Painted Daisy Flower

The Painted Daisy Flower makes for an easy and rewarding crochet project. It won't take you long to make this crochet piece you'll have forever. Why not give this free crochet flower pattern a try? The Painted Daisy has double row petals in red with a yellow center and stamens.

Materials:

Red Heart Yarn, Center – Yellow #230 2 yds.
Red Heart Yarn, Double Row Petals – Jockey Red #902 7 yds.
Stamens – DMC #973
H hook

Instructions:

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

Petals:
- Back Petals: Work in back loop with I hook and jockey red (sl st, ch 4, trc, ch 4, sl st) in each loop, join to beg sl st and fasten off.

- Front Petals: Work in front loop (sl st, ch 4, trc. ch 4, sl st) in 7 loops, skip last loop, join to beg sl st and fasten off.

With two strands DMC #973 fill entire center of flower with french knots.
(Continue with Rnd 1 as established in general instructions.)

General Instructions:

If sewing flower directly to crocheted item omit instructions between [ ].
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.