The lily, a beloved flower across cultures, symbolizes purity and innocence, it often represents the unsullied nature of the soul, much like how it is reversed in Christianity as a symbol of chastity and. virginity. Its elegant white petals evoke a sense of serenity and nobility, making it a fitting gift for those who embody these virtues.
Here we are going to describe on how to crochet the flower of lily. The materials we use are always 4 PLY or 5 PLY milk cotton yarn and 2.5mm hook. We are going to tell the ways to crochet lily petal A and petal B, flower stamen, the bud and the leaf A and leaf B.
How to Crochet the Petal A, 3pcs
- Let’s start with foundation chain: 25 ch.
- R1: 2 sc into the 2nd sts from hook, 2 hdc, 14dc, 3 hdc, 2sc, 3sc in last stitch, do not turn, (working on the other side of ch), 2sc, 3hdc, 14dc, 2hdc, 2 sc, sl.
- R2: ch1, add 0.5mm iron wire, 2 sc in next same st, 2sc, 2 hdc,2dc,11 times of 2 dc in same st, 4 times of hdc in same st, 4 times of 2sc in same st, (1sc, 3ch picot st, 1sc), 4 times of 2sc in same st,4 times of hdc in same st, 11 times of 2 dc in same st, 2 dc,2hdc,2sc in same st,sl, cut and leave tail for wrapping.
How to Crochet the Petal B,3pcs
- Let’s start with foundation chain: 30 ch.
- R1: 2 sc into the 2nd sts from hook, 5 hdc, 15 dc, 4 hdc, 2sc, 3sc in last stitch, do not turn, (working on the other side of ch), 2sc, 4hdc, 15dc, 5hdc, 2 sc, sl.
- R2: ch1, add 0.5mm iron wire, 2sc, 3 hdc,3dc,10 times of 2 dc in same st, 2dc, 3 times of hdc in same st, 4 times of 2sc in same st, 2sc, (1sc, 3ch picot st, 1sc), 2sc,4 times of 2sc in same st,3times of hdc in same st, 2dc, 10 times of 2 dc in same st, 3dc,3hdc,2sc,sl, cut and leave tail for wrapping.
How to Crochet the Flower Bud
- Start with a magic ring,
- R1: 3ch, work 5 dc in magic ring. close the loop tightly, sl at top of 3ch
- R2: 3ch, (dc, 2dc in next same st )* 2 times, 2dc in next same st, sl
- R3: 3ch, (fpdc, 2dc in next same st )* 4 times, sl
- R4: 3ch, (fpdc,dc, 2dc in next same st ) * 4 times, sl
- R5: 3ch, (fpdc, 2dc, 2dc in next same st) * 4 times, sl
- R6-R9: 3ch, (fpdc, 4dc ) * 4 times, sl
- R10: 3ch, (fpdc, 2dc,dc2tog) * 4 times, sl
- R11: 3ch, (fpdc, 1dc, dc2tog) * 4 times, sl
- R12: 3ch, (fpdc, dc2tog) * 4 times, sl, add polyfill
- R13: 1sl across one stitch, cut and leave tail for wrapping.
How to Crochet the leaf A, 1pc
- Let’s start with foundation chain: 35 ch
- R1: add iron wire, 1sc into the 2nd sts from hook, 2hdc, 3dc, 15tr, 10 dc, 1hdc,1sc,( 1sc, 2ch picot st, 1sc), working on the other side of ch, 1sc, 1 hdc, 10dc, 15 tr, 3dc,2 hdc, 1sc , cut and leave the tail for wrapping
How to Crochet the leaf b, 1pc
- Let’s start with foundation chain: 32 ch
- R1: add iron wire, 1sc into the 2nd sts from hook, 1hdc, 1dc, 15tr, 10 dc, 1hdc,1sc,( 1sc, 2ch picot st, 1sc), working on the other side of ch, 1sc, 1 hdc, 10dc, 15 tr, 1dc,1hdc, 1sc , cut and leave the tail for wrapping
Stamen
- Take 6 inches (15cm) of iron wire, starting at 2in (5cm), and wrap the yellow yarn for 1in (2.5cm),
- then fold the wire in half, making sure the ends of the yellow are aligned.
- Using the green yarn, wrap the two wires together for 1 in (2.5cm), and cut and tie a knot.
