Bougainvillea Expansion by Porzia Sprovera

Bougainvillea Expansion

Crochet
November 2025
DK (11 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 22 rows = 4 inches
in 4
4.0 mm (G)
3.5 mm (E)
400 - 405 yards (366 - 370 m)
US
English
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Bougainvillea · Expansion Rounds 29–56
Leaves, flowers & the central garden

This expansion takes your Bougainvillea from a round center to a lush square garden with sculptural texture: you frame and square, build bridges and lace, sew the small blossoms, work the leaf border, and complete the central treillage garden with corner flowers. Perfect if you love dimensional, botanical crochet.

What’s inside
Step-by-step written instructions (US terms)
Photo support + abbreviations table (with multi-language appendix)
Links to 6 YouTube videos covering R29–56
Tension, anchoring & finishing tips for a clean result
Skills & techniques
Squaring from a round center
Linked dc, tr3tog, BLO texture
Leaf border construction (7 per side)
Small blossoms appliqué & central garden build
Dimensional flower buds and concave leaves

Materials (generic)
DK / Light-3 yarn
4.0 mm hook (adjust to your tension); 3.5 mm optional for appliqués
Tapestry needle, stitch markers, scissors

Level: adventurous beginner / intermediate
Format: PDF with text + photos + video links

Video chapters (YouTube)
R29–35 · R36–42 · R43–46 · R46–49 · R50–55 · R56

Note: this file is the Rounds 29–56 Expansion. Earlier parts are listed separately.