Not yet craft-tested. The petal arithmetic below is exact — every ring stitch is used — but the finished diameter has not been measured on a worked flower.
What this is
A flat five-petal daisy, about 4 cm across, worked from a ten-stitch ring in a single colour. Each petal is anchored into ring stitches and consumes exactly two of them, so the last petal meets the first with nothing left over and no counting to fudge.
Why the numbers are what they are
The ring holds 10 single crochet. Each petal uses two: one to anchor the petal itself, one to carry the joining slip stitch round to the start of the next petal. Ten stitches therefore give exactly five petals, and a 12-stitch ring gives six. That is the whole scaling rule — petal count follows the ring stitch count, petal height follows how many stitches you work after the chain.
Instructions
- Ring — 10 sc into a magic ring, pull the ring closed, and join with a slip stitch to the first sc. (10)
- Petal one — slip stitch into the first stitch of the ring, chain 3, work 3 dc into that same stitch, then slip stitch into the next stitch of the ring. You have used two stitches and made one petal.
- Petals two to five — repeat that sequence four more times, each time starting with a slip stitch into the next unworked stitch of the ring.
- Finish — after the fifth petal’s closing slip stitch you are back at the start of the ring. Slip stitch into the base of the first petal, fasten off, and weave both tails to the back.
Variations that follow from the same rule
- Six petals — work 12 sc into the ring, then repeat the petal sequence six times.
- Taller petals — replace the 3 dc with [1 dc, 1 tr, 1 dc]. Same anchor, more height, narrower tip.
- Two colours — work the ring in a yellow cotton and the petals in white, joining the second colour with a slip stitch rather than carrying the first colour across the ring.
- Larger bloom — move to DK cotton and a 3.0 mm hook for roughly 6 cm across, and use a 12-stitch ring so the petals keep their proportions.
Attaching it to something
Stitch the flower to a felt backing with matching thread, then add a hair clip or brooch pin behind the felt and bend the prongs through the felt rather than through the crochet alone. Glue is the option that fails first, particularly on cotton, which does not bond well.
What is still missing from this guide
- No worked flower, so the 4 cm diameter is derived from thread weight and ring size rather than measured.
- No washing or colour-fastness guidance, and cotton blooms can bleed or soften.
- No stem, wire or bouquet assembly — the biggest gap in this hub, since flowers are usually wanted in bunches.