Sunny Day Sunflowers
FINISHED 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
PATTERN 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.
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 indicated 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)
Rnd 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
ch-8 lp, 3 sc in next ch-2 sp, rep from * around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (84 dc, 6 ch-3 sps, 18 sc) Rnd 11: Join natural in ch-3 sp of leaf, ch 1, *(sc, ch 3, sc) in ch-3 sp of leaf, ch 7, (tr, ch 3, tr) in 2nd sc of next 3-sc group between leaves, rep from * around, join in beg sc. (12 sc, 12 tr, 12 ch-3 sps, 12 ch-7 sps)
Rnd 12: Sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 1, (sc, ch 3, sc) in same ch-3 sp, (sc, picot, sc) in 4th ch of next ch-7 sp, ch 3, [sc, ch 3] twice in next ch-3 sp between tr sts, (sc, picot, sc) in 4th ch of next ch-7, ch 3, *(sc, ch 3, sc) in next ch-3 sp, (sc, picot, sc) in 4th ch of ch-7 sp, ch 3, (sc, ch 3) twice in ch-3 sp between tr sts, (sc, picot, sc) in 4th ch of next ch-7 sp, ch 3, rep from * around, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (48 sc, 12 picots, 36 ch-3 sps)
Rnds 1–11: Rep rnds 1–11 of Flower Motif. Rnd 12: Rep rnd 12 of Flower
Motif, do not fasten off. Rnd 13: Sl st in next ch-3 sp,
beg V-st (see Special Stitches) in same ch-3 sp, ch 9, sk next ch-3 sp, picot and next ch-3 sp, * V-st
(see Special Stitches) in next ch-3 sp, ch 9, sk next ch-3 sp, picot and next ch-3 sp, rep from * around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-6. (12 V-sts, 12 ch-9 sps)
Rnd 14: Sl st in next V-st, ch 1, (sc, ch 2, keeping next Flower Motif to right, sl st in next Flower Motif in ch-3 sp at tip of leaf on rnd 12, ch 2, sc) in same ch sp on Center Flower Motif, sc in next ch-9 sp, (picot, sc) 7 times in same ch-9 sp, (2 sc, picot, 2 sc) in next V-st, sc in next ch-9 sp, (picot, sc) 7 times in same ch-9 sp, *(sc, ch 2, sl st in next Flower Motif in ch-3 sp at tip of leaf on rnd 12, ch 2, sc) in same ch sp on Center Motif, sc in next ch-9 sp, (picot, sc) 7 times in same ch-9 sp, (2 sc, picot, 2 sc) in next V-st, sc in next ch-9 sp, (picot, sc) 7 times in same ch-9 sp, rep from * around, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (132 sc, 90 picots, 12 ch-2 sps, 6 sl sts) Rnd 15: Now working on outer edge of 6 Flower Motifs, join natural in 7th free ch-3 sp on any Flower Motif on outer edge, ch 1, [sc in same ch-3 sp, ch 7, sk next picot, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 7, sk next ch-3 sp] 7 times, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 7, sk next picot, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 7, *in corresponding ch-3 sp on next Motif [sc in ch-3 sp, ch 7, sk next picot, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 7, sk next ch-3 sp] 7 times, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 7, sk next picot, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 7, rep from * around, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (96 sc, 96 ch-7 sps)
Make 6.
Row 1: Join brown in 2nd to last ch-7 sp made on Flower Motif, ch 1, sc in same ch sp,
working in ch-7 sp between Flower Motifs (pc, ch 3) 3 times, pc in ch-7 sp, sc in next ch-7 sp on next Flower Motif. Fasten off. (4 pc, 2 sc) Row 2: Join orange in next ch-7 sp on Flower Motif above where brown was attached, ch 1, sc in same ch-7 sp, [5 tr in next ch-3 sp] 3 times, sc in next ch-7 sp on next free Flower Motif. Fasten off. (15 tr, 2 sc)
Row 3: Join yellow in next ch-7 sp on Flower Motif above where orange was attached, ch 1, sc in same ch-7 sp, [ 3-tr cl (see Spe
cial Stitches) in next tr, ch 3, sk next tr] 7 times, 3-tr cl in next tr, sc in next free ch-7 sp on next Flower Motif. Fasten off. (8 3-tr cls, 7 ch-3 sps, 2 sc) Rep Rows 1–3 in each ch-7 sp between Flower Motifs. CW