Irish Crochet Flower: The Classic Irish Lace Motif
Welcome to a new free pattern! Today, we are crocheting the beautiful Irish Crochet Flower. As you can see, this is a vibrant 7-petal motif that stands out for its incredible relief layers and textures—hallmarks of traditional Irish lace.
It is a super versatile element, perfect as an appliqué for garments, accessories, or as part of a larger project.
Before we dive into the written pattern, here is the video tutorial so you can follow along easily, especially with the relief rounds: Irish crochet flower video tutorial
Step-by-Step Pattern
Foundation
Chain 10 and join with a slip stitch to form a ring.
Round 1
Work 28 double crochets into the ring. Join with a slip stitch.
Total: 28 dc.
Round 2
Increase around as follows:
1 dc in the first stitch, 2 dc in the next stitch. Repeat around.
Total: 42 dc.
Round 3
Chain 7, then secure with 1 single crochet in the 7th dc of the previous round. Repeat around.
Note: The stitch where the chains begin counts as the start of the arch.
Total: 7 chain-7 arches.
Round 4
Inside each chain space work:
4 dc — 4 tr — 4 dc
Repeat in each arch.
Round 5
Now work across the 8 central stitches of each petal:
1 hdc in each of the first 2 stitches
1 dc in each of the next 2 stitches
1 tr in the next stitch
2 dtr in each of the next 2 center stitches (4 dtr total)
1 tr in the next stitch
1 dc in each of the next 2 stitches
1 hdc in each of the last 2 stitches
Round 6
1 hdc in each of the first 2 stitches
1 dc in each of the next 3 stitches
2 tr in each of the next 4 center stitches
1 dc in each of the next 3 stitches
1 hdc in each of the last 2 stitches
Crochet the Complete Irish Crochet Top
This flower motif is the heart of the Victoria Irish Lace Summer Top. As a passionate crocheter, I love designing this technique entirely without mesh. A mesh-free layout allows the pure beauty of the intermingled motifs to stand out completely, while making the joining process much simpler and faster to assemble!
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