What most folks consider spring weather is a bit different from what it is like here on our mountain.  In fact we had 14 inches of snow and temperatures below freezing on May 11th and 12th.  

Today was sunny and the temperatures are on the rise.  According to our local climatologist we should be seeing real warming trends for the rest of the month.  In celebration of this I have a fun little pattern to share with all of you. 

During those cold days I was comforted by my hanging basket of miniature petunias that my sweet boys had gotten me for Mother’s day.  They inspired me to create this little crocheted flower. 

Pretty Petunia 

This pattern is text only currently, I may add a hand drawn stitch diagram later.  I worked the sample in some scraps of Caron’s Simply Soft with a G-6 (4 mm) hook.  My finished flower is 2 inches in diameter across the open blossom and about 1 inch deep. 

The flower is worked in the round starting with the base and creating a trumpet shape.  I began with an adjustable slip knot, though you can do Magic Ring if that is more comfortable for you.  Each round is slip stitched to the first st of the round instead of working in a spiral. 

Blossom: 

Round 1: Ch 2, 5 sc in 2nd ch from hook, sl st in first st. 

Round 2: Ch 1, 5 sc worked evenly, sl st in first st. 

Round 3: Ch 1, 2 sc in each st around, sl st in first st. [10 sc] 

Round 4: Ch 1, 10 sc worked evenly, sl st in first st. 

Round 5: Ch 1, (sc in next st, 2 sc in next st) 5 times, sl st in first st. [15 sc] 

Round 6: (hdc in next st, 3 dc in next st, hdc and sl st in next st) 5 times. Fasten off.* 

Stamen: 

Ch 2, work 5 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Fasten off. 

Finishing: 

Weave tails in both pieces.  Use needle to pull tails of stamen thru bottom of blossom trumpet.  Snug up stamen into bell of trumpet. 

*You can use a needle finish for last round of blossom for a neater look, just skip last sl st in pattern instructions.

I hope you enjoy making a garden of pretty petunias.