step-by-step guide to make this small crochet spiral rose 🌹

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🧶 Crochet Spiral Rose (Detailed Pattern)

📌 Abbreviations (US terms)

• ch = chain
• sc = single crochet
• hdc = half double crochet
• dc = double crochet
• st = stitch
• sl st = slip stitch

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🌸 PART 1: FOUNDATION

Step 1: Slip Knot

• Make a slip knot and place it on your hook.

Step 2: Chain

• Chain 31 stitches
  (You can adjust: 26 = small, 36+ = bigger rose)

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🌸 PART 2: SHAPING THE STRIP

You will now work into the chain to create a strip that naturally curls.

Row 1 (work into chain)

👉 Skip the first chain from hook

Now follow this sequence:

1. In next stitch:
   • 1 sc
2. Next stitch:
   • 1 hdc
3. Next stitch:
   • 1 dc

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Continue across remaining chains:

👉 In EVERY stitch:

• Make 2 dc in each stitch

✔ This increase is what causes the strip to curl into a spiral.

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🌸 PART 3: MAKING PETALS

Now we create the decorative edge that looks like petals.

Option A (simple rose – closer to your picture)

In each stitch across:

• (1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc) in same stitch

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Option B (fuller rose – more layered)

In each stitch:

• (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in same stitch

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Important:

• Do NOT skip stitches
• Work everything into the same base row stitches

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🌸 PART 4: FINISHING THE STRIP

• When you reach the end:
  • Cut yarn
  • Leave a long tail (about 15–20 cm)

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🌸 PART 5: FORMING THE ROSE

This is the most important step.

Step-by-step rolling:

1. Start from the first chain side (the tighter end)
2. Roll tightly for the center (this forms the bud)
3. As you continue:
   • Loosen slightly to form open petals
4. Adjust layers so petals spread naturally

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🌸 PART 6: SECURING THE FLOWER

1. Thread yarn tail into needle
2. Stitch through the bottom of the rolled rose:
   • Go back and forth several times
   • Catch all layers
3. Pull tight and knot securely

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🌸 OPTIONAL BASE (recommended)

To make it neat and flat:

1. Insert needle through bottom layers again
2. Stitch in a circular motion (like closing a pouch)
3. This keeps the rose from opening

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🌿 OPTIONAL: ADD LEAVES

Quick simple leaf:

1. Attach green yarn to bottom
2. Chain 5
3. Back along chain:
   • sl st, sc, hdc, dc
4. Sl st back to base

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💡 PRO TIPS (important!)

✔ For tight, neat roses:

• Use smaller hook than recommended
• Keep tension firm

✔ For soft, fluffy roses:

• Use larger hook
• Looser tension

✔ If your rose is not curling:

• You didn’t increase enough → make sure 2 dc in each stitch

✔ If it curls too tightly:

• Use fewer stitches or looser tension

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🎯 Size Guide

• 26 chains → small rose
• 31 chains → medium (like your picture)
• 36–41 chains → large rose

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