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DIY – HOW TO CROCHET A 5-PETAL FLOWER

after failing dramatically when attempting to follow any of the billion “how to crochet a flower” tutorials that exist on the internet, i gave up and made up my own. i apologize in advance if i used the wrong terminology, i am not a pattern-following crocheter, i’m purely a “make it work” kind of girl… so i hope you can follow along : ) 

first, you should follow this tutorial to crochet a “magic circle” in order to begin. there are lots of videos on making the magic circle so just pick one that you like and get started – it’s incredibly useful! (i use it for these flowers, but also to make ears for other kinds of crocheted hats)

now you can begin with my steps.

MATERIALS: a ball of yarn, an appropriately sized crochet hook (depending on your yarn), scissors *in this tutorial i am using lion brand baby’s first yarn and a size K hook*

1. once you’ve started your magic circle, single crochet 13 stitches around the circle (11 if you want a 4 petal flower)
2. pull the non-working string to tighten the circle
3. chain once into the first single crochet in your circle
4. double crochet into the next single crochet in your circle 5 times!
5. then, chain once into that same single crochet AND chain once into the next stitch
6. double crochet 5 times into the next stitch and follow by chaining once into the same stitch and chaining once into the following stitch
7. repeat step 6 three more times to complete the flower, then cut your working yarn and pull both strings through the center of the flower to the back and tie them off together
8. now your flower is finished! you can leave it like this if you want!
9. or you can attach a hand made pom pom by threading the strings through the flower’s center and tying them all together! (a pom pom tutorial will be coming soon! HERE!!!)