (3sts)
20. Ch 1, turn, sc2tog, sc. (2sts)
21. Ch 1, turn, sc2tog.
22. This step is worked around the outer edge of the whole leaf piece. Ch 1, pivot to work across side of leaf. Sc evenly across side of leaf, across stem and across side of leaf. (sc, ch 2, sc) in tip of second leaf. Sc evenly across side of leaf, across stem and across side of first leaf. Sc in tip, ch 2, sl st to join. Finish off and weave in ends.
Flower With Rounded Petals
1. With an H hook and worsted weight yarn for the center start with a magic circle of 7 sc sts (or preferred method of starting a circle of 7 sc sts), pull closed and sl st to join. (7sts)
2. Ch 1, 2hdc in each st to end of round, sl st to join. (14sts)
3. Finish off the current yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing later. Change to yarn for the petals. *ch4, 2tr in the same st, (2tr, ch 4, sl st) in next st, sl st in next st*, repeat to end of round. Finish off and weave in end,
Skip to “assembly”.
Sunflower
1. With an H hook and worsted weight yarn for the center (brown in sample), start with a magic circle of 6 sc sts (or preferred method of starting a circle of 6 sc sts), pull closed and sl st to join. (6sts)
2. Ch 1, 2sc in each st to end of round, sl st to join. (12sts)
3. Ch 1, *hdc, 2hdc in the next st*, repeat to end of round, sl st to join. (18sts)
4. Finish off the current yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing later. Change to yarn for the petals (yellow in sample). *ch3, tr in the same st, ch 3, sl st in the 3rd ch from hook, (tr, ch 3, sl st) in next st, sl st in next st*, repeat to end of round, sl st in the same st as the beginning ch. Finish off and weave in end,
Sunflower With Buttonhole
This version is designed to slip over a large button.
1. With an H hook and worsted weight yarn for the center (brown in sample), ch 12, sl st in the last ch from hook to join in a circle.
2. Ch 1, sc 12 around the beginning ch, sl st in the first st to join. (12sts) TIP: If you work the sc sts over the beginning yarn tail you will be able to pull the tail to cinch in the beginning circle to make it smaller if needed.
3. Ch 1, *hdc, 2hdc in the next st*, repeat to end of round, sl st to join. (18sts)
4. Finish off the current yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing later. Change to yarn for the petals (yellow in sample). *ch3, tr in the same st, ch 3, sl st in the 3rd ch from hook, (tr, ch 3, sl st) in next st, sl st in next st*, repeat to end of round, sl st in the same st as the beginning ch. Finish off and weave in end,
Solar Cover Assembly
With a yarn needle, use the yarn tail from the flower center to sew the outer edge of the center to the solid, top part of the cover.
Slip cover over solar lamp. Thread one leaf through a “window” of the green section of the flower cover. Wrap the leaf piece around the lamp post and tie leaf ends together (see photo below).
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