Introduction

Louise’s flower, the Wild Onion is an Allium triquetrum, a boulbous flowering plant native to south-western Europe, but also introduced in Australia and America.

The plant produces stems, 17–59 cm (7–23 inches) tall with an inflorescence of 4-19 bell-shaped flowers. The flower has 6 white tepals with a strong green line.

How to Crochet the Wild Onion Flower?

Crochet Yarn

• crochet cotton #5 colour A = white
• embroidery cotton colour B =green
• sewing thread colour C = yellow.

Crochet Hook

•  2mm steel hook.

Details of components

• 6 pointed white tepals with green veins running through the middle
• yellow stamens.

Crochet Pattern

Tepals

Start: using A and 2mm hook, make 6ch, join in ring with sl st, 1ch

R1: (1sc in the ring, 10ch, 1sl st in the 3^rd ch, 1sc, 1hdc, 4dc, 1hdc) x3 = 3 tepals. Make 1 sl st in the first sc. Finish off colour A.

Make two groups of 3 tepals each.

Thread a tapestry needle with colour B, anchor the thread at the base of a tepal (WS), then anchor the thread on the tepal about 1cm from the tip. Work blanket sts all the way back to the tepals’ ring using the thread as a core. Poke into the tepal half way in order to make the vein stick to it. Make these veins on each of the tepals.

Stamens

Cut 3 pieces thread in colour C and 5cm in length. Thigh a knot at each end.

Assembly

Overlap the two tepals’ rings such that you will be able to see the 6 tepals.

Fold the stamens and pull them through the sepals’ rings. Fold the tepals in a bell shape and sticth everything together to keep it in shape.

Conclusion

This is it!  The Crochet Pattern for the Wild Onion Flower is ready!

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If you have stumbled upon this page and you haven't heard about the 365 Crochet Flowers Bouquet Project, then feel free to check out the crochet patterns that I've designed in the last couple of months!

Until tomorrow, I wish you all: Happy Crocheting!

-Camelia