Free Crochet Pattern...Fuzzy Flower Appliques!

If you are craving something fun and bright, these appliques will add a pop of color to any gray day!  Crocheted in worsted weight yarn and edged with neon eyelash yarn, these fabulously funky flowers are cute on a hat, scarf, backpack, or headband!

Fuzzy Flower Appliques
By Jennifer Dickerson

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Materials:

• Worsted weight yarn in bright colors
• Eyelash yarn in bright colors
• J (6.0 mm) Crochet Hook
• Tapestry Needle
• Scissors

Note: Any yarn can be used for this pattern, check yarn label for recommended hook size for best results.

Sizing:

• Made with worsted weight yarn and J hook, each flower measure approximately 3-3.5 inches across.  Sizing can vary a bit because the fuzzy nature of the yarn.  Sizing will vary too if different hooks and yarn weights are used.

Instructions:

With worsted weight yarn, ch 4 and join with a slip stitch to form a ring.

Round 1: Ch 3 then work 11 dc into the center of the ring, Join to close round with a sl st.

Round 2: Chain 3 and in the first space, work (2 dc, then a sl st). *Skip the next space. In the next space work (3 dc, then a sl st) all in the same space. Continue from * to end for a total of six petals. Join to close round with a sl st. Fasten off.

Round 3: With eyelash yarn, tie onto any stitch and ch 1.  Work a sc in the back loop only (blo) of each stitch all the way around the flower.  Join with a sl st to close round and fasten off. (see video below to learn how to work into the back loop only (blo) of a stitch.

Finishing:
Weave in all ends and you're finished! Use as an applique, glue to a pin or headband for a super fun accessory. 

Click below for a video on how to crochet the Fuzzy Flower Appliques stitch by stitch:

How to crochet into the back loops only (blo) video tutorial:

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