African Flower
Granny SquaresIntermediate5mm hook5 rounds
Iconic six-petal flower hexagon in 4 colors over 5 rounds — 12dc center with spokes, V-pair anchors, 6 petal fans of 7 dc, sc + long-sc background round, hexagon corners
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Materials
- 5mm crochet hook
- medium weight yarn
- Yarn needle
Instructions
Foundation: Magic Ring
- R1[Color A] Ch 3 (counts as first dc), 1 dc in ring, [1 ch, 2 dc in ring] × 5, 1 ch. Sl st to join
- R2[Color B] Ch 3 (counts as first dc), 1 dc in ch-1 sp, [2 ch, 2 dc in same ch-1 sp, 1 ch, 2 dc in ch-1 sp] × 5, 2 ch, 2 dc in same ch-1 sp, 1 ch. Sl st to join
- R3[Color B] Sl st in next 2 st. Ch 3 (counts as first dc), 6 dc in corner sp, [1 ch, 7 dc in corner sp] × 5, 1 ch. Sl st to join
- R4[Color C] Ch 1, [7 sc, 1 long sc in valley] × 6. Sl st to join
- R5[Color D] Ch 3 (counts as first dc), 2 ch, 1 dc in fan center, [7 dc, 1 dc in fan center, 2 ch, 1 dc in same fan center] × 5, 7 dc. Sl st to join
Put it on something
Flat flowers like this one are made to be sewn on — bag fronts, pouch flaps, hat brims, hair clips. Our cotton puff pouch wears three of them.