48 Crochet World CROCHET-WORLD.COM AUGUST 2018
V-stitch (V-st): (Dc, ch 3, dc) in
indicated st or sp.
3-treble cluster (3-tr cl): ( Yo
hook twice, insert hook in indi-
cated st, yo, draw up a lp, yo
draw through 2 lps on hook)
3 times, yo, draw through all
4 lps on hook.DOILY
FLOWER MOTIF
Make 6.
Rnd 1 (RS): With brown, form
a slip ring (see illustration),
beg pc (see Special Stitches),
ch 3, (pc—see Special Stitches,
ch 3) 5 times in ring, draw ring
closed, join (see Pattern Notes)
in beg pc. (6 pc, 6 ch-3 sps)Rnd 2: Sl st in next ch-3 sp, (beg
pc, ch 3, pc, ch 3) in same ch-3
sp, [{pc, ch 3} twice in next ch-3
sp] around, join in beg pc. Fasten
off. (12 pc, 12 ch-3 sps)
Rnd 3: Join yellow in last ch-3
sp made, ch 1, 3 sc in same ch-3
sp (sc, ch 8, sc) in next ch-3 sp,
[3 sc in next ch-3 sp, (sc, ch 8, sc)
in next ch-3 sp] around, join in
beg sc. (30 sc, 6 ch-8 sps)Sunny Day Sunflowers
Design by Gemma OwenFINISHED MEASUREMENT
113/4 inches in diameter at widest
point
MATERIALS- Lizbeth size 10 crochet
cotton (122 yds per ball):
1 ball each #602 natural,
#705 bright yellow,
#692 mocha brown dark,
#676 leaf green dark and
#695 bright orange - Size 7/1.65mm steel crochet hook
or size needed to obtain gauge - Tapestry needle
GAUGE
Sunflower rnds 1–10 = 23/4 inches
INTERMEDIATEContinued on page 63PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work
progresses.
Join with slip stitch as indicated
unless otherwise stated.
Chain-3 at beginning of round
counts as first double crochet
unless otherwise stated.SPECIAL STITCHES
Beginning popcorn (beg pc):
Ch 3, 3 dc in indicated st or sp,
drop lp from hook, insert hook
in 3rd ch of beg ch-3, pick up
dropped lp and draw through st
on hook.
Popcorn (pc): 4 dc in indicated
st or sp, drop lp from hook,
insert hook in first dc of 4-dc
group, pick up dropped lp and
draw through st on hook.
Picot: Ch 3, sl st in top of last
st made.
Beginning V-stitch (beg V-st):
Ch 6, dc in same sp as beg ch-6.Slip RingLeave ring
loose until
stitches are
made.4" endRnd 4: Sl st next sc, (7 dc, ch 3,
7 dc) in next ch-8 lp, [sk next
2 sc, sl st in next sc, (7 dc, ch 3,
7 dc) in next ch-8 lp] around, join
in beg sc, drop yellow, do not
fasten off. (84 dc, 6 ch-3 sps,
6 sl sts)
Rnd 5: With RS facing, working
behind petals, join orange, *(sc,
picot—see Special Stitches, sc,
ch 7) all in next sp between sc
sts of next petal, over ch from
rnd 2, rep from * around, join in
beg sc. Fasten off. (12 sc, 6 picots,
6 ch-7 sps)
Rnd 6: Draw up lp of yellow,
sc 1 loosely, sl st in ch-7 lp
directly behind work, ch 1,
(2 sc, ch 7, 2 sc, ch 2) in same
ch sp using care to keep picot of
previous rnd in front of ch-2 sp,
*(2 sc, ch 7, 2 sc, ch 2) in next
ch-7 sp using care to keep picot
of previous rnd in front of ch-2
sp, rep from * around. Fasten off.
(12 sc, 6 ch-7 sps, 6 ch-2 sps)
Rnd 7: Sl st in next sc and in
next ch-7 lp, (ch 3—see Pattern
Notes, 6 dc, ch 3, 7 dc) in same
ch-7 lp, sl st in next ch-2 sp,
*(7 dc, ch 3, 7 dc) in next ch-7
lp, sl st in next ch-2 sp, rep from
* around, join in 3rd ch of beg
ch-3. Fasten off. (84 dc, 6 ch-3
sps, 6 sl sts)
Rnd 8 (RS): Working behind
petals, join orange, *(sc, picot, sc,
ch 8) in same sp between sc sts
of next petal, over the ch from
rnd 2, rep from * around, join in
beg sc. Fasten off. (12 sc, 6 picots,
6 ch-8 sps)
Rnd 9: Join green in next ch-8
sp, ch 1, (3 sc, ch 8, 3 sc, ch 2) in
same ch-8 sp, [(3 sc, ch 8, 3 sc,
ch 2) in next ch-8 sp] around,
join in beg sc. (36 sc, 8 ch-8 sps,
8 ch-2 sps)
Rnd 10: Sl st in next 2 sc, sl st
in next ch-8 lp, (ch 3, 6 dc, ch
3, 7 dc) in same ch-8 lp, 3 sc next
ch-2 sp, *(7 dc, ch 3, 7 dc) in next