1/3Gardenia Flower
Original design by @阿瑶睡不醒吖
A layered gardenia flower with three rounds of ruffled petals, a rolled yellow stamen, a green calyx and a wired leaf — with a full step-by-step photo tutorial.
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Hook
- 2.0mm
- Time
- 3-5 hours
Materials
- Cotton yarn (white, yellow, green)Amazon ↗
- 2.0mm hookAmazon ↗
- Craft wire for the leafAmazon ↗
- Yarn needleAmazon ↗
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Stitches used: ch, sc, hdc, dc, tr, inc, sl st, MR
Gardenia Flower — Step 1: Center start. Rnd 1: MR, 6 sc. Rnd 2: 6 inc (12).
Notes
First step of the gardenia flower center.
Gardenia Flower — Step 2: First petal layer (in front loops). In one stitch: 3 treble crochet, ch 3, insert through 2 strands and close a picot (sl st), then 1 more treble in the same place; in the next stitch 1 treble, ch 3, sl st in the same place. Repeat to make 6 petals.
Notes
First (outer) petal layer of the gardenia; picot = ch 3 + sl st.
Gardenia Flower — Step 3: Work into the back loops of the round below: 6x(sc, inc).
Notes
Back-loop shaping round between petal layers.
Gardenia Flower — Step 4: Second petal layer. In one stitch ch 3 + 1 treble; in the 2nd stitch 1 treble-increase, picot, 1 treble-increase; in the 3rd stitch 1 treble, ch 3, then sl st. Repeat for 6 petals.
Notes
Second (middle) petal layer of the gardenia.
Gardenia Flower — Step 5: Back-loop round again: 6x(sc, inc, sc).
Notes
Back-loop shaping round before the third petal layer.
Gardenia Flower — Step 6: Third petal layer. Ch 3, 2 triple-treble; 2 triple-treble, picot; 2 triple-treble; 2 triple-treble, ch 4, sl st. Repeat for 6 petals.
Notes
Third (largest) petal layer using triple-treble stitches.
Gardenia Flower — Step 7: Stamen. Ch 4, sl st back down (3 sl st) from the 2nd ch; repeat for 7 groups, then roll up to form the yellow center.
Notes
Yellow stamen center made from repeated ch + sl-st spikes, rolled up.
Gardenia Flower — Step 8: Leaf. Ch 12 with a wire core; from 2nd ch: sc, dc, 7 hdc, dc, 3 sc in the end st; down the other side: dc, 7 hdc, dc, sc, sl st.
Notes
Wire-cored leaf worked around a foundation chain; w = 3 sc in the end stitch.
Gardenia Flower — Step 9: Hanging cord. Ch 3, work 3 unfinished hdc and pull through all loops at once (a puff stitch); repeat for about 20 puffs; ch 3 more, sl st, then join first to last with a sl st to close the loop.
Notes
Puff-stitch chain cord/loop for hanging the flower charm.
Gardenia Flower — Full Pattern (Flower, Center, Calyx & Leaf) Key: x=sc, v=inc, e=sl st, ev=sl-st inc, f=hdc, t=dc; triple-treble = yarn over 3 times; picot = ch 3 + sl st. Flower Rnd 1: MR, 6 sc Rnd 2: 6 inc (12) Rnd 3 (first petals, front loops): (ch 3, sl-st inc, sl st, picot, sl st)(sl st, ch 3, sl st) repeat 6 times; then in the back loops: 6x(sc, inc) Rnd 4 (second petals, front loops): (ch 3, sl st)(sl-st inc, picot, sl-st inc)(sl st, ch 3, sl st) repeat 6 times; then in back loops: 6x(sc, inc, sc) Rnd 5 (third petals): (ch 3, 2 triple-treble)(2 triple-treble, picot)(2 triple-treble)(2 triple-treble, ch 4, sl st) repeat 6 times. Flower Center: ch 4, sl st back into the 3rd ch; repeat for 7-8 groups and roll up. Calyx: MR, 14 hdc. (Ch 5, from 2nd ch: 2 sc, dc, hdc, k2, sl st) repeat 5 times. Leaf: Ch 12 with a wire core, from 2nd ch: sc, dc, 7 hdc, dc, 3 sc in end; down the other side: dc, 7 hdc, dc, sc, sl st.
Notes
Complete gardenia pattern: three layered petal rounds (FLO petals + BLO shaping), rolled chain stamen, 5-point calyx and a wire-cored leaf. Picot = ch 3 + sl st; triple-treble = yo 3 times.
Frequently asked questions
What makes the petals so full?
Three petal layers are worked, alternating front-loop petal rounds with back-loop shaping rounds; the largest layer uses triple-treble stitches.
Is there a photo tutorial?
Yes — the pattern includes nine step-by-step photos plus a complete written chart.
