Day 25. Four petal 3D crochet flower

Four petal 3D crochet flower

I followed a crochet diagram to make this flower and linked it to the title..
Looks just like daffodil or similar, but not very hard pattern.
Made out of 2 motifs sown together, makes it 3D crochet flower.

Materials:
Patons baby fab yarn
hook 4mm
scissors
tapestry needle

Stitches used:
Ch - chain
Sl - slip stitch
Sc - single crochet
Dc - double crochet
Tr - treble crochet
Dtr - double treble crochet
2 dtrtog 2 dtr crochet together

Middle of the flower.

Rnd 1: Ch 6, sl st.

Rnd 2: Ch 2, 8 sc in the ring, sl st (9 sts)

Rnd 3: Ch 3

 dc in next st and so on all around, sl st. (9sts)

Rnd 4: Ch 5, 

dtr in next st, 2 dtr in the next st, dtr, in next 2 sts, 2 dtr in next st, dtr in next 2 sts, and dtr in the last st, sl st, fasten off.

Petals of the flower.

Rnd 1: Ch 4, sl st.

Rnd 2: Ch 3, 5 dc in the ring, sl st. (6sts)

Rnd 3: Ch 2 sc in the same st, 2 sc in next st and so all around, sl st. (12sts)

Rnd 4: Ch 4, tr in next 11 st round, sl st.(12sts)

Rnd 5: Ch 5,  2dtrtog in next st,

 ch 3, sl  st in the 3rd ch from the hook,

 2dtrtog in next st, ch 5, 

 

 sl st in next st, repeat 4 times, sl st at the end in the first ch from this rnd. fasten off, leaving enough thread to sew the flower together.

 

For the flower stem, chain 15 at the bottom of the flower and the sl st all the way back, fasten off.

 

 Size comparison to flower with double yarn and hook size 4mm and 4 ply cotton yarn and hook size 1.75

Hope you enjoyed the pattern. I love this 3D flower.
Dace

Crochet hat with flowers

Cute crochet hat for girls, this one made to fit age 1-2 yrs

Materials:
 Hook 5.5 mm and 4 mm UK size
 I doubled up 2 types of yarn:
 Aran 75% acrylic in cream
25% wool and Patons baby fab 100% acrylic in white, ( pale pink and bright pink for flowers)
Gauge:
 6 stitches=5 cm
6 stitches =2 inches

Stitches used:

st(s) – stitch(es)

ch – chain stitch

hdc – half double crochet

dc – double crochet

sc – single crochet

sl st - slip stitch

Hat:
I used Aran yarn combined with baby fab white yarn, 
1st Rnd:Using hook size 5.5 mm ch 5, sl st in the last ch
2nd Rnd: ch 3, 11 dc in the ring around, sl st (12sts)
3rd Rnd: Ch 3, dc in the same st, 2 dc in next st and so on around, sl st (24sts)
4th Rnd: ch 3, 2 dc in next st, dc in next st, 2 dc in next and so on around, sl st  (36sts)
5th Rnd: Ch 3, dc in next 2 sts, 2 dc in next st and so on around, sl st (48sts)
6th- 11th Rnd: Ch 3 dc in next stich and all around, sl st, fasten off
12th Rnd: Join cream and pink yarn together, chain 2 and sc all around, sl st and fasten off.
Sew in all the ends.
Hat measures approx circumference: 42 cm and height 18cm.
You can find great info about all the hat sizing   and other sizes on this site: bevscountrycottage

Flowers: 
 Well I attached 3 same flowers in 3 different colors.
But you can make one, or 2 or more, choose the same color or  different ones, choose the same flower pattern, or use different flowers all together,  make it the way you want it :)

1st Rnd: Using hook size 4mm,
ch 5, sl st

2nd Rnd: Ch 1, 12 sc in the ring, sl st 

3rd Rnd: Ch 3, 3 dc in next st, ch r sl st in next st, ch 3 , 3 dc in next st, ch 3 sl st in next st and so on until you have 6 flower petals

4 th Rnd: Work in the back of the flower, sl st in the back loops of the beg of the first petal, ch 5, sl st in the end of the petal, ch 5,sl st in the next back of the petal, until you made 6 arches, sl st at the end.

5th Rnd: Sc in the first arch, hdc, 4dc, hdc, sc,
2nd arch, sc, hdc, 4dc, hdc, sc and so on in every arch until you have 6 big petals, sl st at the end and fasten off, make sure to leave longer thread at the end, so you can stitch the flowers to the hat.

Arrange your flowers on the hat the way you want, stitch them on and that's it, hat ready.
Be free to ask any questions if you unsure about this pattern.
 You might need to increase stitches for the hat, for more then 3 rounds, depending on thickness of yarn and your hook size.