Does not this 3d flower reminds you of a carousel? The more I look at it more I can feel the happiness of the carousel riding. This square is very textured. You can use it to create a blanket or pillow cover.
YARN: weight 4, worsted HOOK: 4.5 mm SIZE: 7 inches, 18 cm
Crochet Terms: US
Abbreviations: st – stitch, sl-st – slip stitch, ch – chain, sc – single crochet, hdc – half double crochet, dc – double crochet, tr – treble crochet, fp – front post, bp – back post, popcorn – 5dc in same st, remove hook from loop and insert from front to back of 1st dc and into a dropped loop and pull through. To close popcorn ch 1. Ch 1 counts as a part of popcorn st. Cluster of 2dc -Yarn over, insert hook into indicated stitch or space, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops. Repeat once more in same stitch or space. 3 loops on hook. Yarn over and pull through all 3 loops. dc2tog – Yarn over, insert hook into indicated stitch or space, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops. Repeat into next indicated stitch or space. 3 loops on a hook, yarn over and pull through all 3 loops.
ROUND 1. Magic ring (R1.1), ch2 (R1.2), 16dc into ring (R1.3). Join to 1st dc with a sl-st. (R1.4)
ROUND 2. ch2, dc in same st (R2.1), *ch3, skip next st, dc in next st (R2.2)*, repeat** 8 times, omit last dc. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends.
ROUND 3. Join with a standing fpsc around any dc (R3.1), *2dc in skipped st of round 1, skip ch3 space, fpsc around next sT (R3.2) *, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc, join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R3.3)
ROUND 4. Join with a standing popcorn in any fpsc (R4.1), *ch5, skip next 2 sts, popcorn in next st (R4.2)*, repeat** 8 times. Omit last popcorn. Join to standing popcorn with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R4.3)
ROUND 5. Join with a standing fpsc around any popcorn (R5.1), *sc in ch5 space, 3tr in 2 sts of round 3, sc in same ch5 space, fpsc around next popcorn (R5.2)*, repeat** 8 times. Omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R5.3)
ROUND 6. Join with a standing sc in any fpsc (R6.1), *4dc in ch5 of round 4 and ch3 of round 3 together (R6.2), 3sc in next fpsc of round 5 (R6.3)(R6.4)*, repeat** 8 times. Omit last sc, join to standing sc with a sl-st. (R6.5)(R6.6)
ROUND 7. ch1, sc in same st (R7.1), sc in next 3 sts (R7.2), *skip next 2 sts, in next st (cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc), skip next 2 sts, sc in next 9 sts (R7.3)*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last 4sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R7.4)
ROUND 8. Join with a standing fpsc around any 1st cluster (R8.1), *2sc in ch2 space, fpsc around cluster, 3sc in ch2 space, fpsc around cluster, 2sc in ch2 space, fpsc around cluster, sc in next 9 sts, fpsc around cluster (R8.2)*, repeat** 4 times. Omit last fpsc, join to standing fpsc with a sl-st.
ROUND 9. ch2, dc in same st (R9.1), *hdc in next 4 sts, in next st (2dc, ch1, 2dc), hdc in next 4 sts, dc in next st, dc2tog over next 2 sts, hdc in next 5 sts, dc2tog over next 2 sts, dc in next st (R9.2)*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last dc. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st. (R9.3)
ROUND 10. ch1, sc in same st (R10.1), sc in next 6 sts (R10.2), *in ch1 space (sc, ch1, sc), sc in next 21 sts (R10.3)*, repeat** 4 times. Omit last 7 sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R10.4)
Thank you so much for these patterns. They are beautiful.