About Persian Cyclamen
Persian Cyclamen (Cyclamen persicum) is a herbaceous perennial plant native to Asia – from Turkey to Israel and Jordan. We’re lucky to get these beautiful plants as cultivars most everywhere in the world these days.
The plant has green heart shaped leaves marbled with lighter green. The flowers bloom in winter and spring months. They have 5 sepals and 5 upswept petals. The native ones have colour ranging from white to pink with a band of darker pink or magenta at the base. My cultivar has scarlet colour and a dark burgundy band at the base.
How to Crochet a Persian Cyclamen flower?
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Crochet Yarn
- Embroidery cotton colour A = burgundy, colour B = scarlet, colour C = green.
Crochet Hook
- 1mm steel hook, 1.75 mm steel hook.
Details of components
- flower with 5 upswept scarlet petals with a burgundy band at the base
- calyx with 5 green sepals.
Crochet Flower Pattern
Crochet Stem
Start: using colour A and 1mm hook, make 2ch, skip 1st ch and make 3sc in next, join with sl st, and continue working in spiral around a toothpick for a few inches until it’s covered. Make 5sc in the last row. Change to colour C.
Crochet Calyx
R1: make 5sc, join with sl st, 1ch
R2: make 2sc in each sc = 10sts, join with sl st, 1ch
R3: 10sc, join with sl st, 1ch
R4: (1sc in next sc, 1dc in next sc) x 5, join with sl st. Fasten off.
Crochet Corolla
Start: Using colour A and 1mmm hook, make 2ch, skip 1st ch and make 5sc in next, join with sl st, 1ch
R1: 5sc, join with sl st, 1ch
R2: make 2sc in each sc = 10sc, join with sl st, 1ch
R3: 10sc, join with sl st, 1ch
R4: (2sc in next sc, 1sc in next 4sc) x 2 = 12sc, join with sl st, 1ch
R5: 12sc, join with sl st, 1ch
R6: (2sc in next sc, sc in next 3sc) x 3 = 15sc, join with sl st, 1ch
R7: 15sc, join with sl st, change to colour B, turn
R8: using 1.75mm hook, make 14ch, turn, skip 1st ch, make 13sc, 1sl st in the sc in the ring, 1ch, turn
R9: (in the next 2sc make sl st, 2sc, 2hdc, 3dc, 2hdc, 2sc, (1sc, 1 picot, 1sc) in the top st, 2sc, 2hdc, 3dc, 2hdc, 3sc, 1sl st in the next sc in the ring) x 5 = 5 petals, fasten off.
Assembly
Tuck the end of the corolla inside of the calyx.
Roll the petals upwards.
Cut 2 pieces of yarn colour A 3 inches long, twist and make a know at one end and pull the other end through the centre of the flower = stigma.
Crochet Persian Cyclamen
This is it! The crochet flower pattern is ready!
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Happy Crocheting!
_Camelia
I’ve been looking for a crochet cyclamen pattern for months as it’s my Mum’s favourite flower. Thank you for this!!