I was looking for large(ish) yarn flowers to put up in my cubicle for the summer (gotta get rid of the Easter eggs!). Not finding anything I liked, I made up my own pattern. Hope you like it.
MATERIALS USED
Red Heart Soft Yarn (because it has a certain sheen to it)
or any other worsted weight yarn
5.5mm hook
PATTERN
Rnd 1 -
With yellow:
Ch 2, 12 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Fasten off.
Rnd 2 -
With contrast color:
Join w/ sc in any sc
Ch 5, sc in next 4 ch
Ch 1, sl st in same st as first sc
Sc in next sc
* Sc in next sc
Ch 5, sc in next 4 ch
Ch 1, sl st in same st as last sc before ch-5
Sc in next sc
Repeat from * around, join with sl st to 1st sc.
Rnd 3 -
Sl st in next sc, ch 1
* Working in free loops,
[sc in first st, hdc in next st, dc in next st, 4 dc in next st]
Working in sc on the other side of petal,
[3 dc in next sc, dc in next sc, hdc in next sc, sc in next sc]
Ch 1, sl st in next 2 sc (between petals)
Ch 1
Repeat from * around, join with sl st to 1st sc.
Finish off.
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I also made a "groovy" flower, more of the 60s/70s, "flower power" type. This is what that one looks like:
The basic idea is the same, but there are a few changes to make the base of the petals narrower.
PATTERN
Rnd 1 -
With yellow:
Ch 2, 12 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Fasten off.
Rnd 2 -
With contrast color:
Join w/ sc in any sc
Ch 6, sc in next 5 ch
Ch 1, sl st in same st as first sc
Sc in next sc
* Sc in next sc
Ch 6, sc in next 5 ch
Ch 1, sl st in same st as last sc before ch-6
Sc in next sc
Repeat from * around, join with sl st to 1st sc.
Rnd 3 -
Sl st in next sc, ch 1
* Working in free loops,
[sl st in first st, sc in next st, hdc in next st, dc in next st, 4 dc in next st]
Working in sc on the other side of petal,
[3 dc in next sc, dc in next sc, hdc in next sc, sc in next sc, sl st in next sc]
Ch 1, sl st in next ch-1 space, sl st in next 2 sc (between petals)
Ch 1
Repeat from * around, join with sl st to 1st sc.
Finish off.
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If you find any errors in the patterns, please let me know!
