Flowers from Head Huggers

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Knit Flower
Designed by: Sue Thompson

Knit on size 8 knitting needlesYarn: Best when made with 3 ply or DK yarn

Cast on 4 sts (leaving 4-5" tail)
Row 1: (RS) Knit in front and back loop of first stitch (increasing one stitch), k3 (5sts).

Row 2: Knit in front and back loop of first stitch (increasing one stitch), p4 (6sts).

(At same time, anchor tail thread by knitting/purling it along with 3-4 stitches.)

Row 2: Knit in front and back loop of first stitch (increasing one stitch), p4 (6sts).

(At same time, anchor tail thread by knitting/purling it along with 3-4 stitches.)

Row 3: Knit in front and back loop of first stitch (increasing one stitch), k5 (7sts).

Row 4: Knit in front and back loop of first stitch (increasing one stitch), p6 (8sts).
Cut yarn and leave sts on needle, leaving 4-5" tail.

Make 4 more petals (casting on the first four sts on the needle holding the prior petals).Do not cut the yarn after making the fifth petal.

Row 5: Join petals by knitting 40sts. (At same time, anchor tail threads by knitting them along with 3-4 stitches.)

Row 6: (P2tog) across (20 sts).

Row 7: (K2tog) across (10 sts).

Row 8: (p2tog, p3 tog, p2tog, p3tog) (4 sts).

Cut yarn leaving a 15-inch tail. Thread yarn onto tapestry needle and run through the four sts. Pull tight and anchor thread.
Continue with same thread (on purl side) and sew open edges of 1st and 5th petal together loosely. Work thread back to center of flower. Use remainder of thread to sew three beads to the center of the flower (on the knit side).
Fasten off and cut thread close to the flower.

Petals of flower may be lightly ironed or block them to flatten them a bit.

Abbreviations: RS - right side, tog - together, sts - stitches

and here's a lovely



From: Annie's Crochet Newsletter, March-April 1984

Designed by Mary Pacella for her granddaughter, Christa

Materials:

sport yarn-small amounts yellow, gold, and green
C hook

Directions:

Rnd 1: With C hook and yellow yarn, ch 4, sl st in first ch to form ring, ch 3, 11 dc in ring, join with sl st in top of ch 3 (12).

Rnd 2: Working this rnd in back lps, ch 3, dc in each st around, join as before.

Rnd 3: Ch 3, dc in each st around, join.

Rnd 4: Ch 2, sc in first st, (ch 2, sc in next st) around, join with sl st in first ch of ch 2. Fasten off.

Rnd 5: Join gold yarn with sc in front lp of any st on round 1, ch 2, skip next st, (sc in next st, ch 2, skip next st) around, join with sl st in first sc (6 lps).
Rnd 6: Sl st in first ch lp, *(ch 2, tr, 3 dtr, tr, ch 2, sc) in same lp, sl st in next lp; repeat from * around.

Rnd 7: *Sc in each of next 2 ch, sc in each of next 2 sts, (sc, picot, sc) in next st, sc in each of next 2 sts, sc in each of next 2 ch; repeat from * around, join as before. Fasten off.

Rnd 8: Join green yarn with sc around post of any st of rnd 5, ch 4, skip next st, (sc around post of next st, ch 4, skip next st) around, join with sl st in first sc (3 lps).

Rnd 9: Repeat rnd 6, do not fasten off, turn.

Rnd 10: Ch 2, (hdc in top of ch 2, hdc in each of next 2 sts, 3 hdc in next st, hdc in each of next 2 sts, hdc in top of ch 2) around, join with sl st in first hdc (not in top of ch 2), turn.

Rnd 11: Ch 1, *sc in next 4 sts (sc, ch 3, sl st in third ch from hook, sc) in next st, sc in next 4 sts; repeat from * around, join with sl st in first sc.
Fasten off.