a flower plushie

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A cute flower plushie for a baby, with a round face center and five rounded petals arranged around it.

Materials

Yarn

WORSTED · 200yd

Hook

6mm

Notions

Tapestry needle

Stitch markers

17 sts × 20 rows = 4in × 4in (in single crochet)

Face Center

R1Magic ring, 1 sc in ring. (1)(1 sts)
R2[Sc 0, inc] repeat around. (24)(24 sts)
R3[Sc 2, inc] repeat around. (33)(33 sts)
R4[Sc 5, inc] repeat around. (39)(39 sts)
R5[Sc 7, inc] repeat around. (44)(44 sts)
R6[Sc 14, inc] repeat around. (47)(47 sts)
R7[Sc 15, inc] repeat around. (50)(50 sts)
R8[Sc 25, inc] repeat around. (52)(52 sts)
R9[Sc 52, inc] repeat around. (53)(53 sts)
R10Sc in each st around. (53)(53 sts)
R11Sc in each st around. (53)(53 sts)
R12Sc in each st around. (53)(53 sts)
R13[Sc 52, dec] repeat around. (52)(52 sts)
R14[Sc 25, dec] repeat around. (50)(50 sts)
R15[Sc 15, dec] repeat around. (47)(47 sts)
R16[Sc 14, dec] repeat around. (44)(44 sts)
R17[Sc 7, dec] repeat around. (39)(39 sts)
R18[Sc 5, dec] repeat around. (33)(33 sts)
R19[Sc 2, dec] repeat around. (24)(24 sts)
R20[Sc 0, dec] repeat around. (1) Stuff firmly before closing. Fasten off.(1 sts)

Petal 1

R1Pick up 76 sc evenly around opening. (76)(76 sts)
R2[Sc 3, dec] repeat around. (57)(57 sts)
R3[Sc 2, dec] repeat around. (39)(39 sts)
R4[Sc 1, dec] repeat around. (20)(20 sts)
R5[Sc 0, dec] repeat around. (1)(1 sts)
R6[Sc 0, inc] repeat around. (18)(18 sts)
R7[Sc 2, inc] repeat around. (25)(25 sts)
R8[Sc 6, inc] repeat around. (29)(29 sts)
R9[Sc 14, inc] repeat around. (31)(31 sts)
R10[Sc 31, inc] repeat around. (32)(32 sts)
R11Sc in each st around. (32)(32 sts)
R12[Sc 31, dec] repeat around. (31)(31 sts)
R13[Sc 14, dec] repeat around. (29)(29 sts)
R14[Sc 6, dec] repeat around. (25)(25 sts)
R15[Sc 2, dec] repeat around. (18)(18 sts)
R16[Sc 0, dec] repeat around. (1) Stuff firmly before closing. Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.(1 sts)

Petal 2 / Petal 3 (make 2)

R1Pick up 46 sc evenly around opening. (46)(46 sts)
R2[Sc 0, dec] repeat around. (1)(1 sts)
R3[Sc 0, inc] repeat around. (18)(18 sts)
R4[Sc 2, inc] repeat around. (25)(25 sts)
R5[Sc 6, inc] repeat around. (29)(29 sts)
R6[Sc 14, inc] repeat around. (31)(31 sts)
R7[Sc 31, inc] repeat around. (32)(32 sts)
R8Sc in each st around. (32)(32 sts)
R9[Sc 31, dec] repeat around. (31)(31 sts)
R10[Sc 14, dec] repeat around. (29)(29 sts)
R11[Sc 6, dec] repeat around. (25)(25 sts)
R12[Sc 2, dec] repeat around. (18)(18 sts)
R13[Sc 0, dec] repeat around. (1) Stuff firmly before closing. Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.(1 sts)

Petal 3

Petal 4 / Petal 5 (make 2)

R1Pick up 47 sc evenly around opening. (47)(47 sts)
R2[Sc 0, dec] repeat around. (1)(1 sts)
R3[Sc 0, inc] repeat around. (18)(18 sts)
R4[Sc 2, inc] repeat around. (25)(25 sts)
R5[Sc 6, inc] repeat around. (29)(29 sts)
R6[Sc 14, inc] repeat around. (31)(31 sts)
R7[Sc 31, inc] repeat around. (32)(32 sts)
R8Sc in each st around. (32)(32 sts)
R9[Sc 31, dec] repeat around. (31)(31 sts)
R10[Sc 14, dec] repeat around. (29)(29 sts)
R11[Sc 6, dec] repeat around. (25)(25 sts)
R12[Sc 2, dec] repeat around. (18)(18 sts)
R13[Sc 0, dec] repeat around. (1) Stuff firmly before closing. Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.(1 sts)

Petal 5

Stem

R1Pick up 11 sc evenly around opening. (11)(11 sts)
R2Sc in each st around. (11)(11 sts)
R3Sc in each st around. (11)(11 sts)
R4Sc in each st around. (11)(11 sts)
R5Sc in each st around. (11)(11 sts)
R6Sc in each st around. (11)(11 sts)
R7Sc in each st around. (11)(11 sts)
R8Sc in each st around. (11)(11 sts)
R9Sc in each st around. (11)(11 sts)
R10Sc in each st around. (11)(11 sts)
R11Sc in each st around. (11)(11 sts)
R12Sc in each st around. (11)(11 sts)
R13Sc in each st around. (11)(11 sts)
R14Sc in each st around. (11)(11 sts)
R15Sc in each st around. (11) Stuff lightly. Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.(11 sts)