Heather's Rose and Heather's Rose with Stamen
by Teena Sutton Murphy at Flushed with Rosy Colour "I've named this special flower after my mum, who was my first crochet teacher."
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Materials
8 ply or DK yarn is recommended, you will need a very small amount, this is great to use up_ scraps of yarn If using 8 ply, a 4mm hook is recommended
Size
The size of the hook will determine the size of the finished flower. If using 8 ply, the flower will measure about 3 inches across at the widestpoint.
Gauge
Gauge is not important for this flower, as long as its consistent throughout the project.
Colours
Be inspired by images of real flowers from nature. If adding the optional stamen, they look best in a contrast colour like white, yellow or pale pink, or even red. Be creative with the colours you choose!
HEATHER'SROSEin3rounds
1. 4 ch, dc into 1st ch, 1 ch (1 dc into 1st ch, 1 ch) repeat 3 more times, sl st into 3rd ch (a wheel of 6 spokes) 2. sl st into next ch sp (3 ch 2 trb 2 ch 2 trb 3 ch sl st, sl st into next ch sp) repeat a total of 6 times (6 large petals) 3. pull yarn from back to front in between 2 petals, sl st underneath spoke of round 1 (2 ch dc 2 ch dc 2 ch sl st) around the spoke to form first internal petal, then fold that petal forward, hold yarn over next spoke, then sl st under that spoke (2 ch dc 2 ch dc 2ch sl st) around that spoke, repeat for a total of 6 times (6 internal petals) To finish, thread yarn onto yarn needle, do one basic knot then thread yarn through base of first internal petal, then through to back of work to fastenoff
HEATHER'S ROSE WITH STAMEN in 4 rounds 1. (in yellow as shown) 7 ch, sl st into 2nd ch from hook, 5 sl st back along that ch to start, 7 ch sl st into 2nd ch from hook, 5 sl st back along ch to start (forms two stamen) 2. (in same colour as round 1) worked into the last sl st, 4 ch, dc 1 ch dc 1 ch, fold stamen forward and work next stitches into same from the other side of stamen, dc 1 ch dc 1 ch dc 1 ch sl st into 3rd ch of round 2 (see additional photographs for round 2 on next page) 3. change to contrast colour, attach to any ch sp, (3 ch 2 trb 2 ch 2 trb 3 ch sl st, sl st into next ch sp) repeat for each ch sp (6 large petals) 4. (in same colour as round 3, or an optional 3rd colour as shown) pull yarn from back to front in between 2 petals, sl st underneath spoke of round 1 (2 ch dc 2 ch dc 2 ch sl st) around the spoke to form first internal petal, then fold that petal forward, hold yarn over next spoke, then sl st under that spoke (2 ch dc 2 ch dc 2ch sl st) around that spoke, repeat for a total of 6 times (6 internal petals) To finish, thread yarn onto yarn needle, do one basic knot then thread yarn through base of first internal petal, then through to back of work to fastenoff
Round 2 is worked into the last sl st of round 1 (stamen)
half of round 2 is on one side of the stamen, then fold the stamen forward to complete the round on the other side of the stamen
the 2nd half of round 2 is worked on the other side of the stamen, so they sit evenly
a pink Heather's Rose with white stamen
