Anchor Artiste Mercer Cotton No. 20:
1 x 25 gram balls in White 1 and Yellow 293

Cushion cover with pad

1.25mm Prym crochet hook
(or size needed to achieve stated tension)

Note
It is advisable to purchase at one time the number of balls sufficient for your requirement. Quantities are approximate as they are based on average requirements.

BEG	:	beginning
CH	:	chain
SS	:	slip stitch
SP(S)	:	space(s)
ST(S)	:	stitch(es)
DC	:	double crochet
HTR	:	half treble
TR	:	treble
DTR	:	double treble
TTR	:	triple treble
PATT	:	pattern
RS	:	right side
WS	:	wrong side
LP(S)	:	loops
REP	:	repeat
CM	:	centimetres
IN	:	inches
MM	:	millimetres
CL	:	pass slipped stitch over
YOH	:	pattern

It is essential to work to the stated tension, and we cannot accept responsibility for the finished item if any materials other than the specified materials are used.

Outer Petals (make 8)
Using shade 4400, make 10 ch, join with ss to form a ring.

Round 1 – 1 ch, 15 dc into ring, ss into first ch.

Round 2 - *12 ch, now working back along ch, ss into 2nd ch from hook, 1 dc, 1 htr, 1 tr, 6 dtr, 1 tr, miss 1 dc, ss into next dc*, rep from * to * 7 times more. Fasten off.

Flower Centre (make 8)
Using shade 4402, make 2 ch, into 2nd ch from hook work 6 dc, ss into 1st dc to form a circle.

Round 1 – 1 ch, into each dc work 2 dc, ss into first ch.

Round 2 – 1 ch, *2ch in next dc, 1 dc in next dc*; rep from * to * to end, ss into first ch.

Round 3 – 1ch 1 dc in each dc, ss into first ch.

Round 4 – 1 ch, *insert hook in next st, draw up lp, repeat and draw off all 3 lps*; rep from * to * to end, ss into first ch to close round. Fasten off leaving 30 cm of thread attached.

Position the outer petals, inner petals and flower centre.

Using the length of thread attached to each flower centre, catch all three components together using small sts.

Damp and pin out each petal and allow to dry.

Attach the completed flowers to the cushion cover using the photograph as a guide.