B. How to crochet your own rose(2.Leaves and sepal )

 

Leaf for rose.,  Working Round
Rnd 1	Beginning with 18§, 1§, crochet with wire
Rnd 2	18*
Rnd 3	2§, 3*, 3**+1*** ,5***+1***, 2*, 3●
Rnd 4	2 §,  2●, 2*, 2**+***,5***+1***, 3**, 3*, 1●

 

1. Sepal for rose. There are five pieces of connected leaves. Crocheted with the size of wire which matches.

The first leaf of the sepal. Beginning with 24§   Working Rnd
Row 1		23§,1§, crochet with wire
Row 2	5*,  18**, do not cut the wire, connect with the next leaf, so is the 3rd,4th and 5th row.
The second leaf of the sepal
Row 3	23§,1§, crochet with wire
Row 4	5*,  18**
The third leaf of the sepal
Row 5	24§
Row 6	5*,  18**
The fourth leaf of the sepal
Row 7	23§,1§, crochet with wire
Row 8	5*,  18**
The fifth leaf of the sepal
Row 9	23§,1§, crochet with wire
Row 10	5*, 18**, 1 ● connect with the first  row.

• Do not cut the wire too short. The beginning and ending of this wire will be tied up together with the

flower stalk.

• Assemble the rose:

1. Bend the end of the thicker wire which will be the peduncle of the rose.

2. With the green yarn entwine the petals to the bended wire. First with the #1 petals one by one to the bended wire tightly. Then the#2,#3, #4 petals layer by layer.

 

3. Entwine the five leaves of the sepal evenly next, your rose is done.

After you entwine the leaves your whole work is accomplished.

C-14 Flower Thief

Part one  –  Azaleas

One beautiful morning in March, Yu Wen was strolling around the neighborhood. In one of her neighbor’s yard she saw three newly blossomed Azaleas. They looked so beautiful! These flowers enlightened her desire of crotchet some Azaleas.

After she got home, right away Yu Wen took out her crochet kits. First she was trying to sketch a Azalea in her mind. She pictured the petals and the pistils. The combination of the petals are very different from roses. But the pistil? She could hardly remember how did they look like. She had to go back to look at it again. Quickly she went back to that garden to study.

She stood there looked at the Azalea over for a while, Yu Wen thought it’s better for her to take them home and study it thoroughly. So she can crochet while she was studying.

Yu Wen picked those three Azaleas with the branch from the bush. Suddenly she realized: “My Goodness! Am I a flower thief?” She ran over to her neighbor’s door and knocked. But there was no body home. “What am I going to do? I have to take them home and put them in a vase with water as soon as possible. Before they withered. I’ll come back tonight.”