This sunflower wall organizer is useful and also works as autumn decor. A round, dark chocolate brown center is framed by a ring of sixteen pointed petals in alternating rust and soft peach. Three deep rust pockets sit across the lower half to hold scissors, hooks and small yarn balls.
The colors are warm and earthy: brown for the center, rust for half the petals and all three pockets, and peach for the other petals. Every piece uses tight, simple stitches, so the fabric stays dense and firm. That matters for pockets that have to hold tools.
The pattern uses US crochet terms. The finished organizer is about 13 in (33.0 cm) across from petal tip to petal tip. The brown center is 8 in (20.3 cm) across, and the pockets are about 3 in (7.6 cm) deep.
Construction is simple. You crochet one flat disc in continuous single crochet rounds and add a two-round edge. Then you make sixteen leaf-shaped petals and three cup-shaped pockets and sew everything to the disc. The hanging loop is worked directly onto the top petal.
Finished Size and Construction
- Finished size: about 13 in (33.0 cm) across, plus a 2 in (5.1 cm) hanging loop
- Skill level: Easy-intermediate
- Terminology: US crochet terms
- Yarn weight: Worsted / medium (#4)
- Hook: 5.0 mm (H-8)
- Number of pieces: 20 (1 center disc, 16 petals, 3 pockets)
- Layout: 16 petals in one ring, alternating rust and peach; 3 pockets side by side across the lower half
- Petal size: about 3.25 in (8.3 cm) long and 1.75 in (4.4 cm) wide
- Pocket size: about 3.2 in (8.1 cm) wide when flattened, with a 3 in (7.6 cm) wall
- Center disc before border: 7.5 in (19.1 cm) across
- Border depth: 0.25 in (0.6 cm), for an 8 in (20.3 cm) finished disc
Materials
Choose a smooth worsted-weight yarn that shows stitches clearly. Acrylic or a cotton-acrylic blend works best because it holds the pocket shape and doesn’t stretch much when the pockets are full. Avoid fuzzy or very soft yarns, which make the pockets sag.
The amounts below assume a yarn of about 200 m per 100 g.
- Color A, dark chocolate brown: 55 g / 110 m (center disc)
- Color B, rust: 100 g / 200 m (8 petals, 3 pockets, hanging loop)
- Color C, light peach: 35 g / 70 m (8 petals)
Tools:
- 5.0 mm (H-8) crochet hook
- Tapestry needle
- 16 locking stitch markers
- Sewing pins
- Scissors
- Optional: an 8 in (20.3 cm) circle of stiff felt for backing
All amounts include about 20 percent extra, so you won’t run short if you crochet a little loosely.
Abbreviations (US Terms)
- ch – chain
- sl st – slip stitch
- sc – single crochet
- hdc – half double crochet
- dc – double crochet
- BLO – back loop only
- st(s) – stitch(es)
- sp – space
- MR – magic ring
- rnd(s) – round(s)
Special technique – continuous rounds: The disc and pockets are worked in a spiral without joining. Move a marker to the first stitch of each round so you always know where the round starts.
Gauge and Checkpoints
Gauge: 15 sc and 16 rounds = 4 in (10.2 cm) in a flat sc circle. Each round of the disc adds about 0.25 in (0.6 cm) all the way around, so the disc gets about 0.5 in (1.3 cm) wider with every round.
Test with one piece first. Work the center disc through Round 8 and measure it before you continue.
Checkpoints:
- Disc Round 8 (48 sts): 4 in (10.2 cm) across
- Disc Round 15 (90 sts): 7.5 in (19.1 cm) across
- Disc after border (96 sts): 8 in (20.3 cm) across
- Pocket base, Round 4 (24 sts): 2 in (5.1 cm) across
- One petal: 3.25 in (8.3 cm) long, 1.75 in (4.4 cm) wide
If your piece is too big, go down one hook size to 4.5 mm. If it’s too small, go up to 5.5 mm. Change the hook, not the stitch counts, because the petal spacing depends on the 96-stitch edge.
If the disc ruffles, you’re crocheting too loosely for this increase rate, so go down a hook size. If it cups into a bowl, go up a hook size.
Center Disc
Use Color A and work in continuous rounds. Don’t join and don’t turn.
Rnd 1: Make a MR, 6 sc in ring. (6 sts)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each st around. (12 sts)
Rnd 3: (Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st) 6 times. (18 sts)
Rnd 4: (Sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st) 6 times. (24 sts)
Rnd 5: (Sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st) 6 times. (30 sts)
Rnd 6: (Sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st) 6 times. (36 sts)
Rnd 7: (Sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in next st) 6 times. (42 sts)
Rnd 8: (Sc in next 6 sts, 2 sc in next st) 6 times. (48 sts)
Checkpoint: 4 in (10.2 cm) across.
Rnds 9–15: Continue the same way, working 1 more sc between increases each round. Round 9 is (sc 7, 2 sc) 6 times, and Round 15 is (sc 13, 2 sc) 6 times.
Each round has this many stitches: Rnd 9 = 54 sts, Rnd 10 = 60 sts, Rnd 11 = 66 sts, Rnd 12 = 72 sts, Rnd 13 = 78 sts, Rnd 14 = 84 sts, Rnd 15 = 90 sts.
Tip: shift where the increases fall on every other round so the disc stays round instead of turning into a hexagon. For example, work Round 11 as sc 5, 2 sc, (sc 9, 2 sc) 5 times, sc 4. That still gives 66 sts.
Checkpoint: 7.5 in (19.1 cm) across. Don’t fasten off. Continue straight to the border.
Petals (Make 16)
Make 8 petals in Color B and 8 petals in Color C. Each petal is worked around both sides of a foundation chain, and the chain becomes a center vein down the middle of the leaf.
Foundation: Ch 12.
Rnd 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook (base), hdc in next ch, dc in next 6 ch, hdc in next ch, sc in next ch, 3 sc in last ch (tip). Turn the work so you can crochet along the other side of the foundation chain. Sc in next ch, hdc in next ch, dc in next 6 ch, hdc in next ch, 2 sc in the same ch as the first sc (base). Join with sl st to first sc. (24 sts: 10 on side one, 3 at the tip, 9 on side two, 2 more at the base)
Rnd 2 (edging): Ch 1, sc in first 11 sts, (sc, ch 2, sc) in center tip st, sc in last 12 sts. Join with sl st to first sc. (25 sc and 1 ch-2 tip sp: 24 sts worked 1 per existing st + 1 extra sc at the tip)
The ch-2 makes the sharp point at the tip. Moving from tall dc in the middle to short sc at each end gives the classic leaf shape. Fasten off, leaving a 10 in (25.4 cm) tail for sewing.
Checkpoint: 3.25 in (8.3 cm) long and 1.75 in (4.4 cm) wide. Weave in only the starting tail. Keep the long tail at the base for sewing.
Pockets (Make 3)
Use Color B and work in continuous rounds. Each pocket is a small cup with a flat round bottom.
Rnd 1: Make a MR, 6 sc in ring. (6 sts)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each st around. (12 sts)
Rnd 3: (Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st) 6 times. (18 sts)
Rnd 4: (Sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st) 6 times. (24 sts)
Checkpoint: 2 in (5.1 cm) across.
Rnd 5 (turning round): Sc BLO in each st around. (24 sts: 24 worked 1 per existing st + 0 added) The front loops you skip leave a crisp ridge where the bottom turns up into the wall.
Rnds 6–16: Sc in each st around. (24 sts each round)
Rnd 17 (rim): Sl st loosely in each st around. (24 sts) Join to the first sl st and fasten off, leaving a 24 in (61.0 cm) tail for sewing.
Checkpoint: the wall is 3 in (7.6 cm) tall from the ridge to the rim. Rounds 5–16 are 12 rounds at 0.25 in (0.6 cm) each. Pressed flat, each pocket is about 3.2 in (8.1 cm) wide: half of its 24 sts is 12 sts, and 12 sts at 3.75 sts per inch is 3.2 in.
Make All Pieces
Before you start putting it together, check that you have:
- Color A: 1 center disc with border (96 sts)
- Color B: 8 petals, 3 pockets
- Color C: 8 petals
Petal order around the disc, read clockwise from the top center (B = rust, C = peach):
Position: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Color: B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C
Position 1 is the top center petal, which gets the hanging loop. Position 9 is at the bottom center, behind the middle pocket.
Pocket order across the lower half, seen from the front:
[ Pocket L ][ Pocket C ][ Pocket R ]
Joining
Sew everything with the tapestry needle and matching yarn tails, using a firm whipstitch.
Petals: Lay the bordered disc face down. Place 16 markers on the border, one every 6 sts, with the first marker at the top center. Each 6-st section holds the base of one petal.
Pin each petal behind the disc so that 0.75 in (1.9 cm) of its base is hidden behind the edge and 2.5 in (6.4 cm) shows beyond it. Line up the petal’s center vein with the middle of its 6-st section.
With the petal tail, whipstitch the stitches at the petal’s base to the back of disc Rounds 14–15. Then catch the back loops of the 6 border stitches. Sew through the back layer only, so no stitches show on the front.
How the stitches divide: 16 petals x 6 border sts = 96 sts, which is exactly the border count. Every petal gets an equal share of the edge, with no crowding and no gaps.
Keep your sewing snug but not tight. If you pull too hard, the disc edge puckers between petals. Neighboring petals should overlap a little at their widest point.
Size checkpoint: lay the piece flat. It should measure 13 in (33.0 cm) from tip to tip straight across the center (8 in disc + 2.5 in + 2.5 in).
Pockets: Turn the piece face up. Pin the middle pocket at the bottom center of the disc, with its rim 0.5 in (1.3 cm) below the center of the disc and its bottom about 0.5 in (1.3 cm) above the disc edge. Pin the two side pockets so they touch the middle pocket.
Press each pocket flat so it has a back half of 12 sts and a front half of 12 sts. With the long tail, whipstitch the 12 back rim sts to the disc. Then sew down both folded sides of the pocket from rim to bottom, and finally sew the back half of the bottom ridge to the disc. Leave the front half free so the pocket opens.
The two side pockets reach past the brown center and rest on the lower petals. Sew their outer sides through the petals for extra support.
Hanging loop: With Color B, join with sl st in the ch-2 tip sp of petal 1. Ch 16, sl st in the same tip sp. Turn, work 22 sc into the loop, sl st in the tip sp and fasten off. The loop stands about 2 in (5.1 cm) tall.
Border
Work the border onto the disc right after Round 15, still in Color A.
Border gauge: the same as the disc, 15 sc = 4 in (10.2 cm). One sc round adds 0.25 in (0.6 cm) all the way around.
Border Rnd 1 (Rnd 16): (Sc in next 14 sts, 2 sc in next st) 6 times. (96 sts: 90 worked 1 per existing st + 6 added)
Border Rnd 2 (Rnd 17): Sl st loosely in each st around. (96 sts) Join to the first sl st, fasten off and weave in the end.
Per petal section: 96 / 16 = 6 sts in each section, in both border rounds.
Why the math works: 96 sts at 3.75 sts per inch makes the edge about 25.6 in (65.0 cm) around, so the disc is just over 8 in (20.3 cm) across. The slip stitch round adds almost no width but firms up the edge so it won’t stretch when you sew on the petals. And because 96 divides evenly by 16, each petal sits on exactly 6 sts.
Final Blocking
- Lightly mist the whole organizer with water until it’s damp, not soaked.
- Lay it face up on a blocking mat or folded towel.
- Pin the disc into a true 8 in (20.3 cm) circle.
- Pin each petal tip outward so the tips form an evenly spaced 13 in (33.0 cm) circle.
- Stuff each pocket with a rolled washcloth so the walls dry round and upright.
- Let it dry completely, for at least 12 hours.
- Optional: glue or stitch the 8 in (20.3 cm) felt circle to the back of the disc to stiffen it.
Final Quality-Control Checklist
- The disc lies flat and measures 8 in (20.3 cm) across
- The border has 96 sts, with one petal per 6-st section
- The 16 petals alternate rust and peach, with no two of the same color side by side
- Each petal is 3.25 in (8.3 cm) long with a sharp tip
- No sewing stitches show from the front
- The three pockets sit level and touch each other, with rims 0.5 in (1.3 cm) below the center
- Each pocket opens freely and holds its shape
- The hanging loop is centered on the top petal and firmly attached
- All ends are woven in securely
Troubleshooting
The disc ruffles at the edge: you have too many stitches for how loosely you crochet. Go down a hook size, and check that you didn’t add extra increases.
The disc cups into a bowl: you’re crocheting too tightly. Go up a hook size and work more loosely.
The disc looks like a hexagon: shift where the increases fall on every other round.
The petals curl: pin them flat while blocking, or work Rnd 2 a little looser.
The petal tip is blunt: make sure the (sc, ch 2, sc) goes into the center stitch of the 3-sc tip.
The pockets sag when full: use a firmer yarn, go down a hook size for the pockets only, or add the felt backing.
The organizer tilts on the wall: the hanging loop is off-center. Re-sew it to the exact tip of petal 1.
Care
Spot clean with a damp cloth and mild soap. If it needs a full wash, hand wash it in cool water, press the water out with a towel and dry it flat with the pockets stuffed.
Final Notes
Each measurement builds on the one before. A gauge of 15 sc = 4 in (10.2 cm) gives a 4 in (10.2 cm) disc at Round 8 and a 7.5 in (19.1 cm) disc at Round 15. The border brings it to 96 sts and 8 in (20.3 cm). Sixteen 3.25 in (8.3 cm) petals, each sharing 6 border sts and reaching 2.5 in (6.4 cm) past the edge, make a 13 in (33.0 cm) sunflower. Three 3.2 in (8.1 cm) pockets finish the lower half.
Check each stage before you move on, and the finished organizer will hang flat and even, ready to hold your favorite tools.
Happy crocheting!