Crochet Basics: 3D Flower Edging

Finished your crochet project but feel like it’s missing something? That’s where this super easy and attractive crochet edging comes in! Ever want to know how to make a cute 3D flower that is incorporated into a border edging for a blanket, scarf, shawl, and more? It’s a lot easier than you think!

Techniques used in this stitch (British term / American term:

Chain stitch – ch

Slip stitch – sl.st

Double crochet / Single crochet – dc / sc

Half treble / Half double crochet - h.tr/h.tr

Treble / Double crochet – tr / dc

Cluster of 5 tr/dc – cl. : work in the same space 5 incomplete tr/dc, yarn over hook and pull it through all loops on hook.

Picot of 3ch - picot

Font Post dc/sc - FPdc/sc Stitch – st

Instructions

Make 6 ch, sl.st in last ch.

Row 1: 2ch, 10 dc/sc in ring of 6 ch, turn.

Row 2: 6ch, skip 2 st, * 1 tr/dc in next st, 3ch, skip 1 st; rep from * 3 times, 1 tr/dc in 2nd ch, turn.

Row 3: 1ch, work in each space of 3ch and in space of 6ch at the end of the row: 1 dc/sc, 1 h.tr/h.dc, 3 tr/dc, 1 h.tr/h.dc, 1 dc/sc; turn.

Row 4: 6ch, * 1FPdc/sc over tr/dc below, 5ch; rep from * 3 times, 1FPdc/sc over last tr/dc of 2nd row, turn.

Row 5: 1 ch, work in each space of 5 ch and in space of 6 ch at the end of the row: 1 dc/sc, 1 h.tr/h.dc, 5 tr/dc, 1 h.tr/h.dc, 1 dc/sc; turn.

Row 6: 8ch, * 1FPdc/sc over FPdc/sc below, 7ch; rep from * 3 times, 1FPdc/sc over last FPdc/sc below, turn.

Row 7: 6ch, * 1 tr/dc + 3ch +1tr/dc + 3ch in space of 7ch below; rep from * 4 times, 1tr/dc in 1st ch of row below, turn.

Row 8: * 5 ch, 1 dc/sc in space of 3ch; rep from * 10 times, 2 ch, 1tr/dc in 3rd ch, turn.

Row 9: 6 ch, sl.st in 4th ch, 1tr/dc in space of 2ch below, * 3 ch + 1tr/dc + 1picot + 1tr/dc in space of 5ch; rep from * 10 times, turn.

Row 10: 6ch, * 1tr/dc in space of 3ch, 5ch; rep from * 9 times, 1 tr/dc in space of 3ch, 3ch, 1tr/dc in 4th ch below, turn.

Row 11: 2ch (to join motifs together work 1dc/sc in space of 2ch of another motif and 1ch), 4dc/sc in space of 3ch, 3ch (or for next join instead 3ch work 1ch, 1dc/sc in space of 3ch of another motif, 1ch),

* 6dc/sc in space of 5ch, 3ch; rep from * 9 times, work in next space 4 dc/sc, 2ch, 3dc/sc in the same space.

Work 38 dc/sc stitches on opposite side of the motif (see picture above), then work sl.st in 2nd ch of the row. Fasten off.

Upper edge.

Row 1: Start with back side of the motifs. Fasten thread to the last st of the row 11 and make 5ch, * skip 2st, 1tr/dc in next, 2ch; rep from *, turn.

Row 2: 4ch, * 1cl. in space of 2ch, 2 ch; rep from*, 1cl. in space of 5ch, 1ch, 1tr/dc in 3rd ch, turn.

Row 3: 5ch, * 1tr/dc in space of 2ch, 2ch; rep from *, 1tr/dc in 3rd ch, turn.

Row 4: 2ch, *3dc/sc in space of 2ch, 3ch; rep from*, 3dc/sc in space of 5ch, 1dc/sc in 3rd ch.