Lacy Star Flower Pattern Photo Tutorial

Pattern including chart here

Round 1:
magic loop
ch 6 (counts as dc and ch 3)
dc in lp








ch 3
[dc in lp, ch 3]8x

 slst in 3rd ch of beginning chain to join

Round 2:
slst to center of ch 3 sp
ch 4 (counts as tr)
in same lp work [tr, dc, dc]

 sc in nxt lp
[dc, dc, tr, tr, tr, dc, dc] in nxt lp
sc in nxt lp

[ [dc, dc, tr, tr, tr, dc, dc] in nxt lp, sc in nxt lp ]3x
in 1st lp work [dc, dc, tr]
slst to 4th ch of beginning chain to join

Lacy Star Flower Pattern

Photo Tutorial
Pattern on Ravelry
Abbreviation Key

Round 1: mglp, ch 6 (counts as dc and ch 3), [dc in lp, ch3]9x, slst to 3^rd ch of beg chain to join

Round 2: slst to center of ch 3 lp, ch 4 (counts as tr), in same lp work [tr, dc, dc], sc in nxt lp, [ [dc, dc, tr, tr, tr, dc, dc] in nxt lp, sc in nxt lp]4x, [dc, dc, tr]in 1^st lp, slst to 4^th ch of beg chain to join.

Cabbage Rose / Peony Crochet Pattern Photo Tutorial

The patterns for all three sizes of flower can be found here. Although these photos are for the medium flower, the same general technique is used for all sizes.

Opening Up (Medium)

 

ch4, hdc in 1^st st

 [ch2, hdc in same st as above] 2x

[ch2, hdc in 1^st lp] 2x

[ [ ch2, hdc] 2x in nxt lp ] 6x = 12 hdc worked

turn, [3dc,slst] in each ch2 sp

Work inner petals between hds worked in ch2 sp

slst in 1^st st

Cabbage Rose / Peony Crochet Pattern

Unlike most crochet roses, these have NO SEWING! Instead, a base mesh is worked in a spiral from the center out, then petals are worked into the mesh from the outside in. 
Photo tutorial 
Pattern on Ravelry

Abbreviations (US Terminology)

ch = chain

dc = double crochet

hdc = half double crochet
lp = loop

nxt = next

slst = slip stitch
sp = space

st = stitch

[] #x = repeat stitches within brackets # times

Full Bloom (Large)

 ch4, hdc in 1^st st

[ch2, hdc in same st as above] 2x

[ch2, hdc in 1^st lp] 2x

[ [ch2, hdc ] 2x in next ch2 sp] 10x = 20 hdc worked

turn

[4dc, slst] in each ch2 sp between hdcs worked in sp

4dc, slst in 1^st st

Opening Up (Medium)

ch4, hdc in 1^st st

[ch2, hdc in same st as above] 2x

[ch2, hdc in 1^st lp] 2x

[ [ ch2, hdc] 2x in nxt ch2 sp ] 6x = 12 hdc worked

turn

[3dc,slst] in each ch2 sp between hdcs worked in sp

slst in 1^st st

Bud (small)

ch4, hdc in 1^st st

[ch2, hdc in same st as above]2x

[ch2, hdc in 1^st lp]2x

[ [ ch2, hdc] 2x in nxt ch2 sp] 3x = 6 hdc worked

turn

[3dc, slst] in nxt 7 ch2 sps
between hdcs worked in sp

[2hdc, slst] in nxt 4 ch2 sp between hdcs worked in sp

Outer petals should gently fold in around shorter inner petals.