Beautiful blooming crochet flower

This crochet pattern creates a puffy flower center or 3D round motif using a wrapped stitch technique. Here’s how to make it step by step:

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🧶 Materials

• Yarn: 2 colors (Color A – dark green for center, Color B – mint/light green for petals)
• Hook: 3.0 mm or size recommended for your yarn
• Scissors & Tapestry needle

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🌿 Step-by-Step Tutorial

🔹 Step 1: Make the Center (Dark Green)

1. Magic Ring:
   • Wrap yarn twice around your fingers and insert hook under the first loop.
   • Yarn over, pull through, chain 1 (to secure the ring).
2. Round 1 – Base Circle:
   • Crochet 12 single crochets (sc) inside the ring.
   • Pull the tail to close the ring tightly.
   • Slip stitch (sl st) into the first sc to close the round.
   • Cut yarn and fasten off.
     ✅ You have a small, tight green circle.

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🔹 Step 2: Add the Outer Puff Petal Layer (Mint Yarn)

1. Join Mint Yarn:
   • Attach new color to any stitch on the green circle with a slip stitch.
   • Chain 1 to start.
2. Make First Puff Stitch (Petal Base):
   • Yarn over, insert hook into the same stitch, and pull up a loop about 1 cm (½ inch) tall.
   • Repeat this step 8–10 times in the same stitch.
     (You’ll have about 20 loops on your hook total — 10 pairs of yarn overs and loops.)
   ✳️ Keep the loops even and slightly loose — that gives the puff texture.
3. Close the Puff:
   • Yarn over and carefully pull through all loops on the hook at once.
   • Chain 1 to lock the stitch.
   ✅ You’ve completed one puff petal.

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🔹 Step 3: Continue Around

1. Next Stitch:
   • Move to the next stitch of the green round.
   • Repeat the same puff-stitch process:
     • (Yarn over, insert, pull up loop) × 8–10 times.
     • Yarn over, pull through all loops.
     • Chain 1 to close.
2. Repeat in Every Stitch Around:
   • You’ll make 12 puff petals total (one for each sc from the center round).
   🌸 Each puff will look like a raised petal radiating from the middle.

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🔹 Step 4: Close the Round

1. After your last puff, slip stitch into the top of the first puff stitch.
2. Cut the yarn, pull through, and tighten to secure.
3. Weave in all ends neatly using your tapestry needle.

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🌼 Optional: Add a Petal Border (for full flower look)

If you want it to look like a full flower:

1. Join a third color in any chain space between puffs.
2. Chain 3, make 2 double crochets (dc) in the same space, chain 3, slip stitch in same space — this forms one petal tip.
3. Repeat in each space around for a ring of petals.

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💡 Extra Tips

• Keep your tension even so all loops puff out evenly.
• Don’t pull loops too tight — the texture comes from volume.
• You can use contrasting colors for a more 3D flower effect.

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