Rosas En Crochet

Pretty Petals
Designed by Melinda Miller
www.mocrochet.blogspot.com

SKILL LEVEL:

Intermediate Beginner

FINISHED SIZE:

12” square

MATERIALS:

2 or more colors Worsted Weight YarnCrochet hook size I / 5.5 mm
Tapestry needle for weaving ends

STITCH GUIDE:

Sc = single crochet
Dc = double crochet
Tr = triple crochet

SPECIAL STITCHES:
Beg TCL / Beginning TripleCluster: (uses one ch-3 sp) Ch 3, keeping last loop of each tr
on hook, 3 tr in same sp, YO and draw through all 4 loops on hook.
TCL / Triple Cluster: (uses one ch-3 sp) Keeping last loop of each tr onhook, 4 tr in sp
indicated, YO and draw through all 5 loops on hook.
Beg DCL / Beginning Double Cluster: ch 2, keeping last loop of each dc on hook, 2 dc in st
indicated; YO and draw through all 3loops on hook.
DCL / Double Cluster: Keeping last loop of each dc on hook, 3 dc in sp indicated; YO an d
draw through all 4 loops on hook.

COMMENCE PATTERN:
With Color A, ch 6; join with sl st toform a ring.
Rnd. 1: Ch 1, sc in ring, (ch 3, sc in ring) 7 times, dc in first sc to form last ch-3 sp. (8 ch-3
sps)
Rnd. 2: Work Beg TCL, ch 4, (work TCL in next ch-3 sp, ch 4) around; join withsl st to top of
Beg TCL. Finish off.
Rnd. 3: W ith Color B, sl st in next ch-4 sp, in same sp work (beg DCL, ch 3, DCL) – beg
corner made; ch 2, 3 dc in next ch-4 sp; ch 2; *in next ch-4 sp work(DCL, ch 3, DCL) –
corner made; ch 2, 3 dc in next ch-4 sp; ch 2; rep from * twice more; join in top of beg DCL.
Rnd. 4: Sl st in next ch-3 sp, beg corner in same sp; ch 2, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp; dc innext 3
dc, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp; ch 2, *in next corner ch-3 sp work corner; ch 2, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp;
dc in next 3 dc, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp; ch 2; rep from * twice more, join in top of beg DCL.Rnd. 5: Sl st in next ch-3 sp, beg corner in same sp; ch 2, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp; dc in next 7
dc, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp; ch 2, *corner in next corner; ch 2, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp; dc in next 7
dc,...