The Rapunzel Flower

The Rapunzel Flower ~ Contributor Post

A glowing flower with special healing magic. The fifth in a compilation of The Fairy Granny Square Series designed around a Fairy Tale theme.

Skill Level:

Easy

Materials:

Double knitting/light worsted yarn (No 3)
Approx 25 grams of yellow and cream
Small amounts of double knitting/light worsted yarn in purple
Hooks 4, 00 mm
Yarn Needle
Stitch Marker

Abbreviations:

SC – single crochet
DC – double crochet

SPECIAL STITCH – Picot: CH 3, SL ST into first CH

Gauge: Tension/Gauge is not necessary for this project to be perfect – crocheting the same tension throughout will ensure squares are approx the same size.

Finished Size:

Approx 14 cm x 14 cm

INSTRUCTIONS:

With purple yarn make a magic ring:
RND 1: Work 6 SC into ring, use a stitch marker to help keep count of your rounds;
RND 2: Working into the BACK LOOPS only –
work 2 SC into each SC of previous round (12 SC);
RND 3: Working into the BACK LOOPS only – * Work 2 SC into next SC, work 1 SC into next SC. Repeat from * all around (18 SC).
Fasten off and weave in ends.
RND 4: Join yellow yarn into any FRON LOOP of round 3;
CH 3 (counts as 1 DC), work 1 DC into same loop;
work 1 DC into next 2 loops;
* Work 2 DC into next loop; work 1 DC into next 2 loops. Repeat from * all around (24 DC)

RND 5: SL ST into top of 3 CH;
*CH 3, work 1 DC into same ST; work 1 DC into next 2 DC, work 1 DC into next DC, CH 3, SL ST into same ST as last DC, SL ST into next DC.
Repeat from * 5 more times (6 petals)
RND 6: *SL ST into the space between next 3 CH and DC; work 2 SC over 3 CH;
work 1 SC into next 4 DC; work 2 SC over next 3 CH.
Repeat from * 5 more times.
Fasten off and weave in ends.

CREATING THE PETAL:

ROW 1: Rejoin yellow yarn into 2^nd SC at the start of a petal;
work 1 SC into same SC, work 1 SC into next 5 SC (6 SC); TURN
ROW 2: CH 1, work 1 SC into each SC (6 SC), TURN
ROW 3: CH 1, SC2tog, work 1 SC into next 2 SC, SC2tog; TURN
ROW 4: CH 1 work 1 SC into each SC (4 SC), TURN
ROW 5: CH 1, SC2tog x 2; TURN
ROW 6: CH 1, work 1 SC into each SC (2 SC), TURN

ROW 7: SC2tog – make a picot – SL ST into ST below SC2tog.
Fasten off and weave in ends.

Repeat instructions for remaining 5 petals.

TURN Flower around so that the back is facing towards you; flip petals down so that the purple circle is facing right way up;
rejoin cream yarn into any exposed purple loop;

RND 1: CH 3 (counts as 1 DC), work 1 DC into same ST; work 1 DC into next 2 loops;
*Work 2 DC into next loops; work 1 DC into next 2 loops. Repeat from * until end (24 DC);
RND 2: CH 3 (counts as 1 DC); work [2 DC, 2 CH, 3 DC] into same ST;
*SKIP 2 DC; work 3 DC into next ST; SKIP 2 DC; work [3 DC, 2 CH, 3 DC] into next DC.
Repeat from * 2 more times. SL ST into top of 3^rd CH of 3 CH
RND 3-6: CH3 (counts as 1 DC), work 1 DC into each ST all around and work 2 DC, 2 CH, 2 DC into each corner 2 CH.