Motif 12 - Crochet Motif Month

Scallop Flower

(deceptively simple)

Using A, 6ch, join with a sl st.

Round 1: 3ch, 17tr into ring, sl st to top of 3ch.

Round 2: 1ch, 1dc into same place as 1ch, *3ch, miss next 2 sts, 1dc into next st; rep from * 5 more times missing last dc and ending sl st to first dc. Cast off.

Round 3: Using B, join in to next ch, 1ch *work a petal of (1dc, 1htr, 3tr, 1htr, 1dc) into next 3ch space, sl st into next dc; rep from * 5 more times. (6 petals)

Round 4: sl st into each of next 4 sts to centre tr of next petal, 1ch, 1dc into same place as 1ch, * 8ch, 1dc into centre tr of next petal; rep from * 5 more times missing last dc and ending sl st to first dc. Cast off.

Round 5: Using A join in to next ch, 1ch, *(1dc, 3htr, 5tr, 3 htr, 1dc) into next sp; rep from * 5 more times, ending sl st in to first dc. Cast off.