Anceliga Design

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Make a magic ring and crochet round 1 stitches into the ring.

Rnd 1

Mustard

Ch 1 (counts as sc), 11 sc into ring. Join to the 1^stch with slst.

[12 sc]

Rnd 2

Mustard

Ch1 (counts as sc), (Ch 3, sk sc, sc) 5 times, ch 3, sk sc. Join to the same st as rnd 2 started with slst.

[6 x ch3-sp, 6 sc]

Rnd 3

Mustard

Slst into next ch3-sp.

Ch 3 (counts as dc), 4 dc into same ch3-sp, (FPsc around sc, 5 dc into ch3-sp) 5 times, FPsc around sc. Join to the top of 3^rd ch with slst. Cut yarn and fasten off.

[30 dc, 6 FPsc]

Rnd 5

Mustard

Work this rnd into skipped st of rnd 1 behind rnds 2-4.

SSdc into any skipped st of rnd 1, (ch 3, sk st, dc in the next st) 5 times, ch 3, sk st. Join to the 1^st dc with slst.

[6 x ch3-sp, 6 dc]

Rnd 6

Mustard

Slst into next ch3-sp. (Ch 3 (counts as a dc), dc, 4 tr, 2 dc) into ch3-sp.

*Sk st, (2 dc, 4 tr, 2 dc) into next ch3-sp* 5 times, sk st. Join to the top of 3^rd ch with slst. Cut yarn and fasten off.

[24 dc, 24 tr]

Rnd 9

Mustard

Slst into next ch3-sp. Ch 3 (count as dc), 4 dc into same ch3-sp, *sk st, 5 dc into ch3-sp* 11 times, sk st. Join to the top of 3^rd ch with slst. Cut yarn and fasten off.

[60 dc]

Rnd 10

Yellow

**Hint: skip no stitches of previous round.

*SSsc (counts as sc here and in the next repeats), into 1^st dc (3^rd ch) of previous rnd, hdc in the next st, (dc, ch 1, dc) into next st, hdc in the next st, sc in the next st, dc into 3^rd sc of petal of rnd 7 (petal is at left side of your loop). Sc in the next st, hdc in the next st, (dc, ch 1, dc) into next st, hdc in the next st, sc in the next st, dc into 8^th sc of petal of rnd 7 (same petal as previous.)* 6 times. Join to the 1^stsc with slst. Cut yarn and fasten off.

[24 sc, 24 hdc, 36 dc, 12 x ch1-sp]

Rnd 11

Mustard

SSBPsc into middle dc of any petals of rnd 9 (that dc already has a (dc, ch1-sp, dc) crocheted into it).

*Ch 5, BPsc into middle dc of petals of rnd 9.* 11 times, ch 5. Join to the 1st BPsc with slst.

[12 BPsc, 12 x ch5-sp]

Rnd 12

Mustard

Slst into next ch5-sp. Ch 3(counts as dc), 5 dc into same ch5-sp, *sk st, 6 dc into ch5-sp* 11 times, sk st. Join to the top of 3^rd ch with slst.

[72 dc]

Rnd 13

Mustard

Ch 1 (counts as sc), hdc in the next st, (dc, tr) in the next st, (tr, dc) in the next st, hdc in the next st,

*sc in the next 2 sts, hdc in the next st, (dc, tr) into next st, (tr, dc) into next st, hdc in the next st* 11 times, sc in next st. Join to the 1^stch with slst. Cut yarn and fasten off.

[24 sc, 24 hdc, 24 dc, 24 tr]

Rnd 14

Yellow

SSsc into 1^st st of previous rnd, sc in the next 2 sts, 2 sc into next 2 sts, sc in the next 3 sts, *dc in the ch1-sp of rnd 10, sc in the next 3 sts, 2 sc into next 2 sts, sc in the next 3 sts* 11 times. Dc in the ch1-sp rnd 10. Join to the 1^st sc with slst. Cut yarn and fasten off.

[120 sc, 12 dc]

Alternatively, you can add some richness into middle of your Peony in the rnd 1:

SSFPsc into any st of rnd 1. (ch 3, FPsc) 12 times, omit last FPsc in last repeat. Join to the 1^stsc with slst. Cut yarn and fasten off.

Rnd 15

Dark Gray

The sts to be skipped are not mentioned.

SSBPsc into any 2^ndtr of a petal of rnd 13,

*(4 tr, ch 2, 4 tr) into next dc of rnd 14, (BPsc in the 2^ndtr of petals of rnd 13, ch 3, sc into dc of rnd 14, ch 3) 2 times. BPsc in the 2^ndtr of petals of rnd13* 4 times, omit BPsc in last repeat. Join to the 1^stBPsc with slst. Cut yarn and fasten off.

[(3 BPsc, 2 sc, 4 x ch3-sp) / side, (4 tr, ch2-sp, 4 tr) / corner]

Now there are 4 sides in your work.

Rnd 16

Gray

*SSBPdc (counts as BPdc here and in the next repeats), in the 1^st tr after a corner ch2-sp, BPdc in the next 3 sts, sk st, 3 sc in the ch3-sp, sk st, (4 dc in the ch3-sp, sk st) 2 times, 3 sc in the ch3-sp, sk st, BPdc in the next 4 sts, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in the corner ch2-sp* 4 times. Join to the 1^st BPdc with slst. Cut yarn and fasten off.

[(8 BPdc, 6 sc, 8 dc) / side, (2 dc, ch2-sp, 2 dc) / corner]

Rnd 17

Black

*SSBPhdc (counts as BPhdc here and in the next repeats) in the 1^st dc after a corner ch2-sp, BPhdc in the next 8 sts (= 9 BPhdc total), (dc, ch 1) 7 times (into middle dcs on the sides), dc in the next st, BPhdc in the next 9 sts, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in the corner ch2-sp* 4 times. Join to the 1^stBPhdc with slst. Cut yarn and fasten off.

[(18 BPhdc, 8 dc, 7x ch1-sp) / side, (2dc, ch2-sp, 2dc)/ corner]

Rnd 19

Light Gray

*(SShdc (counts as hdc here and in the next repeats) in 1^st st of any corner, ch 1, sk st) 3 times. Hdc into ch1-sp, (ch 1, sk st, hdc into ch1-sp) 3 times, sk (sc, ch1-sp, sc), (FPdc in the dc on rnd 17, ch 1, sk 2 sc rnd 18) 7 times. FPdc in the dc rnd 17, sk (sc, ch1-sp, sc), (hdc into ch1-sp, ch 1, sk st) 3 times, hdc into ch1-sp, ch 1, sk sc* 4 times. Join to the 1^sthdc with slst. Cut yarn and fasten off.

[(8 FPdc, 10 hdc, 17x ch1-sp) / side. Hdc/ corner]

Rnd 20

Mustard

In this rnd the 1^st stitch is done in the sc of rnd 18 after 1^st hdc of rnd 19 (see photo). Work in the corner in front of ch1-sps of rnd 19.

* SSdc (counts as dc here and in the next repeats), ch 3, sk st, dc in the 4^thsc of rnd 18 (ch1-sp lays behind your work), ch1, sk hdc, sc in the ch1-sp, (ch 1, sk st, sc in the ch1-sp) 3 times, ch 2, sk (hdc, FPdc).

(Puff-mini in the 2^ndsc of the 2sc-groups of rnd 18 (ch1-sps rnd 19 lays behind puff-mini sts), ch 1, sk FPdc of rnd 19) 6 times. Puff-mini in the 2^ndsc of the 2sc-groups of rnd 18, ch 2, sk (FPdc, hdc), sc inthe ch1-sp of rnd 19, (ch 1, sk hdc, sc inthe ch1-sp) 3 times, ch 1, sk hdc* 4 times. Join to the 1^st dc with slst. Cut yarn and fasten off.

[(8 sc, 14 x ch1-sp, 7 Puff-mini, 2 x ch2-sps) / side. (dc, ch3-sp, dc)/ corner]

Rnd 21

Black

1st stitch is done in the middle hdc of any corner of rnd 19 (see photo).

*[SSFPdc (counts as FPdc here and in the next repeats), ch 2, FPdc in the same st], 2 hdc in the ch3-sp at the corner of rnd 20, FPhdc in the dc of rnd 20, (FPdc around hdc of rnd 19, FPhdc around sc of rnd 20) 4 times.

FPdc around hdc of rnd 19, FPdc around FPdc of rnd 19, (FPsc around the puff-mini, ch 1) 6 times, FPsc around puff-mini, FPdc around FPdc of rnd 19,

(FPdc around hdc of rnd 19, FPhdc around sc of rnd 20) 4 times. FPdc around hdc of rnd 19, FPhdc around dc of rnd 20, 2 hdc in the ch3-sp at the corner* 4 times. Join to the 1^stFPdc with slst.

[(4 hdc, 10 FPhdc, 12 FPdc, 7 FPsc, 6 x ch1-sp) / side, (FPdc, ch2-sp, FPdc)/ corner]

Rnd 22

Black

Peony Rnd 22 Black Slst into CORNER ch2-sp. *(Ch 3 (counts as dc in repeats), dc, ch 2, 2 dc) into ch2-sp. Dc in next 14 sts, skFPsc, 2 hdc in the ch1-sp,

(skFPsc, 2 sc in the ch1-sp) 4 times, skFPsc, 2 hdc in the ch1-sp, skFPsc, dc in next 14 sts.* 4 times. Join to the top of ch3 with slst. Cut yarn and fast off or continue with The Garden Paths section.

Fasten off and secure ends, block the square, wet and let dry.

[32 dc, 4 hdc 8 sc / side. ch2-sp / corner]

Well done, great job! Your peony is blooming nicely.

PEONY