2 Layered 8 Petal Thread Flower - Free crochet pattern with tutorial

These cute crochet thread flowers are great to embellish your projects!

 

This flower it is made using crochet cotton thread and it has a diameter of 5 cm. If you will work with yarn, your flower will be much bigger.

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Materials needed:

- cotton thread size 8 in 2 colors: A and B;

- 2 mm crochet hook;

- 1 button, approx 1,7 cm diameter;

- sewing needle.

Stitches, terms and abbreviations used:

ch: chain

sc: single crochet

dc: double crochet

sl st: slip stitch

Special term:
Invisible fasten off: By the last stitch of the round, remove hook, insert hook from back to front into first sc at the beginning of the round, catch loop and pull through.

Pattern:

With cotton thread color A ch6, join with sl st to form a ring.

Round 1 : ch5 (count as the first dc and ch2); (1 dc, 2 ch)*7 times, sl st in the 3rd ch from the beginning ch5. Cut yarn. Fasten off.

First round

Round 2: With thread color B , inserting the hook from back, make 1 sc around the stem of a dc of the previous round, ch3, (sc around the stem of next sc, ch3)*7 times, sl st into first sc.

sc around the stem of a dc

Second round complete

Round 3: With thread color B, make (1sc,1hdc, 3dc, 1hdc, 1sc) in each ch3 loop of the previous round. 8 petals total.

Fasten off invisibly. (See explanation above)

First layer of petals

Round 4: Change to thread color A and folding the petals to the front, take hook behind the petals and insert it from back, make 1 sc around the stem of the first sc between the petals, ch4, (1sc around of the stem of next sc between the petals, ch4) *7 times. Sl st into first sc.

Round 4

Round 5: make (1sc, 7dc, 1sc) in each ch4 loop of the previous round. Fasten off invisibly. (8 petals total)
Sew the yarn tails.
Sew a button in the center of the flower.

I have used them as embellishment for my Thread headband! Check it out! :)

I hope you enjoy this pattern!

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2 Layered 8 Petal Flower - Written Instructions and Pictures Copyright © 2013 Kinga Erdem
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