crochet magic for all: Day 5 nd 6. Three tier flower and small leaf pattern

Tuesday 16 April 2013

Day 5 nd 6. Three tier flower and small leaf pattern

Crochet 6 or 7 petal flower and leaf.
Free pattern.
Materials:

Patons Smoothie yarn in yellow, red and salad green.
crochet hook 4mm
scissors

Stitches used:
ch- chain
sl st- slip stitch
sc - single crochet
hdc - half double crochet
dc- double crochet
tr - treble crochet
beg - begining

Flower with 7 petals.

Can be with less petals, depending hoew many arches you crochet at the back of the flower.

With Yellow yarn

Rnd 1: Ch 4, sl st

Rnd 2: Ch 1, 6 sc in the ring, sl st.

Rnd 3: Ch 4 sc in the same st, ch 1, sc in next st, ch 3, sc in the same st, ch 1, sc in next st, ch 3 sc in same stich and so around, until you have 7 tiny petals. (don't fasten off the thread yet, you might use it for later)

Rnd 3: can continue with same colour or join in new colour and work in the back of the flower, in the loops at the beginning of every little petal.

Sl st, ch 3, sl st in next beg of the petal, ch 3, sl st in next beg of the petal, ch 3, sl st and so on until you have 7 arches, each 3 ch long.

Rnd 4: Sl st in the first arch ch 1 ( works as first sc)

hdc, 3dc, hdc, sc in the first arch, sc in next arch, hdc, 3 dc , hdc, sc and so on in every arch, until you have 7 petals.

Rnd 5: Return to yellow if want, or colour, or keep the same colour, working at the back of the flower again,

sl st in the beg of each arch again, ch 5, sl st in next beg of the petal, ch 5, sl st in next beg of petal and so on until you have another 7 arches, each 5 ch long.

Rnd 6: Sl st in first arch, ch 3 , 8 dc in the arch, ch 3 sl st in the same arch, then sl st in next arch, ch 3, 8 dc in the arch, ch 3 , sl st in the same arch and so on until you have another 7 petals. fasten off at the end leave long enough thread fro stitching on.