Crochet Tutorial: Hamster Sunflower Seed Shop – Free Crochet Pattern.

Create a cheerful amigurumi garden scene featuring a round sunflower seed shop, two tiny hamster gardeners, a petal-covered sunflower roof, seed packets, a hanging shop sign, tall sunflowers, raised soil beds, pots, stepping stones, a shovel, a wheelbarrow, butterflies, and a small garden fence. This pattern is written in US crochet terms and is designed as a detailed display piece with many small decorative parts.

Please note: I strive for accuracy in every pattern, but occasional errors can happen. Thank you for understanding and for enjoying my designs.

Pattern Notes

This project is worked mostly in continuous rounds for the amigurumi pieces and in rows for the flat garden base, roof petals, leaves, signs, and accessories. Use a stitch marker at the beginning of every round. Stuff firmly enough to keep the shop and hamsters upright, but do not overstuff small pieces.

The finished display measures about 13 inches wide, 13 inches deep, and 10 inches tall when made with sport weight cotton yarn and a 2.25 mm crochet hook. The seed shop is about 5 inches tall without the stem, and each hamster is about 2.75 inches tall.

Materials

• Sport weight cotton yarn in grass green, cream, tan, golden yellow, sunflower yellow, dark brown, medium brown, beige, light pink, gray, terra-cotta, black, white, and leaf green.
• 2.25 mm crochet hook for amigurumi pieces.
• 2.75 mm crochet hook for the base mat if you want a slightly softer garden square.
• 6 mm black safety eyes for each hamster, 4 total.
• Fiberfill stuffing.
• Yarn needle.
• Stitch markers.
• Small amount of cardboard or plastic canvas for stabilizing the shop base and garden base.
• Thin floral wire or pipe cleaners for sunflower stems, fence posts, tool handles, and the hanging sign.
• Embroidery thread in black and brown for lettering and facial details.
• Optional: fabric glue for tiny seed packets and signs.

Abbreviations

• MR: magic ring
• ch: chain
• sl st: slip stitch
• sc: single crochet
• hdc: half double crochet
• dc: double crochet
• tr: treble crochet
• inc: increase, 2 sc in the same stitch
• dec: invisible decrease over 2 stitches
• BLO: back loop only
• FLO: front loop only
• st or sts: stitch or stitches
• FO: fasten off
• R: round or row
• rep: repeat

Gauge

With the 2.25 mm hook, 8 sc and 8 rounds should measure about 1 inch. Exact gauge is less important than firm, even fabric. If stuffing shows through, go down a hook size. If the pieces feel too stiff to shape, go up slightly.

Color Placement Guide

• Garden base: bright grass green rectangle with raised edges.
• Shop body: cream cylinder with tan lower band and brown roof.
• Roof petals: large golden yellow petals hanging downward around the top.
• Roof cap and stem: leaf green.
• Hamsters: beige bodies, cream bellies and muzzles, pink ears and paws.
• Sunflowers: dark brown centers, yellow petals, green stems and leaves.
• Accessories: gray stones and tools, terra-cotta pots, brown soil beds, beige seed sacks.

Garden Base

The base is a firm square mat with a slightly raised border, matching the green garden platform shown in the image. Use the 2.75 mm hook for this section if you want a flatter display mat.

Main Grass Square

1. With grass green, ch 61.
2. R1: Sc in the 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Turn. 60 sc.
3. R2-R58: Ch 1, sc in each st across. Turn. 60 sc.
4. R59: Ch 1, sc in each st across. Do not turn after the final row.
5. Border R1: Ch 1, work 58 sc evenly down the first side, 60 sc across the foundation edge, 58 sc up the second side, and 60 sc across the top edge. Join with sl st to first sc. 236 sc.
6. Border R2: Ch 1, BLO sc in each st around, placing 3 sc in each corner stitch. Join. 244 sc.
7. Border R3: Ch 1, sc in each st around, placing 3 sc in the center stitch of each corner group. Join and FO. 252 sc.

Raised Front Edge

To create the thick crochet platform look, attach grass green to any corner of the base. Work one round of surface slip stitches just inside the outer border. Keep the tension relaxed so the base stays flat.

1. Insert the hook through the fabric from front to back.
2. Pull up a loop of green yarn.
3. Surface sl st along the inner edge of the border, placing one stitch into each row or stitch space.
4. FO and hide the tails under the base.

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Sunflower Seed Shop Body

The shop is a short, rounded cylinder with a cream wall, tan lower trim, arched door, small window, signs, and a petal roof. The body is worked from the bottom upward.

Shop Base Disk

1. With tan, R1: 6 sc in MR. 6 sc.
2. R2: Inc around. 12 sc.
3. R3: Rep sc 1, inc around. 18 sc.
4. R4: Rep sc 2, inc around. 24 sc.
5. R5: Rep sc 3, inc around. 30 sc.
6. R6: Rep sc 4, inc around. 36 sc.
7. R7: Rep sc 5, inc around. 42 sc.
8. R8: Rep sc 6, inc around. 48 sc.
9. R9: Rep sc 7, inc around. 54 sc.
10. R10: Rep sc 8, inc around. 60 sc.
11. R11: Rep sc 9, inc around. 66 sc.
12. R12: Rep sc 10, inc around. 72 sc.
13. R13: BLO sc around. 72 sc.

Cut a matching circle from plastic canvas or cardboard. Place it inside the base before the wall becomes too tall. This keeps the shop standing straight on the garden mat.

Cream Wall

1. Change to cream.
2. R14-R42: Sc around. 72 sc for each round.
3. R43: Rep sc 10, dec around. 66 sc.
4. R44: Rep sc 9, dec around. 60 sc.
5. R45: Sc around. 60 sc.
6. FO, leaving a long tail for sewing the roof later.

Tan Lower Shop Band

The lower band wraps around the front of the shop, sitting just above the garden base. It gives the shop the woven basket-like foundation seen in the image.

1. With tan, ch 73.
2. R1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and across. Turn. 72 sc.
3. R2-R5: Ch 1, sc across. Turn. 72 sc.
4. FO, leaving a long sewing tail.
5. Wrap around the lower shop body over rounds 14-18 and sew neatly in place.

Brown Rounded Roof Base

The roof base sits like a soft rounded cap between the cream shop wall and the sunflower petals. Work it in medium brown.

1. R1: 6 sc in MR. 6 sc.
2. R2: Inc around. 12 sc.
3. R3: Rep sc 1, inc around. 18 sc.
4. R4: Rep sc 2, inc around. 24 sc.
5. R5: Rep sc 3, inc around. 30 sc.
6. R6: Rep sc 4, inc around. 36 sc.
7. R7: Rep sc 5, inc around. 42 sc.
8. R8: Rep sc 6, inc around. 48 sc.
9. R9: Rep sc 7, inc around. 54 sc.
10. R10: Rep sc 8, inc around. 60 sc.
11. R11: Rep sc 9, inc around. 66 sc.
12. R12: Rep sc 10, inc around. 72 sc.
13. R13-R17: Sc around. 72 sc.
14. R18: FLO only, rep sc 5, inc around. 84 sc.
15. R19: Sc around. 84 sc.
16. FO, leaving a long tail.

Lightly stuff the roof cap so it is rounded but not tall. Sew it to the top opening of the cream shop body. The wider edge should overhang slightly like the soft roof rim in the photo.

Large Sunflower Roof Petals

Make 8 large golden yellow petals. They hang from the green top cap and curve down over the brown roof. Each petal is oval with a pointed lower tip.

Petal Pattern

1. With golden yellow, ch 16.
2. R1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc in next 2 ch, dc in next 8 ch, hdc in next 2 ch, sc in next ch, 3 sc in last ch.
3. Continue on the opposite side of the chain: sc in next ch, hdc in next 2 ch, dc in next 8 ch, hdc in next 2 ch, sc in last ch. Join with sl st. 31 sts.
4. R2: Ch 1, sc in first 2 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, dc in next 7 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, 3 sc in pointed end, hdc in next 3 sts, dc in next 7 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, sc in last 3 sts. Join. 35 sts.
5. R3: Ch 1, sl st in first st, sc in next 3 sts, hdc in next 4 sts, dc in next 7 sts, hdc in next 4 sts, sc in next st, 3 sc in point, sc in next st, hdc in next 4 sts, dc in next 7 sts, hdc in next 4 sts, sc in next 3 sts, sl st in last st. FO.

To make each petal slightly cupped, weave the starting and ending tails to the back center of the petal and pull gently before knotting. Do not pull too tightly; the petal should only curl softly.

Attach Roof Petals

1. Place the 8 petals evenly around the top of the brown roof.
2. The wide end of each petal should sit near the roof center.
3. The pointed end should hang downward toward the roof rim.
4. Sew only the top 4 stitches of each petal to the roof, leaving the rest free.
5. Overlap the petals slightly so they resemble a sunflower roof.

Green Roof Cap and Stem

Leafy Cap

1. With leaf green, R1: 8 sc in MR. 8 sc.
2. R2: Inc around. 16 sc.
3. R3: Rep sc 1, inc around. 24 sc.
4. R4: Rep sc 2, inc around. 32 sc.
5. R5: In FLO only, rep sl st in next st, sc in next st, hdc in next st, dc in next st, ch 2, sl st in 2nd ch from hook, dc in same st, hdc in next st, sc in next st, sl st in next st around to create small pointed leaves.
6. FO, leaving a long tail.

Stem

1. With leaf green, R1: 6 sc in MR. 6 sc.
2. R2-R9: Sc around. 6 sc.
3. Stuff lightly with a pipe cleaner folded safely inside.
4. FO and sew closed.
5. Sew the stem upright at the center of the leafy cap.
6. Sew the cap to the center top of the petal roof.

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Arched Door

The door is medium brown with vertical stitch texture and a small yellow knob. It sits on the right front of the shop.

1. With medium brown, ch 11.
2. R1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and across. Turn. 10 sc.
3. R2-R11: Ch 1, BLO sc across. Turn. 10 sc.
4. R12: Ch 1, dec, sc 6, dec. Turn. 8 sc.
5. R13: Ch 1, dec, sc 4, dec. Turn. 6 sc.
6. R14: Ch 1, dec, sc 2, dec. Turn. 4 sc.
7. Border: Ch 1, sc evenly around the door, placing 2 sc at the bottom corners. FO.

Sew the door to the front right side of the cream shop wall. Add 4 vertical lines of dark brown surface slip stitches or backstitches from top to bottom. For the knob, make 5 sc in MR with sunflower yellow, join, FO, and sew to the right side of the door.

Rounded Window

The window is dark inside with a brown frame and crossbar. It sits on the front left side of the shop.

1. With dark brown, ch 9.
2. R1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and across. Turn. 8 sc.
3. R2-R5: Ch 1, sc across. Turn. 8 sc.
4. R6: Ch 1, dec, sc 4, dec. Turn. 6 sc.
5. R7: Ch 1, dec, sc 2, dec. Turn. 4 sc.
6. Border: Change to medium brown, sc evenly around, placing 2 sc at each lower corner. FO.

Use medium brown yarn to embroider one vertical crossbar and one horizontal crossbar over the dark center. Sew the window to the front left wall, slightly lower than the large shop sign.

Shop Signs

Main Wall Sign

1. With cream, ch 19.
2. R1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and across. Turn. 18 sc.
3. R2-R8: Ch 1, sc across. Turn. 18 sc.
4. Border: Change to medium brown, sc evenly around, placing 2 sc in each corner. FO.

Using black embroidery thread, stitch the words Sunflower Seed Shop across the sign in three short lines. Sew the sign to the upper right front wall above the door.

Hanging Seed Sign

1. With sunflower yellow, ch 13.
2. R1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and across. Turn. 12 sc.
3. R2-R6: Ch 1, sc across. Turn. 12 sc.
4. Border: Change to medium brown, sc evenly around. FO.

Embroider Sunflower Seeds on the front. Make a handle by chaining 16 with medium brown, then sl st back across the chain. Sew both handle ends to the upper corners. Attach the sign between the window and door so it hangs neatly on the shop wall.

Seed Packets

Make 5 tiny seed packets for the display in front of the shop. Use cream, tan, yellow, green, and blue-gray as packet colors.

1. Ch 6.
2. R1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and across. Turn. 5 sc.
3. R2-R7: Ch 1, sc across. Turn. 5 sc.
4. Border: Sc evenly around the packet. FO.
5. Embroider a tiny sunflower or seed dot on the front.

To make a packet stand, crochet a small base strip with brown: ch 18, sc in 2nd ch from hook and across, FO. Sew or glue the bottom edge of each seed packet to the strip. Place this strip in front of the shop.

Hamster Body

Make 2 hamsters. The pictured hamsters are round, beige, soft, and short with cream bellies, cream muzzles, small ears, tiny paws, and straw garden hats. Work both the same way.

Head and Body in One Piece

1. With beige, R1: 6 sc in MR. 6 sc.
2. R2: Inc around. 12 sc.
3. R3: Rep sc 1, inc around. 18 sc.
4. R4: Rep sc 2, inc around. 24 sc.
5. R5: Rep sc 3, inc around. 30 sc.
6. R6: Rep sc 4, inc around. 36 sc.
7. R7-R13: Sc around. 36 sc.
8. Insert safety eyes between R8 and R9, 7 stitches apart.
9. R14: Rep sc 4, dec around. 30 sc.
10. R15: Rep sc 3, dec around. 24 sc.
11. R16: Rep sc 2, dec around. 18 sc.
12. Stuff the head firmly.
13. R17: Rep sc 2, inc around. 24 sc.
14. R18: Rep sc 3, inc around. 30 sc.
15. R19-R25: Sc around. 30 sc.
16. R26: Rep sc 3, dec around. 24 sc.
17. R27: Rep sc 2, dec around. 18 sc.
18. Stuff the body.
19. R28: Rep sc 1, dec around. 12 sc.
20. R29: Dec around. 6 sc.
21. FO and close the hole.

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Cream Belly Patch

1. With cream, R1: 6 sc in MR. 6 sc.
2. R2: Inc around. 12 sc.
3. R3: Rep sc 1, inc around. 18 sc.
4. R4: Sc around. 18 sc.
5. FO, leaving a tail.

Sew the cream belly patch to the lower front body, centered below the face.

Muzzle

1. With cream, R1: 6 sc in MR. 6 sc.
2. R2: Inc around. 12 sc.
3. R3: Sc around. 12 sc.
4. FO, leaving a long tail.

Lightly stuff the muzzle and sew it between the eyes, slightly below center. Embroider a small brown nose at the top of the muzzle and a short vertical mouth line. Add soft pink blush stitches beside the muzzle.

Ears

Make 4 beige outer ears and 4 pink inner ears.

1. Outer ear with beige: 6 sc in MR, join, FO. 6 sc.
2. Inner ear with pink: 5 sc in MR, join, FO. 5 sc.
3. Sew one pink inner ear onto each beige outer ear.
4. Sew ears to the head between R5 and R8, angled outward.

Arms

Make 4 arms.

1. With beige, R1: 6 sc in MR. 6 sc.
2. R2-R6: Sc around. 6 sc.
3. Do not stuff heavily. Flatten the opening.
4. FO, leaving a sewing tail.

Sew the arms to each side of the body at R18-R21. Angle them forward so each hamster can hold a seed sack.

Feet

Make 4 feet.

1. With beige, R1: 6 sc in MR. 6 sc.
2. R2: Rep sc 1, inc around. 9 sc.
3. R3: Sc around. 9 sc.
4. FO, leaving a tail.

Sew the feet to the lower front body. Add two short pink stitches on each foot for toes.

Hamster Straw Hats

Each hamster wears a beige garden hat with a rounded crown, wide brim, and small brown decorative bumps.

Hat Crown

1. With tan, R1: 6 sc in MR. 6 sc.
2. R2: Inc around. 12 sc.
3. R3: Rep sc 1, inc around. 18 sc.
4. R4: BLO sc around. 18 sc.
5. R5-R7: Sc around. 18 sc.
6. FO.

Hat Brim

1. Attach tan to the unused front loops of R4.
2. R1: FLO inc around. 36 sc.
3. R2: Rep sc 2, inc around. 48 sc.
4. R3: Sc around. 48 sc.
5. FO and weave in ends.

Hat Details

Embroider one medium brown round of surface slip stitch around the base of the crown. For each hat, make two tiny brown balls by working 5 sc in MR, joining, and fastening off. Sew them to one side of the brim.

Hamster Seed Sacks

Make 2 small tan sacks, one for each hamster. They sit in front of the body and have a black sunflower seed detail.

1. With tan, ch 9.
2. R1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and across. Turn. 8 sc.
3. R2-R10: Ch 1, sc across. Turn. 8 sc.
4. Fold the rectangle in half.
5. Seam both side edges with sc or whipstitch.
6. Lightly stuff.
7. Close the top with 8 sc through both layers.
8. FO, leaving a tail.

Embroider a black oval seed on the front with one white highlight stitch. Sew one sack between each hamster’s arms. Tack the arms to the sack so the hamster appears to be holding it.

Large Sunflowers

The garden has many tall sunflowers in rows along the left side, back edge, and right side. Make 10 large sunflowers for a full scene like the image, or make 7 for a lighter display.

Sunflower Center

1. With dark brown, R1: 6 sc in MR. 6 sc.
2. R2: Inc around. 12 sc.
3. R3: Rep sc 1, inc around. 18 sc.
4. R4: Rep sc 2, inc around. 24 sc.
5. R5: Sc around. 24 sc.
6. FO, leaving a tail.

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Sunflower Petals

Attach sunflower yellow to any stitch of the center.

1. Petal round: Rep ch 5, sc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc in next ch, dc in next ch, hdc in next ch, sl st in next stitch of center around.
2. This creates 24 small pointed petals.
3. FO and weave in ends.

Stem

1. Cut a 5 inch piece of floral wire.
2. With leaf green, ch 18.
3. Place the chain against the wire.
4. Sc around the wire and chain together, working 18 sc tightly along the length.
5. FO, leaving a tail.

Sew the sunflower head to the top of the covered wire stem. Bend the head slightly forward so it faces the viewer.

Leaves

Make 20 leaves for the sunflower stems.

1. With leaf green, ch 9.
2. Sc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc in next ch, dc in next 3 ch, hdc in next ch, sc in next ch, 3 sc in last ch.
3. Work along the opposite side: sc in next ch, hdc in next ch, dc in next 3 ch, hdc in next ch, sc in last ch.
4. Sl st to join and FO.

Sew 2 leaves to each tall stem. Place one leaf higher and one lower, alternating sides for a natural garden look.

Back Soil Logs and Garden Beds

The display includes dark brown raised garden beds behind the sunflowers and a small rectangular seedling bed near the front center.

Long Back Soil Bed

1. With dark brown, ch 31.
2. R1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and across. Turn. 30 sc.
3. R2-R8: Ch 1, sc across. Turn. 30 sc.
4. Border: Sc evenly around. FO.

Make 2 long soil beds. Sew one along the back left side and one along the back right side of the base. Attach sunflower stems through the soil beds and secure underneath the garden base.

Front Seedling Bed

1. With dark brown, ch 21.
2. R1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and across. Turn. 20 sc.
3. R2-R9: Ch 1, sc across. Turn. 20 sc.
4. Border: Sc evenly around. FO.

Sew this bed near the front center, slightly angled. Add 6 tiny green sprouts using the pattern below.

Tiny Sprouts

1. With leaf green, ch 4.
2. Sl st in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next ch, sl st in last ch.
3. Ch 4 again from the same base.
4. Sl st in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next ch, sl st in last ch.
5. FO, leaving a long tail.

Sew each sprout into the brown seedling bed. Arrange them in two rows of three.

Stepping Stone Path

The gray stepping stones curve from the shop door toward the right front corner. Make 14 stones in mixed sizes.

Small Stone

1. With gray, R1: 6 sc in MR. 6 sc.
2. R2: Inc around. 12 sc.
3. R3: Rep sc 1, inc around. 18 sc.
4. FO.

Medium Stone

1. With gray, R1: 6 sc in MR. 6 sc.
2. R2: Inc around. 12 sc.
3. R3: Rep sc 1, inc around. 18 sc.
4. R4: Rep sc 2, inc around. 24 sc.
5. FO.

Make 8 small stones and 6 medium stones. Sew them in a staggered path, with the largest stones closest to the door and smaller stones spreading toward the garden edge.

Terra-Cotta Pots

Make 3 pots in different heights. They sit near the right side of the shop.

Tall Pot

1. With terra-cotta, R1: 6 sc in MR. 6 sc.
2. R2: Inc around. 12 sc.
3. R3: BLO sc around. 12 sc.
4. R4: Rep sc 3, inc around. 15 sc.
5. R5-R8: Sc around. 15 sc.
6. R9: FLO sc around. 15 sc.
7. R10: Rep sc 4, inc around. 18 sc.
8. FO.

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Small Pot

1. With terra-cotta, R1: 6 sc in MR. 6 sc.
2. R2: Inc around. 12 sc.
3. R3: BLO sc around. 12 sc.
4. R4-R6: Sc around. 12 sc.
5. R7: FLO sc around. 12 sc.
6. FO.

For each pot, add a dark brown circle of soil: 6 sc in MR, inc around to 12 sc, FO. Sew the soil inside the pot opening. Attach tiny sprouts if desired.

Watering Can

The watering can is light gray with a round body, handle, spout, and small top opening.

Can Body

1. With gray, R1: 6 sc in MR. 6 sc.
2. R2: Inc around. 12 sc.
3. R3: Rep sc 1, inc around. 18 sc.
4. R4-R7: Sc around. 18 sc.
5. R8: Rep sc 1, dec around. 12 sc.
6. Stuff lightly.
7. R9: Dec around. 6 sc.
8. FO and close.

Can Handle

1. With gray, ch 14.
2. Sc in 2nd ch from hook and across. 13 sc.
3. FO, leaving both tails.
4. Sew one end to the upper side and one end to the lower side of the can body.

Spout

1. With gray, ch 8.
2. R1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and across. 7 sc.
3. R2: Ch 1, sc across. 7 sc.
4. FO, roll into a narrow tube, and sew the long edge closed.
5. Sew to the opposite side of the handle, angled upward.

Shovel

The shovel has a brown handle and gray spade. It stands in front of the shop.

Handle

1. With medium brown, ch 18.
2. Sl st in 2nd ch from hook and across. FO.
3. For a firmer handle, crochet over a thin piece of wire.

Spade

1. With gray, ch 5.
2. R1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and across. Turn. 4 sc.
3. R2: Ch 1, inc, sc 2, inc. Turn. 6 sc.
4. R3-R5: Ch 1, sc across. Turn. 6 sc.
5. R6: Ch 1, dec, sc 2, dec. Turn. 4 sc.
6. R7: Ch 1, dec twice. 2 sc.
7. FO.

Sew the handle to the top of the spade. Attach the shovel to the garden base near the seed packets.

Wheelbarrow

The wheelbarrow sits near the front right side of the garden and holds small dark soil pieces and seeds.

Barrow Basket

1. With tan, ch 13.
2. R1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and across. Turn. 12 sc.
3. R2-R7: Ch 1, sc across. Turn. 12 sc.
4. R8: Working around the rectangle, sc evenly around all sides. Join.
5. R9: BLO sc around. Join.
6. R10-R12: Sc around. Join each round.
7. FO.

Wheel

1. With black, R1: 6 sc in MR. 6 sc.
2. R2: Inc around. 12 sc.
3. R3: Sc around. 12 sc.
4. FO.

Handles and Legs

1. With tan, make 2 handles: ch 14, sl st in 2nd ch from hook and across, FO.
2. With tan, make 2 legs: ch 6, sl st in 2nd ch from hook and across, FO.
3. Sew the wheel to the front center of the basket.
4. Sew the handles to the back corners.
5. Sew the legs underneath the back side so the basket tilts upward slightly.

Wheelbarrow Soil

• Make 6 dark brown knots or tiny balls by crocheting 5 sc in MR and fastening off.
• Add 4 small cream seed stitches on top.
• Sew or glue the soil pieces inside the barrow basket.

Garden Fence

The front right corner has a small gray fence with two posts and horizontal rails.

Fence Posts

1. Make 3 posts with gray.
2. For each post, ch 10.
3. Sl st in 2nd ch from hook and across. FO.
4. For thicker posts, make 2 chains per post and sew them together.

Fence Rails

1. Make 2 rails with gray.
2. For each rail, ch 26.
3. Sl st in 2nd ch from hook and across. FO.

Sew the rails across the posts. Attach the fence along the front right edge of the garden base. Bend it slightly so it follows the corner angle.

Butterflies

The image shows small light butterflies near the fence and garden tools. Make one yellow butterfly and one white butterfly.

1. With butterfly color, ch 4 and sl st into the first ch to form a ring.
2. Wing 1: Ch 4, 2 dc into ring, ch 4, sl st into ring.
3. Wing 2: Ch 3, 2 hdc into ring, ch 3, sl st into ring.
4. Wing 3: Ch 3, 2 hdc into ring, ch 3, sl st into ring.
5. Wing 4: Ch 4, 2 dc into ring, ch 4, sl st into ring.
6. FO, leaving a long tail.
7. Wrap the tail once around the center to shape the body.

Sew one butterfly to the fence and one to the garden base near the wheelbarrow.

Small Shop Display Shelf

A tiny tan shelf in front of the shop holds the seed packets and gives the storefront a market look.

1. With tan, ch 24.
2. R1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and across. Turn. 23 sc.
3. R2-R4: Ch 1, sc across. Turn. 23 sc.
4. FO.
5. Sew the shelf flat to the garden base directly in front of the shop wall.
6. Sew the seed packets upright along the back edge of the shelf.

Extra Sunflower Leaves for the Garden

Make 12 extra ground leaves to fill the garden around the sunflower stems. Use the same leaf pattern as the tall sunflower leaves, but stop after the first oval round for smaller leaves.

1. With leaf green, ch 7.
2. Sc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc in next ch, dc in next 2 ch, hdc in next ch, 3 sc in last ch.
3. Work on the opposite side: hdc in next ch, dc in next 2 ch, hdc in next ch, sc in last ch.
4. Sl st to join and FO.

Sew these leaves at the base of the tall sunflowers, especially along the left front corner, to create the dense garden border shown in the image.

Placement Plan

Before sewing everything permanently, place all pieces on the green base. The shop should sit slightly behind center, leaving space for the hamsters and accessories in front. The stepping stone path curves from the shop door toward the right side.

• Place the shop in the back center of the garden base.
• Place the window on the left front wall and the door on the right front wall.
• Place the main shop sign above the door.
• Place the hanging seed sign between the window and the door.
• Place the seed packet shelf directly in front of the shop.
• Place one hamster on the left side of the display shelf.
• Place the second hamster on the right side of the display shelf.
• Place the front seedling bed near the lower center.
• Place the wheelbarrow near the front right corner.
• Place the shovel upright between the hamsters and the stepping stones.
• Place the pots to the right of the shop wall.
• Place the watering can near the right back garden bed.
• Place tall sunflowers along the left edge, back edge, and right edge.
• Place the gray fence along the front right corner.
• Place butterflies near the fence and tools.

Sewing the Shop to the Base

1. Thread a long strand of cream or tan yarn.
2. Pin the shop in position on the grass base.
3. Sew through the bottom stitches of the shop and into the green base.
4. Work slowly around the entire bottom circle.
5. Pull the yarn firmly enough that the shop stands upright.
6. Knot securely under the base and weave in the tail.

If your shop leans forward because of the roof petals, add a few extra hidden stitches at the back lower wall. This balances the weight of the petal roof and keeps the building straight.

Sewing the Hamsters to the Base

1. Position each hamster in front of the shop.
2. Check that both faces are visible from the front.
3. Sew through the bottom body rounds and feet into the grass base.
4. Add one hidden stitch from each seed sack into the base for extra support.
5. Secure the hats with a few stitches to the head so they do not slide.

Lettering Tips

Use small backstitches for the sign lettering. Keep the thread relaxed and avoid pulling too tightly, because tight thread can warp the crochet sign. For the main sign, stitch Sunflower on the first line, Seed on the second line, and Shop on the third line.

For the hanging sign, stitch Sunflower on the first line and Seeds on the second line. If your sign is smaller, use a simple brown sunflower symbol instead of full words.

Final Assembly and Facial Detailing

Sew all accessories securely after checking the full layout from the front, sides, and top. Embroider the hamsters’ noses with dark brown thread, then add short mouth lines and pale pink cheek stitches. Add tiny white highlights beside the safety eyes if desired.

Shape the sunflower petals on the shop roof by gently bending each petal downward. Shape the tall sunflower stems so the flower heads face slightly forward. Sew any loose leaves flat to the garden base so the scene looks full but tidy.

Care Notes

This crochet seed shop is a decorative display piece, not a toy for small children because it includes wire, safety eyes, and small sewn details. Keep it away from moisture, direct sunlight, and heavy handling. Spot clean only with a barely damp cloth.

Quick Checklist Before You Finish

• The shop stands upright and is sewn firmly to the base.
• The roof has 8 large yellow petals evenly spaced around the green cap.
• The door, window, main sign, and hanging sign are visible from the front.
• Both hamsters have hats, ears, muzzles, bellies, paws, and seed sacks.
• The sunflower rows frame the left, back, and right sides of the garden.
• The stepping stone path curves from the door toward the front right.
• The wheelbarrow, shovel, pots, watering can, fence, seedlings, and butterflies are attached securely.

Detailed Cleaning and Preservation Guidelines

Dust the finished piece gently with a soft brush. For small marks, dab with cool water and mild soap, then blot dry with a clean towel. Do not soak the piece, because the stuffing, cardboard, wire, and tiny signs may lose shape.

Store the display in a dry box with tissue paper around the sunflower stems and roof petals. Avoid stacking anything on top. If the petals flatten during storage, reshape them gently with your fingers before displaying the seed shop again.