Poinsettia

Poinsettia is an original crochet pattern by June Gilbank. Crochet a large poinsettia flower for Christmas - perfect as a table centrepiece or as a decoration. Or make a smaller one in fine yarn or thread to wear as a pin on your coat, a Christmas tree decoration, or anything else you can think of! **Yarn:** worsted weight yarn in red, green and yellow **Hook:** E US/3.5mm crochet hook **Size:** approx 5" (medium) - 6" (large) when made in worsted weight yarn. (Your gauge and yarn choice will affect the finished size slightly.) **Option:** Try using a finer yarn or crochet thread with a correspondingly smaller hook to give a more compact flower, e.g. 2 strands of #8 perle cotton held together, and a B (2.25mm) hook, gives an approximately 2.75" diameter medium Poinsettia. Note: This pattern is Donationware - the pattern is available for free, but if you like it please consider sending me a donation to show your appreciation. The PDF version, available for any size donation, is formatted for easy viewing and printing, but the complete pattern is available to view in full (for no charge) from the linked page. *** > ***Please join us*** *in the [PlanetJune crochet designs > group](http://www.ravelry.com/groups/planetjune-crochet-designs) > - you can get pattern support, join crochet-alongs, show off your FOs, > suggest new designs, and chat. All > welcome!*