Carnation: 3D Crochet Flower Generator

Make a dense frill through two deliberate expansions

This carnation uses a different construction from the shell rose. With six expansion repeats, chain thirteen and make twelve sc. The next row works five dc in every old sc, producing sixty dc. The final row works three dc in every one of those sixty old posts, producing 180 dc. Twelve plus sixty plus 180 gives 252 crochet outputs on one continuous strip.

Account for every receiving base

Turn with the excluded lift stated in the recipe before each taller row. In the first expansion, identify each old sc once and place all five new posts into that base. In the second expansion, identify each of the sixty new dc tops once and place three posts into it. Work those groups in row order. Skipping every other base to reduce crowding would change the intended frill even if the strip remained easy to roll.

Roll along the original foundation

The greatly expanded edge is intended to gather into a dense head when the narrow foundation is rolled. Keep that original chain edge underneath, arrange the frill temporarily, and sew through every rolled foundation layer several times. Leave the expanded upper fabric free. The source chart is intentionally wide because it records the actual number of posts rather than replacing them with a decorative wavy line.

Plan material use and attachments from a sample

The two expansions create substantially more fabric than a sixty-output rose. Compare the real yarn consumption and head weight before making a collection. This flower can be a decorative sewn head, but its fullness depends on the actual yarn and how the strip is rolled. A flat result may indicate a missing second expansion or restrictive sewing through the frill.

Does the repeat field count finished visible petals?

Here it controls the initial twelve-base budget through twice the selected repeat value. The rolled frill has no promise of six individually separated petals.

Can I print it at a readable scale?

Use the vector worksheet and inspect the browser print preview. Preserve the source detail and complete written rows rather than shrinking a long chart until symbols merge.

Exact setup, working key and complete sequence

Open the 3D Crochet Flower Generator and choose carnation. Set the rose/frill/petal field to 6, tulip growth to three, cup even rounds to three and soft cord chains to twenty. Inactive fields do not change this construction. Download the complete original project JSON before experimenting. Use compatible yarn, a matching hook, removable markers, scissors and a tapestry needle; the closed daisy center additionally needs a little suitable filling.

The sequence below uses US terms: sc is single crochet, hdc half double, dc double and tr treble. Ch means chain and sl st slip stitch. UK mode displays dc, htr, tr and dtr respectively without changing the source geometry or counts. Keep each component quantity with its recipe. Foundation chains, decorative chains and separately labeled assembly units are distinct from the stated main-output workload. Review the stitch-chart reading guide when tracing receiving lines.

Symbol Chart and Stitch Preview show the same generated source structure in different schematic forms. The complete written route below remains necessary for rolling, shaping and finishing. Neither vector view is a photograph or evidence of a physically tested flower. Measure and inspect the real sample, secure every tail and compare its backing before final attachment. Save the full JSON with your yarn, hook, measured size and finishing notes so a later version can be reproduced.

Every worked row, round and assembly reference

1. Ch 13. Sc from the second chain from hook across:12 sc. The skipped chain is not a stitch. [12 completed stitches per copy]
2. Ch2,turn (not counted). Work5dc in each of the 12 old sc:60 dc. Every five-post group shares one old base. [60 completed stitches per copy]
3. Ch2,turn (not counted). Work3dc in each of the 60 old dc:180 dc. This second expansion deliberately creates a dense frill;do not replace it with a plain even row. [180 completed stitches per copy]
4. Fasten off with a long sewing tail. Keep the original foundation edge underneath,roll the strip into a frilled head,and sew through every rolled foundation layer several times. Keep the dense outer frill free;secure and weave the tails. [0 finishing reference]