Pink Rose Bush

Difficulty Level: intermediate

Crochet amigurumi pink rose bush

This free Pink Rose Bush crochet tutorial was designed by Olga @tikho_toys_.

You can use this pattern to crochet a rose bush. Any cotton blend yarn will work for this amigurumi project: YarnArt Jeans, Alize Cotton Gold, Gazzal Baby Cotton, or a similar yarn. A wire frame is needed to keep the plant sturdy.

The finished piece is approximately 16 in (40 cm) tall.

Materials and Tools

YarnArt Jeans yarn: pink, dark green, light green, white, brown
2 mm crochet hook
Fiberfill
16 in (40 cm) of insulated wire
Tweezers
Needle for sewing pieces together
Scissors

Abbreviations

MR — magic ring
ch — chain stitch
sl st — slip stitch
sc — single crochet
dc — double crochet
tr — treble crochet
cluster — 3 tr in the same stitch, joined at the top
inc — increase
dec — decrease
(...) x n — repeat n times

Pink Rose Bush Amigurumi Crochet Pattern

Pot

Using brown yarn, crochet the bottom (make 2):

Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Round 2: 6 inc (12)
Round 3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Round 4: (1 sc, inc, 1 sc) x 6 (24)
Round 5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
Round 6: (2 sc, inc, 2 sc) x 6 (36)
Round 7: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
Round 8: (3 sc, inc, 3 sc) x 6 (48)
Round 9: (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)

Fasten off the first piece, but not the second. Cut out a plastic circle. Place the two pieces together with the right sides facing out, insert the circle between them, and continue crocheting.

Round 10: Join the two pieces by working 54 sc through the back loops of Round 9 (54)
Round 11: BLO in Round 10: (4 sc, inc, 4 sc) x 6 (60)
Round 12: (9 sc, inc) x 6 (66)
Round 13: (5 sc, inc, 5 sc) x 6 (72)
Round 14: (11 sc, inc) x 6 (78)
Rounds 15-22: 78 sc (8 rounds)
Round 23: (11 sc, dec) x 6 (72)
Round 24: (5 sc, dec, 5 sc) x 6 (66)
Round 25: (9 sc, dec) x 6 (60)
Round 26: 60 sc (60). Do not fasten off.

Pebbles

Using gray yarn, ch 8 and join to form a ring.

Round 1: 8 inc (16)
Round 2: (1 cluster, inc) x 8 (24)
Round 3: (1 sc, inc, 1 sc) x 8 (32)
Round 4: (1 cluster, 1 sc, 1 cluster, inc) x 8 (40)
Round 5: (2 sc, inc, 2 sc) x 8 (48)
Round 6: (inc, 1 cluster, 1 sc, 1 cluster, 1 sc, 1 cluster, inc) x 4, (1 cluster, 1 sc, 1 cluster, 1 sc, 1 cluster, inc) x 4 (60), ch 1

Fasten off and weave in the end.

Trunk

Using brown yarn, crochet into the inner ring of the Pebbles piece.

Rounds 1-2: 8 sc (2 rounds)
Round 3: (2 sc, dec) x 2 (6)
Rounds 4-23: 6 sc (20 rounds)

Fasten off and weave in the end.

Canopy

Using green yarn, crochet into the stitches around the trunk:

Round 1: 6 inc (12)
Round 2: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Round 3: (1 sc, inc, 1 sc) x 6 (24)
Round 4: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
Round 5: (2 sc, inc, 2 sc) x 6 (36)
Round 6: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
Round 7: (3 sc, inc, 3 sc) x 6 (48)
Round 8: (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
Round 9: (4 sc, inc, 4 sc) x 6 (60)
Rounds 10-18: 60 sc (9 rounds)
Round 19: (4 sc, dec, 4 sc) x 6 (54)
Round 20: (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
Round 21: (3 sc, dec, 3 sc) x 6 (42)
Round 22: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
Round 23: (2 sc, dec, 2 sc) x 6 (30)
Round 24: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)

Now bend the bottom end of the wire to match the size of the pot bottom, as shown in the photo. Insert it into the trunk from the bottom up. Bend the top end as well. Lightly stuff the canopy.

Round 25: (1 sc, dec, 1 sc) x 6 (18)
Round 26: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
Round 27: 6 dec (6)

Fasten off, cinch the opening closed, and weave in the end. Insert the wire into the pot and stuff the pot firmly. To weigh down the bottom, place a few small stones on top of the wire. Next, join the Pot and Pebbles pieces with brown yarn and continue crocheting the pot:

Round 27: Join the Pot and Pebbles pieces with 60 sc (60)
Round 28: 60 sc (60)
Round 29: (ch 1, 1 sl st) x 60 (60), ch 1

Fasten off and weave in the end. Reinforce the bottom of the pot to give it a finished look.

Crochet the base:

Cut out another plastic circle and place it inside. Join the base to the bottom of the pot with 54 sl st through the unworked front loops of Round 10. Work an additional round of sl st around the bottom edge.

Flowers

Make 23 flowers: 10 red, 7 white, and 6 two-tone. Ch 10, then crochet as follows:

In the 3rd ch from the hook: 2 dc, ch 2, 1 sl st
In the 4th through 10th ch: 1 sl st, ch 2, 2 dc, ch 2, 1 sl st.

Crochet amigurumi pink rose bush. Flowers

You will have 8 petals. Roll the flower into a spiral, secure it, and sew it to the canopy.

Leaves

Make 73 leaves: 55 dark green and 18 light green. Crochet the leaves one after another without fastening off, alternating 3 dark green leaves and 1 light green leaf. Ch 7. Starting in the 2nd ch from the hook:

2 sc, 2 dc, 1 sc, 3 sc in the last ch; continue along the other side of the foundation chain: 1 sc, 2 dc, 2 sc, 1 sl st
8 sl st along the left side of the leaf, ch 3, and repeat.

Crochet amigurumi pink rose bush. Leaves