Colorful Yarn Flower

[MimiFL]

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!

[heart]

I absolutely love that flower. It will be great for appliques to little girl dresses and bags. Thank you for sharing your pattern. It's great!

[jennawing]

These are great! I LOVE the rad flower! Can you share that one, too? I've been making purses lately and these would be great to embellish!

[yarnjeannie]

These are adorable! Nice work! Thanks for the pattern - I can see some uses for these.

[woomba]

TFS your pattern, I too would like to see the one for the other as well. I already want to make some for hats.

[imanurse55]

TFS the flowers- they are great and I love the "flower power" one--I used to have ones like that on my BR walls as a teen! would love the pattern!

[MimiFL]

Glad you all like it.

I added groovy flower pattern in the original post.

[woomba]

Thank you Mimi....I'm gonna make a few today for some items that are crying out for a super looking flower. Cheers

[Arlinka]

I love them both!!! You are fantastic. The second one reminds me of my days as a flower child. Thanks so much for the patterns... I know I will use them often!!!

[chessie]

I love them! Thanks for sharing the pattern. I can see many good uses for these