Used materials:
• Light yellow and dark yellow crochet thread.
• Knitting needle
• Goldsmith wire
• Scissors
Image 3. Materials
Orchid flowers are characterized by having 3 sepals, 2 petals, 1 lip, and a column.
Petal
We take the light yellow thread, we start with a magic ring. V-1 For sepal 1 you make 17 chains, then you come back with 15 double crochets inserting it in the second chain and you make a slip stitch on the magic ring.
Image 4. Sepal 1 with the 17 chains and the magic ring
Repeat the previous step two more times to form sepals 2 and 3
Image 5. The three sepals in V-1
V-2. Start with 1 single crochet, 2 double crochet, 3 double crochet, 3 double double crochet, 2 triple double crochet, 1 double double crochet, 1 double crochet, 1 double crochet, 1 double crochet and chain 2
Image 6. V-2 shows the triple point.
We continue with the V-2 of sepal 1, 1 single crochet, 1 double crochet, 1 double crochet, 1 double double crochet, 2 triple double crochet, 3 double double crochet, 3 double crochet, 2 double crochet and 1 double crochet .
Image 7. Split 1 on V-2
You perform the previous step two more times to perform the other two sepals.
Image 8. Sepals in V-2
V-3. For this round you must insert the goldsmith wire into the fabric. Performing 15 single crochets, 3 single crochets in the same hole and 15 single crochets.
Image 9. Sepalo 1 in V-3
You should also repeat the previous step 2 times.
Image 10. The sepals are ready
Petals
V-1 starts with a magic ring, 17 chains, 15 double crochets, 1 slip stitch in the ring, 17 chain stitches, 15 double crochets and 1 stitch performed.
V-2 starts with 1 single crochet, 1 double crochet, 9 double double crochet, 1 double crochet, 1 double crochet, 1 double crochet and two chains
Image 11. Petal 1 in V-2
We continue with the V-2 with 1 single crochet, 1 double crochet, 1 double crochet, 9 double crochet 1 double crochet and 1 double crochet
Image 12. Petals in V-2
V-3 we start with 3 single crochet, 1 double crochet, 1 double crochet, 1 double double crochet, 3 triple double crochet, 3 double double crochet, 1 double crochet, 1 double crochet, 5 double crochet and 2 double crochet in same gap, 5 single crochet, 1 double crochet, 1 double crochet, 3 double double crochet, 3 triple double crochet, 1 double double crochet, 1 double crochet, 1 double crochet and 3 double crochet
Image 13. Petals in V-3
V-4 inserts the wire into the fabric with 19 single crochet, 3 single crochet in the same hole and 19 single crochet. Repeat it again
Image 14. Petals in V-4
Lip and column
V-1. Take the dark yellow thread and make a magic ring, 5 chains, 2 double crochet, 5 chains, 1 slip stitch, 4 chains, 2 double double crochet, 4 chains, 1 slip stitch, 4 chains, 2 double double crochet, 4 chain stitches, 1 slip stitch, chain 4, 2 double double crochets. 4 chains. 1 slip stitch.
V-2. Insert the wire into the fabric and perform 36 single crochets
Image 15. Lip and column
To finish, join all the pieces.
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Image 16. Finished flower
Note: The photos were taken by the author with the camera of a LG Phoenix 4 mobile phone.