Groovy Flower

Crochet this groovy flower. It's fun, easy and fast!

I played a hippy in a show, and couldn't find an appropriate outfit. So, I crocheted a bunch of groovy flowers and sewed them onto a pair of jeans. They looked great onstage. when the show ended, I tossed the jeans into the washer and dryer, and they came out undamaged. I am still washing and wearing the jeans after a year. I made the flowers for the costume out of cotton yarn which held up well. I would recommend washing and drying the flowers once before sewing onto jeans as cotton tends to shrink when washed.

For this instructable, I used inexpensive worsted yarn in bright colors and a G crochet hook. You will need to know how to make a magic ring (MR), slip stitch (SLST), skip (SK), chain (CH), half-double crochet (HDC) and triple crochet (TC).

Step 1: Flower Center

This is the groovy part- literally. You will be making a spiral by working back loops only (BLO) throughout.

With the color you have chosen for the center, make a MR and work 6 HDC. Do not join. Continue in a spiral.

Step 2: Flower Center Round 2

Make 2 HDC in each stitch for a total of 12 HDC.

Step 3: Flower Center Round 3

Work (2 HDC, 1 HDC) x6 around for a total of 18 HDC.

Step 4: Set Up for Petals

Change to color you have chosen for the petals. You will make 6 loops on which to crochet petals.

Over three stitches, work: SLST, CH 3, SK 1, SLST. One chain made

Repeat 5 more times for a total of 6 chain-3 loops.

Step 5: Make 6 Petals

You will make one petal in each ch-3 loop for a total of 6 petals.

Into each chain-3 loop: SLST, CH 2, 4 TC, CH 2, SLST.

One petal is finished.. Continue around for a total of 6 petals, and you are done.

Groovy! Flower Power! Right on, Man! Peace out!