Lotus crochet – free pattern

Hello guys, here is a free pattern to make a lotus crochet tealight holder.

I have always fancied lotus, not just because the Indian national flower is a lotus but that it has always meant some calm and peace to me. You can always find a lotus in most Vishnu temples beautifully adorning the lord.

Also, most Raja Ravi Varma‘s paintings where the Hindu goddesses are seated on them or holding them(but why?). Hmmmn, that ticks the google search alarm in my head, I really need to know more about Lotus and its significance in India.

Sometime back I made a lotus out of pistachio shells and had been using it for my prayers, now that it has become a bit dusty and needed a change I decided I’d crochet one myself. I wanted something big enough, like a lotus bed so that my kutti kannan(ladoo gopal) can lounge on it.

Here’s the pattern for this easy quick lotus crochet,

Materials needed:

• Hook : 3.5 mm
• Yarn : Yellow, pink acrylic 8ply yarn.

Sequence of steps:

1. Crochet in continous rounds the center of the lotus blossom.
2. Make three rounds of petals.
3. Using a tapestry needle and yarn, join the center with petals.

Glossary:

ch – Chain
sl st – Slip stitch
sc – Single crochet
dc – Double crochet
htr – Half treble crochet
tr – Treble crochet

Pattern to make the center of lotus blossom

Round 1: Magic Circle, 6sc into the circle & then pull it close. (6)
Round 2: 2sc in sc around. (12)
Round 3: [sc in the sc, 2sc in the next sc] * 6 times. (18)
Round 4: [sc in the next 2sc, 2sc in the next sc] * 6 times. (24)
Round 5: [sc in the next 3sc, 2sc in the next sc] * 6 times. (30)
Round 6: sc around (30)

Petals:
Round 1: Ch 28, Join with a sl st into the first chain forming a circle.
Round 2: [Skip one chain, [1dc, 1htr, 1tr, 1 picot, 1tr, 1htr, 1dc]
skip one chain, sc in the next] * 7 times
Forming 7 petals around the round 1.

Round 3: 2 sl st reaching the centre of the first petal,
[ch 5(forming the base loop for the next petal)
sc into the centre of the next petal] * 7 times.
Round 4: [1dc, 2htr, 1tr, 1picot, 1tr, 2htr, 1dc, sc at end] * into each loop.

Round 5: Chain 2 reaching the centre of the first petal,
[ch 7(forming the base loop for the next petal)
sc into the centre of the next petal] * 7 times.
Round 6: [1dc, 2htr, 3tr, 1picot, 3tr, 2htr, 1dc, sc at end] * into each loop.

Since I wanted to be able to have a place for my idol to be seated I gave it some backing with a baby food lid. You can join them however you  please.

And that’s how easy and quick a crochet lotus can be.