Tulip: 3D Crochet Flower Generator

Shape an open cup with three named rim points

This tulip starts as an unfilled cylinder rather than a stuffed ball. Three growth rounds have six, twelve and eighteen single crochets. Three even rounds retain eighteen each, so the complete cup has ninety sc. The final rim stays available for shaping. Its receiving positions one, seven and thirteen divide the eighteen-stitch circumference into three equal intervals.

Keep the base and even rounds identifiable

Begin from the source magic ring and retain the first-stitch marker. Round two increases in every old stitch; round three alternates an ordinary sc and an increase six times. On each following even round, work one sc in every old top. Do not continue increasing merely because the cup looks small on the screen. Its growth count and even-round height are independent parameters.

Close only the central three-way connection

Bring final-round stitches one, seven and thirteen together. Sew one to seven, seven to thirteen, then thirteen to one, reinforcing this central connection through the actual stitch loops. Keep the three arcs between those marked points unsewn. They become the open lobes. Gathering the entire rim with a running thread would create a closed pouch instead of this tulip.

Evaluate the real silhouette before attaching

Pin the three points first and view the sample from the side and above. If one lobe is much larger, re-establish the start marker and recount the intervals before tightening. If the cup buckles at its base, compare the actual round counts and tension. A longer even section changes the cup height; it does not alter the three-way division of its top.

Should the cup be filled?

No filling is supplied for this open tulip. The raised daisy uses a different closed-center recipe.

What changes with another growth setting?

Two through six growth rounds yield a rim of six times that setting. The generator recalculates the three evenly spaced receiving references instead of reusing positions one, seven and thirteen.

Exact setup, working key and complete sequence

Open the 3D Crochet Flower Generator and choose tulip. 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. Unfilled tulip cup (make 1), round 1: Open cylinder (make 1), round 1, base yarn #A35567: Magic ring: ch 1 (not counted), 6 sc. Tighten ring and mark first stitch. Continue in a spiral without joining or turning. [6 counted outputs per copy]
2. Unfilled tulip cup (make 1), round 2: Open cylinder (make 1), round 2, base yarn #A35567: Repeat [0 sc, 2 sc in next stitch] 6 times. Each increase makes two stitches in one old base. [12 counted outputs per copy]
3. Unfilled tulip cup (make 1), round 3: Open cylinder (make 1), round 3, base yarn #A35567: Repeat [1 sc, 2 sc in next stitch] 6 times. Each increase makes two stitches in one old base. [18 counted outputs per copy]
4. Unfilled tulip cup (make 1), round 4: Open cylinder (make 1), round 4, base yarn #A35567: Sc once in each old stitch; move the first-stitch marker. [18 counted outputs per copy]
5. Unfilled tulip cup (make 1), round 5: Open cylinder (make 1), round 5, base yarn #A35567: Sc once in each old stitch; move the first-stitch marker. [18 counted outputs per copy]
6. Unfilled tulip cup (make 1), round 6: Open cylinder (make 1), round 6, base yarn #A35567: Sc once in each old stitch; move the first-stitch marker. Fasten off and weave the tail on the inside. Leave the final rim open; no cap or decrease round is supplied. Fasten off, weave in ends and block the completed motif without stretching. [18 counted outputs per copy]
7. Keep the cup unfilled. On its final round6,mark stitches1,7,13. Bring these three rim points together;sew1to7,7to13,and13to1. Reinforce the three-way center while leaving the three intervening rim arcs unsewn as lobes. Conceal the tails without gathering the entire opening. [3 rim shaping tacks]