3D Veined Flower with Bulb Stamen - Free Crochet Pattern
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One morning, as I was sipping coffee from my cup, I noticed how beautiful its flower design was. It took me a while to realize that the vein made it more so. So I told myself I would make a crochet flower based on that. To make it stand out from the ones I already did, I made 7 petals (instead of my usual 5) and gave it a bulb stamen inspired by that of the Venus fly-trap flower.
Skill Level
What You Need
- Small amount of yarn in complementary colors (I used yellow and yellow-green plarn*)
- Suitable crochet hook
- Tapestry needle
*Plarn – yarn derived from plastic bags. Click here to learn the methods of making plarn.
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Abbreviation:
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
st - stitch
sc – single crochet
hdc – half-double crochet
dc – double crochet
tr – treble crochet/ triple crochet
yo – yarn over
sk – skip
WIP (Work-in-Progress) Pictures
I began this flower and finished until the veins while at my mom's house and I had no camera then. So, I made a bulb and a bit of vein in red because I ran out of yellow and yellow green. The rest of the pictures were taken at night, thus the dull color.
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Crochet Instructions:
Bulb
Ch 7, sl st to form ring. Ch 1, turn.
Round 1: 2 sc in each ch (14 sc in all), sl st to 1st sc. Ch 2, turn.
Round 2: Dc in first sc (2 dc-cluster in next st) 13x. Sl st to 1st dc. Ch 1, turn.
Round 3: Sc in each st, sl st to 1st sc. Ch 1, turn.
Round 4: (Ch 3, yo, pull another yarn through next sc, yo, pull yarn through all 3 loops on hook)7x. (See WIP 1-4)
Break off and weave in ends.
Vein
Attach yarn around post of any sc in Round 1 of Bulb. (See WIP 5-9)
(Sc around post of sc, ch 5, 5 sl st on ch worked on one loop only, ch 2, sk 1 sc)7x. Sl st to 1st sc. Break off and weave in ends.
Petals
Attach yarn to sc of Vein. Work the stitches on one loop only, such that a chain would seem to run in the middle of the petal. (See WIP 10-12)
[Ch 2 (equivalent to 1 hdc), 2 dc, 1 tr, 5 tr. Now work on the other side of the chain. 1 tr, 2 dc, 1 hdc, sl st to ch 2] 7x. Break off and weave in ends.
List of Links
- How to Make a Double-Crochet Cluster
Learn how to crochet a cluster stitch made up of two double crochet stitches, with these photos and instructions. - Methods of Making Plarn
Comparison of double-strand and single-strand method of making yarn from plastic bags for crochet or knit - All My Free Crochet Patterns
A list of my free crochet patterns sorted according to type: earrings, bracelets/bangles, flowers, hearts, squares, butterflies, dragonflies, necklace, jewelry Set, cross, headbands and cell phone cozies/holder.
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I want to contact you but cant find where to c0ntact you so i attach to you my email feel freE to email me. I just want to learn crochet so badly. Thanks sis
Very nice im proud of you fellow kagay-anon. i want to learn crochet
Thanks for the great post..nice
Wow, my eyes were playing tricks on me. I first thought that picture was a lovely dish of something fried and arranged into a flower shape! More coffee...
MoiraCrochets Hub Author 4 weeks ago
Hi Irene! You can contact me by visiting my Hubpage profile. Just click on my profile picture. There's a contact button there. I can't see where your email is.
It would be great to teach you to crochet. I taught 60 grade 6 pupils back then how to crochet - boys included. It'll be nice to flex those teaching muscles again.
You can find me on FB too.