Materials required:
        Daisy Merceried Crochet Cotton - one each
        emerald green, yellow, and shaded yellow,
        No. 10 or 12 steel crochet hook


Rose bud: 1st Petal group -- With Yellow ch 7, join with sl st to form ring.
        ch 3, 15 dc in ring join to ch-3.
Petal -- (ch 4, sc in same st, ch 4, sc in next st) 3 times, ch 4, sc in
        same st (7 lps).
Row 2 -- Ch 4, turn, sc in 1st lp, (ch 2, sc in next lp) 6 times. Repeat
        Row 2 four times (thru Row 6).
Row 7 -- Ch 4, turn, sc in 1st lp,. (ch 2, sc in next lp) 4 times, sc 1 hdc
        in end lp.
Row 8 -- Ch 3, turn, sc in next ch-2 lp, (ch 2, sc in next lp) repeated
        across to 2d lp from end, ch 1 hdc in end lp. Repeat Row 8 twice
        (thru Row 10, - 4 lps left). Cut leaving a 1 inch end.
2nd Petal -- (turn, attach to next st on center and repeat 1st Petal)
        3 times (4 petals made).
Edge -- With same side facing, attach to center between any 2 petals, * work
        sc  up side of next petal to top, sc and 2 hdc in 1st lp in Row 10,
        3 dc in next lp, dc in next sc, ch 2, sl st in last dc for a p, 3 dc
        in next lp. 2 hdc and 1 sc in next lp. work sc down side of petal,
        sl st in center between petals; repeat from * aroun petals; fasten
        off.
2d Petal Group -- With shd. Yellows, sc 6, join with sl st to form ring.
        Ch 2, 11 hdc in ring, join to ch-2. * Repeat Petals of 1st Group
        thru 3 petals; Repeat Edge.*
3d Petal Group -- With Shd. Yellows, ch 7, join with sl st to form ring.
        Ch 1, 12 sc in ring, join to 1st sc. Repeat 2d Petal Group from *
        to *. Lap petals tightly, tack into a tube for center of bud, sew
        on top of 2d Group, tacking those petals up around bud center. Sew
        on top of 1st Group, tacking petal into a bud shape.

Stem and Calyx -- With Green, ch 35, sc in 2d ch from hook, hdc in next 29
        ch. dc in next 3 ch, (2 dc in end ch made into a cluster. * Ch 10,
        sk 1 ch, sc in next 4 sc,hdc in next ch, dc in next 3 ch, sl st in
        end sh, ** sc in bar of end dc of stem, repeat from * twice.
        Fasten off. Sew one on base of each rose.

Leaf -- With Green, ch 6, sk 1 ch, sc in next 4 ch, 3 sc in end ch, sc in
        next 3 sts on other side of ch.  Work all following rows in back
        lps only.
Row 2 -- Ch 3, turn, sc in 1st 4 sc, 3 sc in next (center) sc, sc in next 4
        sc.
Row 3 -- Ch 3, turn, sc in 1st 5 sc, 3 sc in next sc, sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc
        in next sc.
Row 4 -- Ch 3, turn, sc in 1st 6 sc, 3 sc in next sc, sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc
        in next sc.
Row 5 -- Ch 3, turn, sc in 1st 7 sc, 3 sc in next sc, sc in next 6 sc, Repeat
        Row 5 six times (thru Row 11). Sl st in next sc. Fasten off. Make 2
        leaves for each rose. Tack one on each side of stem 1 1/8 inches from
        end.