🌟Crochet Wonderful Motif‼️How to Make a Runner Tutorial for Beginners

 


Crochet Wonderful Motif — Full step-by-step tutorial

(Use this to make a runner, long panel, or join motifs for a blouse / shawl.)

Skill: easy → intermediate (rounds, shells, chains, join-as-you-go)
Finished motif: about 10–12 cm / 4–4.7" using DK yarn + 3.5–4 mm hook (change hook/yarn to scale).

Materials

  • Yarn: DK / sport / cotton — choose color(s) you like.

  • Hook: 3.5 mm (or size to get desired gauge)

  • Tapestry needle, scissors, blocking pins

  • Stitch markers (helpful when squaring motif)

  • Optional: beads or small buttons for centers

Abbreviations (US)

  • ch = chain

  • sl st = slip stitch

  • sc = single crochet

  • hdc = half double crochet

  • dc = double crochet

  • tr = treble (if needed)

  • sp = space

  • st = stitch

  • rep = repeat


Pattern math / foundation

  • Motif is worked in rounds from a center ring, then outer rounds shape the motif into a square (so motifs tile easily).

  • Make a test motif and block it to measure — then plan how many motifs across and down you need for your runner or panel.

Quick synopsis (what you’ll do)

  1. Work one motif (12 small petals around a center).

  2. Add rounds that create side shells and 4 corner clusters to square the motif.

  3. Join motifs with join-as-you-go (JAYG) on the last round, or sew after blocking.

  4. Add a 3–4 round decorative border to finish the runner.

Motif — detailed rounds (one motif)

Round 1 — centre ring

  1. Make a magic ring (or ch 4 and sl st to make a ring).

  2. ch 3 (counts as first dc), work 11 dc into ring. (12 dc total).

  3. Pull ring tight. Join with sl st to top of ch-3.

Round 2 — small picots / anchors

  1. ch 1, sc in next dc, ch 3 — repeat around (12 sc + 12 ch-3 loops).

  2. Join with sl st to first sc. (These ch-3 loops set petal placement.)

If you prefer a simpler look, do sc around without loops.

Round 3 — petal fans

  1. Sl st into the first ch-3 loop.

  2. Into that ch-3 loop work: (sc, ch 1, hdc, 3 dc, hdc, ch 1, sc) — a small tapered fan.

  3. Repeat into each ch-3 loop around (12 fans).

  4. Join with sl st.

Round 4 — outer connecting arches

  1. ch 1, sc in outer sc of petal, ch 4, sc in next petal outer sc — repeat around to make 12 ch-4 arches between petal bases.

  2. Join with sl st.

Round 5 — form side groups & corners (squareing round)

Group the 12 arches into 4 groups of 3 arches ⇒ each group becomes one side; the 3rd arch in each group becomes the corner.

  1. ch 3 (counts as dc), work 2 more dc into same ch-4 arch (so 3 dc in that arch).

  2. In next arch: 3 dc.

  3. In the third arch of the group work (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) — corner cluster.

  4. Repeat that [3dc, 3dc, corner] sequence around (4 times total).

  5. Join with sl st.

Now the motif has 4 sides and 4 corners and will sit square when blocked.

Round 6 — tidy edge / JAYG round

  1. ch 1, sc evenly around the motif; in each corner ch-3 make 3 sc to round out the corners. Join with sl st.

  2. Optional decorative round: skip 2 sc, 5 dc in next sc (shell), skip 2 sc, sc in next sc — repeat for a scalloped outer edge.

Fasten off and weave ends. Block motif flat.


Join motifs (recommended: Join-As-You-Go — JAYG)

JAYG attaches a new motif to neighbors during its final round (Round 6 above). This makes neat seams and avoids a lot of hand-sewing.

How to JAYG on Round 6

  • Make the first motif completely.

  • Start the second motif and complete Rounds 1–5. Begin Round 6 (sc round). When you reach a side that will touch the finished motif, instead of simply sc in your current motif, replace that sc with:

    • sc in your motif stitch, ch 1, sl st into the corresponding sc (or corner/ch-space) of the adjacent finished motif, ch 1

    • Continue your sc round normally.

  • For corners where a new motif touches two neighbors, sl st into both neighbors’ corresponding corner spaces (work the ch-1 joins symmetrically).

  • Repeat for each neighbor as you go. Use stitch markers on the finished motif to mark corresponding join points for easier alignment.

If you prefer not to JAYG, block motifs and join by whipstitch/mattress stitch through back loops only for a flatter seam.

Making a Runner / Panel

  • Decide desired runner width (e.g., 3 motifs across) and length (however many rows).

  • Join motifs row by row: first make a chain of motifs (join each new motif to the previous along one side with JAYG), then build the next row by joining new motifs to both the motif below and the adjacent motif to the left as you work the final round.

  • Keep consistent tension; pin motifs flat as you join to avoid ripples.


Border for the finished runner

After all motifs are joined and blocked:

Border Round 1 — neat single crochet edge

  1. Join yarn in any outer corner. Work sc evenly around the entire outer edge; work 3 sc in each outer corner to keep edges flat. Join with sl st.

Border Round 2 — shell row

  1. ch 3 (counts as dc), skip 2 sc, 5 dc in next sc, skip 2 sc, sc in next sc — repeat around. In corners, center a shell in the corner for a flowing curve. Join.

Border Round 3 — arch row (optional)

  1. ch 1, sc in first dc, ch 4, sc in center of shell repeat around to make chain arches. Join.

Border Round 4 — scallop finish

  1. Into each ch-4 arch work (sc, ch 3, 7 dc, ch 3, sc) to make bold scallops, or (sc, ch 3, 5 dc, ch 3, sc) for medium scallops. Join and fasten off, weave ends. Block again to shape scallops.

Using the stitch pattern as a continuous strip (alternative)

If you’d like the pattern as a continuous strip rather than motifs:

  • Work a foundation chain in multiples of 16 + 1 (or test to match how three arches = one side).

  • Create a 3-row repeat: fan row (petal fans into chain spaces), arch/V-st row (creates tall arches and V centers), stabilizer row (sc). Repeat the 3 rows for length. This produces a lacy strip suitable for runners or panels without joining motifs.

Sizing & yarn estimate

  • Make one blocked motif and weigh it to estimate yarn per motif. Multiply by number of motifs in your layout.

  • Example rough estimate (DK yarn): 1 motif ~ 12–18 g.

    • Runner 3 × 12 motifs (36 motifs) → ~ 432–648 g yarn (plus border).

    • These are approximate — always make a test motif and weigh it.


Troubleshooting & tips

  • If motifs don’t match size: block all motifs and add an extra sc round to smaller ones.

  • If seams pucker: tighten join tension or switch to join-through-back-loops method.

  • If runner edge waves: add or remove a few sts on the stabilizing sc round to flatten; block firmly.

  • For a denser runner: replace some dc with hdc or add extra stabilizing sc rows between motif rounds.

Variations & styling ideas

  • Change colors: bright centers, neutral outer rounds.

  • Add beads to the center of each motif for sparkle.

  • Make a blouse/tunic by joining motifs into two panels and seaming shoulders and sides; add a single-crochet neckline and scalloped armhole trim.

  • Use finer thread & smaller hook to make a delicate table runner; use chunky yarn & larger hook to make a bold bed runner.

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