Crochet Dahlia Flower- Free Pattern with Phototutorial

This beautiful crochet dahlia flowers are great as

applique on hats, bags or any other project! I also
designed a dahlia granny square pattern using this
flower. (You can find the link to the Dahlia in a
Square at the end of this post.)

Materialsneeded:
sportweightyarnin2colors(orotheryarnweightand
appropriatedhooksize)
4,5mmcrochethook;
tapestryneedletosewinthelooseends.
Stitches,termsandabbreviationused:

ch:chain
hdc:halfdoublecrochet
frontloops
slst:slipstitch
Specialstitchused:
tr4togortriple4together:[yotwice,inserthookinthestitch
indicatedinthepattern,drawloopthrough,(yo,draw
throughthefirst2loops,leavingthenextloopsonhook)*2
times]*4timesinthesamestitch.Youhave5loopsonthehook;
yo,drawthroughall5loopsonthehook.
( In other words, you will make 4 unfinished treble
crochet, leaving each time the last loop on hook, so
at the end you'll have 5 loops on hook; yo, draw
through all 5 loops on the hook.)

PATTERN:
Center:
WithyarncolorAch3,slstintofirstchtoformaring.

Round1:ch2(countasthefirsthdc),work9hdcintoring,slst
intotopofthech2atbeginningoftheround.Cutyarn.Fasten
off.
(10stitches)

FlowercenterRound1

Petals:
Firstlayerofpetals:
Round2:JoinyarncolorBwithslstinahdcofthecenter.
ch3,tr4toginthenexthdc,ch3,(slstinthenexthdc,ch3,tr4tog
inthenexthdc,ch3)*4times,endingwithaslstinthesamehdc
ofthecenterasbythejoiningofyarncolor2.
(5petalsmade)
Thefirstlayerofpetalsitisnowfinished.

Round2

Secondlayerofpetals:

Round3:(seecollagebelow)
Ch2(countasthefirsthdcoftheround).
Foldthepetalsfromthebacktothefrontandworkunderpetals,
onthebackridgesofthecenter(seepicture3inthefirstlineon
thecollagebelow):1hdcinthefirstbackridgeofthecenter
(rightunderthebeginningch2),2hdcineachofthenext9
ridgescorrespondingtothe9hdcofthecenter,slstintotopof
thefirstch2.
(20stitches)

Round3

Round4:(seecollagebelow)
ch3,tr4toginthefrontloopoftheverynexthdc,ch3,(slstinthe
frontloopofthenexthdc,ch3,tr4toginthefrontloopofthe

nexthdc,ch3)*9times,endingwithaslstinthestitchunder
beginningch3.(10petalsmade)
Cutyarn.Fastenoff.Weaveinthelooseends.Arrange
thepetalsintherightform.Maybeyou'llneedtohelpthepetals
topopoutcorrectlybypushingthemupfromthebackside.