Crochet Flower

You can decorate any part of clothing with such crochet flower, e.g. a hat.

SKILL LEVEL:

Intermediate

YARN:

Tahki Cotton Classic yarn is used, though you can use nearly any yarn and the hook to match.

TECHNIQUES & ABBREVIATIONS USED:

sl st ~ slip stitch

ch ~ chain

sc ~ single crochet

dc ~ double crochet

blo ~ back loop only

rnd ~ round

beg ~ beginning

HOOK:

4/E/3.50mm

PATTERN:

Rnd 1: Ch 4, sl st to form a ring, ch 3 (counts as first dc), 11 dc in ring, sl st to top of beg ch 3. (12 dc)

Rnd 2: Sl st in between the beginning ch 3 and the next dc, ch 3 (counts as first dc), 3 dc in same space, [skip 1 dc, 4 dc in between next 2 dc] 5 times, sl st to top of beg ch 3. (6 sets of 4 dc)

Rnd 3: Sl st in next dc, sl st between 2nd and 3rd dc of 4 dc set, ch 3 (counts as first dc), 5 dc in same space, [6 dc in between 2nd and 3rd dc of next 4 dc set] 5 times, sl st to top of beg ch 3. (6 sets of 6 dc)

Rnd 4: Sl st in each of next 2 dc, sl st between 3rd and 4th dc of 6 dc set, ch 3 (counts as first dc), 7 dc in same space, ch 1 [8 dc in between 3rd and 4th dc of 6 dc set, ch 1] 5 times, sl st to top of beg ch 3. (6 sets of 8 dc)

Fasten off.

Border: Attach next color into one of the unworked dc from round 1, * ch 1, sl st between 4 sets, ch 1, sl st between 6 dc sets, ch 1, sl st over ch 1, sc in blo of next 2 dc, 2 sc in blo of each of next 4 dc, sc in blo of next 2 dc, sl st over ch 1, ch 1, sl st between 6 dc sets, ch 1, sl st between 4 sets, ch 1, sl st in unworked dc of round 1, rep from * 5 more times, sl st to beg of round.

Fasten off.