Pansies Bouquet

Crochet a lasting bouquet of colorful pansies for your kitchen or anywhere else in the home with this cute project from Lily Sugar n' Cream. You can also crochet these pansies to adorn garments or accessories. This crochet flower bouquet matches the Pansies Potholder and Dishcloth kitchen set. Find this bouquet and 4 other crochet flower patterns in the 25 Quick and Thrifty Crochet Patterns eBook.

Materials:

• Yarn: Note: Amounts are given for complete cluster of Pansies.

Lily® Sugar’n Cream (Solids: 2.5 oz/70.9 g), (Ombres: 2 oz/56.7g)
Contrast A (00093 Soft Violet) 1 ball
Contrast B (01317 Hot Purple) 1 ball
Contrast C (00083 Cornflower Blue) 1 ball
Contrast D (00073 Sunshine) 1 ball
Contrast E (01712 Hot Green) 1 ball

• Crochet Hook: Size 4 mm (U.S. G or 6) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
• Plastic pot 3½ ins [9 cm] in diameter
• Hot glue gun.

Size:
Pansy: Approx 2½ ins [6 cm] wide.
Pansy Cluster: Approx 7 ins [18 cm] in diameter.

GAUGE: 15 sc and 16 rows = 4 ins [10 cm].
 

Instructions:

Pansy
With D, ch 4. Join with sl st to form a ring. 1st rnd: Ch 1. (2 sc in ring. Ch 2) twice. (2 sc in ring. Ch 5) 3 times. Join with sl st to first sc. Break D.
2nd rnd: Join Color 2 with sl st to first ch-2 sp. Ch 2. (2 hdc. Ch 3. 1 sl st in first ch – Picot made. 2 hdc) all in same ch-2 sp. Miss next sc. Sl st in next sc. (2 hdc. Picot. 2 hdc) all in next ch-2 sp. [Miss next sc. Sl st in next sc. (1 hdc. 9 dc. 1 hdc) all in next ch-5 sp] 3 times. Miss next sc. Sl st in next sc. Join with sl st to top of ch 2. Fasten off.

Pansy Cluster
Make 3 Pansies each with A, B and C as Color 2.

Base: With E, ch 2.
1st rnd: 8 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Join with sl st in first sc.
2nd rnd: Ch 3 (counts as dc). 1 dc in same sp as sl st. 2 dc in each sc around. Join with sl st to top of ch 3. 16 dc.
3rd rnd: Ch 3 (counts as dc). 1 dc in same sp as sl st. 2 dc in each dc around. Join with sl st to top of ch 3. 32 dc.
4th rnd: Ch 1. *1 sc in each of next 4 dc. Ch 12. 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook. 1 hdc in next ch. (2 dc in next ch. 1 dc in next ch) 3 times. 2 dc in next ch. 1 hdc in next ch. 1 sc in next ch. 1 sc in each of next 4 sc. Ch 8. 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook. 1 hdc in next ch. 2 dc in next ch. 1 dc in next ch. 2 dc in next ch. 1 hdc in next ch. 1 sc in next ch. Rep from * around. Join with sl st to first sc. Fasten off. (4 long petals and 4 short petals).

FINISHING
Sew 6 Pansies around Base – one at beg of each long petal, alternating colors. Sew rem 3 Pansies inside of Base.
Place stuffing inside of pot. Cover with Cluster of Pansies. Glue Cluster to pot if necessary.