Balloon Flower
Looking for a creative outlet? Why not make this wonderful (and easy!) crochet craft? This pretty balloon flower will impress everyone. The Balloon flower has lavender cup-shaped petals with dark veins and yellow stamens.
Materials:
- Red Heart Yarn, Center and Petals – Lavender #584 6 yds.
- Stamens – DMC #973
- H hook
- I hook
Instructions:
Center and Petals:
Rnd 1 – With H hook and lavender ch 2, 5 sc in 2nd ch from hook, join to beg sc.
Rnd 2 – With I hook (ch 2, dc, trc, dtrc, trc, dc, hdc) in same sc, *(hdc, dc, trc, dtrc, trc, dc, hdc) in next sc, rep from * 3 times, join to top of beg ch 2 and fasten off. (5 petals)
With 6 strands of DMC #333 make veins as follows – sew strands from center of each petal to top, continue to back of petal, then behind to next petal for all 5 petals.
With two 6 strands DMC #973 make 1 french knot in center of flower (wrapping thread 5 times around needle before making french knot).
(Behind Petals – With H hook and green sc in between any 2 sc of center of flower, ch 3, evenly space 3 more ch 3 sps around, join to beg sc.
(Continue with 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.
