How to make colourful crocheted flowers The first piece in a new series from Mollie Makes magazine shows

you how to whip up a rainbow bouquet from leftover yarn

Materials: Cotton D yarn in various colours !"#mm $% &'%( )*+ crochet hook Tapestry needle Abbreviations % terms are used in this pattern, ch - chain dc - double crochet htr - half treble crochet tr - treble crochet dtr - double treble crochet rep - repeat sl st - slip stitch st - stitch .f you/d like to use a different weight of yarn0 1ust check the label for the recommended crochet hook size and use that" Instructions: Row 1: ch ! Round 2: 22 tr into !rd ch from hook0 1oin with sl st to top of beginning ch ! $23 tr made+

Round 3: 4oin 3nd colour into top of any tr st from last round" 5$ch 30 tr 2+ into tr st0 $tr 20 ch 30 sl st+ into ne6t tr st5" 7ep from 5 to 5 8 times" 9asten off"

Round 4: :ith !rd colour and working behind row 30 work 2 sl st into stitch $Hook 3 loops to create a stable base to work from - see left+ between petals0 $ch *0 2 sl st in stitch between ne6t petal+ # times" Ch *0 sl st to 2st sl st to close" $8 6 * ch loop spaces made+ Round 5: sl st into 2st ch space" $3 ch0 ! tr0 3 ch + over each * ch loop space" Cut yarn and fasten off"

Round 6: :ith *th colour and working behind round *0 work 2 sl st into stitch between petals0 $ch #0 2 sl st in stitch between petals+ # times0 ch #0 sl st to 2st sl st to close" $8 6 # ch loop spaces made+

Round 7: sl st into 2st chain space $3 ch0 * tr0 3 ch + over each # ch loop" ;reak yarn and weave in all ends"