What makes this motif special is its flexibility — you can stop earlier to keep it small, or keep adding rounds to make it larger. Once you try it, you’ll see how versatile and easy it is — and how perfectly it pairs with other motifs, like the Lavender Bloom for example.
Video Tutorial
As always, you can follow the full step-by-step video tutorial here:
Written Instructions (US Terms):
Start:
Make a slip knot.
Ch 6, sl st into first ch to form a ring.
Round 1:
Ch 3, dc in ring (counts as dc2tog), ch 3.
(dc2tog in ring, ch 3) rep 7 times.
Sl st into top of first dc2tog to join.
(8 dc2tog clusters, 8 ch-3 sps)
Round 2:
Ch 4 (counts as dc + ch 1).
(5 dc in next ch-3 space, sk next st) rep 7 times
4 dc in last ch-3 space.
Sl st into 3rd ch of beg ch-4 to join.
(8 groups of 5 dc)
Round 3:
Ch 5 (counts as dc + ch 2).
(dc in next 5 sts, ch 2) rep 7 times,
dc in next 4 sts.
Sl st into 3rd ch of beg ch-5 to join.
(8 groups of 5 dc, separated by ch-2 sps)
Round 4:
Ch 5 (counts as dc + ch 2).
(Sk ch-2 space, inc, dc in next 3 sts, inc, ch 2) rep 6 times.
On last section: sk ch-2 space, inc, dc in next 3 sts, 1 dc into base of beg chain.
Sl st into 3rd ch of beg ch-5 to join.
(8 groups of 7 dc, separated by ch-2 spaces)
Round 5:
Ch 5 (counts as dc + ch 2).
(Sk ch-2 space, inc, dc in next 5 sts, inc, ch 2) rep 6 times.
On last section: sk ch-2 space, inc, dc in next 5 sts, 1 dc into base of beg chain.
Sl st into 3rd ch of beg ch-5 to join.
(8 groups of 9 dc, separated by ch-2 spaces)
Round 6:
Ch 5 (counts as dc + ch 2).
(Sk ch-2 space, inc, dc in next 7 sts, inc, ch 2) rep 6 times.
On last section: sk ch-2 space, inc, dc in next 7 sts, 1 dc into base of beg chain.
Sl st into 3rd ch of beg ch-5 to join.
(8 groups of 11 dc, separated by ch-2 spaces)
Round 7:
Ch 5 (counts as dc + ch 2).
(Sk ch-2 space, inc, dc in next 9 sts, inc, ch 2) rep 6 times.
On last section: sk ch-2 space, inc, dc in next 9 sts, 1 dc into base of beg chain.
Sl st into 3rd ch of beg ch-5 to join.
(8 groups of 13 dc, separated by ch-2 spaces)
Abbreviations (US Terms):
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
dc – double crochet
dc2tog – double crochet 2 together
st(s) – stitch(es)
inc – increase (2 dc in same stitch)
rep – repeat
If you’d like a smaller piece, stop after Round 4 or Round 5.
For a larger one, simply continue the same increase logic — add 2 more stitches between the increases with each new round.
