15 Simple Crochet Mother's Day Gift Ideas to Try Today
Crochet Mother's Day gifts are a heartfelt way to celebrate the special bond you share with your mom. This collection features a range of versatile projects—from charming heart crochet patterns and elegant flower appliques to stunning flower bouquets and whimsical garlands.
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Introduction to Crochet Mother's Day Gift Ideas
In this post, after covering the essentials like supplies and basic techniques, you'll find a curated collection featuring charming heart crochet patterns, elegant flower applique designs, and stunning flower bouquet patterns. These projects are designed to be mixed, matched, and personalized, making them perfect for creating memorable gifts that truly express your love.
Uses for Crochet Mother's Day Gifts
Gifts
Thoughtful Keepsakes: Craft personalized crochet hearts, flower appliques, and bouquets that add a unique, handmade touch to any Mother's Day gift.
Home Decor
Accent Pieces: Use your crochet creations as decorative accents in Mom’s favourite spaces—whether displayed on a shelf, mantle, or as part of a centrepiece.
Materials used for Mother’s Day Crochet Gifts
Here I will talk about all the recommended yarn, hook sizes, and other materials that work best for these patterns. As for the details on each particular section and how to select the right crochet supplies and narrow down your choices, I will link to an appropriate detailed article for each one when you explore the full pattern itself - I hope it helps!
Best Yarn for Mother’s Day Crochet Gifts
Yarn weight – sport Yarn (I used Scheepjes Catona) or DK Yarn, worsted yarn for bigger projects
Yarn colours – pastel colours like light blue, green, white, pink
Yarn material – acrylic or cotton are popular choices for amigurumi
Read more here about ‘12-point Checklist to Select the Best Yarn for Amigurumi’
Crochet Hook Selection
Basic cheap metallic hooks to start
Ergonomic hooks recommended if crocheting for hours – Clover Soft Touch, Etimo Tulip, Furls Crochet Hooks
Right hook size for yarn size – 3.0mm in the examples below
Read more here about ‘Best Crochet Hook for Amigurumi and 12 ways for Choice Selection’
Crochet Tools and Accessories
Darning needles
Read more here about ‘My Crochet Tools and Accessories that are Super Simple to Start With’
Crochet Techniques for Mothers Day Crochet Presents
Below I have included the techniques needed to crochet all the spring patterns below. They are great even for beginners, involving the 6 basic crochet stitches and magic ring. Read on more below for what techniques you need to know before starting, if you have no idea how to do them - go ahead and click through to learn.
Basic Crochet Stitches
Foundation chain = ch
Double Treble crochet = dtr
Read more about 'How to Learn Basic Crochet Stitches step by step for Absolute Beginners - 6 Easy Steps!'
Magic ring
Magic circle
Chain 2 and single crochet
Read more about '24 Easy Peasy things you need to know about Magic Ring in Crochet'
Increase Crochet
Increase crochet stitches in a round
Increase crochet stitches in a row
Read more about '15 different detailed Ways on How to Increase in Crochet'
Decrease Crochet
Decrease crochet stitches in a round
Decrease crochet stitches in a row
Read more about '15 different detailed Ways on How to Decrease in Crochet'
FLO and BLO
Working in front loops only
Working in back loops only
Read more about 'Front Loop and Back Loop in Crochet - the easy way to know everything'
Special Crochet Stitches
Bobble Stitch
Read more about '6 important things to know about Bobble Stitch Crochet'
Cluster Stitch
Read more about '8 Atypical Things about How to Crochet Cluster Stitch'
Heart Crochet Gift Ideas
Let’s start off with the Heart Crochet Gift ideas! Crocheting hearts is so easy and great for pairing on multiple occasions - weddings, anniversaries, or even for Mother’s Day, together with some Spring Amigurumi Animals as mini gifts!
If you want to find out more about each pattern, go ahead and click through to find the full free pattern on the blog as well as an accompanying free video as well!
Free Crochet Heart Applique Pattern
This is the most basic way to crochet a heart and it does not involve crocheting in rounds so there is no magic ring involved. This heart is crocheted in rows back and forth, with increases and decreases at the ends to shape the heart. To do the opposite side, there is some surface crocheting involved as well.
Free Crochet Mini Heart Pillow Pattern
To convert from a 2D appliqué to a 3D mini pillow, try out this pattern. It involves making 2 separate flat heart pieces and then crochet the edges together, add stuffing then seal it up. Simple and quick, easy to whip up for Valentine’s Day and you can attach it to a small card with a message inside.
Free Crochet Heart Box Pattern
From the basic heart appliqué pattern above, continue crocheting in a round until you get a considerable height. Then repeat the process with a slightly bigger heart to make as the lid. Then finally add in the colour changes and a ribbon right at the end. This is great as a mini gift box to house a pair of earrings or small jewellery. Or you could size it up and make a bigger version to contain a larger present.
Free Crochet Heart Amigurumi Pattern
This crochet heart amigurumi pattern, unlike the heart pillow pattern above, involves crocheting in a round right from the beginning. That means that this heart crochet pattern does include a magic ring right at the start and by using some branching techniques, it looks very different at the end! So you could say this is a magic circle crochet heart, as compared to the heart made with rows above!
Free Crochet Heart Garland Pattern
To make this heart garland pattern, the techniques involved in making the heart continuously is on the chain, without any external sewing at all. Just change up the colours for variety on the garland or bunting. The techniques involved are also totally different from the other heart patterns.
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Flower Crochet Gift Ideas
Just like the heart patterns, floral crochet patterns are so versatile, great to pair up with hearts as well and very apt for spring occasions. Place them on your Spring Amigurumi Animals as a spring accent! These below work up really fast, mostly less than 10 minutes! Remember to click through to find each pattern and video.
Free Crochet Blossom Flower Pattern
This is a great flower to start off with, a beginner friendly pattern, here you will learn how to crochet a floral shape with basic stitches like single crochet, double crochet stitches and taller stitches like treble crochet. With some tweaks and a little bit of sewing, you could turn it into a cherry blossom flower too. See more about making this crochet flower applique pattern over here.
Free Crochet Daisy Flower Pattern
This flower starts off with a magic ring and then the petals extend out as chains around the main circle. The basic crochet stitches involved are single crochet, half double crochet and double crochet stitches. Try variations of colours to make them into different daisy flowers. See how to make the crochet daisy flower here.
Free Crochet Spring Flower Pattern
This is the easiest flower pattern, only making use of basic stitches like single crochet and slip stitch only. The petals are individually made up of chain loops so they work up super fast, like in less than 10 minutes! Here for this loopy design, it is a 6 petal crochet flower pattern. You can check it out here with the accompanying video.
Free Crochet Bobble Flower Pattern
There’s a very popular puff stitch flower pattern around and I decided to make my very own bobble stitch flower. Also very beginner friendly, here you will learn how to crochet a floral shape with basic stitches like single crochet as well as a special stitch like a bobble stitch!
Free Crochet Flower Garland Pattern
This is a more ambitious beginner pattern, where you work crochet flowers and leaves continuously on a chain without any sewing attachment involved. You can double up this crochet project as a garland, bunting or even as a floral necklace! It also makes for a great crochet flower pattern for headband. Go and check out the free pattern here.
Free Crochet Butterfly and Flower Garland
Here is a different variation from the floral garland above, involving a different type of flower and an accompanying butterfly! Similarly worked continuously without any sewing, the butterfly and flower are both made on a foundation chain. Pair this with the garland appearance, to be used as bunting or even headbands! Check out the pattern below with the accompanying video tutorial.
Crochet Flower Bouquet Gift Ideas
After trying out the quick flower applique patterns above, here’s the next step to level up to! These flowers with stalks below are perfect gifts as a flower bouquet or even flowers in a flower pot, perfect for gifting for Mother’s Day or a special handmade gift for a loved one.
Free Crochet Daisy Flower with Stalk
If you have tried the quick daisy flower applique pattern above, then this is an easy extension of that pattern. To make it appearance more 3D, the same pattern is used in the round but alternating between front and back loops in 2 rounds. Then finish it up and sew on the stalk right at the end to the daisy flower. See more about making this daisy flower over here.
Free Crochet Rose Flower with Stalk
This rose flower is the easiest and fastest to work up as the petals are made in one continuous piece with multiple rows and twirled together to create the rose effect at the end. Sew the stalk together to the rose petals at the end for the final look. Try making this rose in multiple shades of red, pink or even white! See below about making this crochet rose, along with an accompanying video.
Free Crochet Sunflower with Stalk
This sunflower is made similarly in one continuous round with the petals individually made in each stitch of the round. Some puff stitches are used in the middle of the flower before reaching the outside rim of petals. Change up the shades of yellow for a different look to your sunflower! Check out the full pattern and video tutorial below.
Free Crochet Tulip Flower with Stalk
Try out this beautiful tulip flower, which is made in 3 parts, the middle bud, the external petals and the stalk. All 3 parts are sewn together at the end to get the final tulip flower! The petals are made continuously in one piece, while the stalk and its leaves are also made continuously in another piece. Try out this quick pattern below in different shades of colours for the flower!
Free Crochet Flower Sack
For all the flower stalks above, this is an accompanying flower sack with a hole in the middle, for the stalk to be inserted in! The size of all the stalks used in all the flower patterns above are uniform, and they specifically fit into the hole for this flower sack. This one works up the fastest as it is mostly a sphere with a ruffled top at the end. Go and see the full pattern and video tutorial below here.
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Conclusion of Crochet Mother's Day Gift Ideas
I hope these ideas have sparked your creativity and filled you with inspiration to craft something truly special for Mother's Day! These beginner-friendly patterns, along with free video tutorials, make it easy to create heartfelt, handmade gifts. Don't forget to tag me on Instagram @pocketyarnlings so I can admire your beautiful creations. Happy crocheting!
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Do you love crocheting thoughtful handmade gifts but often find yourself scrambling for ideas at the last minute?
Introducing the Seasonal Crochet Gift Ideas Planner — your guide to planning crochet projects for every season and holiday throughout the year!
Plus 3 Free Quick Spring Crochet Patterns to Get You Started and Inspired!
