Irish Rose - Free Pattern

I've had many people asking for the pattern to the Irish Rose I had attached to the scalloped beanie posted on the blog. The one on the flower only has two layers, but the traditional Irish Rose has 3. Here is the pattern to the one pictured above. If you like your layers to be larger, follow the pattern for the Large Flower. I will get a photo of that one up soon.

Materials:

Size H crochet hook
Worsted Weight or Sport Weight Yarn
Sewing needle

Gauge:.

Not Important, but using sport weight yarn the flower will end up being about 3.5 inches across

Notes:
Pattern is worked by making a row of petals, then chaining the next row of petals behind the previous row made.

Pattern:

Small:

Ch 4, Join with sl st to form ring
Round 1: Chain 3 (counts as one dc), *ch 1, dc into loop. Repeat from * 4 more times. Join with slip stitch to top of ch 3
Round 2: Ch 1, *4 dc in ch-sp, sc in dc. Repeat from * around. Join with a sl st to ch-1.
Round 3: Working in back of flower, *sc around the post, ch 3. Repeat from * around, and sl st to first sc.
Round 4: Ch 1, *5 dc in 3-ch-sp, sl st in each sc. Repeat from * around. Join with a sl st to ch-1.
Round 5: Working in back of flower again, *sc around the post, ch 4. Repeat from * around, and sl st to first sc.
Round 6: Ch 1, *6 dc in 4-ch-sp, sl st in each sc. Repeat from * around. Join with a sl st to ch-1 and fasten off.

Large:

Ch 4, Join with sl st to form ring
Round 1: Chain 3 (counts as one dc), *ch 1, dc into loop. Repeat from * 4 more times. Join with slip stitch to top of ch 3
Round 2: Ch 1, *4 dc in ch-sp, sc in dc. Repeat from * around. Join with a sl st to ch-1.
Round 3: Working in back of flower, *sc around the post, ch 4. Repeat from * around, and sl st to first sc.
Round 4: Ch 1, *6 dc in 4-ch-sp, sl st in each sc. Repeat from * around. Join with a sl st to ch-1.
Round 5: Working in back of flower again, *sc around the post, ch 4. Repeat from * around, and sl st to first sc.
Round 6: Ch 1, *8 dc in 5-ch-sp, sl st in each sc. Repeat from * around. Join with a sl st to ch-1 and fasten off.