What size will the finished hood be?

The finished hood size will depend on tension and yarn used; the pattern uses Ch 123 worked with two strands of medium 4 yarn to create a generous hood suitable for most adults.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, but changing yarn weight will affect the size and drape; if using thinner yarn, hold multiple strands together and adjust hook size to maintain a similar fabric density.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated intermediate, so basic knowledge of crochet stitches (sc, hdc, dc, tr) and shaping is recommended for best results.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crocheters will take multiple days to finish this detailed hood; plan for 12+ hours depending on the number of flowers and vines you make and your working speed.

Can I change the number of flowers and vines?

Absolutely — the design is flexible; you can add more or fewer vines and flowers to suit your style and to balance the hood visually.

Flower Garden Hood Pattern

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I love how much customization this pattern allows, and you can change colors and yarn weights to suit your wardrobe or mood.

Try pastel shades for a soft, ethereal hood or jewel tones for a bold, dramatic look.

If you want a chunkier hood, use a bulky yarn or hold three strands together and use a larger hook for a cozier result.

To make a mini, keychain version, use fingering weight yarn and a small hook to create tiny flowers and vines.

I often experiment with combining yarn textures—cotton, wool, and acrylic—to add depth and interest to the flowers.

Swap flower placements: cluster many small flowers on one side for an asymmetrical look, or balance two large flower clusters for symmetry.

For a secure attachment, stitch flowers on with matching or invisible thread and then reinforce with a few stitches through the hood fabric.

You can add beads or sequins to flower centers for sparkle; sew them on after attaching flowers to the hood.

Consider adding a button and loop at the chin to keep the hood closed and turn it into a wearable capelet accessory.

I also like to create matching wrist cuffs or a small bag using the same flowers and vines to make a coordinated set.

Play with vine lengths—longer vines can wrap around the body or be braided together for unique drape and movement.

Use felt or embroidered details for extra texture on leaves and to secure tiny parts if you prefer a mixed-media finish.

Flower Garden Hood Pattern

Make a whimsical Flower Garden Hood that wraps you in floral charm and texture. This pattern guides you through crocheting a sturdy hood base and a variety of flowers, leaves, and vines to adorn it. You can use scrap yarn and experiment with colors to create a truly unique wearable art piece. Perfect for gifting or adding a boho, floral accent to your wardrobe.

Intermediate 12-15 Hours

Materials Needed for Flower Garden Hood Pattern

— Main Fabric

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Acrylic medium 4 yarn (worsted) - approximately 28 oz / 800 g total (scrap/upcycled yarns combined) used for hood, vines, and flowers
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Color A: Earth brown/taupe - main hood color, ~300-400 g
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Color B: Dark green - climbing vine color, ~50-100 g
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Color C: Bright green - leaf and vine accents, ~50-100 g
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Color D: Yellow/cream - flower centers, ~20-50 g
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Color E: Light pink - roses and small flowers, ~30-60 g
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Color F: Dark pink/magenta - medium flowers, ~30-60 g
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Color G: White or light variegated - filler flowers, ~20-50 g

— Tools Required

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Crochet hook size N - 9.00 mm
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Crochet hook size K/10 1/2 - 6.50 mm
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Crochet hook size J/10 - 6.00 mm
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Crochet hook size I/9 - 5.50 mm
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Crochet hook size H/8 - 5.00 mm
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Crochet hook size G/6 - 4.25 mm
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Metal weaving needle (I used 2) for weaving tails and attaching pieces
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Scissors
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Hot glue (optional)

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— Intro Notes :

Info :

This pattern was written with freeform and creativity in mind. There will be a lot of ends to weave in with this piece, as it uses many different yarns. Weave in as you work and finish sections (flowers, leaves, vines) to make things easier towards the end. Four types of flowers will be assigned to four types of climbing vines to keep things organized. Keep the beginning tails and ending tails long on flowers (about 3 - 4 inches/7-10cm) so that you can use them to attach the flowers to the hood and vines.

— Materials & Tools :

Info :

Yarn: many thrfited/upcycled/scrap yarns, mostly acrylic medium 4; finished hood weighed about 28oz/800g so plan for at least this weight. Hooks: N 9.00mm, K/10 1/2-6.50mm, J/10-6.00mm, I/9-5.50mm, H/8-5.00mm, G/6-4.25mm. Weaving needle (metal recommended), scissors, hot glue (optional).

— Terms/Abbreviations :

Infos :

beg – beginning. ch – chain. sc – single crochet. hdc – half double crochet. dc – double crochet. tr – treble crochet. dtr – double treble. sc2tog – single crochet 2 stitches together. hdc2tog – half double crochet 2 stitches together. sk – skip. inc – increase. dec – decrease. cont – continue. slst – slip stitch. sp – space. st – stitch. sts – stitches. rep – repeat. betw – between. prev – previous.

— Hood :

Info :

Working with 2 strands of yarn at once, Ch 123. Note: I recommend using 2 strands at once here because you want a thick and strong hood that will be able to withstand the weight of the flowers and vines.

Round 1 :

hdc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc in each ch until you reach the end, ch2 and turn work (121 hdc)

Round 2 :

hdc2tog the first 2 sts, hdc in next 8 sts, *ch 1, skip next st, hdc in next 3 sts* rep ** 24 more times, Ch 1, sk next st, hdc in the next 8 sts, hdc2tog the last 2 sts. Ch2 and turn work (91 hdc, 26 ch 1 spaces, 2 hdc2tog)

Round 3 :

hdc2tog the first 2 sts. Hdc in each st and each ch 1 sp until you reach the last 2 sts of the row. Hdc2tog the last 2 sts. Ch 2 and turn work (115 hdc, 2 hdc2tog)

Round 4 :

hdc2tog the first 2 sts, hdc in each st until you get to the last 2 sts of row, hdc2tog the last 2 sts of row, ch2 and turn work (113 hdc, 2 hdc2tog)

Round 5 - R28 :

repeat row 4 by continuing to decrease with hdc2tog at the beginning and at the end of each row to form a diagonal on each side. By the time you finish row 28, your count should be 65 hdc and 2 hdc2tog and you should have what is pictured below.

Info :

Before you fasten off, fold the hood in half and seam the shorter side together to create the hood. Fold hood in half and seam the shorter side together to create the hood.

— Make pull string :

Info :

Using an N hook (9.00 mm) ch st three strands at once to make a long chain tie to weave through the holes you made at R2. There is no set number of ch sts here, just make it as long as you wish, using the hood as a reference.

— Large flower 1 :

Info :

Make 2, one for each side of hood.

Round 1 :

Ch 3, and then slst in 3rd ch from hook to make a circle

Round 2 :

Ch 2, 10 hdc in center of circle, Slst in beginning ch2, ch1, do not turn work

Round 3 :

10 sc in each st, slst in beginning ch1. (Circle should be curved like a tiny bowl) Fasten off to change color

Round 4 :

slst in BL of work, *ch 8, dc in 2nd ch from hook, dc in remaining 6 ch down from hook, slst in next BL* to make next petal, repeat ** 9 more times until you work all the way around the circle and have 10 big petals. Slst in next FL, do not turn work

Round 5 :

*ch 5, slst in next ch from hook, slst in remaining 3 ch from hook until you are back at the base, slst in same FL, ch5, slst in next ch from hook, slst in remaining 3 ch from hook, Slst in next FL* of base so that you are now working on top of big petals from R3, repeat ** until you are back the beginning of the row and have 20 small petals. Slst in base and fasten off.

— Leaf 1 for large flower 1 :

Round 1 :

Ch 11. sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each ch until you reach the end. Ch 1 and turn work (10 sc)

Round 2 :

*in the first 4 sts, 1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, and 1 tr. 5 dtr in the next st.* in the next 5 sts, (1 tr, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc,) and then Slst in the last st. Ch 3 and then rotate work so that you are now working on the other side of the 10 sc. slst in first st and ch1, repeat ** and then in the remaining 4 sts of the row, repeat ( ), fasten off.

— Small flower 1 :

Round 1 :

Pink yarn: Ch3, Slst in the 3rd ch from hook to make a circle. *ch 4, Slst in center of circle*, repeat ** 9 more times so that you have 10 petals. Fasten off.

Info :

Yellow yarn: Ch 3 and Slst in first ch to make a circle, fasten off and use a weaving needle and the tail ends to weave onto the center of flower. Do not cut off the tail ends (we will use the to attach to vines later)

— Large flower 2 :

Round 1 :

Ch44. sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each ch until you reach the end. Ch4 and turn work (43 sc)

Round 2 :

dc in 1st st (counts as 1st ch3 space) sk st, *dc in next st, ch3, dc in same st, sk st,* repeat ** until you reach the end of the row. Your work should start to curl. Ch1 and turn work. (22 ch 3 spaces/dc V spaces)

Round 3 :

8 dc in ch3 sp, slst in next st, *8 dc in ch3 sp, slst in next st,* repeat ** until you reach the end of the row. Slst in the bottom end ch and fasten off. Roll up your flower and stitch it up with your needle as you roll, starting from the center.

— Leaf 2 for large flower 2 :

Round 1 :

Ch 10. Slst in end of ch to make a circle

Round 2 :

Ch1, 3 sc in circle, 3 hdc in circle, 3 dc in circle, 3 tr in circle, 1 DTR in circle, ch 3, Slst in the top of dtr st and then slst 1 more time on side of same DTR st, 1 dc in circle, 1 hdc in circle, 8 sc in circle. At this point you should be close enough beginning sc of the row to slst into it. Fasten off.

— Small flower 2 :

Round 1 :

Ch10 (keep tail about 3-4 inches so you can use it later to attach flower to vine). R1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in the next 2 ch, *2 hdc in the next ch,* repeat ** 2 more times, (* 2 dc in the next ch, *) repeat (**) 2 more times. You should be at the end of the ch 10. Slst into the bottom 1st ch of ch10 and fasten off with a 3” long tail. (3 sc, 6 hdc, 6 dc, two 3” tails)

Info :

Roll up flower and use a needle and tails ends to secure flower.

— Large flower 3 :

Round 1 :

make magic circle ring and Ch3 (counts as 1st dc) dc 11 times in circle. Close circle and Slst in the top of starting ch3 and fasten off (12 dc, keep both tails long)

Round 2 :

Slst into work and ch2, dc in same st, dc in next st, ch 2, slst into same st, *slst into next st, ch2, dc in same st, dc in next st, ch2, slst in same st,* repeat ** until you have 6 petals in total. Slst into base of 1st petal.

Round 3 :

working behind the petals, *ch 4 and slst into a st in between the next petal*, repeat ** until you have 6 ch4 spaces behind petals.

Round 4 :

*Slst into next ch4 sp, ch2, dc 3 sts into same ch4 sp, ch2 and slst into same sp,* repeat until you have 6 larger petals behind the first 6 petals you made in R2.

Round 5 :

working behind the petals you made in R4, *ch 5 and slst into a st in between the next 2 petals*, repeat ** until you have 6 ch5 spaces behind petals you made in R4.

Round 6 :

*Slst into next ch5 sp, ch2, 2 dc into same ch5 sp, 1 tr into same ch5 sp, ch 2, slst into top st of tr st, 1 tr into same ch5 sp, 2 dc in same ch5 sp, ch2 and slst into same ch5 sp,* repeat ** until you have 6 larger pointed petals behind the petals you made in R4. Slst in ch5 sp and fasten off.

— Leaf 3 for Large flower 3 :

Round 1 :

Ch 10. Slst in 1st st, sc in next st, hdc in next st, dc in the rest of the sts until you reach the end of the ch. Fasten off.

— Small flower 3 :

Round 1 :

Make magic circle ring and ch1 (make sure starting tail is about 3” long). R1: 10 sc in center of circle, slst into the starting ch1. Close circle and fasten off. (Tail should be about 3” long)

Round 2 :

slst into a sc st, *ch2, 1 dc in same st, 1 tr in same st, 1 tr in next st, 1 dc in same st, ch2, Slst in same st, Slst in next st*, repeat ** until you have 5 petals. Slst in same st as starting ch2 and fasten off.

— Large flower 4 :

Info :

Make 2, one for each side of hood. Top portion of flower 4: Make magic circle ring (be sure to keep circle loose until we are ready to close it at the end of R2).

Round 1 :

*ch7, Slst in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next ch, hdc in next ch, dc in next 3 ch sts, Slst in center of magic circle*, repeat ** 2 more times. You should have three half petals here.

Round 2 :

(starting from the bottom of the 1st half petal you made from R1) *dc in bottom dc of first petal, dc in next 2 sts, hdc in next st, sc in next st, Slst at top of petal, ch 1, Slst in each ch st in center of petal until you reach the center of magic circle, Slst to outer part of petal*, repeat ** 2 more times. Slst in center of magic circle. Close magic circle and fasten off. (3 petals)

Round 3 :

Bottom portion of flower 4: Repeat all steps in R1 and R2 to make the bottom portion of the flower. Use the bottom tails of top flower to attach the two together. To make the pictured yellow center, make magic circle, ch 3, and work 8 dc in center. Close magic circle ring, Slst in starting ch3 and fasten off. Use the tails to attach to center of petals.

— Leaf 4 for large flower 4 :

Round 1 :

Ch10. R1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each ch until you reach the end. Ch 6 and turn work (10 sc)

Round 2 :

*Slst in 2nd ch from hook, Slst in each ch until you get to the 10 sc base. Slst in next st* and ch6, repeat **, ch5, repeat **, ch5, repeat **, ch4, repeat **, ch4, repeat **, ch3, repeat **, ch3, repeat **, ch2, repeat **, ch2, Slst in 2nd ch from hook, slst on end/side of 10 sc base, ch 2, slst in 2nd ch from hook, rotate work so that you are now on the other side of the 10 sc base. Slst in 1st st and ch 2, repeat **, ch2, repeat **, ch3, repeat **, ch3, repeat **, ch4, repeat **, ch4, repeat **, ch5, repeat **, ch5, repeat **, ch6, repeat **, fasten off.

Info :

Optional stem: Before you fasten off, sc in end/side of 10 sc base, (ch 1, turn, sc,) repeat ( ) 4 more times to make a stem. Fasten off.

— Small flower 4 :

Round 1 :

Make magic circle *Ch3, tr in center of circle, ch2, Slst in 2nd ch from hook, tr in center of circle, ch3, Slst in center of circle* repeat ** 3 more times until you have 4 petals in total. Close circle and fasten off.

— Vines :

Info :

You can add as many vines to this hood as you want. The pictured hood has 14 vines altogether (7 on each side). Suggest keeping the number of vines on each side an odd number so that you can have climbing vines on the outer parts and filler vines on the inner parts. Use 2 strands at once and a larger hook so that they come out thicker and it’s easier to gauge length.

— Vine type 1 (small leaf) :

Round 1 :

Ch 5. Slst in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next ch, hdc in next ch, Slst in last ch. *Ch 10, Slst in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next ch, hdc in next ch, Slst in BL of next ch, throw work to back and pull of a loop around work*, cont to repeat ** until you reach a desired length.

— Vine type 2 (large leaf) :

Round 1 :

Ch2, *2 sc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc in same ch, dc in same ch and ch 2, Slst in 2nd ch from hook, dc in same ch as prev dc, hdc in same ch, 2 sc in same ch, Slst in beg sc, ch 8*, cont to rep until your vine reaches the desired length.

Assembly Instructions

Fold the hood in half and seam the shorter side together to form the hood shape before fastening off; seam using slip stitch or whipstitch to match the fabric.
Weave the pull string through the holes created at R2 and knot or finish ends as desired; trim and secure the ends.
Position and attach each large flower to the sides of the hood using the long tails from the flower centers; use a metal weaving needle to sew through the hood fabric and secure tightly.
Sew small flowers and leaves onto vines or directly onto the hood using the long tails saved from each piece; weave tails into the back or through the hood fabric to hide ends.
Arrange vines along the hood edges and sides and tack them down with a few secure stitches so they drape naturally; add extra stitches behind heavy flowers for support.

Important Notes

💡Use two strands of yarn at once for the hood (Ch 123) to create a thick, sturdy fabric that supports flowers and vines.
💡Keep beginning and ending tail lengths about 3-4 inches (7-10 cm) on flowers so you can easily attach them to vines and the hood.
💡Weave in ends as you go when finishing flowers, leaves, and vines to avoid a large finishing session at the end and to keep pieces neat.
💡Use a metal weaving needle for attaching pieces and weaving tails; plastic needles can be difficult when dealing with many ends.

This Flower Garden Hood pattern is a joyful, freeform crochet project that turns scrap yarn into wearable art. Create a lush, floral hood with petals, leaves, and vines that you can customize in color and layout. Whether you make one as a statement piece or a thoughtful gift, it will brighten any wardrobe and spark compliments. 🌸🧶

Flower Garden Hood Pattern

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Flower Garden Hood Pattern

Materials Needed for Flower Garden Hood Pattern

— Main Fabric

— Tools Required

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— Intro Notes :

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— Materials & Tools :

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— Terms/Abbreviations :

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— Hood :

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Round 1 :

Round 2 :

Round 3 :

Round 4 :

Round 5 - R28 :

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— Make pull string :

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— Large flower 1 :

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Round 1 :

Round 2 :

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Round 4 :

Round 5 :

— Leaf 1 for large flower 1 :

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Round 2 :

— Small flower 1 :

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— Large flower 2 :

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Round 3 :

— Leaf 2 for large flower 2 :

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— Small flower 2 :

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— Large flower 3 :

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Round 6 :

— Leaf 3 for Large flower 3 :

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— Small flower 3 :

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— Large flower 4 :

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— Leaf 4 for large flower 4 :

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Round 2 :

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— Small flower 4 :

Round 1 :

— Vines :

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— Vine type 1 (small leaf) :

Round 1 :

— Vine type 2 (large leaf) :

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