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Crochet: 17th May flower

In this DROPS video we show how to work a beautiful flower that can be used to decorate on May 17th (Norway's National Day), as decorations on clothes, decorations in the hair, table decorations and much more. Work 6 ch with Color I and form a ring with 1 sl st in first ch. ROUND 1: work ch 1, 15 sc around the ring and - READ COLOR CHANGE below - finish with 1 sl st in first ch with Color II. ROUND 2: ch 3, * ch 3, skip 1 sc, 1 dc in next sc *, repeat from * - * the entire round and finish with 3 ch and 1 sl st in 3rd ch in beg of round = 8 ch -loops. ROUND 3: Turn piece, * ch 4, 1 sc in next dc, turn the work, ch 2, 6 dc around ch space, 5 dc around the dc from 2nd round. Lean piece to the right and work 1 sl st in dc from 2nd round * = one petal finished. Turn piece and repeat * - * until there are 8 flower petals. Cut the thread. ROUND 4: Use Color III, fasten with 1 sc in one of the ch space from 2nd round. Work 1 sc around the same ch space, ch 5, * 1 sc around next ch space, 5 ch * repeat *-* the entire round and finish with 1 sl st in 2nd sc on round. = 8 ch spaces, turn the piece. ROUND 5: Work as follows in each ch space: * 1 sc, ch 3, 7 tr, 3 ch and 1 sc *. Repeat from *-* the entire round and finish with 1 sl st in 1st sc in beg of round. COLOR CHANGE: To get a nice transition between the color changes, work last sl st on round with the new color as follows: Insert hook in last ch from beg of round, get the new yarn, make a YO with the new color and pull it through st on hook.