1/5Crocheted Iris Flower
Original design by @线芽日记
A realistic crocheted iris stem: three large ruffled falls, three smaller standards, three sepals and one long leaf. The ruffle comes from a dense round of three-double-crochet groups finished with a chain picot edge.
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Time
- 3-5 hours
Materials
- Yarn in white and lilac for the petals plus green for the sepals and leafAmazon ↗
- Yarn needleAmazon ↗
- Floral wire and tape for the stemAmazon ↗
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Stitches used: ch, sc, hdc, dc, tr, dtr, inc, sl st
Crocheted Iris — Large Petals, Small Petals, Sepals & Leaf Chart key (as printed on this diagram): CH = ch, SL = sl st, ( ) = all worked into the same stitch, X = sc, W = 3 sc in one st, T = hdc, TV = hdc inc, F = dc, FV = dc inc, FW = 3 dc in one st, E = tr, EW = 3 tr in one st, G = dtr (triple-wrap treble) LARGE PETAL (make 3) Rnd 1: Ch 20, starting in 2nd ch from hook 18 sc, 3 sc in the end st, 18 sc back along the other side Rnd 2: 4 sc, 4 hdc, 6 dc, 3 tr, 3 tr in one st, (3 dtr) in one st, (7 dtr) in one st, (3 dtr) in one st, 3 tr in one st, 3 tr, 6 dc, 4 hdc, 4 sc Rnd 3: 6 sc, 2 hdc, 10 dc inc, 17 groups of 3 dc in one st, 10 dc inc, 2 hdc, 6 sc Rnd 4: 6 sc, *ch 3, sc* x95, 6 sc SMALL PETAL (make 3) Rnd 1: Ch 18, starting in 2nd ch from hook 16 sc, 3 sc in the end st, 16 sc back Rnd 2: 6 sc, 4 hdc, 6 dc, 3 tr in one st, (5 tr) in one st, 3 tr in one st, 6 dc, 4 hdc, 6 sc Rnd 3: 6 sc, 2 hdc, 2 hdc inc, 6 dc inc, 11 groups of 3 dc in one st, 6 dc inc, 2 hdc inc, 2 hdc, 6 sc Rnd 4: 6 sc, *ch 3, sc* x69, 6 sc SEPAL (make 3) Ch 13, starting in 2nd ch from hook: sc, hdc, 2 dc, 4 tr, 2 dc, hdc, 3 sc in the end st, hdc, 2 dc, 4 tr, 2 dc, hdc, sc LEAF Rnd 1: Ch 40, starting in 2nd ch from hook 38 sc, 3 sc in the end st, 38 sc back Rnd 2: 20 dc, 10 hdc, 9 sc, (3 sc, ch-3 picot), 9 sc, 10 hdc, 20 dc
Notes
Realistic iris stem: 3 large ruffled petals, 3 small petals, 3 sepals and one long leaf. The ruffle comes from the dense 3-dc-in-one-stitch round followed by a ch-3 picot edging. This diagram supplies its own symbol key, in which T = hdc and F = dc.
Frequently asked questions
What do the symbols in this chart mean?
This diagram prints its own key: X = sc, T = hdc, F = dc, E = tr, G = dtr, W = 3 sc in one stitch, TV/FV = hdc/dc increase, FW/EW = 3 dc or 3 tr in one stitch.
Why are there 95 picots on the large petal?
The final round of the large petal is a chain-3 picot worked into every stitch of the very full previous round. That density is what makes the iris fall ruffle instead of lying flat.
