Flower Mum Crochet Stitch Photo Tutorial

Chrysanthemums are one of my favorite fall flowers – the last blooming flower of fall.

I love how brightly colored the blooms are and my favorites tend to be the yellow, orange and wine colored blooms.

And even though these crocheted flowers look great in these fall colors with the intention that they look more like mums – I think they would look fantastic in other colors as well. In pink this stitch would resemble a carnation!

Learn how to crochet the Flower Mum Stitch with this photo tutorial.

Materials

• Paintbox Cotton Aran Peach Orange (Color A)
• Paintbox Cotton Aran Soft Fudge (Color B)
• Paintbox Cotton Aran Seville Orange (Color C)
• Paintbox Cotton Aran Red Wine (Color D)
• Size H (5.0 mm) crochet hook
• Stitch marker

Abbreviations

• ch = chain
• dc = double crochet
• st = stitch
• sc = single crochet
• sl st = slip stitch
• RS = right side
• blo = back loop only
• flo = front loop only

Instructions

Stitch is worked in multiples of 12 + 13 + 2.

Sample is a chain of 39 (12 x 2 = 24 + 13 = 37 + 2 = 39)

Row 1: With Color A, ch 51, dc in 4th ch from hook (skipped chs count as first st), 1 dc in each ch to end. Turn (37)

Row 2: With Color B, ch 1, sc in same st and in each st to end. Turn

Row 3: ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next 5 st, mum center in next st, [mum center: working in front and back loops separately, Round 1: 4 sc in back loop of next st, rotate work slightly 

and place 4 sc in front loop of same st, sl st to 1st st,

Round 2: (working in blo), ch 1, 2 sc in each st of the center just worked,

sl st to 1st st, sl st in blo of next 7 st of the mum center),

*sc in next 11 st, mum center in next,* repeat between * * to last 6 st, sc in remaining st. Turn.

Fasten off Color B.

Row 3a: Round 3 of Mum Flower: With Color C, attach to unused front loop of any stitch of round 1 with sl st, *ch 3,

sl st in flo of next st,* repeat between * * to end, sl st to 1st st.

Fasten off Color C. Round 4: With Color D, attach to a front loop of any stitch of round 2 with sl st, *ch 3, sl st in flo of next st,* repeat between * * to end, sl st to blo of 1st st, DO NOT fasten off.

Round 5: (working in unused blo of top of round 2 of mum center behind petals just worked)

*ch 3, sl st in blo of next st,* repeat between * * to end, sl st to 1st st. Fasten off Color D. Repeat instructions for each mum center.

Row 4: With Color A, ch 3, dc in each st of row. In order to maintain stitch count, pick up a stitch behind mum flowers or work 2 dc in a st before or after each mum flower. Turn (37)