I’m experimenting with crocheted flowers for my wreath. To make a mum-like flower I used four colors of acrylic yarn and made four layers of petals, each with the same type of “petal” but with different diameter centers and thus different numbers of petals.
Photo description: first three layers for the crocheted mum in shades of yellow and orange showing the difference in center size and petal countPhoto description: center layer in white acrylic yarn with no center and just three petalsPhoto description: the assembled crocheted mum with four layers of color from white to yellow to orange
To make the layers, half double crochet into a magic circle eight times, slip stitch to join.
Photo description: eight half double crochets into a magic circle, with the circle pulled tight and slip stitched into the first half double crochet
To make the petals, chain 9.
Photo description: yellow petal layer with the start of a petal with nine chain stitches
Skip the first chain and single crochet eight along the rest of the chain.
Photo description: single crochets along the chain to give the petal width
Slip stitch into the next double crochet on the round. Then make the next petal.
Photo description: four petals completed on the yellow round
For the other layers, add a round of half double crochet increases to the center before adding the petals.
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