Materials:
Size 10 crochet thread - small amounts green and red
Steel crochet hook, size 6
3" barrette blank (available in most craft stores)
Instructions:
Rose
With red, ch 7 and join with sl st to first ch to form a ring.
Rnd 1: Ch 1, 18 sc in ring, join to first sc.
Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in first sc, ch 3, (skip next 2 sc, sc in next sc, ch 3) around, join to first sc.
Rnd 3: In each ch-3 loop work (sc, 4 dc, sc). Join to first sc.
Rnd 4: Either fasten off or sl st down to post of first sc in rnd 2 behind the petals. (I hate ends so I used the latter method.) Holding petals forward, ch 7 (counts as dc and ch 4), (dc around post of next sc, ch 4) around, join to top of third ch of beginning ch-7.
Rnd 5: In each ch-4 loop, work (sc, 7 dc, sc). Join to first sc and fasten off.
Leaf
With green, ch 6.
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch: 5 sc. Ch
1, turn.
Rows 2-5: 2 sc in first sc, sc in each sc to last st, 2 sc in last sc. Ch 1, turn. At the end of row 5 you should have 13 sc across.
Rows 6-12: Sc in each sc across. Ch 1, turn.
Rows 13-17: Decrease over first 2 sc, sc in each sc across to 2nd to last sc, decrease over last 2 sc. At end of row 17 you should have 3 sts across.
Row 18: Decrease over first and second sc, decrease again over 2nd and 3rd sc.
Row 19: Ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch, sl st in 2nd stitch from row 18. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Finishing: Make 3 roses and 3 leaves. Sew each leaf
to the back of a rose, then sew roses to the barrette. Weave in all
ends.
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