Tackling my 1st African flower granny motif. I love the descriptions on the pattern guide, but needed a shorter form to take with me on the go. So here is just the text version:

Pattern:

1. Base Round – Chain 5, make a ring.

2. Ch 3, 1 dc, ch1, (2 DC or DC2Tog, ch1) repeat until you have six spaces and six 2DC/D2Tog. SS to the 3rd chain of the beginning round.

3. New color. Start in a space. Chain 3, DC, Ch 1, 2 DC in same space (2 dc, ch1, 2 dc in next space). Repeat around.

4. Chain 3. DC6 in same space. DC7 in next chain-1 space, around. No spaces or chains. 42 DCs.

5. New color. C1, SC around (7 SC around petal), making a long DC in round 2 between each flower petal.

6. Border. Chain 3, 3 dc. You will now have reached the middle of the top of the flower petal. Ch1, then make another dc into the same space as the previous DC. Continue DC around.

7. Optional 2nd color border: exactly the same way as the previous round, again making a dc, ch1, dc over the middle of the petal.

Source: http://heidibearscreative.blogspot.com/2010/05/african-fl...