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CascadeUltraPima
MelaFlowers

DesignedByCristinaMershon

UltraPimaMelaFlowers
byCristinaMershon

MATERIALS

CascadeUltraPimaCotton,100grskein.Setoftwocontrastingcolors.Suggestions:
#3712(lightpink)and#3702(darkpink)
#3733(deepblue)and#3746(avocadogreen)
#3719(lightcream)and#3717(darkcream)
#3743(lightyellow)and#3749(lightorange),etc.

SizeE/4(3.50mm.)crochethook

TheMelaFlowerisidealforhairclippiesortoadornanycraftproject.

ABBREVIATIONS
beg=beginning

sc=singlecrochet
ch=chain

sl=slipstich
dc=doublecrochet

st=stich
hdc=halfdoublecrochet
rp=repeat
lp=loop

yo=yarnover

INSTRUCTIONSFORFLOWER

WithcolorA,ch5,joinwithaslinfirstchtoformaring.

Rnd1:Ch1,10scinring,joinwithaslstobegchwithaslsc.

Rnd2:Ch1,*[1hdc,3dc,1hdc]onnextst,1sconnextst.Repfrom*tocreateatotalof5
petals,andjoinlast1hdconbegchwithaslst.

Rnd3:Onthisroundwestartbuildingabaseofchainstocreatethenextroundofpetals.
Workingbehindrnd2,ch1,*[ch3,1scinthebackofscfrompreviousrow],rep*tocreatea
totalof5lpsof3ch.Joinwithslstoffirstchofbegch.EndoffcolorA.

Rnd4:JoincolorB.Yoandinserthookthroughthefrontofthefloweronscfromrnd2,pull
yarnandstartwith1ch,*[1hdc,5dc,1hdc,sconscfrompreviousrow]onnext5chlp.Rep

*onnext3chlpsforatotalof5petals,andjoinwithslstoffirstchofbegch.Fastenoff.

INSTRUCTIONSFORSMALLLEAF

Fortheleaf,weneedtoworkbothsidesofthefoundationchain.Withagreencolorsuchas
#3746.Ch13.

Rnd1:Dcinthe4thchfromhook,1dcineachofnext4ch,1hdcineachofnext3ch,1sc
next2ch,ch3(thisistheendofthech).Workingacrossoppositesideoffoundationch,1sc
onnext2ch(wealreadyhave1sconthesamechfromtheotherside),1sc,1hdcinnext3
ch,1dconnext5ch.Ch3andslstinlastdc.Fastenoffandleaveatleast12inchofyarnto
allowforsewingtheleafintothebackoftheflower,leavinganextraspaceinthemiddleto
attachahairclip.