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Or check out the free pattern below to make your own roses. I just chain for the stem, add a couple hdcs at the end, and sew a bead on to weigh it down.
Crochet Rose
PatternThis pattern has some made up stitches. I don’t know if that’s allowed in the crochet world. I don’t know if they are actual stitches. I made up names for them. I Hope that’s ok. If you know something I don’t, feel free to enlighten me (if it’s nice.)
d2c: yo, go under, pull up loop, yo, pull through 2 loops leaving 2 on hook, yo, go under, pull up loop, yo, pull through 2 loops leaving 3 on hook, yo, pull through all 3 on hook
d3c: yo, go under, pull up loop, yo, pull through 2 loops leaving 2 on hook, yo, go under, pull up loop, yo, pull through 2 loops leaving 3 on hook, yo, go under, pull up loop, yo pull through 2 loops leaving 4 on hook, yo, pull through all 4 loops
Row 1: In a loop, *ch 1, d2c, ch 1, sl st* repeat x 3, tighten loop
Row 2: ch 1, *sl st in base of next petal, ch 1* repeat around, end with sl st around first ch 1 of this row.
Row 3: In chain 1 spaces from row 2 *ch 1, d2c, ch 1, sl st* repeat x 5
Row 4: repeat row 2
Row 5: in chain 1 spaces from row 4 *ch 1, d3c, ch 2, SL st* repeat x 6
Finish off
Assuming you mean for all parts of the special stitches to be done in the same stitch, the d2c is called a “2dc cluster” and the d3c is called a “3dc cluster”. I’ve seen the cluster abbreviated in a lot of different ways and yours certainly isn’t the weirdest. It’s also worth noting, though, that if you work each dc part of the cluster into a different stitch from a previous row, that it’s considered a decrease- a dc2tog or dc3tog.
Thanks, Leah! Good to know.