24~7 Crochet Flower Series: 8 Petal Crochet Flower Tutorial

8 Petal Crochet Flower Pattern

~Designed by: Cynthia Pride-Brown

Level of Skill: Easy

Things you will need:

1. Crochet Thread

2. Crochet Hook

3. Yarn Needle

4. Scissors

 *Note:  For this tutorial I used crochet thread and a size 2.0 hook. Change yarns and hook size to get the desired look of your flower.

Abbreviations and Stitches Used:

Ch- Chain(s)

Sl- Slip Stitch

*- Repeat

Sk- Skip

St-Stitch (s)

Stitches:

Dc-Double Crochet

Hdc- Half double Crochet

Round 1: Ch-6. Sl into first chain from the hook to form a ring. Ch-1.

Round 2: Work 12 hdc into ring. Sl into beginning hdc.  (12 hdc)

Round 3: Ch-2 (counts as first hdc). Hdc in same space. * (2-hdc in the next space) *

Repeat until the end. Sl into beginning ch-2. (24 hdc)

Round 4: *(Ch-6, sk the next two sts, sl in the next st) *Repeat until end.  (You should end up with 6 rings total). Sl over into first ring.

Round 5: *(Work 12-dc into ring.)*  Sl in same ring. Sl into next ring. Repeat until all 6 rings are complete.  Cut/tie off lose ends.

Pattern Notes:  To make your flower smaller you can eliminate round three.

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