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How to crochet a beautiful flower with 3D effect

In this DROPS video we show you how to crochet a beautiful flower with 3D effect. We crochet as follows: Crochet 10 ch and form a ring with 1 sl st in first ch. ROUND 1: 1 ch, in ch-ring work 23 dc and finish with 1 sl st in 1st dc from beg of round. ROUND 2: 4 ch, * 9 ch (= ch-loop), skip 2 dc, 1 dtr in 3th dc *, repeat from *-* 6 more times. Work 9 ch and finish with 1 sl st in 4th ch from the beg of round = 8 ch loops. Now work back and forth around each ch-loop and dtr. ROW 1: 12 dc around the first ch-loop, 6 dc down and around dtr and finish with 1 dc in the dtr, turn piece. ROW 2: 1 ch, skip 1st dc, 1 dc in each of next 3 dc, 1 htr in next dc, 2 tr next dc and 1 tr and 1 dtr in next dc. Now work in the back loop like this: * 2 dtr in the same dc, 1 dtr in next dc *, repeat *-* 2 more times. 2 dtr in same dc, 1 dtr and 1 tr in next dc, 2 tr in next dc, 1 htr in next dc, 1 dc in next dc and finish with 1 sl st in the last st, turn piece. ROW 3: 1 ch, skip the first st, work 1 dc in each of the next 25 sts. Fold piece to the right and turn piece upside down (leaves towards you), work 1 dc in the 2nd dc from the 2nd row. Turn piece. ROW 4: 1 ch, 1 sl st in first dc, * 1 ch, 1 sl st *, repeat *-* the row out, turn piece. ROW 5: Work sl st in all front loop from ROW 2.(now one flower-leaf is finished). Repeat ROW 1.-5. 7 more times, but finish the last leaf with a sl st in 1st dc from ROW 1. Decorate the flower with a pearl in the middle if you like.

17:07
How to crochet a calla flower

In this DROPS video we show how we crochet a Calla flower. We make it in DROPS Snow, but the small Calla in the video is made in DROPS Safran, crochet hook size. 3, color no. 18, 11 and 31, and it weighs about 10 gr and measures 27 cm. Color 1: Work 5 ch and form a ring with 1 sl st in first ch. Round 1: 1 ch, 8 dc in ch-ring and finish with 1 sl st in 1st dc from beg of round. Round 2: 2 ch, 2 htr in each of the next 3 dc, 2 dc in each of the next 2 dc, 2 htr in each of the next 3 dc. Finish with 1 sl st in 1st htr on round. Round 3: 2 ch, * 1 htr in each of the next 2 sts, 2 htr in next st, 1 htr in each of the next 2 sts, 2 htr in next st, 2 tr in each of the next 4 sts, 2 htr in next st, 1 htr in each of the next 2 sts, 2 htr in next st, 2 htr in each of the next 2 sts, finish with 1 sl in 1st htr on round. Round 4: 2 ch, * 1 htr in each of the next 2 sts, 2 htr in next st, * repeat from *-* the entire round and finish with 1 sl st in 1st htr on round. Round 5: 2 ch, * 1 htr in each of the next 3 sts, 2 htr in next st, * repeat from *-* the entire round and finish with 1 sl st in 1st htr on round. Round 6: 2 ch, * 1 htr in each of the next 4 sts, 2 htr in next st, * repeat from *-* the entire round and finish with 1 sl st in 1st htr on round. Round 7: 2 ch, 1 htr in each of the next 22 sts, 1 tr in each of next 2 sts, 2 dtr in next st, ch 3, 1 sl st in 1st ch, 2 dtr in same st, 1 tr in each of the next 2 sts, 1 htr in each of the 21 next sts and finish with 1 sl st in 1st htr on round. Cut the thread, but leave enough thread for assembly. Color 2: Work 12 ch, * 1 dc in the back loop in 2nd ch from hook, continue with 1 dc in back loops in each ch, in last ch, work 2 dc, turn the piece and work dc in each ch in the back loop the entire row, and finish with 2 dc in last ch. Work 1 round with dc in every dc the entire round and finish with 1 sl st in the 1st dc on the round. Cut the thread, but leave enough thread to sew up the piece. Bend the piece double and sew together *. Cut and fasten threads. Color 3: Work 45 ch. Work *-* (optionally: place a wire inside). Cut and fasten threads. Sew flower stalk and the stem in the flower leaf.