When completed, this motif looks like both a flower and a snowflake. It would be fun to make the center one color (possibly yellow) and the other section a bright color to give it more of a flower look. Stitched in a pastel or white, it appears more snowflake like. As shown above, stitched with worsted weight yarn, the finished motif measures approximately 6" across the center.

Any weight yarn with the appropriate size crochet hook. Our sample was made using worsted weight yarn and a size H (5.0 mm) crochet hook.

Abbreviations:
ch = chain
dc = double crochet
sc = single crochet
sk = skip
sl st = slip stitch
sp = space
st(s) = stitch (es)
tr = treble or triple crochet
yo = yarn over

Special Stitches:
Petal = Ch 1, 1 tr into next sc, ch 2, 1 tr into stem of last tr two thirds of the way down, ch 2, [1 dc, ch 2] twice into stem of last tr (two thirds of the way down as before), 1 dc two thirds of the way down stem of first tr, ch 1, sc into next dc.
Bobble = 3dc into next sc until 1 loop of each remains on hook, yo and through all 4 loops on hook.

Base ring: Ch 8, join with sl st.
Round 1: Ch 1, 16 sc into ring, sl st to first sc.
Round 2: Ch 3, 2 dc into same place as last sl st until 1 loop of each dc remains on hook, yo and draw through all 3 loops, (1 bobble made at beg of round), [ch 3, sk next sc, 1 bobble into next sc] 7 times, ch 3, sl st to top of ch 3 at beg of round.
Round 3: Ch 6 (count as 1 dc and 3 ch), sc into next ch 3 sp, ch 3 [dc into next bobble, ch 3, sc to next ch 3 sp, ch 3] 7 times, sl st into 3rd of 6 ch.
Round 4: Ch 1, sc into same place as last sl st, work 8 petals omitting sc at end of last petal, sl st to first sc. Fasten off.

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