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CHAPTER 4

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21WORKING IN

THE ROUND

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L E S S O N   2 1

C R O C H E T I N G   A   F L O W E R

p r o j e c t 1 : m a k e a b r o o c h*

direc t ions →pages 180–181 • assembly →page 181 • var iat ion →page 182

M A T E R I A L S

1 skein of fingering weight yarn,

51% kid mohair, 49% wool, 280 yd (255m)

1¾ oz (50g), 1 skein each in pink,spr ing green, and berry

Size D-3 (3.25mm) crochet hook 

1 pin back

Yarn needle

Sewing thread, in pink 

Scissors

S T I T C H E S U S E D

Slip st i tch

Single crochet

Half-double crochet

Double crochet

SIZE

One size

GA UGE

Gauge is not important for this project

D I M E N S I O N S

Flower = 2¾" (7cm) in diameter

* To master th is technique,

you will learn how to crochet a

flower with layered petals.

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1 / make alayered flower

→ WORD OF ADVICE!This motif can be worked with

a single color or by changing

colors. Changing yarn is done

at the beginning of the round,

while working the chain stitches.

Change yarn the same way you

do when working in rows back

and forth.

Make a chain of 4 sts, join in

the round with a sl st in the

first ch st.

1 Start rnd 1 with ch 1 (= 1 sc),

then sc 7 into the r ing. Close

the round with a sl st in the ch

st from the beginning of the

round.

2 Start round 2 with ch 1

(= 1 sc), then sc 1 in the foot

of the ch st and sc 2 in each st

of round 1.

3

Change colors for round 3,

ch 1 (= 1 sc) and ch 4.

5 Skip the first sc, *sc 1 in the

next stitch, skip 1 st, ch 3*,

repeat from * to * across the

round and end with ch 3 and

sl st in the first ch st from the

beginning of the round.

 6 Start round 4 by working ch 1

(= 1 sc), *in the next arc work

(sc 1, hdc 1, dc 1, hdc 1, sc 1)*.

7Close the round with a sl st in

the ch st from the beginning of

the round. There are 16 sc.

4

Repeat from * to * in each arc

of the round (8 times total).

End the round with a sl st in

the ch st from the beginning of

the round.

8 Change colors for round 5,

ch 1.

9 Dc 1 by passing the hook

around the first sc from rnd 3.

11Fold the petals of the previous

round towards the front.

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*Ch 312 There are 8 arcs placed under

the first row of petals.14 For row 6, ch 1 *in the nex

arc work (sc 1, hdc 1, dc 3

hdc 1, sc 1*. Repeat from

* 8 times in total and end

a sl st in the ch st from the

beginning of the round.

15

Change colors for row 7.

Ch 1.

16

Dc 1 around the sc of the next

arc. Repeat from * to * across

the row. End with ch 3, sl st in

the ch st from the beginning

of the round.

13

*Ch 5, dc 1 around the dc of

the next arc*. Repeat from

* to * across the round. End

with ch 5, sl st in the ch st

from the beginning of the

round. There are 8 arcs.

18 Start rnd 8 with ch 1, the

*in the next arc work (sc

hdc 1, dc 5, hdc 1, sc 1)*

Repeat from * to * 8 time

total and end with a sl st i

the ch st from the beginn

of the round. End and br

the yarn at the end of rnd

19Fold the petals of the previous

rounds towards the front

and dc 1 by passing the hook

around the first dc from

round 5.

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→ WORD OF ADVICE!

Carefully weave in your ends.

2 / finish

For the brooch, sew a pin back to the back of a flower with

sewing thread using backstitch (p. 67).

BROOCH

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CHAPTER 4

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p r o j e c t 2 : t h e b r a c e l e t

M A T E R I A L S

1 skein of fingering weight yarn, 51% kid mohair,

49% wool, 280 yd (25 5m) 1¾ oz (50 g),1 skein each in pink, spring green, and berry

Size D-6 (3mm) crochet hook 

Yarn ne edle

Scissors

SIZE

One size

flower✽

D I R E C T I O N S

Make 3 f lowers switching up the color s .

Flower 1 = berry + pink + spring green + berry

Flower 2 = pink + spring green + berry + pink 

Flower 3 = spring green + ber ry + pink + spr ing

green

To make th e bracelet , thread a needle and with

small back s t i tches sew two outer peta l s of one

flower to two outer peta l s of another f lower.

Assemble three f l owers tota l , c los ing to make a

circ le .

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