5 th wheel, page 11. From Masterpieces of Irish Crochet Lace

For this motif you will need to wrap 3 times thick thread, ,10 or, 3 around 5mm knitting needle and crochet 20 sc. Crocheting around the triple PC (padding cord) will allow you easy adjust PC when needed. Round 1: Crochet 20sc over the triple PC; finish round w, ss. Chain 1 Cut short tail of your PC, and short tail of the working thread. From now on crochet over the PC. Round 2. First layer of the motif. Petals. Crochet only over the PC: ( 1sc; 1hdc; 3dc; 1hdc; 1sc). Skip 3sts on the center ring. Crochet 1sc into the 4th st and over the PC. Repeat from 4 more times. Close the round w, ss. Packing cord behind work. For Round 3 shift your work 2 stitches to the left, behind and into the round 1 make 2ss. Stop at the stitch behind and in the middle of the first petal. Round 3: pick up PC, and crochet 1sc into the center ring, in the middle and behind the petal. Crochet over the PC only 17sc. Pull on the PC to make a curve for the petal. Repeat cr