Designed by Nazanin S. Fard • Intermediate level

This is a greeting card decorated with crocheted pansies. You can put your crocheted pansies on anything—clothing, a. hat, picture frame, jewelry, etc. Each pansy is about 2 1/4 inches long.

Stitch gauge: 7 dc = 1 inch with size E crochet hook

Materials needed:

• Kreinik 1/8" Ribbon in Purple 012, Star yellow 091, Amethyst 026, Star Pink 092
• Crochet hook size E
• Strathmore photo frame card 5" x 6 7/8"
• Green construction paper 5" x 3 1/2"
• Tacky glue
• Pair of scissors

Instructions:

Note: when the instruction calls for CC (contrasting color), use one of the purple, amethyst or star pink colors. Make each pansy in a different color for added interest.

Pansy instructions (make 3);

With Star Yellow 091, ch 4. Make a ring with a sl st into the first ch.

Rnd 1: Ch 1, 10 sc into the ring. End with sl st into the first ch.

Rnd 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each of next sts, until there are 2 sts left, (sc, hdc) in next st, (hdc, sc) into next st. End with a sl st into the first ch.

Rnd 3: With (CC), Ch 1, [(sc, hdc, dc) in next st, (dc, hdc, sc) in next st, sl st into next st] 4 times, (sc, hdc, dc) in next st, [2 dc in next st] 3 times, (dc, hdc, sc) in next st, sl st into next st.

Rnd 4: Ch 1, [sc in each of next 6 sts, sl st into the next st] 4 times, sc in each of next 12 sts. End with a sl st into the first st. Fasten off.

Finishing: Cut a piece of construction paper in 5” x 3 1/2” size. Slowly push it through the opening into place. Glue down each pansy in place as shown in photo, or use your imagination.