[Starting in Brown]
Magic loop

Rnd 1: sc 6 in the magic loop (6)

Rnd 2: inc in each st (12)

Rnd 3: [sc 1, inc 1] 6 times (18)

Rnd 4: [sc 2, inc 1] 6 times (24)

Rnd 5: sc in each st (24)

Add face if desired.

[Change to all Yellow]
Continue to Petals

To add a face I like to start with the mouth, then add eyes using safety eyes on either end of the edges of the mouth 1 stitch away.

Simple Smile

1. Using Black thread insert the needle from the inside of the body and exiting where you want a smile to begin.

2. Pull to the opposite corner of where you want the smile to end, and insert your needle back into the body. This will create a straight line.

3. . Insert your needle to exit the body where you want the bottom of the smile to be. Go around the straight line and insert back into the body through the same stitch you last exited.

4. Double knot the two ends on the inside of the body and cut close.

(Continuing from Rnd 5…)
[All in Yellow]

Rnd 6: Working in the FLO of each st around, [{slst 1, petal chain (ch 6, turn skip the first ch, slst in each ch down), slst 1 in same FLO}, slst 1] Repeat this 12 times to make 12 petal chains around (12 petal chains with a slst between)

Rnd 7: [Working up the petal ch, sc 1, hdc 1 in next 3 chs,

working in the end of the petal ch {hdc 2, mp 1, hdc 2},

working back down the petal ch, hdc 1 in next 3 chs,

sc 1 in the base of the petal ch,

slst 1 in the same st as the slst from Rnd 6]

Repeat 12 times for each petal ch around (12 petals total)

Cut the yarn, and pull through, sew this into the back, you’ll be working around this tail end to hide it in the next Rnd.

[Continuing in Green]
Make a slip knot in Green, pull through the first unused BLO from Rnd 5 (before petals), ch 1

Rnd 8: Starting in the same BLO you pulled through, sc in each BLO around (24)

Rnd 9: Working in both loops from here on, [sc 2, invdec 1] 6 times (18)

Rnd 10: [sc 1, invdec 1] 6 times (12)

Rnd 11: invdec in each (6)

Stuff the flower center fully.

Rnds 12-?: sc in each st (6 x ?)

Repeat until the desired length. I like making my stem around 9 inches long which is about 40 rounds total give or take depending on gauge.

When you get to your desired length, cut and pull through.

Stuff up with a strong wire to the flower center and sew closed.

[All in Green]
Ch 15

Rnd 1: starting in the 2nd ch from the hook, slst in each ch across (14)

Rnd 2A: Don’t turn, but flip 180°, working into the same chs from Rnd 1, ch 2, {hdc 1, dc 1, in first st}, tr 2, dtr 2, tr 2, dc 1, hdc 2, sc 3, slst 1 (14)

Rnd 2B: Turn your piece 180°, working in the bottom of the chs starting with the same ch, ch 1, slst 2, sc 2, hdc 2, dc 1, tr 2, dtr 2, tr 2, {dc 1, hdc 1, ch 1, slst 1 in last st} (16)

Cut the yarn, and pull through. Weave this end into the same st that you slst into. Use the two tail ends to sew onto the stem.

Sew this onto the Stem using the two tail ends.