Flower Accent
by Mimi Alelis, copyright 2011
Attach this flower accent onto a button on your clothes or accessories. The center hole is oval-shaped so the flower doesn't easily slip-off.
Materials:
Cotton thread, size 10
Crochet hook size 2mm
Finished Measurement: Approximately 1 3/4 inch in diameter, fits a button 1/2 inch or smaller
Flower
Ch 8, join with sl st to form a ring.
Rnd 1: Ch 1, working in ring, 1 sc, 1 hdc, 4 dc, 1 hdc, 2 sc, 1 hdc, 4 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc, sl st on the 1st sc. (16 sts)
Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in same st, (Ch 3, skip one st, sc on next st) repeat around, join. (8 ch-3 loops)
Rnd 3: [(Sc, hdc, 3 dc, hdc, sc) in ch-3 loop, sl st in sc] repeat around, join. (8 petals)
Rnd 4: Ch 1, still facing front, work the next stitches at the back of rnd 3 petals, (sc on the next available st from rnd 1, ch 5) repeat around, join. (8 ch-5 loops)
Rnd 5: (Sc, hdc, 5 dc, hdc, sc) in each ch-5 loop around, join. (8 petals)
Rnd 6: Ch 5, still facing front, work the next stitches at the back of rnd 5 petals, (skip one st, sc on the same st as the ch-3 loop from rnd 2, ch 5) repeat around, join. (8 ch-5 loops)
Rnd 7: Repeat rnd 5.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Labels: crochet flower, free patterns
15 Comments:
At 26 August, 2011,
Begonia said…
beautiful work!
At 08 September, 2011,
Pearlin J said…
soo pretty Mimi.How are you doing dear friend? Its been a long time.
At 09 September, 2011,
kinniccrochet.com said…
So cute!
At 15 September, 2011,
Lucy said…
Cute...thanks for the pattern!
At 10 October, 2011,
Smitha said…
Hey Mimi,
Thank you so much for the pattern!! :)
Regards,
Smitha
At 22 November, 2011,
Mimi said…
You're welcome, glad you liked it!
At 05 December, 2011,
karla said…
Thank you for this pattern!! I am confused about round 4...it sas to sc in the t from round 1, is this correct?
At 06 December, 2011,
Mimi said…
Yes, rnd 4 is correct...rnd 1 is the base of the petal rounds.
At 06 December, 2011,
karla said…
Thank you for your response. Sorry about the sloppy typing :( I don't understand that round, I wish there was a diagram...
At 08 January, 2012,
krochet4kids said…
Cute flower!
At 08 January, 2012,
krochet4kids said…
Cute flower, very nice directions, Paula
At 13 January, 2012,
Ajaire said…
Thanks for the pattern! I made a quick one here:
http://ajaire.blogspot.com/2012/01/boy.html
At 13 January, 2012,
Mimi said…
Thanks Ajaire, your baby outfit project is so cute!
At 20 January, 2012,
Bronwyn Eastley said…
Thanks for sharing this. I made one today (a bit rusty at crochet) and popped it on a card.
At 20 January, 2012,
Mimi said…
Thanks for letting me know, Bronwyn. You're cards are lovely!
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