Beautiful crochet flower

That’s a beautiful crochet flower! 🌸
Let me explain step-by-step how to make this 3D crochet flower like the one in your image.

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🧶 Materials

• Yarn: Medium-weight acrylic or cotton yarn (pink in the example)
• Hook: Size 3.5 mm – 4.0 mm (depending on yarn thickness)
• Other: Scissors, tapestry needle

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🌸 Crochet Pattern — Step by Step

🌼 Step 1: Make the Center Ring

1. Start with a magic ring (or chain 5 and join with slip stitch to form a circle).
2. Chain 3 (this counts as your first double crochet).
3. Make 15 more double crochets (dc) into the ring.
   → You’ll have 16 dc total (including the first ch 3).
4. Slip stitch into the top of the chain 3 to close the round.
   ✅ This is your flower center.

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🌸 Step 2: Create the Petal Base

1. Chain 1, then make (1 single crochet, 1 half double crochet, 3 double crochet, 1 half double crochet, 1 single crochet) all in the same stitch — this is one petal.
2. Skip one stitch, then repeat step 1 in the next stitch.
3. Continue this pattern (petal → skip 1) around the circle.
4. You’ll end up with 8 petals total.
5. Slip stitch to the first sc of the round to join.
   ✅ Your flower now has a small petal layer.

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🌸 Step 3: Form Loops Behind the Petals (for 3D Layer)

1. Turn the flower to the back side.
2. Insert hook behind the first petal, into the space between petals.
3. Chain 6, then slip stitch behind the next petal.
4. Repeat chain 6 → slip stitch behind next petal around the circle.
5. Join to the first slip stitch.
   ✅ You now have loops behind the petals.

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🌸 Step 4: Crochet the Large 3D Petals

Now work into those chain 6 loops on the back.

1. Into the first chain 6 loop, make:
   → (1 sc, 1 hdc, 7 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc).
   ✅ That’s your new (larger) petal.
2. In the next loop, repeat the same petal pattern.
3. Continue in each loop around (total of 8 big petals).
4. Join with slip stitch to the first sc.
5. Fasten off and weave in ends.

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🌸 Step 5: Add Texture (optional for puff petals)

If you want thicker petals like the image:

1. In the middle of each petal, make a puff stitch:
   • Yarn over, insert hook in the same stitch, pull up a loop (x4 times).
   • Yarn over and pull through all loops on the hook.
   • Chain 1 to close.
2. Continue puff stitches down the center of each petal.
   ✅ This gives that “puffy” 3D look!

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🌸 Step 6: Finishing Touches

• Gently stretch and shape your petals by hand.
• Optionally block it (spray lightly with water and pin into shape).
• You can add a bead or button in the center if desired.

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💡 Tips

• Use contrasting yarn colors for a two-tone flower (center one color, petals another).
• This flower looks great as:
  • Appliqué for bags or hats
  • Joined into blankets or shawls
  • Decor for hair clips or brooches

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