Crochet Lily

Hi Steemit :-) I'm really proud of this lily that I made yesterday, especially as I managed to write the pattern down! It took a while to get the petal to curve just right, but I think I got it in the end.

(All stitches are English)

1. (With green wool) chain (ch) 5 and join the first ch to the last ch to make a circle.

2. Ch1, work 5 double crochet (dc) into the circle, join with a slip stitch (ss)

3. *Ch 1, 1 dc in each stitch (5 dc), ss. Repeat from * 3 more times.

4. Ch 1, 2 dc, 2 dc in same stitch, 2 dc, ss.

5. Ch 1, 3 dc, 2 dc in same stitch, 2 dc, ss.

6. Ch1, 3 dc, 2 dc in same stitch, 3 dc, ss.

7. Ch1, 4 dc, 2 dc in same stitch, 3 dc, ss. Tie off.

8. Attach white wool. Ch 1, 1 dc in each stitch, do the last dc in the same stitch as the first dc. Don't join, turn and work down back of petal.

9. Ch1, 2 dc in same st, 3 dc, 2 dc in same st, 4 dc, 2 dc in same st, turn.

10. Ch 1, dc in each st until the end, turn.

11. Ch1, 2 dc in same st, 5 dc, 2 dc in same st, 5 dc, 2 dc in same st, turn.

12. Ch1, dc in each st until the end, turn.

13. Ch 1, 2 dc in same st, 7 dc, 2 dc in same st, 6 dc, 2 dc in same st, turn.

14. Ch 1, 9 dc, 2 dc in same st, 9 dc, turn.

15. Ch1, 2 dc in same st, 9 dc, 2 dc in same st, 8 dc, 2 dc in same st, turn.

16. Ch 1, 11 dc, 2 dc in same st, 11 dc, turn.

17. Ch 1, 2 dc in same st, 6 dc, 2 dc in same st, 7 dc, 2 dc in same st, 6 dc, 2 dc in same st, turn.

18. Ch 1, 5 dc, 2 dc in same st, 5 dc, 2 dc in same st, 5 dc, 2 dc in same st, 5 dc, 2 dc in same st, 4 dc, turn.

19. Ch 1 , dc in each st until the end, turn.

20. Ch 1, dc2together, 1 dc in each st until 2 st from the end, dc2tog, turn.

21. Ch 1, dc in each st until 2 st from the end, dc2tog, turn.

22. Ch 1, dc2tog, dc in each st until 2 st from the end, dc2tog, turn.

23. Ch 1, dc2tog, dc in each st until end, turn.

24. Ch 1, dc in each st until 2 st from the end, dc2tog, turn.

25. Ch 1, dc2tog, dc in each st until 2 st from the end, dc2tog, turn.
    19 to 31. Repeat steps 17 and 18 7 times, turn.

26. Ch 1, dc2tog, dc, dc2tog, turn.

27. Ch 1, 3 dc, turn.

28. Ch 1, dc2tog, dc, turn.

29. Ch 1, 2 dc, turn.

30. Ch 1, dc. Tie off.

31. Using a wool needle and some white wool, stitch rows 1-10 together with a little bit of overlap.

For the stamen:
I usually ch 4, then join the last st to the 1st st to create a loop. I then do 1 ss in each to create a tube, then insert the tube into the flower.

Thank you for reading :-) Please let me know what you think!