Sunday, July 18, 2010
Crochet flower tutorial posted at 6:56 PM
These flowers are great for just about anything, go on hats, people use small versions of these for scrap booking or it can be used for jewelry.
terms used:
* beg = beginning
* ch = chain
* dc = double crochet
* hdc = half double crochet
* sc = single crochet
* sl st = slip stitch
* st = stitch
Starting with the magic circle
R1:5 sc in circle. Sl st to join to beg of round.
R2:2 sc in each sc. Sl st to join to beg of round.
R3:Work a sl st in each sc, all the way around.
For the last two rounds, turn the work over.
R4:Work through 1 loop only of the sts from round 2; this will be the loop closest to you after you've flipped the work over. Ch 6, skip 1 st, sc. (Ch 5, skip 1 st, sc.) Repeat all the way around [5 petals total]
R5:Into each flower petal work the following sequence: (sc, hdc, 3 dc, hdc, sc.) Repeat all the way around. Join with a sl st.
Finish off and weave in ends.
Heres the final picture.
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