Friday 23 February 2018

8 PETAL GIANT FLOWER..Requested pattern


A requested pattern from 20111... Took some finding lol

GIANT 8 PETAL PATTERN
2 Strands of dk slightly different colours
6mm hook
this flower can be made with Aran and 5mm hook or 
dk and 4mm hook but will be considerable smaller


magic circle
ROUND 1: ch2 [counts as first dc] 11dc into circle pull tight. [12dc]
ROUND 2: Att new col. ch2 [counts as first dc] dc into same st, 2 dc into each st, sl st, to complete. [24dc]
ROUND 3: Att. new col. ch2 [counts as first dc] dc in same st, 2dc, in next st, miss next st, ch5, 2dc in next 2sts, ch5, repeat to end sl st, to complete. [8 x ch5 loops]
ROUND 4: Att, 4th col. between the 2 pairs of dc, 8dc, into ch5 loop, sl st between 2 pairs of dc, repeat for each petal.
JOIN AS YOU GO 
Use a sl st, after the 4th dc of each petal to join to sp between 4th and 5th dc of matching flower you want to join it too.

INFILL

Magic Circle
ROUND 1: ch2, 15dc into circle, sl st, to complete. pull tight [16dc]
ROUND 2: Att. second col. or continue with same col. ch2 [counts as first dc] dc into same st, 2dc in next st, ch1, sl st into first sp to join, ch1, 2dc in next 2 sts, repeat for each section until joined in the hole created by joining 4 flowers together [8 x 4dc sides]

CHUNKY RUG Pattern
This rug is made with a similar pattern
3 strands of Chunky yarn or 6 strands of DK
12mm hook
Row 1: magic circle with 8 DC (3chain as first DC)(8sts)
Row 2: 2dc in each stich with a chain st between each (16sts)
Row 3: 2dc 3 chain and 2dc in each space
Row 4: 7dc in the loop made by the 3 chain of previous row and sl st in the middle of the 4dc of previous row
use the join as you go method of joining each of the flowers together using 2 petals for each join
Fill-in

the large hole is made up of the 8 petal sides..3 sts each making a total of 24 sts

Row 1: Magic circle with 12 dc (2chain as first dc)
Row 2: 2 dc in each stitch using the join as you go method of sl stitching into the 24 stitches of the petal sides then sl st into the first st to finish off
repeat in the second hole
OPEN CENTRE VERSION
 slightly more open center to the flower so the second round is 
chain 4 as the 1st DC and 1chain space then a DC in every stitch and a chain between each
12 in total then the 
3rd round is 3dc in each chain space
4th round as before
also working in rounds of colour....

ABOVE VARIATION ON SECOND ROUND

5 comments:

  1. très beau ces petites fleurs j' adore le tapis fleurs bravo

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    1. Hi Dane,Merci, ça a été un modèle très populaire au cours des années xx

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  2. THANK YOU VERY VERY MUCH! I have just started crochet and am a great fan!!! however it is important for me to have a pattern...

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