How to Crochet a Puff Stitch Flower Blanket Afghan

This Crochet Flower Blanket was made with a G hook and Medium worsted yarn. You can use a larger hook and any type of yarn. Add as many of flowers as you would like. The flowers are about a few inches in size. I uploaded a video if you need more help.

Abbreviations:
ch=chain
sl st=slip stitch
sc=single crochet

Create a one flower first to get started. 

Rnd 1: Ch 2, work 6 sc in the 2nd chain from the hook, sl st to create a ring.

Rnd 2: Create first petal Ch 3, *Yarn over and insert hook in the same stitch, draw up loop, *Repeat for a total of 4 times of drawing up loop, yarn over and pull all loops on the hook, ch 4, sl st in the same stitch as the puff stitch, 

sc in the next stitch, **Ch 3, *Yarn over and insert hook in the hook in the same stitch, draw up loop, *Repeat for a total of 4 times of drawing up loop, yarn over and pull all loops on the hook, ch 4, sl st in the same stitch as the puff stitch, **Repeat for total of 6 petals for a flower, sl st in the beginning stitch. Now your first flower is made.

Now Create Two petals of the 6 petal flower, this will be connected to the first flower.

Rnd 1: Ch 2, work 6 sc in the 2nd chain from the hook, sl st to create a ring.
Ch 3, *Yarn over and insert hook in the same stitch, draw up loop, *Repeat for a total of 4 times of drawing up loop, yarn over and pull all loops on the hook, ch 4, sl st in the same stitch as the puff stitch, Make two petals.

Take the the last petal of the two petals made and don't sl st to complete, but connect the loop of that petal and pull it through the center back loop of one of the petals of the already made flower. (any petal of the flower works to connect)

With the connected 2nd petal, sl st and ch 4, sl st into the same stitch as the puff stitch flower of that two petal flower,

sc in the next stitch, ch 3, *Yarn over and insert hook in the same stitch, draw up loop, *Repeat for a total of 4 times of drawing up loop, yarn over and pull through all the loops, take that petal and pull it through the center of the back loop of the next petal of the other flower, sl st and ch 4, sl st into the same stitch of the puff stitch petal.

sc in the next stitch, ch 3, *Yarn over and insert hook in the hook, draw up loop, *Repeat for a total of 4 times of drawing up loop, yarn over and pull all loops on the hook, ch 4, sl st in the same stitch as the puff stitch,

Now complete the rest of the petals, 
sc in the next stitch, **Ch 3, *Yarn over and insert hook in the hook, draw up loop, *Repeat for a total of 4 times of drawing up loop, yarn over and pull all loops on the hook, ch 4, sl st in the same stitch as the puff stitch petal, **Repeat for a total of 6 petals for a flower, sl st in the beginning stitch, total of 6 petals

**Next this is how you will continue on for each New Flower added. 

Create two new petals every time a new flower is added to a complete flower. Seen above on how to create a two new petals. Rnds 1-2

Now go to the left petal next to the connected petal, sl st into the center of that petal back loop with the one uncompleted petal of the two petals created, and ch 4, sl st into the same stitch as the puff stitch petal, and sc in the next stitch, ch 3, Yarn over and insert hook in the same stitch, draw up loop, a total of 4 times, pull through all loops on the hook. 

With 3rd petal sl st in between the two connected previous flowers of the puff stitch petals, sl st and ch 4, sl st into the same stitch of puff stitch petal, and sc in the next stitch, ch 3, *Yarn over and insert hook in the same stitch, draw up loop, *Repeat for a total of 4 times of drawing up the loop, yarn over and pull all loops on the hook, 

With 4th petal sl st in the back loop of the next petal of the other flower, ch 4, sl st into the same stitch of puff stitch petal, and sc in the next stitch, ch 3, *Yarn over and insert hook in the same stitch, draw up loop, *Repeat for a total of 4 times of drawing up the loop, yarn over and pull all loops on the hook, ch 4, sl st in the same stitch as the puff stitch petal.

Now complete the rest of the petals, 
sc in the next stitch, **Ch 3, *Yarn over and insert hook in the same stitch, draw up loop, *Repeat for a total of 4 times of drawing up loop, yarn over and pull all loops on the hook, ch 4, sl st in the same stitch as the puff stitch petal, **Repeat for 6 petals total for a flower, sl st in the beginning stitch, total of 6 petals

**Repeat this every time you add a new flower. 

When you are finished adding all your flowers. Fasten off by chaining 1, pull through and weave in all your ends.