Mother's Day marshmallows look beautiful with flowers

Mother's day is just around the corner and spring has arrived! For those reasons, I thought a flower would be perfect for a May marshmallow mug hat. I don't know if this resembles an actual flower, I just like the way it looks. The fun comes in with all the customization options - Colors, sparkle, size – they can all be easily changed and they all look great!

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Marshmallow mugs

F 3.75 mm hook or G 4 mm hook depending on your yarn and how big you want the flower to be.

Darning needle

hot glue gun and glue sticks

the Spring Shop Butterflies from Hobby Lobby

Yardage:

Base of the hat - about 19 yards

flower of the hat - about 32 yards

Guage for the hat base:

15 hdc worked over 12 1/2 rows with a G hook measures an approximate 4-inch square.

Purple flower hat

F 3.75 mm hook

Flower in I Love This Yarn in Amethyst

Base of hat in I Love This Yarn in Ocean

center of the flower – hildie & jo 14 mm rhinestone

added sparkle on the edges is DMC Light Effects Thread in Amethyst

Blue flower hat

G 4 mm hook

Flower in I Love This Yarn in Aqua Sparkle

Base of hat in Red Heart Super Saver in Jade

Center of the flower – Sew-ology button from Hobby Lobby

Yellow flower hat

G 4 mm hook

Flower in I Love This Yarn in Buttercup

Base of hat in I Love This Yarn in Light Sage

Center of the flower – Sew-ology button

Orange flower hat

F 3.75 mm hook

Flower in Lion Brand Mandala Baby in Narnia

Base of hat in I Love This Yarn in Light Sage

Center of flower – LaMode button from Joann Fabrics

Added sparkle in the flower – I held a strand of Sulky Holoshimmer embroidery thread with my yarn as I crocheted.

Pink flower hat

G 4 mm hook

Flower in I Love This Yarn in Tropical Pink

Base of hat in I Love This Yarn in Light Sage

Center of flower - hildie & jo 14 mm rhinestone

Multi-colored hat

F 3.75 mm hook

Flower in Caron Cinnamon Swirl Cakes in Springtime

Base of hat in I Love This Yarn in Light Sage

Center of flower – Sew-ology button

Stitch Abbreviations:

This pattern uses US terms.

ch – chain

mc – magic circle

sl st – slip stitch

sc – single crochet

hdc – half double crochet

dc – double crochet

tr – treble/triple crochet – yarn over twice, insert hook into next stitch, yarn over and draw yarn through stitch (4 loops on), yarn over and draw through 2 loops (3 loops remaining), yarn over and draw through 2 loops (2 loops remaining), yarn over and draw through the last 2 loops on the hook.

Blo – back loop only

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Flower pattern:

With either F or G hook

Ch 62

row 1 - in the second ch from the hook (hdc, ch 2, skip 2 stitches) repeat 19 more times for a total of 20 spaces/holes

row 2 - placing your stitches in the ch 2 spaces – (dc, ch 3, dc), sl st to the side of the end, ch 1

row 3 - (sl st into your ch 3 space, ch 3, 5 tr, ch 3, sl st in the same stitch) repeated 17 times.

In the last three ch 3 spaces – (sl st into the ch 3 space, ch 2, 3 dc, ch 2, sl st in same stitch)

You will have a total of 20 petals with 3 of them being slightly smaller than the rest. Sl st to the side of the row.

Finish off leaving a long tail to sew the flower together. Tie your end to your beginning tail and weave in the beginning tail.

Starting from the left where you began and ended, roll the petals into a flower shape.

Create the center of the flower with the smaller petals and continue wrapping the petals in a clockwise motion.

Use your long tail to sew through all the layers of the flower to secure it together.

Base of the hat:

The first stitch of each row in placed in the same stitch you slip stitched to.

row 1 - mc and place 8 hdc in the mc, sl st to the first hdc, ch 1 (8)

row 2 – 2 hdc in each stitch around, sl st to the first hdc, ch 1 (16)

row 3 – (2 hdc in the same stitch, hdc in the next) repeat around, sl st to the first hdc, ch 1 (24)

row 4 – (hdc, 2 hdc in next, hdc) repeat around, sl st to the first hdc, ch 1 (32)

rows 5 – 9 – hdc in each stitch around, sl st to the first hdc, ch 1 (32)

row 10 – sc in each stitch around, sl st to the first sc, ch 1 (32)

row 11 – sl st in each stitch around, sl st to the first sl st, ch 1 (32)

To add sparkle to the flower's edge (the purple flower):

Do this before you roll the petals into the flower shape.

C 2.75 mm hook

Make a slip knot with the thread and slip stitch to the last chain stitch on the right of your row of petals. (sl st in blo of each ch or stitch, ch 1) this will be 10 sl st and 10 ch for each larger petal and 6 sl st and 6 ch for the three smaller petals.

At the bottom left of each petal, sc in the space between petals. Do not ch and begin sl st in the bottom right chain of the next petal.

I hope you have as much fun coming up with color combinations as I did. Just for an added pop I glued on some of these pretty butterflies to a few of my flowers. I would love to see your creations! Please tag me in your socials @findmecrafting.

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