General Crochet Flower Pattern

Alright so here is the pattern for the flower I use for pretty much any of my patterns.  I've tried several flower patterns and am never fully satisfied with them and I always end up coming back to this one.  It is made in two different parts to give a fuller look, or to provide the option of two colors.

Flower Base:

Ch 5, sl st to 1st ch
16 hdc in circle, sl st to first hdc
Ch 3, sk st, sl st next st, repeat 7 times (This creates 8 loops)
*Sl st in first loop, hdc, 4 dc, hdc (all in same loop) repeat from * in each loop around
Sl st to first st and tie off

Your base should look like this:

Flower:
Ch 45, sc in 6th ch from hook, *ch 2, sk next 2 chains, sc nx ch, repeat from * to end. Turn
hdc, 4 dc, hdc in each loop to the end
Tie off (leave about 12 in to sew)

Take the loose strand and weave into loops of flower going in each loop from the same direction.  Tighten the string to bunch the flower.  Sew onto the flower base or onto your item.

Your flower should look like this:

When you add the flower to your base it will look like this if you use one color:

This is what a flower looks like with a different color base:

You can see more examples of the two color contrast in my "Flower Headband" post.