crocheted flower tutorial

Okay, here goes nothing.  A very simple tutorial for my flower embellishments.

Step 1:  Make a magic circle, 5 sc into ring, pull circle closed.

Step 2:  Join with sl st into first sc.

Step 3:  In the same stitch, (sc, 3 dc, sc, sl st).  You've just completed one petal.

Step 4-7:  Sl st in the next sc, repeat Step 3.

You should end up with a total of five petals.  Leave a long tail at the end and/or at the beginning, and you can use it to sew your flower onto whatever you wanted to fancy up.

The center of your flower can be a different color than the petals if you switch your yarn after Step 2.  Just crochet over the ends, so you won't have as many tails to weave in (because that's almost as bad as having to sew up seams).

If you want a flower with more (or less) petals, just add or subtract the number of single crochets you make into the initial ring in Step 1.  Here, I made 7 sc, which resulted in 7 petals. 

Change hook sizes, experiment with different yarn, embroidery floss, perle cotton, whatever.  So many possibilities.

So there you go, hope that works out for you.  Let me know if you have any problems, or questions.  I know I'm a very careful and thorough pattern tester, but I'm not so sure about my ability to write them!

Comments

[Beth]

Wow, I love those! Have you tried felting any?

[futuregirl]

Your tutorial is great! And weaving in end *is* almost as bad as sewing up seams. :)

[Regina]

Hey, I think I can actually do this! Thanks Michelle! Another great tutorial.

[carol]

I'm going to try with my new-found crochet skills.

[Julie]

Thanks for entering my giveaway! And wow -- I just spent about 20 minutes looking at that neat kids activity blog you linked to! Thanks for the heads up -- another one to go in my google reader.... :)

[Shelly G.]

I love the little flowers... very very cute... I can think of a lot of uses for them:)

[frazzy dazzles]

Wow! Thanks for the tutorial. I have on my list of things for this winter...learn to knit, conquer crochet. Thanks for the tips! Jen

[Lan]

thank you for posting this! seems so easy and fast. :)

[Angela]

Sweet lil tutorial. Thanks. Can I add the link to the new yahoo group I started for Hand-Dids?

[mushroommeadows]

Wow!!! They're adorable! I'm going to give it a try! :)

[Randi]

Fabulous! You make this look quite simple!

[Georgette]

Hi! Thanks! This flower is adorable! How can I make the actual petals bigger? Thank you!

[kristin]

i'm fairly new to crochet, but i truly think i can handle this...thanks!!

[ginger]

Thank you so much for showing us how to make these great tutorial.
hugs ginger

[Jill Kaplan]

very cute flowers. But I'm a beginner in crocheting. What is a magic circle and how do you do it? When I clicked on it, it went to You Tube where I couldn't find the tutorial. Thanks. Jill Kaplan

[JRickman]

So cute and easy - I make jewelry and accessories and this is an awesome demo and thanks for the intro to the "magic circle" technique - I can SO use that when I play with my own flower designs - tanks again!

[Arlene]

Do you have a headband pattern for babies? I mean a baby headband pattern. I guess I'm a baby when it comes to chrocheting!

[Heather]

That magic circle is genius! Thanks for the tutorial!

[baby gifts]

Amazing! I wasn't able to make it when I taught by a friend. I've just finish one flower just by looking at this.

[Amber]

That's really neat. The possibilities look endless.

Amber