Loopy Flower Tutorial

I’ve been practicing Loop Stitch a lot recently. I wanted to make a nice birthday present for my friend and I finally finished it today, but haven’t taken any pictures so far. I will do it in coming days and share my loopy happiness with you.

While working on this project a new idea came to my mind. An idea of small loopy flower. And I designed it at once :) Here are instructions and photo tutorial. I really hope you will like it. And use it in your own projects. I think it can be a nice flower brooch with a safety clasp, or just a flower appliqué for clothes, bags… curtains :)

There are few color changes but it is also possible to crochet this flower with one color. It is just me who is addicted to colors so much. New yarn is attached by simply pulling a loop of new color in indicated st and making a ch, which will count as the first sc of the round (unless otherwise is stated in the pattern).

I would recommend to make as small loops as possible. I think mine were too big. I believe this flower could look more beautiful with smaller loop stitches.

You can use a marker to make it easier to follow the stitch count. Insert the stitch counter, or marker, into the top of the last stitch of the round and move it to the last stitch of each new round as crocheting progresses.

Loopy Flower – Instructions 

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American Standard Abbreviations are used in this pattern:

rnd – round
st - stitch
ch – chain stitch
slst – slip stitch
lp st - loop stitch
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
tr – treble crochet.
inc – increase (make two sc or lp st in one stitch of previous round)
** - *crochet following directions* as many times as indicated

Rnd 1. Start with yarn C1. Make a magic ring, ch1 (doesn’t count as sc) and 6 sc in magic ring, don’t fasten off. Three next rnds will be crocheted in continuous spiral, so do not join the rnds.

Rnd 2. Crochet this and two next rnds with lp sts.
*1lp inc in next st* 6 times. (= 12 sts)

Rnd 3. *1 lp, 1 lp inc* 6 times. (= 18 sts)

Rnd 4. *2 lp sts, 1 lp inc* 6 times. Cut the thread, fasten off. (= 24 sts) The loopy centre of your flower is finished now!

Rnd 5. Change to yarn C2. Crochet this rnd on the wrong side through both loops. Attach yarn in the 1st st of any inc of rnd 4.
*3 sc (the 1st sc of the rnd will be a ch), 1 sc inc* 6 times. (= 30 sts)

Rnd 6. Continue with yarn C2. Work this rnd in Front Loops Only!
*1 sc (the 1st sc of this rnd will be a ch), 1 hdc and 1 dc in next st, 1 dc and 1 tr in next st, 1 tr and 1 dc in next st, 1 dc and 1 hdc in next st* 6 times. (= 54 sts) Finish with a slst in the ch1 in the beginning of the rnd.

Rnd 7. Change to yarn C3. Work this rnd in Back Loops only of rnd 5. Attach yarn in a st (at the bottom of any petal) where the 1st pair of tr and dc was made.
*2 sc (the 1st sc of the rnd will be a ch), 1 hdc and 1 dc in next st, 2 tr in next st, 1 dc and 1 hdc in next st* 6 times. (= 48 sts) Finish with a slst in the same st of rnd 5 where you attached the yarn. Cut the thread and fasten off.

Congratulations! Your Loopy flower is finished!

And here are some pictures to help with the pattern.

Rnd 1. ch1 and 6 sc in magic ring,

I used a piece of yarn to mark the last st of every rnd.

Rnd 4. The loopy centre of your flower is finished!

 Rnd 4. From the wrong side.

Rnd 5. Crochet this rnd on the wrong side through both loops. the 1st sc of the rnd will be a ch.

Rnd 6.   Work this rnd in front loops only. The 1st sc of this rnd will be a ch.

This is how petal looks like.

After rnd 6.

After rnd 6. Wrong side.

Rnd 7. Work this rnd in Back Loops of rnd 5. Attach yarn in a st (at the bottom of any petal) where the 1^st pair of tr and dc was made.

 Petal on rnd 7.

Congratulations! Your Loopy Flower is finished!

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