crochet for Yorkshire Day...

08/02/2012

crochet for Yorkshire Day...

In honour of yesterday been Yorkshire Day, I thought that I crochet a Yorkshire Rose to wear proudly on my dress…

…and celebrate all things Yorkshire, of course!

I crocheted the rose by adapting a pattern from my go-to flower book. My Yorkshire Rose is loosely based on Lesley's pattern for a wild rose: but I wanted to give it a more Yorkshirery feel. I had to spend a happy few hours re-learning how to do a French knot without them disappearing. I persevered and I was really please with how they worked for the yellowery centre of the rose.

Here’s to all things Yorkshire!

2 Aug 2012 10:16:26 | 1st post of the month, Christmas, Crochet

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