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Lotus Flower – Part 2

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Step 21 – Purple Yarn

  1. SC into 5th SC from white DCstep 021-1
  2. FDC into 1st purple DC
  3. DC into front loop of next purple DC (you will see the white cluster infront of it)
  4. FDC into 3rd purple DCstep 021-2
  5. Skip 3 white stitches, SC
  6. FDC into each purple DC (i.e 3 FDCs)
  7. Skip 3 white stitches, 3 SC
  8. FDC into each purple DC (i.e 3FDCs)
  9. Skip 3 white stitches, repeat from (1) all the way round. and join with slip stitch.step 021-3

Step 22 – Brown Yarn

  1. SC on 3rd purple DC
  2. Repeat (FDC into brown DC, Skip purple stitch, 3 SC) twice
  3. FDC into brown DC
  4. Skip purple stitch, SC
  5. FDC into brown DC, Skip purple stitch, 3 SC
  6. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 2SC instead of  3 SC and join with slip stitch.step 022

Step 23 – White Yarn

  1. 11 SCstep 023-1
  2. FDC into white DC
  3. Skip brown stitch, 13 SCs
  4. Repeat from (1) all the way round.  N.B. on last repeat, finish with 2SC instead of 13 SC and join with slip stitch.step 023-2

Step 24 – Purple Yarn

  1. 2 SC (1st in next SC after white DC)step 024-1
  2. DC3tog into the 3 purple DCs, Skip 1 white stitch, SC
  3. SC into back loop, 1 SC
  4. 3 FDC into purple DCs, Skip 1 white stitch, SC
  5. SC into back loop, 1 SC
  6. DC3tog into the 3 purple DCs, Skip 1 white stitch, 2 SC
  7. SC into back loop (on white DC)step 024-2
  8. Repeat from (1) all the way round and close with slip stitchstep 024-3

Step 25 – Brown Yarn

  1. 3 SC ( 1st on 3rd SC after DC3tog)step 025-1
  2. FTR2tog into brown DC and next brown DC, Skip purple stitch, 2 SCstep 025-2
  3. FDC into same brown DC as (2), Skip purple stitch, 3 SC
  4. FDC into next brown DC, Skip purple stitch, 2 SC
  5. FTR2tog into same brown DC as (4), and next brown DC, Skip puplre stitch, 5 SCstep 025-3
  6. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 2SC instead of 5  SC and join with slip stitch.step 025-4

Step 26 – Blue Yarn

  1. SC on brown FTR2togstep 026-1
  2. 2 DC into front loop of white DC, Skip 2 brown stitches, SC in back loop of SCstep 026-2
  3. 2 DC in the same white front loop of white DC as in (2), Skip 2 brown stitches, 11 SC
  4. Repeat from (2) all around. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 10 SC instead of 11  SC and join with slip stitch.step 026-3

Step 27 – White Yarn

  1. 4 SC ( 3rd and 4th on blue DCs), SC in back loop
  2. 4 SC (1st and 2nd on blue DCs)step 027-1
  3. 2 DC in front loop of white DC, Skip 2 blue stitches, 3 SC
  4. 2 DC in front loop of white SC, skip 2 blue stitchesstep 027-2
  5. Repeat from (1) all the way round and close with slip stitch.step 027-3

Step 28 – Purple Yarn

All SCs on white DCs to be done on back loop of white DC.

  1. 5 SC (1st on white DC) step 028-1
  2. PC (popcorn) in blue front loop, Skip next white stitch, 7 SC (5th and 6th on white DCs)step 028-2
  3. TR3tog into 3 purple DCs, Skip white stitch, 7 SC (2nd and 3rd on white DCs)step 028-3
  4. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 2 SC instead of  7 SC and join with slip stitch.step 028-4

Step 29 – Brown Yarn

  1. 2 SC (1st on 2nd SC from TR3tog)step 029-1
  2. FTR into brown DC, 3 SC, SC in back loop
  3. 2 SC (one in popcorn , one in stitch closing popcorn), SC in back loop, 3 SC
  4. FTR into brown DC, 3 SCstep 029-2
  5. FTR2 tog into next 2 brown DC, Skip purple stitch, 3 SCstep 029-3
  6. Repeat from (2) all the way around. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 1 SC instead of  3 SC and join with slip stitch.step 029-4

Step 30 – Blue Yarn

  1. 4 SC (4th on brown DC)step 030-1
  2. FTR in next 2 blue DC, Skip 2 brown stitches, 6 SC
  3. FTR in next 2 blue DC, Skip 2 brown stitches, 9 SCstep 030-2
  4. Repeat from (2) all the way around. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 5 SC instead of  9 SC and join with slip stitch.step 030-3

Step 31 – White Yarn

  1. SC into SC after blue TR
  2. FTR into leg of first white DCstep 031-1
  3. TR in front loop of 2nd white DC
  4. FTR into leg of the same white DC
  5. FTR into leg of first white DC
  6. TR in front loop of 2nd white DC
  7. FTR into leg of the same white DC
  8. Skip 7 blue stitches, 12 SCstep 031-2
  9. Repeat from (2) all the way around. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 11 SC instead of  12 SC and join with slip stitch.step 031-3

Step 32 – Purple Yarn

  1. 12 SC (3rd,4th,5th,6th,7th & 8th are on white DC)step 032-1
  2. PC (popcorn) in front loop of purple stitch, Skip 2 white stitches, SC in front loop of white stitch.
  3. PC (popcorn) in front loop of purple stitch, Skip 1 white stitch, 14 SC. N.B – when doing SC, insert hook through blue stitches from Row 30 to close any pockets. step 032-3step 032-2
  4. Repeat from (2) all the way around. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 2 SC instead of  14 SC and join with slip stitch. step 032-4

Step 33 – Brown Yarn

  1. 4 SC
  2. FTR into brown DC, 4 SCstep 033-1
  3. FTR into next brown DC, 15 SC (7th  and 10th in Popcorn closing loop)
  4. Repeat from (2) all the way around. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 11 SC instead of  15 SC and join with slip stitch.step 033-2

Step 34 – Blue Yarn

  1. SC (on 11th brown SC from brown DC)step 34-1
  2. FTR into blue DC x 2, Skip 1 brown stitch, 12 SC (4th 9th are on brown DC)
  3. FTR into blue DC x 2, Skip 1 brown stitch, 7 SC
  4. Repeat from (2) all the way around. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 6 SC instead of  7 SC and join with slip stitch.step 034-2

Step 35 – White Yarn

  1. 9SC (3rd and 4th are on blue DC)step 035-1
  2. FTR2tog in 1st and 2nd white DC
  3. FTR through next 2 white DCstep 035-2
  4. FTR2tog in 5th and 6th white DC, Skip 2 blue stitches, 21 SC (6th, 7th, 15th & 16th on blue DCs)step 035-2
  5. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 12 SC instead of  21 SC and join with slip stitch.step 036-3

Step 36 – Purple Yarn

  1. 21 SC (10th on white 1st tr2tog). N.B. close pocket with SC 11 and 12. step 036-1
  2. 4 TR in front white loop (see pic above), Skip 3 white stitches, Repeat from (1) all the way round and close with a slip stitch.step 036-2

Step 37 – Brown Yarn

  1. 10 SC (1st on 4th purple TR)
  2. FTR into brown DC, Skip one purple stitch, SCstep 037-1
  3. FTR into brown DC, Skip one purple stitch, 22 SC. N.B. close pocket with SC 11,12 & 13 SC
  4. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 12 SC instead of  22 SC and join with slip stitch.step 037-2

Step 38 – Blue Yarn

  1. SC (1st on 12th SC from brown DC)step 038-1
  2. FTR through the 2 blue DCs, Skip 1 brown stitch, 19 SC
  3. FTR through the 2 blue DCs, Skip 1 brown stitch, 4 SCstep 038-2
  4. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 3 SC instead of  4 SC and join with slip stitch.step 038-3

Step 39 – White Yarn

  1. 2 SC (1st stitch on blue TR)step 039-1
  2. FDC4tog in 4 DC, Skip 2 blue stitches, 11 SCstep 039-2
  3. Do together (FTR in 2 white TRs,DC in next white TR,FTR in 2 white TRs), Skip next blue stitch, 11 SCsstep 039-3
  4. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 9 SC instead of  11 SC and join with slip stitch.step 039-4

Lotus Flower – Part 1

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04/05/2019 – Latest update: I have just found out that the designer of this awesome pattern is a very talented Russian lady named Evgenia Tychenko.  I am blown over by her talent! If you would like to see more of her wonderful designs then you should visit: https://vk.com/tychenko_crochet .

I came across this most beautiful project on a Russian site (https://www.liveinternet.ru/users/5915568/post413209748/) – and not surprisingly, the pattern was in Russian. So, like all non-Russian speakers, off I went to translate it using Google Translate . Let’s just say that the outcome was not what I hoped for. While Google Translate is an awesome tool, it is not geared towards specialist terms used in crochet – so this was quite a challenge. With lots of searches on pinterest, and other Russian sites, I managed to make some sense of the pattern. The rest was then fine-tuned using trial and error – and boy, did I have to redo large parts or what! Nonetheless, I would say that it was worth it!

I posted the end result on my facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/manjrisplace) and also in a number of crochet groups – and have been asked by many for the pattern. So, I have now published my translation of the pattern here in parts (Thank you Evgenia for your permission to do so!!). It has taken some time to do as I followed her method by photgraphing the project step by step as I went along, to make the pattern easier to follow. You can use your own colour scheme , but I have used for this instructionsal project brown, white (actually cream), purple and light blue. If you do try this project out, I would love to see some photos!

You will need 4 colours of yarn. I used acrylic DK yarn and a size 4mm hook. The end result is a mat which is approximately 75cm in diameter. I dont know exactly how much yarn I used, but I would say around 200-250g of each colour will do the trick.

Instructions – Part 1

Legend:

CH – Chain Stitch
SC – Single Crochet
HDC –Half Double Crochet
DC – Double Crochet
TR – Treble Crochet
PC – Popcorn – 5 DC together in one loop. CH 1.
Cluster stitch – (Yarn over, insert hook into designated stitch, loop through) 3 times – now you will have 7 loops on the hook – yarn over and pull through all the stitches.

Method to join a new colour:

  1. Leave the last loop or colour free. Join new colour into 2nd stitch to the right from the free one with a SC.join colour - 1
  2. Insert hook into the next stitch (next to free loop of previous colour) and pull yarn through. Insert hook into free loop of previous colour. YO and pull through all 3 stitches. SC all the way round.join colour - 2join colour - 3

When you get to the start of the row, insert hook into the same loop as in step 1 and make an SC

 

Pattern

Step 1 – Brown Yarn

  1. CH 5. Close into ring
  2. 10 SC into the ring.
  3. 16 DC into ring over SCstep 001

Step 2 – White Yarn

  1. 2 DC in back loop of each DC from previous step, all the way round and close by slip stitch into first DCstep 002

Step 3 – Brown Yarn

  1. 2 SC
  2. 2DC in brown front loop
  3. skip 2 stitches (white loops), 2 SC, skip 1 brown front loop
  4. 2 DC in the next front loop
  5. repeat from (3) all the way round – close with slip stitchstep 003

Step 4 – Brown Yarn

  1. SC in each stitch. When doing SC in brown DC, capture also the back loop of white DC from previous row all the way round and close with slip stitch.

Step 5 – White Yarn

  1. 2 SC (1st on 2nd brown DC)
    step 005-1
  2. 2 FDC on white DC from row 2, 4 SC , repeat all the way round. N.B. in the last repeat, finish with 2 SC instead of 4 SC. Close with a slip stitchstep 005-2step 005-3

Step 6 – Brown Yarn

  1. SC in 2nd white DC.step 006-1
  2. FDC in leg of brown DC.step 006-2
  3. DC in front loop of 1st brown DC
  4. DC in front half-loop of 2nd brown DCstep 006-3
  5. FDC in leg of 2nd brown DC
  6. Skip 4 white stitches. 2 SC, repeat from (2) all the way round. Close wth slip stitchstep 006-4

Step 7 – Brown Yarn

  1. SC in back loop of brown stitches from last row all the way round.step 007

Step 8 – White Yarn

  1. 6 SC.step 008-1
  2. FDC – immediately under both white DC from Previous rowstep 008-2step 008-3
  3. repeat from (1) all the way round. Close with a slip stitch.step 008-4

Step 9 – Purple Yarn

  1. 2 SC (1st in white DC)
  2. DC in front loop of the 2nd brown DC, skip SC from previous row, SC
  3. DC in front loop of the following DC, SC
  4. DC
  5. 3 SC (2nd on white DC), repeat from (2) till the end. N.B. in last repeat, finish with only 1 SC instead of 3 SC and slip stitch to closestep 009-1step 009-2

Step 10 – Brown Yarn

N.B. For all SCs falling on Purple DCs, work in the back loop.

  1. SC (in the 2nd purple SC).
  2. FDC in 1st brown DC, skip SC, SC
  3. FDC in 2nd brown DC, skip SC, SC
  4. FDC in 3rd brown DC, skip SC, SC
  5. FDC in 4th brown DC, skip SC,step 010-1
  6. repeat from (1) all the way round and close with slip stitch.step 010-2

Step 11 – White Yarn

  1. SC (in brown DC)
  2. FDC in white DC, skip stitch,
  3. 7 SC, repeat from (2) all the way round – N.B. in last repeat , finish with 6 SC instead of 7 SC. Close with slip stitch.step 011-1step 011-2

Step 12 – Purple Yarn

  1. 3 SC (starting at the last white SC)step 012-1
  2. Do (DC in front loop of purple DC, DC in leg of the same DC, skip stitch, SC) 3 timesstep 012-2
  3. 2 SC,
  4. repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. In last repeat, finish with 1 SC instead of 2 SC. Close with slip stitchstep 012-3

Step 13 – Brown Yarn

For all SCs falling on purple DCs, work in back loop

  1. SC on 2nd purple DCstep 013-1
  2. FDC on brown DC, skip stitch
  3. SC, FDC on brown DC, skip stitch, 2 SC
  4. FDC on brown DC, skip stitch, 2 SC
  5. FDC on brown DC, skip stitch, 2 SCstep 013-2
  6. FDC for brown DC, skip stitch, repeat from (3) all the way round – and close with slip stitchstep 013-3

Step 14 – White Yarn

  1. 3 SC (3rd on brown DC)step 014-1
  2. repeat (FDC in white DC, skip Stitch, 10 SCs) all the way round. N.B. in last repeat finish with 7 SC instead of 10 SC and close with a slip stitchstep 014-2

Step 15 – Purple Yarn

  1. SC.step 015-1
  2. FDC in leg of purple DCstep 015-2
  3. DC in Front loop of the next purple DC
  4. FDC in the leg of the same DC, skip 2 white stitches, 3 SC
  5. Repeat (FDC in the leg of the purple DC, DC in Front loop of the next purple DC,FDC in the leg of the same DC, skip 2 white stitches, SC) 3 times
  6. 2SC
  7. Repeat from (5) all around. N.B. in the last repeat, do step 5 only twice instead of 3 times and skip the SC in second iteration. Close off with a slip stitchstep 015-3

Step 16 – Brown Yarn

For all SCs falling on Purple DCs work on back loop

  1. SC on 3rd purple DC in 2nd cluster of DCs from previous rowstep 016-1
  2. FDC in brown DC, Skip purple stitch, 3 SC
  3. FDC in brown DC, Skip purple stitch, SCstep 016-2
  4. Repeat (FDC in brown DC, Skip purple stitch, 3 SC) 3 times
  5. FDC in brown DC, Skip purple stitch, SC
  6. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. in the last repeat, finish with the FDC (i.e. miss the last SC from step 5) and close with a slip stitch.step 016-3.jpg

Step 17 – White Yarn

  1. 6 SC (2nd and 6th on brown DC)
  2. FDC in white DC
  3. Skip stitch, 6 SCstep 017-1
  4. Cluster stitch in front loop of 2nd purple DC of middle cluster of purple DCsstep 017-2
  5. Skip stitch, and repeat from (1) all the way round, and join with a slip stitchstep 017-3

Step 18 – Purple Yarn

  1. Start with SC on cluster stitch from last roundstep 018-1
  2. FDC into leg of 3rd purple DC, Skip stitch, SC
  3. FDC into each of the purple DC (total 3 FDC), Skip 3 white stitches, 3 SC
  4. FDC into each of the purple DC (total 3 FDC), Skip 3 white stitches, SC
  5. FDC into 1st purple DCstep -18-2
  6. Skip 1 white stitch, repeat from (1) all the way round and close with a slip stitchstep 018-3

Step 19 – Brown Yarn

Start in SC before cluster stitch from last row.

  1. 3 SC (2nd SC into cluster stitch back loop only)step 019-1
  2. FDC into brown DC, skip purple stitch, 3 SC
  3. FDC into brown DC, skip purple stitch, SC
  4. FDC into brown DC, skip purple stitch, 3 SC
  5. FDC into brown DC,step 019-2
  6. Skip purple stitch, repeat from (1) all around and close with slip stitchstep 019-3

Step 20 – White Yarn

  1. 9 SC (1st on brown DC)
  2. FDC into white DCstep 020-1
  3. Skip brown stitch, 13 SCs
  4. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with only 4SC instead of 13 SC and join with slip stitch.step 020-2