Impatiens Flower

The Impatiens flower is both colorful and eye catching. You can use this crochet project to create a pin or hair piece. This flower has 8 petals in a light color with a dark center and dark stamens.

Materials:

• Red Heart Yarn, Center – Grenadine #730 2 yds.
• Red Heart Yarn, Petals – Petal Pink #373 4 yds.
• Stamens – DMC #956
• I hook
• J hook

Instructions:

Center of Flower:
With I hook and dark color [leave 30” for behind petals] ch 4 and form a ring, 8 sc in ring, join to beg sc and fasten off.

Petals:
With J hook and light color (sc, 3 dc) in each sc around, join to beg sc and fasten off.

With 6 strands DMC color to match center of the flower work 8 french knots in center.
(Continue with Rnd 1 as established in general instructions.)

General Instructions:

1. If sewing flower directly to crocheted item omit instructions between [ ].
    
2. If continuing a pattern behind the petals of a flower, use all instructions for the flower then crochet the following:

Rnd 1 – (Behind Petals)
With H hook and 30” strand of yarn (left behind flower) work in center of the
flower *sc between any 2 sc, ch 3, cont from * around evenly spacing 3 more
ch 3 sps, join to beg sc and fasten off. (4 ch 3 sps)
Continue with your pattern.