Materials
Use cream yarn for the lace base. Use burnt orange and rust for the circles and flowers. Use pale cream for the flower centers and olive green for leaves. Use a 3 mm to 3.5 mm hook. Optional cream bobbles can be added around the outer edge.
Finished Size
A three flower runner can measure around 100 cm to 120 cm long.
Abbreviations
MR means magic ring. Ch means chain. Sl st means slip stitch. Sc means single crochet. Hdc means half double crochet. Dc means double crochet. Tr means treble crochet. Inc means increase. Dec means decrease. BLO means back loop only. FLO means front loop only.
Burnt Orange Circle
Round 1. MR and 12 dc.
Round 2. Inc around.
Round 3. 1 dc then inc. Repeat.
Round 4. 2 dc then inc. Repeat.
Round 5. 3 dc then inc. Repeat.
Round 6. Sc around.
Cream Lace Half Circle
Rows 1 to 3. Form a flat dc half circle.
Row 4. Ch 4 spaces across.
Row 5. Work 2 dc in every space.
Row 6. Ch 5 spaces across.
Row 7. Work 7 dc shells into the large spaces.
Row 8. Sc around and add optional bobbles.
Burnt Orange Layered Flower
Round 1. With cream MR and 8 sc.
Round 2. Inc around.
Round 3. Join orange and make 8 small petals with ch 3 3 dc ch 3 sl st.
Round 4. Join rust behind the first layer. Make 8 chain 5 loops.
Round 5. In each loop work sc hdc 5 dc hdc sc.
Round 6. Join burnt orange behind again. Make 8 chain 6 loops.
Round 7. In each loop work sc hdc 6 dc hdc sc.
Leaves
Ch 10 with olive green.
Work sc hdc 3 dc 2 tr dc hdc sc.
Work 3 sc at the tip and mirror the second side.
Add a center sl st vein.
Assembly
Alternate burnt orange circles with cream half circle lace motifs along a cream S shaped center. Sew three layered orange flowers at the joins. Place two or three leaves around each flower. Keep the warm orange circles visible on both sides of the cream lace.
Finishing
Block each piece. If the lace edge feels loose add one final round of sc before adding any bobble trim.