The Poppy

I’ve had a hard time getting this one right. The motifs are getting a little more complicated as they go along and my "crochet French" hasn’t improved much so it’s taking longer to do each one. The first time through this one, for example, I didn’t understand that you were supposed to round the small petals rather than making them square-ish like the large petal. If I had looked at the photo I might have realized that something was missing, but I was just barreling along. While I still don’t know if I’m following Mme Hardouin completely here, I’ve worked it out well enough so that the end result looks like hers.

For the motif pictured I used:

No 60 thread

No 10 padding cord (pc)

1.00mm hook

Pattern uses US terminology

From the Guipure d'Irlande books by Mme Hardouin.

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No. 3 - Le Pavot (the Poppy)

Wrap pc around shaft of hook (or whatever) twice.

Work 35 sc in the ring and join

Ch 1, *1 sc in next st, 2 sc in next st,* repeat * to * across (52 sts), drop pc

Small petal

1 sc in the 1^st sc, 1 dc in next sc,

15 dc over next 10 sc (2 dc in every other sc),

1 dc in next sc, 1 sc in next sc, turn

ch 1, 1 sc in each stitch of previous row,

sl into ring (in same st as 1^st sc of petal), turn

1 sc in the 1^st sc, 1 dc in next sc,

20 dc over next 15 sc (2 dc in every 3rd sc),

1 dc in next sc, 1 sc in next sc, sl to ring as before, turn

ch 1, then 1 sc in each stitch of previous row,

pick up pc and sc around petal (2 sc in approx. every other stitch)

Make two sc on the round with the pc, drop pc.

Large petal

*ch 3, sk 1, 1 sc in next sc*, repeat 6x (creating 7 ch 3 spaces), turn

*ch 3, 1sc in first ch 3 space* repeat 6x, turn

*ch 3, 1sc in first ch 3 space* repeat 6x, turn

4 sc in each of the ch 3 spaces, turn

ch 3, then dc across, turn

sc in each dc, turn

ch 3, then dc across, turn

sc in each dc

Work slip stitches down side of large petal, pick up pc and work as in first petal, but make 3 sc in each corner.

Make second small petal

Stem

Make 40 sc on pc alone and turn

1 dc on each sc
Crown

Make a round with the pc a little larger than the hole in the middle (go around twice so the pc is doubled),

*5 sc, 1 picot* repeat * to * 4 more times, 2 sc

secure to original ring with a slip st opposite the stem

2 sc, *5 sc, 1 picot* repeat * to * 4 more times, 5 sc

secure pc and cut.