FREE PATTERN - Rose Flower

After making my daughter a sunhat, she requested a flower on the hat. So I played around and created this beauty! It's hard to see with the white. I'll make up another one soon.

    

What you need:

• Small amount of worsted weight yarn
• I hook

Abbreviations:

• ST = Stitch
• SLST = Slip stitch
• CH = Chain
• SC = Single crochet
• HDC = Half-double crochet
• DC = Double crochet
• TR = Triple crochet

Pattern:

30 Foundationless Single Crochet  or CH 31, SC in 2nd CH from hook and each across.

CH 1, turn.

HDC 4 in 1st ST. *SLST in next ST. HDC 5 in next ST.* Repeat from * to * once more. (2 small petals)

*SLST in next ST. DC 5 in next ST.* Repeat from * to * 4 more times. (5 medium petals)

*SLST in next ST. TR 5 in next ST.* Repeat from * to * 6 more times. (7 large petals)

SLST in last ST. Fasten off.  Leave a long tail to sew flower together.

Roll the flower up and around starting with the small petals in the middle of flower. Secure the flower together by weaving the long tail through the base of the flower. Fasten off.