Spine-Leaf Flower

Round 1: Make a magic ring, work 5 sc into it, and join with a sl st. Round 2: Work 2 sc in each st around (10 sc), join. Now add 5 spines, one on every other sc: *ch 9; sl st in the 2nd ch from the hook and in each ch back to the base (8 sl sts) to form the spine; sl st in the next sc to walk to the next spine.* Repeat from * for all 5 spines.

Dress each spine with a leaf blade. From the base, work one stitch into each chain up the first side — sc, hdc, dc, tr, tr, dc, hdc, sc — then ch 3 at the tip to turn. Work the second side back down to the base with the mirror sequence — sc, hdc, dc, tr, tr, dc, hdc, sc. Sl st to the next spine and repeat. 5 petals in all.