Sunflower

July’s Sunflower in Crochet

Designed by Maggie Petsch

SIZE: 2-1/2 inches x 3-1/4 inches

SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate

MATERIALS:

• Kreinik's Blending Filament (50m per spool): 1

spool each brown #022 (BFA), citron #028 (BFB)

and chartreuse #015 (BFC)

• South Maid crochet cotton size 10 (350 yds per

ball): Small amounts each: cappuccino #434 (A),

soft yellow #143 (B) and spruce #479 (C)

• Size 7 steel crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge

• 1-inch pin back

• Sewing needle, green sewing thread and brown sewing thread

• Starch

• Paper towels or sponge

GAUGE: Check gauge to save time.

Rnds 1-5 = 1 inch in diameter

PATTERN NOTE: Join rnds with a sl st unless otherwise stated.

FLOWER

Center

Rnd 1 (RS): With one strand A and one strand BFA held together, ch 2, 6

sc in second ch from hook, join in first sc. (6 sc)

Rnd 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in same st as joining, 2 sc in each rem sc around, join

in first sc. (12 sc)

Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc in same st as joining, 2 sc in next sc, [sc in next sc, 2 sc

in next sc] rep around, join in first sc. (18 sc)

Rnd 4: Ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc in each of next 2 sc, [2 sc in next sc, sc

in each of next 2 sc] rep around, do not join. (24 sc)

Rnd 5: Working in back lps only this rnd, sl st in each sc around, join in

beg sl st, fasten off. (24 sl sts)

Petals

Rnd 1:With RS facing, working in front lps only around, join one strand B

and one strand BFB held tog with a sl st in any sl st, *ch 9, sc in second

ch from hook, dc in next ch, tr in each of next 5 chs, hdc in next ch**, sl

st in each of next 3 sl sts on Rnd 4, rep from * around, ending last rep at

**, sl st in each of next 2 sl sts, join in rem lp of sl st at base of beg ch-9

behind first petal. (8 petals)

Rnd 2: Working in back lps only this rnd behind petals of last rnd, sl st in

next st, *ch 10, sc in second ch from hook, dc in next ch, tr in each of

next 6 chs, dc in next ch, sk next sl st on Rnd 4**, sl st in each of next 2

sl sts, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in next sc, fasten off. (8 petals)

Pin petals of sunflower out and apply starch with paper towel or sponge. Let dry.

LEAF (make 4)

With 1 strand C and 1 strand BFC held tog, ch 16, dc in fourth ch from

hook, dc in each of next 7 chs, hdc in each of next 2 chs, sc in each of

next 2 chs, (sl st, ch 1, sl st) in last ch; working in rem lps across opposite

side of foundation ch, sc in each of next 2 chs, hdc in each of next 2

chs, dc in each of next 7 chs, 2 dc in next ch, fasten off.

FINISHING

Pin leaves out and apply starch with paper towel or sponge. Let dry.

With sewing needle and green sewing thread, using photo as a guide, sew 2 leaves at each side of

sunflower along outer edge of Center on WS , overlapping ends slightly. Sew pin back to back of

center with sewing needle and brown sewing thread.

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