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April 19, 2006 Volume 3, No. 6


Dogwood Blossom Motif
Design by Dot Drake


Skill Level
Easy

Finished Size
Motif measures 6 inches square

Materials

  • Medium (worsted) weight yarn: Small each medium rose, off white and medium sage
  • Size G/6/4 mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
  • Tapestry needle

Gauge
Rnds 1-3 measure 2 1/2 inches in diameter

Special Stitch
Picot: Ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch from hook

Motif
Rnd 1: With medium rose, ch 5, join with sl st in beg ch to form ring, work 12 sc, join with sl st in beg sc. (12 sc)
Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in same sc, ch 5, sk next 2 sc, [sc in next sc, ch 5, sk next 2 sc] 3 times, join with sl st in beg sc, fasten off. (4 ch-5 sps)
Rnd 3: Join off white with sl st in any ch-5 sp, in each ch-5 sp work (sc, hdc, 5 dc, hdc, sc), join with sl st in beg sc. (4 petals made)
Rnd 4: Working behind petals just made, [ch 7, sc bet next 2 petals] 4 times, join with sl st in base of beg ch-7, fasten off. (4 ch-7 sps)
Rnd 5: Join medium rose with sl st in any ch-7 sp, in each ch-7 sp work (sc, hdc, 4 dc, ch 3, sl st in top of last dc made, 4 dc, hdc, sc), join with sl st in beg sc. (4 petals made)
Rnd 6: Working behind petals just made, [ch 9, sc bet next 2 petals] 4 times, join with sl st in base of beg ch-9, fasten off. (4 ch-9 sps)
Rnd 7: Join off white with sl st in in any ch-9 sp, in each ch-9 sp work (sc, hdc, dc, *2 tr, ch 3, sl st in top of last tr made, 2 tr*, ch 4, sl st in top of last tr made, rep bet * once, dc, hdc, sc) in same ch-9 sp and in each rem ch-9 sp, join with sl st in beg sc, fasten off. (4 petals made)
Rnd 8: Join medium sage with sl st in first ch-3 sp on any petal, ch 1, sc in same ch-3 sp, *ch 4, (sc, ch 3, sc) in ch-4 sp on same petal, ch 4, sc in next ch-3 sp on same petal, ch 7**, sc in first ch-3 sp on next petal, rep from * 3 times, ending last rep at **, join with sl st in beg sc.
Rnd 9: Sl st in next ch-4 sp, ch 3, 4 dc in same sp, *(2 dc, ch 5, 2 dc) in next ch-3 sp (corner made), 5 dc in next ch-4 sp, ch 3, in next ch-7 sp work (sc, picot -- see Special Stitch, sc), ch 3**, 5 dc in next ch-4 sp, rep from * 3 times, ending last rep at **, join with sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-3, fasten off.

Assembly
To join motifs as you go, join current motif to previous motif(s) on rnd 9, as follows:
Corners: (2 dc, ch 2, sl st in corresponding ch-5 corner sp on previous motif, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-3 sp
Picots: Ch 1, sl st in corresponding picot on previous motif, ch 1, sl st in 3rd ch from hook
5-dc groups (optional): (2 dc, sl st in center dc of corresponding 5-dc group on previous motif, 3 dc) in ch-4 sp

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