I have wanted to make a crochet hot air balloon for some time, and got an idea of making one using the popular african flower.

I tried finding an existing tutorial on how to make a hot air balloon using african flowers with no success so I had to make my own. I am not sure if I should call this a pattern, rather a guide or a tutorial.
But anyways, I am sharing it as some might find it helpful.

The pattern for the african flower is not included, but it is widely available on the internet. You will need 10 hexagons + 16 pentagons. I highly suggest you to learn the join-african-flowers-as-you-go technique, it will make it much easier.