Rose of Sharon Granny Free Pattern

Rose of Sharon Granny

By AnnooCrochet Designs

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Overview

Throughout the world you will find different plants named Rose of Sharon. The flowers of one Rose of Sharon plant, Hibiscus syriacus or Shrub Althea, are very similar to the flowers of Hypericum calycinum, also called Rose of Sharon. Although the flowers do look similar, the plants are quite different. The reference to each plant is colloquial, and depending on where you are in the world it will mean whichever plant inhabits that area.

Native Location

The flat, open plains of Sharon in northern Israel are populated with many wild flowers that grow from bulbs. Most of them are varieties of crocus, asphodel or narcissus, and it is generally accepted by Hebrew and Christian scholars that these are the flowers referred to in Song of Solomon, What a beautiful source of inspiration for a Granny, don't you agree?

Read more: The History of the Rose of Sharon Bush | Garden Guides http://www.gardenguides.com/79530-history-rose-sharon-bush.html#ixzz2M9OOp0dx

You will need:

Hook 3.25mm
Tapestry Needle
Yarn: Berroco Comfort DK in yellow, (2719), Red (2751)  and light olive Green (2748)

Stitches used in this Pattern:

Ch; chain
Sc: single crochet,
sk st: skip a stitch
dc: double crochet 

Pattern

Round 1: With yellow Color Yarn,In a magic ring, ch1, sc 12. join with a sl st

Round 2: in front loop only, sl st in next st, [ch 4, sl st down the second ch from hook 3 times, sl st in front loop of next st] repeat 11 times sl st in first sl st of second row

Round 3: ch, in same st,sc and sc in each back loop of round 2, you will be working in the back of your flower (12sc) fasten off

Round 4: with red Color Yarn,  and your flower right side facing you, sl st in any sc, ch3 (counts as first dc),cntinue in same st  with 4dc, then sc, [5dc in next  st, sc] 11 times sl st with first sl st.

this is the back of your flower

Round 5: ([sc, ch1] 5 times, sc) 12 times.

 Creating a base for your granny square:

Place your flower wrong side facing you, 

[sl st in any st of round 1, ch3, and sl st] 4 times

 After creating a square base.fasten off

Round 1:

Placing the flower right side facing you again,

 and with Tan Color, first round of your granny square
 [3dc any of the 3ch space from the square you just made, ch, 3dc] repeat 3 more times, join with first dc

Round 2: ch1, 3dc in same sp, [3dc, ch, 3dc in next ch space from previous round, 3dc in between the next sp between the next two 3dc from previous round] 3 more times, join with first dc

Round 3:  ch1, 3dc in same sp, 3dc in next st, 3dc, ch, 3dc in next ch space from previous round, ([3dc in next sp ] twice, 3dc, ch, 3dc in next ch space from previous round,) 3 more times

And you did it!!! This Rose of Sharon Granny is yours to share!

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Happy Crochet my fellow artists!!!! 

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