Spring Daffodils Frame

Designed by: Maggie Petsch

Skill Level: Intermediate

Size Daffodil = 2" in diameter.

Materials:

• South Maid crochet cotton size 10 (350 yd per ball): Small amounts each soft yellow #143 (A), white #1 (B) and spruce #179 (C)

• Size 7 steel crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge

• Kreinik Metallics blending filament (50m per spool): 1 spool each star yellow #091 (BFA) and star mauve #093 (BFB)

• Wooden picture frame

• Spray starch

• Craft glue

Gauge
Rnd 1 of daffodil = 1/2" in diameter Check gauge to save time.

Pattern Note
Join rnds with a sl st unless otherwise stated.

Pattern Stitches
Trtr: Yo hook 4 times, insert hook into indicated st, yo, draw up a lp, [yo, draw through 2 lps on hook] 5 times. P: Ch 2, sl st in top of last cl made.

Instructions

Daffodil (make 2)
Petals
Rnd 1 (RS): With 1 strand B and 1 strand BFB held together, ch 1 (center ch), ch 3 more (counts as first dc), 11 more dc in center ch, join in back lp only in top of beg ch-3. (12 dc)

Rnd 2: Working in back lps only this rnd, *ch 5; holding back on hook last lp of each st, 2 trtr in st at base of ch-5, 2 trtr in next st, yo, draw through all 5 lps on hook (cl made), p, ch 5, sl st in same st as last leg of last cl made**, sl st in next st, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in st at base of beg ch-5, fasten off. (6 petals) Center Note: Do not join rnds unless otherwise specified; mark first st of each rnd with safety pin or other small marker.

Rnd 3: With RS facing, attach 1 strand A and 1 strand BFA held together with a sl st in rem lp of any Rnd 1 dc at center right; working in rem lps only this rnd in clockwise direction, ch 1, sc in same st as joining, sc in each rem st around. (12 sc)

Rnds 4-7: Sc in each sc around; at end of Rnd 7, join in beg sc. (12 sc)

Rnd 8: [Ch 2, sl st in next sc] rep around, ending with ch 2, join in st at base of beg ch-2, fasten off.

Leaf
With C, ch 31; beg at top of leaf, sl st in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each of next 2 chs, hdc in each of next 2 chs, dc in each of next 25 chs, ch 3, sl st in same ch as last dc; working in rem lps up opposite side of foundation ch, ch 3, dc in same st as last sl st made, dc in each of next 24 sts, hdc in each of next 2 sts, sc in each of next 2 sts, sl st in last st, join in beg sl st, fasten off.

Stems
With C, ch 34 for large stem; beg at top of stem, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each of next 11 chs, ch 13 for small stem, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each of next 11 chs, sc in each rem unworked ch down large stem, fasten off.

Finishing
Pin daffodils out and spray with spray starch. Let dry. Using picture as a guide, glue daffodils, stems and leaves to side of picture frame with craft glue.

Printing Instructions:
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