Oops… My Sunflower Grew an Extra Petal

See the crocheted sunflower in the cover photo above? 

Yup, I made that a couple of days ago—on my eighth day of crocheting. 

Honestly? I wasn’t that proud of how it turned out that night. I nitpicked every mistake, especially the fact that I crocheted the yellow yarn into the wrong stitch, which left my sunflower with ten blunt petals instead of nine. 

(How the heck did I end up with an extra petal but still manage to make them look pretty even? That’s gotta be magic.) 

But being rational (and because I kept crocheting until almost 11 p.m., way past my bedtime), I decided to let my first finished project “sit” overnight. 

And it actually worked! 

When I woke up the next morning, I saw it differently. Instead of focusing on what was wrong, I looked at my sunflower as a whole and actually appreciated it for everything it represented: a decent outcome for a beginner—proof that Avicii was right: “When there’s a will, there’s a way, kind of beautiful…”

Here are the tutorials I used: the Magic Ring tutorial and the Sunflower tutorial.

Personal Tip: If you’re a beginner and want to try making this sunflower too, I recommend using a brighter color for the disk florets. Dark brown is too tricky—you’ll struggle to see the stitches clearly while counting. Learn from my mistake, guys.

And oh—have I mentioned? Not only have I conquered the tricky, not-magical-at-all magic ring, but I can now make crochet patterns that stay flat (no more curls!). 

Here’s to straight hair and perfectly straight crochet!

If you like this post, you might also want to check out my Crochet Journey.