From Vintagecrochet.com
These flowers may be made with any of AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY products listed below:
Material
Quantity
Size of Needle
“GEM”
CROCHET COTTON
Article 35, SIZE 30
7 balls Bright Red
3 balls Hunter Green
1 ball Yellow
steel 10
steel 12
or
“PURITAN”
CROCHET COTTON
Article 40
4 balls Red
2 balls Kelly Green
1 ball Yellow
steel 10
or
“DE LUXE”
CROCHET COTTON
Article 346
4 balls Red
2 balls Kelly Green
1 ball Yellow
steel 10
5 – 15-inch lengths of heavy wire
16 yds. medium wire
Green crepe paper
Flowers and leaves are worked with a double strand of thread if "GEM" Crochet Cotton is used and a single strand if "PURITAN" or "DE LUXE" Crochet Cotton are used unless otherwise stated.
HALF LARGE PETAL: With Red and No. 10 hook ch 3, s c in 2nd st from hook, 1 s c in next st of ch, ch 1 to turn all rows.
2nd to 8th Rows. 1 s c in each s c.
9th Row. Working in s c increase 1 st at the beginning of row. Work 2 rows even.
12th Row. Increase 1 st at end of row. Work 5 rows even. 18th Row. Decrease 1 st at end of row (to decrease: * insert hook in next st, pull loop through, repeat from * once, thread over and work off all loops at one time). Work 1 row even.
20th Row. Increase 1 st at end of row. Work 1 row even. Repeat the last 2 rows once.
24th Row. Same as 20th row.
25th Row. Same as 9th row.
26th Row. Same as 18th row. Work 1 row even.
28th Row. Same as 12th row.
29th Row. Same as 9th row. Work 7 rows even.
37th Row. Decrease 1 st at beginning of row.
38th Row. Same as 12th row. Work 3 rows even.
42nd Row. Same as 18th row. Work 1 row even.
44th Row. Same as 18th row. Work 3 rows even.
48th Row. Same as 18th row. Work 2 rows even.
51st Row. Same as 37th row.
52nd Row. Same as 18th row. Work 1 row even.
54th Row. Same as 18th row. Work 1 row even.
56th Row. Decrease 1 st, cut thread.
Work 11 more sections in same manner.
HALF MEDIUM PETAL: Work same as half petal for the first 25 rows. Work 5 rows even.
31st Row. Decrease 1 st at the beginning of row. Work 1 row even. Repeat last 2 rows twice. Work 2 more rows even.
39th Row. Same as 31st row. Work 1 row even.
41st & 42nd Rows. Decrease 1 st in each row, cut thread. Work 7 more sections in same manner.
HALF SMALL PETAL: Work same as half large petal for the first 24 rows.
25th Row. Decrease 1 st at beginning of row. Work 1 row even. Repeat last 2 rows once.
Work one more row even .
30th Row. Decrease 1 st at end of row.
31st Row. Same as 25th row.
32nd Row. Decrease 1 st, cut thread.
Work 5 more sections in same manner.
Place the straight edge of 2 halves together. Working through both sections and over a medium wire leaving about a 3 inch length, attach Red in 1st row, then work 1 s c in each remaining row, cut thread. All size petals are joined in same manner.
LEAF: With Green ch 2, 2 s c in 2nd st from hook, ch 1, turn.
2nd, 3rd & 4th Rows. 1 s c in each s c, ch 1 to turn all rows.
5th Row. 1 s c in next s c, 2 s c in next s c.
6th Row. 1 s c in each of the next 2 s c, 2 s c in next s c, then work 1 row even.
8th Row. Working in s c increase 1 s c at beginning and end of row.
9th Row. Work even. Repeat the last 2 rows once.
Next 4 Rows. Increase 1 s c at beginning and end of each row, then work 1 row even.
Next 3 Rows. Increase 1 s c at beginning and end of each row, then work 1 row even.
Next 4 Rows. Increase 1 s c at beginning and end of each row (30 s c in last row).
25th Row. Decrease 1 s c at beginning of row, 1 s c in each remaining s c, working 2 s c in last s c.
26th Row. Decrease 1 s c at end of row.
27th Row. Decrease 1 s c at beginning and end of row.
28th Row. Decrease 1 s c at beginning of row.
29th Row. Decrease 1 s c at end of row.
30th Row. Same as 25th row, then work 1 row even.
32nd Row. Increase 1 s c at end of row, then work 1 row even.
34th Row. Increase 1 s c at end of row.
35th Row. Increase 1 s c at beginning and end of row, then work 1 row even.
37th Row. Decrease 1 s c at beginning of row.
38th Row. 1 s c in each of the next 24 s c, decrease in next 2 s c (25 s c) .
39th Row. Same as 25th row.
40th Row. Sl st in each of the next 2 s c, 1 s c in each of the next 21 s c, decrease in next 2 s c.
41st Row. Decrease in 1st 2 s c, 1 s c in each of the next 17 s c, decrease in next 2 s c.
42nd & 43rd Rows. Decrease 1 s c at beginning and end of each row, then work 1 row even.
45th Row. Decrease 1 s c at beginning and end of row, then work 1 row even.
Repeat the last 2 rows once.
Next 3 Rows. Decrease 1 s c at beginning and end of each row, then work 1 row even.
Next Row. Same as 45th row, then work 1 row even.
Next Row. Decrease 1 s c at beginning of row.
Next Row. Skip 1 s c, s c in next s c, cut thread.
Attach thread at lower edge of leaf and working over an 18 inch length of medium wire work a row of s c all around leaf leaving about a 4 inch length of wire free on each side at lower edge. Work 2 leaves for each flower.
CENTER: With Green (using a single strand of thread and No. 12 hook if Article 35 is used) ch 2, 2 s c in 2nd st from hook, ch 1 to turn all rows.
2nd Row. 2 s c in each s c.
3rd Row. 1 s c in each s c.
4th Row. Increase 1 s c at the beginning and end of row. Repeat the last 2 rows 3 times, cut thread leaving a length. Sew sides together. Attach Yellow in joining of last row, * ch 3, s c in next s c, repeat from * all around, cut thread. Work 4 more centers in same manner. With Red using a double strand of thread cut a length about 6 inches long, knot one end and insert in each center. Sew the base of the 5 centers together and attach to medium wire. Attach centers to top of a 15 inch length of heavy wire for stem. Place the petals (row of s c on wrong side) around the center, first the small, next the medium and then the large, twisting the free lengths of wire at end of petals around wire of stem. Thread a needle with Red and sew bases of petals together to hold firmly.
Cover stem with a ½ inch strip of Green crepe paper and attach 1st leaf about 2 ½ inches below flower and 2nd leaf about 1 ½ inches from 1st leaf.
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