International Crochet Day

Today is International Crochet Day
and to celebrate I have added a new flower pattern

This flower & leaf can be made in different colour combinations and used to make a brooch, a necklace or add to a bag, shoes, on the front of a thank you/ greetings card, whatever takes your fancy :)

DK yarn/worsted weight

4.25mm - 4.5mm UK/ (6/G USA) hook

(I used 4ply Worsted weight Peaches & Creme 100% cotton)
Abbreviations:
(how to make the stitches plus more at NezumiWorld main site)
st – Stitch
sts – Stitches
dc (UK)/ sc (USA) – Double Crochet (UK)/ Single Crochet (USA) htr(UK)/ hdc (USA) – Half Treble Crochet (UK)/ Half Double Crochet (USA) tr(UK)/ dc (USA) – Treble Crochet (UK)/ Double Crochet (USA)
dtr(UK)/tr (USA) – Double Treble Crochet (UK)/ Treble Crochet (USA)
ch – Chain
sl st - Slip Stitch
rnd - Round Yarn - Two colours used for the flower you can use one colour for the leafs Using colour a (I used yellow, label is printed with cream no.3)
Rnd 1: Ch 2, 6 dc (UK)/ 6 sc (USA) into 2nd ch from the hook (the 1st ch that was made), join with a sl st into the top the 1st dc (UK)/ 1st sc (USA), (you should now have 6 sts) cut yarn
Using 2nd colour (I used red/ burgundy no.97)

1st petal: Into a 1 dc UK/ (1 sc USA), 8 ch, (working back down the chains) 1 dc UK/ (1 sc USA) into the 2nd ch from the hook, 1htr/ (1dc USA) into the next ch, 1htr/ (1hdc) into the next ch, 1 tr UK/ (1 dc USA) into the next 5 ch, ss into the same 1 dc UK/ (1 sc USA) you started on

2nd Petal: Into the next 1 dc UK/ (1 sc USA), 8 ch, (working back down the chains) 1 dc UK/ (1 sc USA) into the 2nd ch from the hook, 1htr/ (1dc USA) into the next ch, 1htr/ (1hdc) into the next ch, 1 tr UK/ (1 dc USA) into the next 5 ch, ss into the same 1 dc UK/ (1 sc USA) you started on
3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th petal: As 2nd petal Cut yarn and pull end through back to tidy.

Leaf pattern (I used yellow for the centre so it would show up in the photos the whole piece can be made in one colour, I used olive no.64)
Rnd 1: Ch 2, 6 dc (UK)/ 6 sc (USA) into 2nd ch from the hook (the 1st ch that was made), join with a sl st to top the 1st dc (UK)/ 1st sc (USA)
1st Leaf: 10 ch, (working back down the chains) 1 dc UK/ (1 sc USA) into the 2nd ch from the hook, 1htr/ (1dc USA) into the next ch, 1htr/ (1hdc) into the next ch, 1 tr UK/ (1 dc USA) into the next ch, 1 dtr UK/ (1 tr USA) into the next 6 ch, miss 1 dc (UK)/ 1 sc (USA) ss into the next dc UK/ (sc USA)

2nd & 3rd leaf: As 1st leaf

You now have a flower and leaf section, join together or make more flowers sections in different colours and layer. Have fun and play.