Srebrenica Rose

It was the 25th anniversary of the start of the Srebrenica Massacre last weekend and a friend wanted to know how to make a Srebrenica Rose.

We couldn’t find a pattern, so this is my attempt:

• Requires:
  • 4mm hook
  • oddments DK dark green
  • 10 gms DK white yarn.

• Abbreviations
  • ch – chain
  • ch-sp – chain space
  • dc – double crochet
  • tr – treble crochet
  • slst – slip stitch

Each round is joined with a slip stitch

1. Starting with green yarn,
   • work 22 tr into a magic circle, join and finish.
2. Change to white yarn,
   • Tr, 2 ch into alternate stitches (11x 2 chain loops)
3. 5 tr into each 2 ch-sp, repeat to end (11 petals)
4. back post dc into tr of round 2, then 3 ch to next, repeat to end (11 loops behind petals)
5. dc into dc of previous round, then 6 tr into 3 ch-sp (11 petals)
6. back post dc into dc of round 5, then 4 ch to next, repeat to end (11 loops behind petals)
7. dc into dc of previous round, then 7 tr into 4 ch-sp (11 petals)
8. back post dc into dc of round 7, then 5 ch to next, repeat to end (11 loops behind petals)
9. dc into dc of previous round, then 8 tr into 5 ch-sp (11 petals), finish and weave in ends