Ukraine Sunflower

A pattern in honour Ukrainia.

Fair warning- i haven't tested this pattern.  My hands are too shaky today to tat.   Its been a long day.

Materials

Shuttle or needle

Yellow and blue thread

Terms

R. Ring

C chain

lj. Lock join

+ join

lp large picot

vsp very small picot

MR mock ring

Center

Wind blue thread on shuttle continuous with ball

R 4 vsp 4 vsp 4 

C. 4 lp 4

*R 4 vsp 4 vsp 4 

C. 4 +( lp) 4*

Repeat from * to * until you have 6 rings and 6 chains

Cut and hide ends

Petals

Shuttle and ball, yellow thread

Start by joining to a very small picot

C. 6

*MR. 3 p 3

C. 6 lj (next vsp) 6*

Repeat from * to * around center

Last chain will only be:

C 6 join to beginning.

Block the pattern to help set in place.

There maybe more to this pattern coming soon.