Flower Pin: Dot Matthews (bythehook)

[bythehook]

Flower Pin
© 11/10/04 Dorothy “Dot” Matthews. All rights reserved.
Originally published at http://patbythehook.blogdrive.com

This pattern is intended for personal use only. You may do what you want with the items you make, as long as you give Dot credit as the designer, with the following restrictions: you may not sell your items online and you may not sell to retail or wholesale stores or businesses. You are welcome to direct people to this pattern by posting a link to it. This pattern may not be posted on any other site or distributed in any other manner.

Materials:
worsted weight yarn
I hook

SPECIALTY STITCH:
bp sl st = Back Post sl st.
Insert hook into designated hole from BACK to front, insert hook into next hole from FRONT to back. Your hook is now laying over a post, yo and pull thru both holes, and the loop on hook. BACK POST SL ST made.

ROW 1: ch 2, 7 sc in first ch. Do not join.

ROW 2: *1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc, all in the next st*. Repeat from * to * in each st around. Do not join. (7 petals)

Note: Look at the center of the flower. You'll see a center hole that was made by the stitches of row 1, and 7 holes made by the stitches of row 2. The sides of the holes is called the "post". The stitches of row 3 will be worked around these posts.

ROW 3: working in the hole made from the last petals, insert hook from BACK to front, around the post and into the next hole from front to back. yo and pull thru both holes, and the loop on hook. BACK POST SL ST made. ch 3, *bp sl st around the next post, ch 3,* repeat from * to * around, sl st in first ch. (7 ch-3 spaces).

ROW 4: * 1 sc, 1 hdc, 2 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc in next ch-3 space.* Repeat from * to * around.

ROW 5: *bp sl st around next post, ch 4, * repeat from * to * around, sl st in first ch.

ROW 6: * 1 sc, 1 hdc, 3 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc, in next ch-4 loop. * Repeat from * to * around.

ROW 7: *bp sl st around next post, ch 5, * repeat from * to * around, sl st in first ch.

ROW 8: * 1 sc, 1 hdc, 4 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc, in next ch-5 loop. * Repeat from * to * around.

ROW 9: *bp sl st around next post, ch 6, * repeat from * to * around, sl st in first ch.

ROW 10: * 1 sc, 1 hdc, 2 dc, 1 tr, 2 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc, in next ch-6 loop. * Repeat from * to * around.

Fasten off and weave in ends. Sew a pin to the back.

[alibra]

Another good one, this will also work as a decoration on a hat...love it!!

[um saif]

wooooooooooooooow