Hope Blooms Tutorial
Hope Blooms Poppy by Jenny King, Interweave Crochet Summer 2014 |
Our latest issue, Summer 2014, features a moving article about Samantha Nerove, a soldier who crochets to keep positive in such a chaotic environment. Samantha loves to crochet flowers for others, and in her words "hand over a piece of sunshine". To find a military treatment facility to send flowers to, see www.npic.org/services/mtfs.pdf. |
Also featured in the article is a darling flower pattern from Jenny King. Crochet a beautiful Poppy or Gardenia to brighten someone's day! The backward and forward motion can be a little confusing at first so check out the tutorial below and learn how to make those petals. |
1) Your first half petal is somewhat simple, complete your 5 tr, then ch 4 and sc into the next st. Next you will ch 3 (as in the photo). | 2) Now you will push the petal forward and work BEHIND the half petal just made in order to sc in the stitch just before the half petal. |
3) Next, ch 3 and work 5 tr into the ch-3 sp that was just created. You are now creating the first half of the second petal (we will complete the petal from step 1 at the very end). | 4) Next you will work 5 tr into the next stitch. Shown here is the beginning of the first treble. This is the transition between the first and second halves of the petal. |
5) Shown here is the completed first petal. | 6) To Start a new petal, ch 4 and sc into the next stitch. |
7) Starting on the next petal: ch 3 and you will again push that petal forward so you can work BEHIND. Skip those 5 tr just made and sc into the sc from center of previous petal. | 8) You will now work forward again as you work 5 tr into the ch-3 sp just made. By now you can get the idea of how the forward/backward construction works. |
9) Keep working in this pattern across your flower until you reach the end. Your last half petal will actually complete your first half petal. Slip stitch to complete. | 10) Sew in all ends and send to someone special! |
Sometimes a diagram can be more helpful so we have included a few for reference: |
You can see here that the stitches are numbered and that the first half petal has been made. The ch 4 is worked into stitch #2 by a sc. You then ch 3 and sc behind the half petal into stitch 12. | Moving onward, you can see here that the first full petal has been made (in orange). Keep working this way across until you reach the end. |
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