Orchids
All flowers pictured were made with #3 cotton Crochet Thread and an old size #2/2.25mm Steel Crochet Hook. Orchids Shades of Purple Orchid Starting with Large Base Rnd 1. With yellow, ch 6 and join to form a circle. Rnd 2. Ch 1 and make 11 sc in the ring. Join to the 1st sc made with a sl st. End off and weave in end. Rnd 3. Attach dark purple in the blo of any yellow sc from last rnd with a sl st. Ch 10 and sl st in the blo of the same st. (Sl st in the blo of the next st. Ch 10 and sl st back into the 7blo of the same st) two times. 3 ch 10 loops made. Sc in the blo of the next st) 3 times. Ch 10 and sl st back into the blo of the same st. (Sc in the blo of the next st) 4 times. Ch 10 and sl st into blo of the same st. Sc in the blo of each of the next 2 sts. Sl st into the 1st sl st made to end rnd. Rnd 4. **Sl st into each of the the first 2 chs of the ch10. Sc in the next ch. Make 3 hdc in the next ch. In the next ch make (2 dc and 1 trc.) In the next st make (trc and 2 dc.) Ma