Crochet Me Crazy

Well, I got started on the Rosettes for the afghan last night. I made about 5 of them but I kept thinking....I don't like these roses. They just aren't that pretty to me and they come out a little un-uniform so I decided to see if I can find a better pattern for a nicer looking flower. Here is the flower that the original pattern calls for...


It's just not that attractive, is it?

I've crocheted a lot of flowers so I know I can come up with something better. I've been playing around with different patterns and hook sizes today to see if I can find the right flower. The trick is to find a substitute pattern that doesn't use up more yarn that the original pattern so I am using the unraveled yarn from the original rose to test the new patterns. Here are a few of the options....



And after my experimentations, I think this is the one I'm going to go with...



What do you think?