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I'm currently involved in a year-long swap, exchanging gifts with a new friend. She recently mentioned that snowdrops start appearing near her around the start of February (when her next package from me should arrive). I searched high and low for a snowdrop flower inspired crochet pattern, but nothing I found was satisfactory in the least. So what was I to do besides write a pattern? :)
**This is not a beginner pattern. Please read all of the instructions before starting. I have include lots of pictures after the instructions, so hopefully that'll be helpful.**
Stitches:
ch - chain
sc - single crochet
fsc - foundation single crochet
fhdc - foundation half-double crochet
fdc - foundation double crochet
slst - slip-stich
first foundation single crochet:
1. Insert hook into 2nd chain or loop from hook, yarn over and pull through.
2. Yarn over and pull through one loop (forming the foundation chain).
3. Yarn over and pull through two loops.
foundation single crochet (fsc):
1. Insert hook into foundation chain of previous stitch, yarn over and pull through.
2. Yarn over and pull through one loop (forming the foundation chain).
3. Yarn over and pull through two loops.
foundation half-double crochet (fhdc):
1. Yarn over. Insert hook into foundation chain of previous stitch, yarn over and pull through.
2. Yarn over and pull through one loop (forming the foundation chain).
3. Yarn over and pull through three loops.
foundation double crochet (fdc):
1. Yarn over. Insert hook into foundation chain of previous stitch, yarn over and pull through.
2. Yarn over and pull through one loop (forming the foundation chain).
3. Yarn over and pull through two loops.
4. Yarn over and pull through two loops.
Materials:
worsted weight yarn
green - approx 3 yards
white - approx 6 yards
4.5 mm hook
yarn needle
Directions:
Green
Stem:
1. Staring with green, ch 2. Insert hook into second chain from hook.
2. yarn over, pull through ch
3. yarn over, pull through one loop (foundation chain portion of stitch made)
4. yarn over, pull through two loops (fsc made)
5. insert hook into foundation chain portion of previous fsc
6. yarn over, pull through ch
7. yarn over, pull through one loop
8. yarn over, pull through two loops
9. repeat steps 5-8 six more times (total of 8 fsc)
10. ch 2, 6 sc into 2nd ch from hook
11. slst to first sc make a circle, finish off
White
Inner Petals:
1. attach white with slst to any front loop of green sc
2. sc into front loop of next green sc, ch 2, sc flo of next green sc (first petal made)
3. repeat step 2 twice more (three petals made)
4. slst to next green front loop
Outer Petals:
5. slst into closest back loop of green sc
6. ch 1, insert hook into same green back loop of sc as previous slst to start fsc, complete fsc
7. insert hook into foundation chain of fsc, make fhdc
8. continue inserting hook into previous foundation chain to make fdc, fhdc, fsc (half petal made)
9. ch 1, using foundation chains of first half of petal: sc, hdc, dc, hdc, sc (petal made)
10. slst to next green back loop to attach petal; slst into next green back loop
11. repeat 6-10 twice more (three petals made)
12. weave in ends
You're done!
And now for lots of pictures:
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| ch 2 |
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| insert hook into 2nd ch from hook, yarn over, pull through |
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| yarn over, pull through: foundation chain made |
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| yarn over, pull through both loops: first fsc |
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| insert hook into foundation chain of first fsc |
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| yarn over, pull through |
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| yarn over, pull through one loop; yarn over, pull through both loops: second fsc made |
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| eight completed fsc |
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| ch 2 |
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| 6 sc into ch |
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| slipstitched into a circle |
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| attach white with slst to a front loop; ch 1; insert hook into next front loop to start sc |
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| sc |
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| sc, ch 2, sc - first inner petal |
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| three inner petals |
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| slst to nearest back loop |
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| ch 1, insert hook into next back loop to start fsc; yarn over and pull through green |
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| yarn over pull through one white loop |
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| yarn over pull through both white loops: fsc made |
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| insert into foundation chain portion of fsc, start fhdc |
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| half petal |
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| ch 1, insert into foundation chain of last fsc of petal to start sc |
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| first petal complete |
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| slst into next back loop to finish first petal; slst into next back loop to start next petal |
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| two petals |
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| three petals |
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| ends all sewn in |
