Orchid Flower

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Young Orchid Flower, Buds, and Branches

When I crochet something from nature, I like to make it as realistic as possible. I rarely see a single orchid flower on a stem with a single leaf. So, to complete your Phaleonopsis orchid project, here are a young, newly opening orchid flower and two flower buds that are still developing, and a pattern to attach all the pieces together on a branch.

Here is the pattern for the Mature Orchid Flower.
Here is the pattern for the Orchid Leaf.

This pattern special stitches:
Even Increase (Even Inc) = When there are four stitches to increase over, then [dc in the first stitch, dc2tog over the 1st and 2nd stitches, dc in the 2nd stitch].

Disclaimer:

In this pattern, 2 sc = 2 sc in the next st

sc 2 = sc in each of the next 2 sts

Young Flower:

Foundation:

Row 1: 6 sc in a magic circle.

Row 2: In the front loops only, [(sc, ch 3, sc) in the first sc] repeat 6 times, sl st with the first st (Fig. 1).

Inner Petals:

Row 3: Ch, [(sc, hdc, dc 3, hdc, sc) in ch-3 loop, skip next ch-3 loop, sl st in back loop of the first st (Fig. 2)] repeat 3 times.

Row 4: Skip the first ch. Sl st, [sl st, ch, 2 hdc, 4 dc, 2 hdc, ch, sl st, skip next 3 sts] repeat 3 times along the inner petals, sl st in next st. Continue to the Outer Petals (Fig. 3).

Outer Petals:

Row 5: Ch 2, [(sc, hdc, dc 3, hdc, sc) in ch-3 loop] repeat 3 times around.

Row 6: Skip the ch, [sl st, 2 sc, 2 hdc, (2 dc, ch, 2 dc) in middle st, 2 hdc, 2 sc, sl st] repeat 3 times.

Row 7: [Skip first sl st and sc. Sc 3, hdc, dc, 3 dc in ch-space, dc, hdc, sc 3, skip last sc and sl st] repeat 3 times.

Row 8: [Skip first sc. Sl st 2, sc 2, hdc, (hdc, dc, hdc), hdc, sc 2, sl st 2, skip last sc] repeat 3 times, skip next 2 sts, sl st (Fig. 4).

Tie off. Weave ends in.

Large Flower Bud:

Row 1: 6 sc in a magic circle.

Row 2: In the back loops only. 2 sc in each sc around.

Row 3: Ch 2, [2 hdc in the next st, hdc 2] repeat 3 times, 2 hdc, hdc, sl st with the first st.

Row 4: Ch 2, [fpdc, dc, Even Inc, dc] repeat 3 times, sl st with the first st.

Row 5: Ch 2, [fpdc, dc 2, bpdc, dc 2] repeat 3 times, sl st with the first st.

Row 6: Ch 2, [fpdc, dc 2, bpdc, dc 2] repeat 3 times, sl st with the first st.

Row 7: Ch 2, [fpdc, dc2tog, bpdc, dc2tog] repeat 3 times, sl st with the first st.

Stuff lightly.

Row 8: Ch 2, [fpdc, dc3tog] repeat 3 times, sl st with the first st.

Tie off. Weave ends in.

Small Flower Bud:

Row 1: 6 sc in a magic circle.

Row 2: In the back loops only. 2 sc in each sc around.

Row 3: Ch 2, hdc around, sl st with the first hdc.

Row 4: Ch 2, [fpdc, dc, bpdc, dc] repeat 3 times, sl st with the first st.

Row 5: Ch 2, [fpdc, dc, bpdc, dc] repeat 3 times, sl st with the first st.

Stuff lightly.

Row 6: Ch 2, [fpdc, dc3tog] repeat 3 times, sl st with the first st.

Tie off. Weave ends in.

You now have two developing flower buds to complete your orchid branch (Fig. 5).

Stems:

Young Flower and Buds:

Ch 10, sc6tog around the exposed loops on the flower/bud (Fig. 6), sl st 9 along the chain.

Tie off. Weave ends in.

Mature Orchid:

Ch 19, sl st in the 4th ch from the hook, ch, sc in side ch-3 support of the flower, ch, sc in ch-4 loop, ch 5, sc in bottom ch-3 support, ch 5, sc in ch-4 loop, ch, sc in side ch-3 support, ch, sc in ch-4 loop, sl st 5 along beginning ch, sl st into a central loop of the top rear petal, sl st 10 along beginning ch (Fig. 7).

Tie off. Weave ends in.

Branch:

Ch 16, sc into stem of orchid, ch 14, sc into stem of baby flower, ch 12, sc into stem of bud, turn.

Sl st in second ch from hook, sl st 4, sc 6, sc3tog, sc 12, sc3tog, sc 15.

Tie off. Use a needle to attach to the base of the leaf. Weave ends in.