Free crochet pattern to make crochet laurel leaves and small flowers as part of the Winter Olympics crochet flower bouquet.
The laurel was added to the Olympic crochet bouquet for 2022 in their effort to be more green, and not use fresh flowers as traditionally used in the winning bouquets.
It’s inclusion and reference to the flower bouquet meaning Victory.
I have also created free crochet patterns for the other crochet flowers included in the Olympic bouquet

These laurel leaves can be crocheted with 2 different colours a lighter green for the stem and slightly darker leaf colour.
I found a picture online for laurel and liked it with the leaves and little flower blossom.
so I created the Laurel leaves and flowers to be the same, it seems the Olympic bouquet has more jagged edges on its leaves, you could add a round of picots if you wish.
For this pattern, I am referencing this picture of Laural leaves and flowers
Laurel Leaf and flowers crochet Pattern FREE
Make 5 petals per sprig.
You can make the laurel leaves all in one colour, but if you would like I have put in a colour change for the stems.
How to crochet The flowers for the laurel leaves
(I made 16 to make 4 clusters of 4)
chain 5, slip into the FIRST chain you made
Ch4, slip into the same space as before,
repeat until you have 4 leaves. Fasten off
(leave a long length to be able to chain 5 for stem later)
How to crochet the laurel leaf
in light green using a 3.50mm
hook and a double knit yarn
ch21,
Join dark green
slip st into 2nd chain from hook
slip st into next
sc
sc
hdc
dc in the next 3 chains
trc in next 8 chains,
dc in next 2 sts
hdc
sc in next st,
working back along the opposite side of stitches just worked
ch1, sc in same space as last sc of row
hdc
dc in next 2 sts
trc in next 8 sts
dc in next 3 sts
hdc
sc in next 2 sts
sl st into next 2,
slip to fists slip st to join
Use the picture to help you assemble
I threaded small length of wire through each flower. And tied off the 2 ends of the flower threading each one through to right side of flower and cut leaving a small amount showing as the flower buds
These are Twisted and joined in 4s to the leafs stem.
Alternating their placements as shown in the main picture.
This crochet rose resembles the Chinese tea rose that is also included in the crochet flower bouquet

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