Row 3: This is the row that creates the final petals. See alterations B below, for more information.
Start row 3 straight away with double crochet stitches after turning, working the double crochet stitches into the 2-ch spaces, and then attaching each petal to the next 2-ch space with a sc.
At the end of Row 2, you should still have 39 two-chain spaces, meaning you can create 39 petals. I have divided the petals and the amount of double crochet stitches made into them as follows:
■10 petals of 10 dc
■8 petals of 8 dc
■7 petals of 7 dc
■9 petals of 6 dc
■3 petals of 5 dc
■2 petals of 4 dc
So following this division, make [10dc into next 2-ch sp, 1sc into next 2-ch sp] 10 times in total. And then [8dc into next 2-ch sp, 1sc into next 2-ch sp] eight times.. and so on, until you get to the final petal of 4dc. Attach the final dc on top of the 3ch of the previous row with a sc or a slip stitch . Leave a tail long enough to weave in, and fasten off.
Turn-2 shell, 5 ch-3 space