Crochet Flower Tutorial for Donna and Friends

Okay. Let’s see if I can explain this the way I learned.
First keep in mind that I used a THIN yarn and a G hook. This will look better with a Thicker yarn.

Chain 3. Make 9 double crochets in 3rd chain from hook.

 

Join to top of begining chain with a slip stitch and fasten off.

 

Join second color yarn with a slip stitch.

Chain 5, skip one stitch and join with a slip stitch in next stitch of yellow center.

Chain 5, skip one stitch and join with a slip stitch in next stitch of yellow center. Repeat around until you have 5 loops and you are back at your beginning point.

Now when you make each petal, the chain will be covered.

The chain will be referred to as a loop.

In the next loop (right next to your crochet hook), single crochet one time, then do a half double crochet TWICE. A half double crochet is made by bringing the yarn over the hook, go under the loop, grab the yarn with your hook. Then go over the loop and grab the yarn again and pull it through ALL the little loops on your hook (should be 3 loops on your hook).

Then do 1 double crochet, 2 half double crochets and then one single crochet.

Repeat in the next loop and in the remaining loops.
1 sc (single crochet), 2 hdc (half double crochets), 1 dc (double crochet), 2 hdc, 1 sc.

Now this is where it gets a little tricky. Because you are now going to work on the BACK of the flower.

Work your crochet hook through the base of the blue chain and slip stitch to join. Sometimes this can be a little hard depending on how tight you crochet.

Chain 5, slip stitch into the next base. Repeat around until you have 5 loops on the back of the flower.

You have made 5 loops on the back of the flower.

I usually hold the front petals down out of my way when doing the 2nd set of petals.

Create your petal: 1 sc, 3 hdc, 2 dc, 3 hdc, 1 sc in each loop around.

 

Join with a slip stich to first petal base and fasten off. You can weave all of your loose ends in and/or use one or two to attach your flower to your scarf, hat, purse, etc.

As you can see, my flower is a little “open” because of the thin yarn I used. Play around with different types of yarns and different size hooks.

If you don’t like your end result, you can always frog it. (ribbet, ribbet, rip it, rip it out) .

There you go, Donna.  For you and your crocheting friends.

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