Beautiful crochet flower

This pretty crochet flower motif features a green center, yellow middle, white petals, and a green outline. Here’s a detailed step-by-step guide to make it:

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🌼 Crochet Puff Petal Flower — Detailed Tutorial

🧶 Materials:

• 3 colors of yarn:
  • Green (center & border)
  • Yellow (inner ring)
  • White (petals)
• Crochet hook: 2.0–3.0 mm (depending on yarn thickness)
• Scissors
• Yarn needle

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🪡 Step 1: Green Center (Round 1)

1. Start with a magic ring.
2. Chain 2 (this counts as your first half double crochet – hdc).
3. Make 11 hdc into the ring.
   → You will have 12 hdc total (including the starting chain).
4. Pull the magic ring tight to close the center.
5. Slip stitch into the top of the first hdc to join.
   ✳️ You now have a small green circle.

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🌞 Step 2: Yellow Middle (Round 2)

1. Attach yellow yarn into any stitch from the previous round.
2. Chain 2 (counts as first hdc).
3. In the same stitch, make 1 hdc (so 2 hdc in one stitch).
4. In each stitch around, make 2 hdc per stitch.
   → This doubles your stitches from 12 to 24 hdc total.
5. Slip stitch to the top of the first hdc to join.
6. Cut yarn, pull through, and tidy up ends if needed.

🟡 You now have a flat yellow circle with green in the center.

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🌼 Step 3: White Petals (Round 3 – Puff Stitches)

1. Attach white yarn in any stitch.
2. Chain 1 (does not count as a stitch).
3. In the same stitch, make a puff stitch:
   • Yarn over, insert hook, pull up a loop (make it about 1.5 cm tall).
   • Repeat 3 more times (you’ll have 9 loops on your hook).
   • Yarn over and pull through all 9 loops.
   • Chain 1 to close the puff.
4. Skip one stitch, then repeat the puff stitch + chain 1.
5. Continue puff stitch + chain 1, skip 1 all around.
6. You’ll have 12 puff stitches total.
7. Slip stitch to the top of the first puff to join.

🤍 Now your flower will start to take on texture with white fluffy petals.

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🍃 Step 4: Green Petal Outline (Round 4)

1. Attach green yarn in any chain-1 space (the gaps between puff stitches).
2. Chain 3 (counts as first double crochet – dc).
3. In the same chain space, make 4 more dc (so 5 dc total in that space).
   → This is one petal.
4. Skip to the next chain-1 space and make 5 dc again.
5. Repeat 5 dc in each chain-1 space around the flower.
   → You will form 6 petals total.
6. Join with a slip stitch to the first dc.

🪴 You’ll see that the petals puff outward, and the green outline gives a crisp edge.

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🌿 Step 5: Shaping & Finishing Touches

1. (Optional) To smooth the flower’s edge, slip stitch around the whole piece — especially between petals.
2. Fasten off and weave in the yarn ends neatly at the back.
3. Gently block the flower (lightly dampen and pin it flat) to make it even.

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🌺 Tips & Variations:

• You can use different color combinations — for example, pink petals and yellow center.
• Use a thicker yarn for a larger flower or cotton yarn for crisp details.
• These motifs look great as:
  • Appliqués on bags, hats, or scarves
  • Joined together as a blanket or table mat
  • Sewn onto clothing or keychains

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