Layered Petal Flower Pattern

You can enjoy the beauty of spring blossoms anytime you want with these pretty textured flowers. I’ve used this flower pattern for about a dozen different purposes over the last 20 years. Here are a few:

• Join two of these flowers back to back and stuff with a small cotton insert. Add a few drops of essential oils or a spritz of perfume to make a fancy sachet. (Great hostess gift!)
• Sew it as a patch on jeans to hide a tear or to add some boutique flair.
• Use it as an element in a freeform crochet or Irish Crochet-style project.
• Attach it to the end of a narrow rectangle of fabric and create a designer bookmark.
• Soak your flower in fabric stiffener and block it. Add a string or thin ribbon and you will have a beautiful Christmas ornament.
• Hang these flowers on some bare branches to create a decorative “tree” that celebrates the beauty of springtime blooms.
• Sew a ring of these flowers around the hem of a blouse or skirt to add some unique flair to your wardrobe.
• Use them as tiny doilies beneath votives, perfumes, or essential oil bottles.
• Add flowers to a lampshade to customize your lights with floral motifs.
• Attach a flower to a headband or barrette and wear it as a hair accessory.

The pattern includes a number of variations that you can choose from when making your flowers, so skim through the pages and get a feel for the options before you begin. And don’t forget you can play with color variations to create even more options.

MATERIALS:

Aunt Lydia’s Crochet Cotton #10 or any equivalent size 10 crochet thread

#6 Steel Crochet Hook or your choice of hook

DIFFICULTY:

Intermediate

FINISHED SIZE:

Layered Petal Flower can be finished off after any petal row.

Finish after Round 3 = 1 ½ inches

Finish after Round 5 = 2 ½ inches

Finish after Round 7 = 3 inches

Finish after Round 9 = 3 ½ inches

Finish after Round 11 = 4 inches

This listing is for a pattern only. You will receive instructions on how to crochet the item yourself.