Free Oya Crochet Flower Pattern

Before I wave you goodbye for the weekend – and we are having a prolonged one due to a national holiday – I made a free tutorial /pattern for a cheat oya flower.

I say cheat, because I didn’t use the traditional technique to make an oya flower by using a sewing needle; instead I used a regular crochet hook and DMC embroidery thread.

Now again, the crochet hook isn’t as small as it should be for the thread. It is a 1.7 mm hook, but it worked well for me and I like the size of the flowers I got with it. I used 3 complementary colors of thread.

Let’s make it.

This flower is not worked in rounds, but in rows.

Ch 6 and join to make a ring. Sc 8 in ring.

Row 1: Sc2 in 6 st. Leave 2 st as are. (12)

Cut thread and work it.

Row 2:

Insert new color. Sc1 in the 1st st, sc2 in all other st, except the last one where you sc1 again. (22)

Do not cut thread.

Row 3:

Insert new color. Sc1 in Ch 4 and turn work. Sc in 5th st from hook. Ch 4 and sc in 4th st. Repeat this pattern 2 times more, next ch4 and sc in the 5th st. You will get 5 chains.