How to Crochet a Decorative Flower for Clothing and Hats

Crochet → Schemes

Susan

Dec 03, 2019 12:08 AM

Create Beautiful Crochet Flowers to Decorate Hats and Clothing

You can decorate any part of clothing with such crochet flower, e.g. a hat.

Skill Level

Intermediate

Yarn

Tahki Cotton Classic yarn is used, though you can use nearly any yarn and the hook to match.

Techniques & Abbreviations Used

sl st ~ slip stitch
ch ~ chain
sc ~ single crochet
dc ~ double crochet
blo ~ back loop only
rnd ~ round
beg ~ beginning

Hook

4/E/3.50mm

Pattern

Round 1

Ch 4, sl st to form a ring, ch 3 (counts as first dc), 11 dc in ring, sl st to top of beg ch 3. (12 dc)

Round 2

Sl st in between the beginning ch 3 and the next dc, ch 3 (counts as first dc), 3 dc in same space, [skip 1 dc, 4 dc in between next 2 dc] 5 times, sl st to top of beg ch 3. (6 sets of 4 dc)

Round 3

Sl st in next dc, sl st between 2nd and 3rd dc of 4 dc set, ch 3 (counts as first dc), 5 dc in same space, [6 dc in between 2nd and 3rd dc of next 4 dc set] 5 times, sl st to top of beg ch 3. (6 sets of 6 dc)

Round 4

Sl st in each of next 2 dc, sl st between 3rd and 4th dc of 6 dc set, ch 3 (counts as first dc), 7 dc in same space, ch 1 [8 dc in between 3rd and 4th dc of 6 dc set, ch 1] 5 times, sl st to top of beg ch 3. (6 sets of 8 dc)

Fasten off.

Border

Attach next color into one of the unworked dc from round 1, * ch 1, sl st between 4 sets, ch 1, sl st between 6 dc sets, ch 1, sl st over ch 1, sc in blo of next 2 dc, 2 sc in blo of each of next 4 dc, sc in blo of next 2 dc, sl st over ch 1, ch 1, sl st between 6 dc sets, ch 1, sl st between 4 sets, ch 1, sl st in unworked dc of round 1, rep from * 5 more times, sl st to beg of round.