Grandma's Sunflower**

by Sunflower Terry

Materials: worsted weight yarn in 3 colors:
Yellow, Brown and Green

Crochet Hook: Size G

Size: 7" square

With brown, Ch 4 join with ss to form ring

R1 - Ch 1, 8 sc in ring; join with ss for first sc (8sc)

R2 -  Pull up the loop already on hook to about 1/2" (YO, insert hook in same stitch, YO and pull up a loop) 3 times, YO and draw through all 7 loops on hook, Ch 1 to close cluster (puff stitch made); Ch 1, *(puff stitch, Ch1) twice in next sc, puff stitch, Ch1 in next sc; repeat from * around; join with ss in top of first puff stitch (12 puff stitches and 12 Ch1 spaces)

R3 -  Ch 1, sc in same stitch; sc in each puff stitch and each chain space around; join with ss in first sc. Fasten off brown (24 sc)

R4 - With yellow, join w ss in front loop of any sc; Ch 1; in front loop of same stitch, work sc, hdc, dc, hdc, sc (petal made) *skip next stitch, work petal in front loop only of next stitch; repeat from * around; join with ss in top of first sc. (12 petals)

R5 - (Working behind Rnd 4 and in back loops only of skipped stitches) SS in back loop of first skipped sc of Rnd 4; Ch1 sc in same stitch; Ch3 *skip next stitch, sc in back loop of next skipped stitch, Ch3; repeat from * around; join with ss in first sc. (12 sc and 12 Ch3 loops)

R6 -  In same sc as joining work Ch2, dc, trc, dc, hdc (petal made), sc in next Ch3 loop *ss in next sc, work petal in same stitch, sc in next Ch3 loop; repeat from * around; join with ss in same sc as first petal. (12 petals and 12 sc)

R7 - (Working behind petals of Round 6) Ch3, *sc in next sc between petals, ch 3; repeat from * around with sc in last sc; join with ss to joining stitch of last round. Fasten off yellow. (12 sc and 12 Ch3 loops)

R8 - With green, join with ss in any Ch3 loop; Ch3 (counts as first dc), dc, ch 3 2dc in same space (beginning corner made); *Ch2, (sc in next loop, Ch 2) twice; in next loop work 2dc, Ch3, 2dc (corner made); repeat from * around; join with ss in top of beginning Ch. (16dc, 8sc, 12 Ch2 spaces, 4 ch3 spaces = 60 stitches)

R9 - SS in next stitch and in next Ch3 space; work beginning corner; *Ch2, (2dc in next loop, Ch 2) 3 times; in next loop work corner; repeat from * around join with ss in top of beginning Ch. (40 dc, 16 Ch2 spaces, 4 Ch3 spaces = 84 stitches)

R10 - SS in next stitch and in next Ch3 space; work beginning corner; *Ch2, (2dc in next loop, Ch 2) 4 times; in next loop work corner; repeat from * around join with ss in top of beginning Ch. (48dc, 20 Ch2 spaces, 4 Ch3 spaces = 100 stitches)

R11 - Ch2, hdc in next stitch; in corner work 2hdc, Ch3, 2hdc (corner made); *work hdc in each dc and hdc in each Ch2 space to next corner; repeat from * around join with ss in top of beginning Ch. Fasten off green (84 hdc and 4 Ch3 spaces = 96 stitches)

**This square is my first original design and is in memory of my grandmother (Elizabeth Gallup 11/25/10-3/15/99) who taught me how to crochet.  Grandma... this one's for you.

A special thank you to Dawn (list mom at Crochet Hoards) and her hubby Dave, without whose help, a respectable picture of my square would not have been possible.  Thanks guys, it really didn't look good in pink!!

More thank yous go to my daughter Jen for being my guinea pig in trying out the instructions for my pattern and Linda S. who did some editing so others could understand what my directions meant.