Instructions on How to Crochet a Rose Flower
A crochet rose flower, also know as an Irish rose, starts with a tight center followed by rounds of chains that stagger the petals in a circle. By combining crochet stitches in a sequence of short stitch, long stitch, short stitch, you form the petals' curved edges. Crochet rose flowers can be used as fashion embellishments, turned into brooches or could become the center for a larger crochet motif. Irish rose motifs serve as building blocks for afghans, shawls and vests when sewn together, or can become washclothes, hot pads and pot holders when used alone.
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Instructions
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Review basic crochet stitches if necessary (see Resources). The crochet rose uses chain stitch, slip stitch, single crochet, half-double crochet and double crochet stitches.
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Form a sliding ring (also know as a slip ring, magic ring or magic circle) with the end of the yarn by wrapping it once around two fingers on your left hand, then inserting the crochet hook through the center to grab the working end of yarn from the outside of the ring and pull it through the center. Chain 1 stitch to anchor the sliding ring loop, then chain 2 more to begin the first round.
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Keep tight hold of the sliding ring loop with your left hand and double crochet 15 stitches in the center of the ring.
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Pull the tail end of the yarn until the center of the sliding ring starts to close, then join the round with a slip stitch into the top of the starting chain 3. Pull the tail of the yarn to completely close the center.
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Chain 1 and single crochet in the joining stitch. Chain 3, skip a stitch, single crochet in the next stitch around the ring and join with a slip stitch in the first stitch. You now have 8 loops to which you will attach petals.
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Chain 1, single crochet in the next chain loop, followed by stitches in this order: 1 half-double crochet (hdc), 1 double crochet (dc) and 1 single crochet (sc).
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Repeat the sc, hdc, dc, hdc, sc pattern in each chain loop around the circle. Join with a slip stitch in the first stitch to end the round as before.
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Work the next round of stitches by inserting your hook under the two vertical bars on the back of the petal stitches. Slip stitch into the back of the next hdc and dc stitches to get to the center of the petal.
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Chain 5, then slip stitch into the back of the center dc stitch of the next petal. Repeat this around the flower, ending with a chain 5 and join with a slip stitch into the stitch behind the center dc of the starting petal.
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Chain 1, then work 1 sc, 1 hdc, 3 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc in each chain loop around. Join with a slip stitch in the first stitch to end the round.
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Repeat steps 7 to 9 to add more rounds of petals to your rose, but for each subsequent row, you must increase the length of the chain loops by two stitches and increase the number of double crochet stitches in the center of the petals by two stitches.
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Tips & Warnings
For a smaller center on the rose, start with a chain 1 and 16 single crochet stitches instead of the double crochet stitches.
References
- "The Irish Crochet Book No. 3"; The House of White Birches; 1982
- "201 Crochet Motifs, Blocks, Patterns and Ideas"; Melody Griffiths; 2007
- "Beyond the Square Crochet Motifs"; Edie Edkman; 2008
