Crochet Flower Clio

You’ll need
You can choose any yarn you like to crochet this flower. Just to give you an idea of the size, with cotton thread size 10 and a 2 mm crochet hook, the flower is going to be about 4,5 cm (1,8 inches) in diameter.
You will also need a needle to weave in loose ends and a pair of scissors.

Instructions
Make a magic ring (or ch 6 and sl st in first ch to form a ring).

Round 1: Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in the ring, (ch 6, 3 dc in ring) 5 times, ch 6, dc in ring, pull the thread end to tighten the ring and join with sl st in 3rd ch of first ch3.
Round 2: * Ch 1, skip 1 dc, in next ch-6 sp work (sc, hdc, 7 dc, hdc, sc), ch 1, skip 1 dc, sl st in next dc; repeat from * around.

Fasten off and weave in loose ends.

See a variation of this flower in Crochet Flower Urania.

Abbreviations

ch	chain
sc	single crochet
hdc	half double crochet
dc	double crochet
sp	space
sl st	slip stitch
( )	work instructions the number of times specified or work instructions in the stitch or space indicated or contains explanatory remarks
*	work instructions following * as many times as indicated