Thanks for the lovely comments about the crochet flowers I've been making. Their purpose is a bit of a secret, but I thought I would share the pattern here with you so that you can use them as you wish. Perhaps for pretty hair clips, a flowery garland or stitched to a blanket?
Fiona's flowers
I'm using bella baby layette bamboo and wool mix, which is an 8ply, and a 3.5mm steel crochet hook.
Start by making 4 chain stitches. Slip stitch to form a loop.
Chain 3 stitches, which will be counted as 1 double crochet. Then crochet 15 double crochet into the loop. (16 in total)
Slip stitch to join circle of double crochet stitches and bind off. Change colour and chain 3.
Skipping next stitch, slip stitch into the top of the 2nd double crochet stitch, chain 3, skip next stitch and slip stitch into second stitch, continue until end. Slip stitch into first slip stitch to complete.
(So you are chaining three and anchoring your chains at every second stitch to make the gap that you will be working the petals into.)
To make flower petals work into the gap and not the chain stitches.
Work 1 single crochet, 3 double crochet, 1 single crochet, into each gap the whole way around. Slip stitch from final petal into first petal to join them up.
(So 1 single, 3 double, 1 single = one petal. No need to chain stitch to get to the next petal. Just start your next single crochet stitch into the next gap.)
Your finished flower!
Turn flower over and from the back weave in the ends. I like to pick up stitches moving away from the work, then pick up the alternating stitches back towards the work.
Cut off ends close to your piece and your done!
I hope that makes sense! Please feel free to ask any questions.
It totally makes sense and then I think, hang on, I can't even crochet! But a great tutorial with great photographs. I won't be able to make these flowers - but I love seeing how they are made!
ReplyDeleteI can't even crochet either and it made sense! Lovely to see in grow in those great pictures. Next year I WILL learn to crochet! And crochet flowers!
ReplyDeleteThis was a great tutorial - very clear. I love crocheted flowers and have made them, but without the round center that you have. It's pretty and it's a great way to make a two-toned flower. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThese are lovely, Christina. Thanks for putting the pattern up. Took me a few moments to realise you work in US terms (I'd still consider myself a beginner even after a few projects) but your photos are so brilliantly clear I can easily see what's going on. Thanks again.
ReplyDeleteAdorable! And bookmarked :) Thanks so much!
ReplyDeleteI went and grabbed my yarn and made one in like 10 minutes. Since I only know how to do a grannysquare I was super excited. Thanks!!!
ReplyDeleteLove it! of course my brain went to making a square or round from there using the back side and going into the green. Oh the possibilities!
ReplyDeleteThat was such a good tutorial! I have only been able to follow tutorial videos, but this one made total sense and is really cute! thank you!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the tutorial hope to make one today x x x
ReplyDeletesimplest pattern i have found for this type of flower that i can understand
ReplyDeleteGreat Tut. Love this Flower design
ReplyDeletethank you, this flower is really simple to make and looks great :)
ReplyDeleteI've been wondering about making crocheted flowers for awhile and when I stumbled across this post, I was able to make one in 5 minutes. Great tutorial-- very simple!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this pattern im just learning crochet and this was really simple to follow :)
ReplyDeleteI'm sorta confused about how you start of with the second color. Like how you attach it to the green before you chain 3.
ReplyDelete