How to Crochet an Iris Flower
Crocheted flowers come in many varieties and can be used in several ways. Use a crocheted flower as a topper for gift wrap, or add a pin backing and wear one as a brooch. Include a chenille stem and display them in a vase, or string them together to make a garland. If you know how to make basic crochet stitches, you can use your skills to crochet an iris flower.
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Things You'll Need
- Yarn
- Crochet hook
- Large-eye blunt needle
- Yellow fabric paint
- Paint brush
- Sewing needle
- Thread
Instructions
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Crochet three large petals. To make a large petal, begin with a chain stitch of three using white worsted-weight yarn and a size US F crochet hook. Single crochet in the second and third chains from the hook, then turn your work. Chain one and make single crochet stitches across. Increase the next row by making two single crochet stitches in every stitch across. Now you have a row with four single crochet stitches; crochet evenly across one more row. Increase the next row by making two single crochet stitches in the first and last stitch of the row; now you have six stitches. Single crochet across the following row. Increase one more time by making two single crochet stitches in the first and last stitches of the next row; now you have eight stitches. Single crochet evenly across four rows.
To complete the petal, decrease the following row by working two single crochet stitches together at the beginning and ending of the next row, bringing you back down to six stitches. Work one more row of even single crochet, then decrease one more time to get down to four single crochet stitches. Single crochet evenly for four more rows and then fasten off your work by making a slip stitch and cutting the working end of your yarn.
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Crochet three small petals. To make a small petal, begin with a chain stitch of three using white worsted-weight yarn and a size US F crochet hook. Single crochet in the second and third chains from the hook, then turn your work. Chain one and make single crochet stitches across. Increase the next row by making two single crochet stitches in every stitch across. Now you have a row with four single crochet stitches; crochet evenly across one more row. Increase the next row by making two single crochet stitches in the first and last stitch of the row; now you have six stitches. Single crochet across for eight rows. Then decrease the following row by working two stitches together at the beginning and end of the next row. Work three more rows of even single crochet, then fasten off your work by making a slip stitch and cutting the working end of your yarn.
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Add contrast. Use purple worsted-weight yarn and your size F hook to make a border around every petal. Attach your yarn in one corner of a petal and work single crochet stitches evenly around every petal. Join with a slip stitch to your first single crochet stitch, and fasten off. Weave in your loose ends using a large-eye blunt needle.
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Lay the petals out on a surface and use a small paint brush and yellow fabric paint to paint a small stripe of yellow on each petal. The stripe should start at the wider base of the petal and work up approximately one-third of the length of the petal. Repeat this process for every petal and let the paint dry.
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Use a needle and thread to sew the petals together. Start by sewing the bases of the three large petals together so that they branch out in separate directions and lie flat on a surface. Then sew the smaller petals between these three, and pull them up toward you. Use a small amount of thread to sew the three small petals together in an upright position, turned toward each other like the sides of a cup. Now you should have three petals lying flat, which you can pull down to have them curve toward the ground. The other three petals should remain upright, cupped together in the center of the flower.
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