I’m not sure what type of flower I have growing in my garden: but I just love it…
I love the little yellow stamens that look like tiny little stars. I love the yellow, purple and orange colours together. I love that each evening as the temperature cools the orange petals curl up against the night chill. I love that as soon as I saw the flowers: my first thought was crochet.
Gather together some yarn, in the colours of your choice. I choose the similar to the flower: as burnt orange and purple as two of my very favourite colours. You’ll need a crochet hook that works with your yarn, or one which is slightly smaller, for a tighter look. Some scissors, needles and a small amount of felt and a brooch back, if you’re going to turn your flower into a brooch like I did. Ready?
Using your first colour, make a slip-ring, secure with 2ch (don’t count), 9dc into the ring, ss into first dc to secure…
Pull the slip-ring tight and weave in the ends…
Using your second colour, join the yarn in any dc…
*2dc,1ch, miss next dc, 2dc in next dc * …
Repeat *-* so that you have 5ch ch sp, ss into first dc to join…
Using your third colour, join the yarn in any ch sp…
**Into the ch sp, htr, tr, dtr, htr, dtr, tr, htr**…
Repeat **-** into each ch sp, ss into first htr to join, weave in ends and ta-dah…
I’m soooo very pleased with how my little Summer flower turned out…
I’m going to stitch a brooch back on to a small felt circle and glue it to the back of the flower and wear it with pride!
I hope that you are as happy with your flower, as I am with mine? Let me know.
Happy crocheting…
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