How to crochet a Dahlia

A flower of great decorative impact in its infinite variety of colors, which with its elegance lends itself to creating beautiful compositions. Small or large the dahlias in autumn still give us so much color in our gardens.

To make crochet dahlia it is necessary to prepare 10 sections of petals of different sizes, the goblets and leaves.

Needed: cotton number 10 and number 20 - crochet 1.0 mm - scissors - galvanized iron wire 0.45mm - plasticized iron wire - pliers.

For the sections of petals I used cotton number 20, for the rest the number 10.

Explanation of the first section of petals

Start 5 chains and close them in a circle.

1st round: 8 single crochet.

2nd round: 6 chains and in these do 5 single crochet. 1 single crochet. Repeat the same for a total of 4 times.

3rd round: 1 single crochet, 1 half double crochet, 2 double crochet at one point, 1 half double crochet, 1 single crochet. Do the same on the other side. 1 single crochet. Repeat the same for a total of 4 petals.

Explanation of the second section of petals

Start 5 chains and close them in a circle.

1st round: 8 single crochet.

2nd round: 7 chains and in these do 6 single crochet. 1 single crochet. Repeat the same for a total of 4 times.

3rd round: 1 single crochet, 1 half double crochet, 2 double crochet at a point twice, 1 half double crochet, 1 single crochet. Do the same on the other side. 1 single crochet. Repeat the same for a total of 4 petals.

Explanation of the third section of petals

Start 5 chains and close them in a circle.

1st round: 8 single crochet.

2nd round: 8 chains and in these do 7 single crochet. 1 single crochet. Repeat the same for a total of 4 times.

3rd round: 1 single crochet, 1 half double crochet, 2 double crochet at a point, 1 triple crochet, 2 double crochet at a point, 1 half double crochet, 1 single crochet. Do the same on the other side. 1 single crochet. Repeat the same for a total of 4 times.

Explanation of the fourth section of petals

Start 5 chains and close them in a circle.

1st round: 8 single crochet.

2nd round: 9 chains and in these do 8 single crochet. 1 single crochet. Repeat the same for a total of 4 times.

3rd round: 1 single crochet, 1 half double crochet, 2 double crochet at a point, 2 triple crochet, 2 double crochet at a point, 1 half double crochet, 1 single crochet. Do the same on the other side. 1 single crochet. Repeat the same for a total of 4 petals.

Explanation of the fifth section of petals

Start 5 chains and close them in a circle.

1st round: 10 single crochet.

2nd round: 10 chains and in these do 9 single crochet. 1 single crochet. Repeat the same for a total of 5 times.

3rd round: 1 single crochet, 1 half double crochet, 2 double crochet at a point, 3 triple crochet, 2 double crochet at a point, 1 half double crochet, 1 single crochet. Do the same on the other side. 1 single crochet. Repeat for a total of 5 petals.

Explanation of the sixth section of petals

Start 6 chains and close them in a circle.

1st round: 12 single crochet.

2nd round: 11 chains and in these do 10 single crochet. 1 single crochet. Repeat the same for a total of 6 times.

3rd round: 1 single crochet, 1 half double crochet, 2 double crochet at a point, 4 triple crochet, 2 double crochet at a point, 1 half double crochet, 1 single crochet. Do the same on the other side. 1 single crochet. Repeat the same for a total of 6 petals.

Explanation of the seventh section of petals

Start 7 chains and close them in a circle.

1st round: 14 single crochet.

2nd round: 12 chains and in these make 11 single crochet. 1 single crochet. Repeat the same for a total of 7 times.

3rd round: 1 single crochet, 1 half double crochet, 2 double crochet at a point, 5 triple crochet, 2 double crochet at a point, 1 half double crochet, 1 single crochet. Do the same on the other side. 1 single crochet. Repeat the same for a total of 7 petals.

Explanation of the eighth section of petals

Start 8 chains and close them in a circle.

1st round: 16 single crochet.

2nd round: 13 chains and in these do 12 single crochet. 1 single crochet. Repeat the same for a total of 8 times.

3rd round: 1 single crochet, 1 half double crochet, 2 double crochet at a point, 6 triple crochet, 2 double crochet at a point, 1 half double crochet, 1 single crochet. Do the same on the other side. 1 single crochet. Repeat the same for a total of 8 petals.

Explanation of the ninth section of petals

Start 9 chains and close them in a circle.

1st round: 18 single crochet.

2nd round: 14 chains and in these do 13 single crochet. 1 single crochet. Repeat the same for a total of 9 times.

3rd round: 2 single crochet, half double crochet, 2 double crochet at one point, 6 triple crochet, 2 double crochet at one point, half double crochet, single crochet. Do the same on the other side in reverse. 1 single crochet. Repeat the same for a total of 9 petals.

Explanation of the tenth section of petals

Start 10 chains and close them in a circle.

1st round: 20 single crochet.

2nd round: 15 chains and in these do 14 single crochet. 1 single crochet. Repeat the same for a total of 10 times.

3rd round: 2 single crochet, 2 half double crochet, 2 double crochet at one point, 6 triple crochet, 2 double crochet at one point, 1 half double crochet, 1 single crochet. Do the same on the other side in reverse. 1 single crochet. Repeat the same for a total of 10 petals.

Explanation of the bud

To create the bud, make the first 4 sections of petals.

Explanation of the glass

Start 5 chains and close them in a circle.

1st round: 14 double crochet.

2nd round: 7 chains and in these do: 2 single crochet, 2 half double crochet, 2 double crochet, skip a base point, 1 slip stitch. Repeat the same for a total of 7 times.

Cut a piece of plasticized iron wire of the length and thickness appropriate to the work being carried out. On a point, wrap a little cotton in the same color as the petals. Bend the tip using pliers to block the cotton and obtain a small pistil.

Arrange the petals sections from the first to the tenth.

Same work for the stem of the bud, insert the sections of petals from the first to the fourth and bend them a little to close the bud. Also insert the glass and keep on hanging.

Explanation of the leaf

The leaves are grouped in three by the wire.

Start 25 chains.

1st round: 3 single crochet, 3 half double crochet, 3 double crochet, 6 triple crochet, 3 double crochet, 3 half double crochet, 3 single crochet. Repeat the same on the other side of the chains.

2nd round: 3 single crochet, 3 half double crochet, 3 double crochet, 9 triple crochet  (increase every 2 points), 3 double crochet, 3 half double crochet, 3 single crochet. Repeat the same on the other side of the chains.

Cut a piece of galvanized iron wire that makes the complete turn of the leaf 3 times plus another 3 cm more per side. Insert it on the leaf and work on it with a loop of single crochet. Stretch the leaf well by modeling it with your hands and twist the wire 2-3 times to block work. Without cutting the cotton, make the second leaf and then the third. From the second leaf, to get to the wire and work the single crochet, go down half the leaf with slip stitch. At the end of the third leaf, twist the wire for about 1 cm to create a small stem and cover it with cotton, working the chains around it.

Fasten all the leaves to the stem and cover it with cotton, working the chains around it.

Shape everything with your hands by arranging the leaves and sections of petals.

If necessary, starch the petals, much depends on the type of cotton used.

Place the dahlias in the center of the pot with the buds around.

As always I hope I have been clear in the explanations and wish everyone a good creation.

See you soon. Bye.