Riot and Frolic

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I own and rock people’s faces off teaching ballroom dancing at Dancers Studio in St. Paul, MN. My husband and I compete professionally in American style and wrangle eight children in our spare time. I’ve been teaching and competing in ballroom dancing for over 25 years and have lots of opinions on it. I am an expert by any means, but there are quite a few dancers who are better than me and I have a solid knowledge of basic technique, so suck it.

Mary, Mary, Quite Contary

How does your garden grow?  Well, the real one, with chlorophyll and all that, doesn't do so well, so I make up for it in yarn.

Way back in the day, I told you I'd write out the pattern from my crocheted flower.  The following is my attempt to do so.  

I've never written a crochet pattern before and faked it as best I could.  If you try it (which would require reading, and then using, the pattern, Ms. Brown…), please tell me if it works.  Or doesn't.  The latter is more likely to happen. 

Here is your pattern for a two layer, 12 petal flower.  I was going to write out the one for a three layer flower, but I ran out of yarn.  Ha!

I used some normal acrylic yarn and a hook a little larger than usual.  I thought that would help you see the detail.  Test out whatever yarn and hooks you like- there's no correct combo!

Two Layer Crochet Flower

Start with a slip stitch Round 1: Chain 6, slip stitch into 1st chain to form a circle Check out those sweet nails!

Round 2: Chain 2 [counts as DC], DC 11 into circle, SS into 2nd chain to finish round [12 DC]

They're so cool!

Round 3: Chain 2 [counts as SC and chain], (SC 1, Chain 1 into each DC) 11x, SS into 1st chain to finish round [12 SC and chain combos]

Holy, but not in the church way

Round 4: (SS into chain opening, chain 2, DC, chain 2, SS) around [12 petals]

Flowery

Round 5: Working behind piece, (SC around post of SC of round 3, chain 2) around, SS into 1st SC to finish round [12 SC and 2 chain combos]

Check out the following pictures for help on this round.  

Here  AndHere

What you're left with A different view

The pic above on the left shows how it should look when you're done.  On the right, it shows you the little loops from a different angle.  This is what you'll work into on the next round…

Round 6: (SS into 1st "chain 2" opening, chain 3, TC 2, chain 3, SS) around [12 petals]

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Finish off by weaving in ends.  

Voila!

I'd write more, but I just got back from a MAJOR grocery excursion.  I have tons of food to put away before the ladies wake up!

Mwah!

Adrian Brody
P.S. How lame is the permalink address of this post?  I tried to edit it, to no avail.  It looks like code…  

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