Desk Goose Sunflower Headpiece

Since I first got my goose in August, I thought it was fitting that his first costume would be a sunflower! This is a fairly quick and easy pattern to whip up, I hope your goose loves it as much as mine! 

Feel free to use this free pattern for your own personal use. You can even sell products made with this pattern, but please, I beg of you, don't sell this pattern as your own, that ruins the spirit of free pattern sharing, and it hurts my feelings!

Gauge 5 stitches per inch

Supplies:

Desk Goose (disclaimer: Amazon Affiliate link, I may someday, actually make a few cents from this link)

Yarn size 4 worsted weight

Hook D - 3.0

Stitch Marker

Yarn Needle

Stitches used:

MR - Magic Ring

Sl st - Slip Stitch

Sc - Single Crochet

Hdc - Half Double Crochet

Dc - Double Crochet

Starting with brown yarn:

R1: MR, sc 14 stitches into MR, close magic ring around goose head, approx 7cm, be careful not to tighten too much. Sl st to close.(You can also ch 14 and sl st to close the ring, but I think the MR looks cleaner in the end. )

R2: 2sc in each sc [28]

Fasten off and weave in ends

Switch to yellow yarn

I start on the opposite side of the circle to not put a strain on the fasten off brown stitch.

Create a slip knot, insert hook into one of the brown SC from round 2, pull the slip knot through to the front. Sc and start your chain for the next round from this point.

(Ch 9, Skip the first chain, sc into second chain, hdc, dc into next 4 stitches, hdc, sc into initial yellow ch, sc into brown, sc into next brown) x14

The petals will be super curly when you finish. If you like this look you can put it on your goose right away and rock out with it. I like to block the flower by getting it fully saturated with water and pinning it flat to dry, this can be done between two towels, or on a corkboard, etc. You can experiment with starch, diluted fabric glue or some other variation of fabric stiffening products. Regular blocking seems to work pretty well on it's own if you don't want to invest in all the supplies.

I have so many more patterns to share. The more hype these patterns get the more motivated I will be to type up and share the rest of them. Please subscribe to my blog, leave comments and share your creations. I love feedback! Enjoy!