You know, or hopefully you do by now, how much I love flowers. I love all flowers; real, crocheted, fabric, any type of flower I just LOVE them. For a few years (oh gosh years) I have been teaching fabric flower workshops to the lovely ladies at The Silver Thimble. I will be running workshops there again this year, so I thought that I should look at making a new type of fabric flower. I don’t want the lovely ladies getting bored after-all! So, that is what I have been crafting for a few weeks now, a new type of fabric flower. Want to see how I have got along? Ok…
I’m really rather pleased with how they have turned out. I can’t wait to share how to make these at The Silver Thimble, if you want to come along the workshop is on Friday 19th June 10:00 4:00 and costs £30.00, you can book on HERE.
I am also going to be taking the fabric flowers along to the York Makers Spring Fair on Saturday 9th May at Clements Hall, York, as I think that they would be just lovely for an alternative wedding bouquet.
Really hope that you like them as much as I do! Let me know, I’d love to know what you think. You can comment here or find me on Facebook HERE.
I’ve decided that Spring is here. The weather may be disagreeing, but there are definitely signs of Spring springing. I decided to crochet a Spring garland in celebration. I am sooooo happy with how it turned out, I had to share it with you…
I hope you like it? I thought I’d share the pattern with you, so that you can have a little bit of Spring, no matter what the weather decides to do this weekend. I used five different colours of DK yarn, but I’ll leave the colour and yarn choice for you to decide. You’ll also need a yarn appropriate hood, scissors and a needle. To make the flowers, you’ll need to crochet a puff stitch (ps), I’ve provided instruction for this at the end on the main pattern. For those of you that don’t need photograph instructions, or want to copy and paste the pattern, just scroll to the bottom of this post. OK? Ready? Here we go…
4ch, ss to join…
3ch, *ps into the ring, 2ch*…
repeat *-* so that you have 5ps and 5chsp, fasten off and secure in the ends…
join a new colour in any ch sp…
1ch to secure the new colour, then working in the ch sp, **dc, htr, 3tr, htr, dc, **…
repeat **-** into each ch sp, ss into first stitch to join, fasten off and secure in the ends…
join new colour in any st…
dc into each st, including the top of the ps on the first round…
ss into first st, fasten off and secure in the ends…
Make as many flowers as you need for your garland. Crochet some leaves, the pattern for leaves can be found HERE. I crocheted seven flowers and nine leaves…
Start to crochet a long chain, joining the flowers and leaves as you go along…
Hang you Spring garland and enjoy…
Let me know how you get along. Remember that you can find me on Ravelry HERE and on Facebook HERE.
repeat *-* so that you have 5ps and 5ch sp, fasten off and secure in the ends
join a new colour in any ch sp
1ch to secure the new colour, then working in the ch sp, **dc, htr, 3tr, htr, dc, **
repeat **-** into each ch sp, ss into first stitch to join, fasten off and secure in the ends
Join new colour in any st
dc into each st, including the top of the ps on the first round
ss into first st, fasten off and secure in the ends
make as many flowers as you need for your garland. Crochet some leaves, the pattern for leaves can be found HERE (sorry no copy and paste). I crocheted seven flowers and nine leaves
start to crochet a long chain, joining the flowers and leaves as you go along
Puff stitch (ps)
Yarn over hook, * insert hook in to st, yarn over hook and pull through,* repeat *-* until you have nine loops on your hook, yarn over hook
March is here like a lion: hopefully that means she will leave like a lamb and this cold weather will end. Don’t get me wrong, I am a massive fan of Winter (it is one of my favourite seasons) but I have had enough now and would like some warmth. I think that Mother Nature must also be getting restless with Winter. Have you noticed? She is slowly, slowly starting her Spring show, reminding us that Spring is just around the corner and that the Earth is beginning to warm-up and wake-up from its Winter sleep. A few days ago I wrapped-up and headed out with my friend and her little girl, in search of Spring. And we found Spring in abundance. I took my camera along, so that you could see for yourself…
Spring is on its way, so this weekend, wherever you are, go for a walk and say good morning to the World as it wakes for another year…
Oh and if you are inside, this weekend, don’t forget that you can find me on Facebook HERE
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