Collar Flower 4 Pets

Pin Flower Applique

This is a slip on flower to slip on most size dog collars 

Will Need/Need to Know

• I hook
• Red Heart w/Love in 2 colors
• Needle to sew in ends
• ( ) holds needed info and number of stitches
• picot = chain 3, sl st into 1^st ch
• for collars widths ½ inch to 2 inch
• gauge is 8 stitches x 8 rows in single crochet = 2 in

Abbreviations

st(s) – stitch(s)

ch – chain

sc – single crochet

hdc – half double crochet

dc – double crochet

picot – picot

Petal make 6

1. in color A, ch 7, hdc in 2^nd ch from hook, hdc in next st, 1 dc in each of the next 2 sts, hdc in next st, 3 hdc in last st, rotate to other side of chain, hdc in next st, 1 dc in each of the next 2 sts, hdc in next st, 2 hdc in last st, join to 1^st hdc and change to color B (14 sts)
2. ch 1 (does not count as 1^st st), turn, 1 sc in each of the next 5 sts, 1 hdc in next st, hdc and dc in next st, picot, dc and hdc in next st, hdc in next st, 1 sc in each of the next 5 sts, ch 1, join to 1^st sc, tie off (16 sts and 1 picot)

sewing your flower petals together

• sew in all ends to petals except the color B one closes to the edge/bottom see picture number 1
• use the color B end to sew a small line into the petal and also use them to sew the 3 petal bottoms together see picture number 2
• sew last 3 petals on one between each petal of the ones already sewn together see picture 3
• and done ! See piture 4

Collar Loop

1. ch 5, sc in 2^nd ch from hook, and each st across, turn (4sc)
2. ch 1 (does not count as sc), 1 sc in each st across, turn (4sc)

• ½ inch collar widths repeat row 2, 3 more times
• 1 inch collar widths repeat row 2, 8 more times
• 1 ½ inch collar widths repeat row 2, 12 more times
• 2 in collar widths repeat row 2, 16 more times

3. fold in half and slip stitch both sides together, tie off

• sew flower to collar loop and sew in ends
• ready to go! It will be a bit snug at fist going around the collar but it loosen a bit over time