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Carnation Pattern #4016
A crochet carnation worked in Clark's O.N.T. Brilliant with picot-edged petals on a wired stem, originally published in Spool Cotton #191, Gift Shopping with Crochet.
Materials
- Steel crochet hook · No. 10
Pattern instructions
Carnation
Starting at base of carnation, ch 5. Join with sl st to form ring.
Ch 3, 13 dc in ring. Join with sl st in top st of ch-3.
Ch 3, dc in each dc around. Join.
Ch 4, * dc in next dc, ch 1. Repeat from * around. Join.
Ch 4, * dc in next sp, ch 1, dc in next dc, ch 1. Repeat from * around. Join.
* Sc in next sp, ch 3, in next sc make 6 tr with p's between—to make a p, ch 3, sc in 3rd ch from hook; ch 3. Repeat from * around. Sl st in 1st sc made. Fasten off.
Finishing
Fasten heavy wire securely to base of carnation. Slip calyx onto stem and push up close to petals, having slipped base inside calyx. Wind stem with rubberized tape, inserting leaves at desired intervals.
