Thank you to Johanna from Bavaria, who asked for help with the Byzantine Beauty, pages 66-67 of Crochet Garden. I hope these step-by-step photos will help.
The Byzantine Beauty begins with a ring of chain stitches, worked with a waste yarn This piece helps keep the petals in place. You will remove the waste yarn when the flower is almost finished.
When Petal Round 1, Row 1 is complete, it looks like this. It is attached to the ring in three places.
Here, Petal Round 1, Row 2 is finished.
Petal Round 1, Row 3 includes decreases and increases to shape the petals.
This shows the beginning of Petal Round 2, Row 2. You begin the row by single-crocheting in the first 6 sts. To begin a row with sc, start with a slip-knot on your hook, insert hook into first stitch, and draw up a loop. Yarn-over and finish the sc as usual.
When you are finished with Petal Round 1, Petal Round 2, the Inner Ring, and the optional Outer Ring, you are ready to put the flower together.
Weave Petal Round 2 under and over the petals of Petal Round 1. In this photo, I have just started weaving under and over the first petal.
Notice how Petal Round 2 goes under and over the sides of each petal of Petal Round 1. When you finish weaving, sew the ends of Petal Round 2 together.
Adjust the petals so they are evenly spaced.
Do you see where the Petal Rounds cross each other? They cross at the center of the flower. Weave the Inner Ring outside of the crossed strands. Pay attention to how the strands cross.
The Inner Round is finished, and now it’s time to…
Cut away the waste yarn! Make sure you only snip the waste yarn.
That looks better! You can stop here or add another ring.
Weave Outer Ring, so that if the Inner Ring goes under the petal, the Outer Ring will go over the petal.
Sew the ends of the Outer Ring together, adjust the petals, and you’re finished!