Crochet Iris Applique

This Iris applique crochet pattern was inspired by a visit to an amazing Iris garden located in Oregon where we live. The flower is beautiful but very complex and it was very tricky to recreate it in a two-dimensional shape as an applique. But I love the result and hope you will like it too!

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My family lives in a unique location surrounded by beautiful flower fields and gardens.  We can visit fields of Tulips and Lilacs, Iris and Peony gardens in the spring, then beautiful Rose gardens, Lavender, and finally Dahlia fields in the late summer.

All these beautiful flowers inspired me to recreate them in crochet. Some of the flowers that can be found on my blog are a crochet Lilac flower pattern, crochet Lavender pattern, crochet Dahlia pattern, crochet Magnolia, crochet Bleeding Heart, and crochet Dogwood. The pattern for the crochet Tulip can be found in my Etsy shop.

Irises have a very wide range of colors. The color combinations of their top and bottom petals are very unique! You can enjoy some of the pictures I took during our visit to the garden at the end of this post.

By the way, do you know why these Irises are called bearded? The fuzzy part that looks like caterpillar at the base of the lower petals is called a “beard”.

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Abbreviations:

Ch – chain

DC – double crochet

EDC – extended double crochet (The video tutorial for the extended double crochet stitch is available HERE)

HDC – half double crochet

Rnd – round

RS – right side

SC- single crochet

SC2tog – single crochet two stitches together

Sl St – slip stitch

St (Sts) – stitch (stitches)

WS – wrong side

Skill Level:

Intermediate.

Finished Size:

This crochet Iris flower is about 3-1/4”.

Yarn:

• Aunt Lydia’s crochet cotton thread size #10, colors of choice. Color A for the lower petals, Color B for the top petals, and Color C for the beard.

Notes:

1. Beginning Ch 1 and Ch 2 do not count as St.
2. All parts of the Iris flower are crocheted separately and then sewn together.
3. Pay attention to where the Right Sides of the flower parts are.
4. Make sure to block and shape your Iris applique for best results.

Row 2. Ch 1, SC in 1^st St and in next, HDC in each of next 3, DC in each of next 3, 3 DC in next, 5 DC in next (top),

continue on opposite side of Chain – 3 DC in next, DC in each of next 3, HDC in each of next 3, SC in each of next 2. Total – 27 Sts. Turn.

Row 3. Ch 2, HDC in 1^st, DC in each of next 8, 2 DC in each of next 9, DC in each of next 8, HDC in next. Total – 36 Sts. Turn.

Row 4. Ch 2, HDC in 1^st and in each of next 2, Sl St in next, HDC in each of next 2, 2 DC in next, 2 HDC in next, Sl St in next, SC in next, HDC in next, 2 DC in each of next 2, HDC in next, Sl St in next,

2 HDC in next, 2 DC in next, HDC in next, Sl St in next, 2 HDC in next, 2 DC in next, 2 HDC in next, Sl St in next, HDC+DC in next, 2 DC in next, 2 EDC in next, DC in next, HDC in next, Sl St in next,

SC in next, HDC+DC in next, HDC in each of next 4, HDC + 2SC in last, rotate your work, continue along flat side and work one SC in each row-end Sts  –  make 7 SC, Sl St in next.

Total – 59 Sts. Side facing you is RS. Fasten off.

Petal 2 (bottom right)

With Color A, Ch 20,

Row 1. Sl St in 2^nd Ch from hook and in next, SC in next, SC2tog, SC in each of next 11, 2 SC in next, SC in next, Sl St in next. Total – 19 Sts . Turn.

Row 2. Ch 1, skip 1, SC in next, 2 HDC in next, HDC in each of next 9, SC in each of next 6, Sl St in next. Total – 19 Sts. Turn.

Row 3. Ch 1, skip 1, SC in each of next 4, HDC in next, 3 DC in next, HDC in next, Sl St in next, HDC in next, 2 HDC in next, 3 DC in next, HDC in next, Sl St in next,

HDC in next, 2 HDC in next, Sl St in next. Total – 22 Sts. Side facing you is RS. Fasten off.

Petal 3 (bottom left)

With Color A, Ch 20,

Row 1. Sl St in 2^nd Ch, SC in next, 2 SC in next, SC in each of next 11, SC2tog, SC in next, Sl St in each of next 2. Total 19 Sts. Turn.

Row 2. Ch 1, Sl St in 1^st, SC in each of next 6, HDC in each of next 9, 2 HDC in next, SC in next, Sl St in next. Total – 20 Sts. Turn.

Row 3. Ch 1, skip 1, Sl St in each of next 2, 2 HDC in next, HDC in next, Sl St in next, HDC in next, 3 DC in next, 2 HDC in next, HDC in next, Sl St in next,

HDC in next, 3 DC in next, HDC in next, SC in each of next 3, Sl St in each of next 2. Total – 24 Sts. Side facing you is RS. Fasten off.

Petal 4, 5 (top right and left)

These two petals are identical, but second petal needs to be rotated 180 degrees to have mirrored shape.

With Color B, Ch 18,

Row 1. Sl St in 2^nd Ch, SC in each of next 3, HDC in each of next 4, 2 HDC in next, HDC in each of next 4, SC in each of next 3, Sl St in next. Total – 18 Sts. Turn.

Row 2. Ch 1, skip 1, SC in each of next 3, HDC in each of next 11, SC in each of next 2, Sl St in next. Total – 17 Sts. Turn.

Row 3. Ch 1, skip 1, SC in next St, HDC in next, 2 DC in next, HDC in next, Sl St in next, HDC in next, DC in next, 2 DC in next, HDC in next, Sl St in next,

HDC in next, 2 DC in next, HDC in next, Sl St in each of next 3. Total – 20 Sts. Side facing you is RS. Fasten off.

Petal 6 (top center)

With Color B, Ch 18,

Row 1. HDC in 3^rd Ch (this create top arch) and in each of next 11, SC in each of next 4. Total – 16 Sts. Turn.

Row 2. Ch 1, skip 1, SC in each of next 3, HDC in each of next 2, 2 HDC in next, HDC in next, Sl St in next, HDC in next, DC in next, HDC in next, SC in next, Sl St in next, HDC in next, 2 HDC in next, 3 HDC into top arch,

continue work on opposite side of beginning Chain – 2 HDC in each of next 2, HDC in next, Sl St in next, HDC in next, 2 DC in next, HDC in each of next 2, Sl St in next,

HDC in next, 2 HDC in next, HDC in next, SC in each of next 3, Sl St in last.

Total – 40 Sts. Side facing you is RS. Fasten off.

Beard

With Color C, Ch 7,

Row 1. HDC in 3^rd Ch and in each Chain to the end. Total – 5 Sts. Side facing you is WS. Fasten off.

Assembly

Using sewing needle and matching thread, with all parts Right Side up, sew petals 2 and 3 to the correct sides of petal 1, placing them behind the petal 1.

Sew upright petals 4,5, and 6 to the already assembled lower part also placing them behind the petal 1.

Sew on the “beard”.

Finishing

Weave in the ends, shape and block your applique.

I hope you enjoyed this Iris flower applique free crochet pattern!