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Wednesday, June 29, 2011
A Bluebird for my Drew Bird
This is a cute little hat that I made for my nephew Drew's newborn pics. I love love love how cute he looks in it. Pattern to follow soon :)
Friday, June 17, 2011
Crochet Flower Patterns
I'm so sorry for the lack of posting on this blog. To the person I told a month ago to watch for a post about my crochet flowers, I apologize that it took me much longer than I had anticipated. It has been a very difficult month for me, and I have been having some health issues that leave me with zero energy by the time I get off work each day. I have several baby posts and patterns I want to get up. Most of them are finished, I just need to upload my pictures and take the time to write out the steps. I also have a few more crochet baby hat patterns. So let's get started on the flowers shall we? I am hoping that this variety of flower patterns will help you find the perfect flower to add to your project.
First off, the #1 yarn I use it Lily Sugar and Cream or Peaches and Creme 100% cotton yarn. I love the texture, the colors it comes in, and the thickness of it. All of these patterns will still work with almost any type of yarn, you just might get a different size/look/feel depending on what you use. I also generally use an I hook for most of my flower patterns.
Small 5 Petal Flower
Chain 4, join with a slip stitch in the first chain to form a ring.
Round 1: Ch 1, make 10 sc in ring, join with a slip stitch in first sc.
Round 2: Chain 3, sl st in next 2 sc. Repeat this around.
Round 3: Ch 1, (sc, hdc, dc, hdc, sc) in all chain 3 spaces. Join with a sl st in first sc. Fasten off.
Daisy
Round 1: Chain 3. 6 sc in first chain. Sl st in first sc made. Fasten off.
Round 2: With color 2, sc in any space. Chain 3, yo twice, insert hook into same space and draw up a loop. Draw through two loops twice (two loops still on hook) yo twice and insert hook into same space again, draw through two loops twice. Yo and draw through all three loops. Chain 4, sl st in same space. 1 petal made. *Sl st in next space, Chain 4, yo twice, insert hook into same space and draw up a loop. Draw through two loops twice (two loops still on hook) yo twice and insert hook into same space again, draw through two loops twice. Yo and draw through all three loops. Chain 4, sl st in same space.* Repeat from * to * in each remaining loop. 6 petals total. Join with sl st in 1st sc made. Fasten off and weave in ends.
Layered Flower
Round 1: Chain 3. Join with a sl st in first chain to form a ring. Chain 5 (counts as first dc and chain 2) dc into ring and chain 2. Do this 5 more times and join with a sl st in the 3 ch of beginning ch 5. You should have a total of 6 ch 2 spaces.
Round 2: Sl st, hdc, 2 dc, hdc, sl st in first ch-2 space, repeat in each ch-2 space around, join with a sl st in beginning sl st. You should now have 6 petals. Fasten off.
Round 3: This is where it gets tricky. With a new color, sc around the dc post made in round 1. This is also known as a back post sc. To do this, insert hook into the back of flower (so your hook is now poking out the front of your flower) and go around the post to the back. Ch 3. Repeat this step 5 more times. Join with a sl st in first sc made. You should now have 6 loops on the back of your work.
Round 4: Sl st, hdc, 5 dc, hdc, sl st in each ch-3 loop. Join with a sl st in first sl st. Fasten off.
Round 5: With first color used, Back Post SC around the dc crocheted around in round 3. Ch 5. Repeat around to beginning, join with a sl st in first sc.
Round 6: Sl st, hdc, 7 dc, hdc, sl st in each ch-5 loop. Join with a sl st in beginning sl st. Fasten off. Weave in all loose ends.
Rounded edge Flower
Round 1: Chain 5. Sl St in beginning of 1st chain to form a ring. Ch 1.
Round 2: 3 hdc in ring, chain 5 and sc in top of last hdc. Repeat this around a total of 6 times. Sl st in top of 1st hdc made. Fasten off.
Round 3: In contrasting color, join with a sc in the center hdc in between any of the ch-5 loops. Work 10 dc in the ch-5 loop. Sc in the middle hdc, 10 sc in each ch-5 loop. Repeat all the way around to the beginning. Sl st in top of 1st sc made. Fasten off. Weave in loose ends.
Itty Bitty Flower
**Note: I used a size G hook for this flower to make it smaller.
Round 1: Ch 2. 10 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Fasten off.
Round 2: With contrasting color, join in any space with a sl st in any sc. In next sc, *(hdc, dc, hdc). Sl st in next crochet.* Repeat from * to * around, do final sl st in the top of 1st sl st made.
Layered Flower 2
Round 1: Ch 4. Sl st in beginning ch to form a ring. Ch 2 (counts as 1st dc) 11 more dc in ring. Join with sl st in top of ch 2
Round 2: Ch 5 ( counts as dc and ch 3). Skip next dc. *Dc in next dc and Ch 3. Skip next dc* Repeat from * to * around. Join with a sl st in 3rd ch of beginning ch 5. You should have a total of 6 ch-3 spaces.
Round 3: (Sc, hdc, 3 dc, hdc, sc) in next ch-3 sp. Repeat in each ch-3 space around. Join with a sl st in the top of first sc. Fasten off.
Round 4: With contrasting color, join with a sl st in any of the skipped dc from round 2. Ch 3. *sl st in next skipped dc, ch 3* Repeat from * to * around. Join with a sl st in first sl st made.
Round 5: (sc, hdc, 2 dc, hdc, dc) in each of the ch-3 spaces around. Join with a sl st in the first sc. Fasten off and weave in all ends.
Sweet Rose
Round 1: Ch 55. 5 dc in 3rd ch from hook. *Sk 1 stitch, sc in next stitch, sk 1 stitch, 4 dc in next stitch.* Repeat from * to * until you have 4 stitches left on ch. Sk 1 stitch, sc in next stitch, skip next stitch, and sc in last stitch. Fasten off, leaving a long tail (about 6 inches.) Do not weave in.
The end that you did the 5 dc on will be the center of the flower. Start rolling the flower like a rose until you get to the end. With a yarn needle, use the tail to secure the bottom of the flower by stitching on the bottom of the flower.
***UPDATE: This post contains the extra crochet flower patterns that I have been wanting to add. Hope you enjoy them. Any comments or questions are welcomed. Thanks for reading this blog :)
I have a few more patterns that I will add to this post soon, but I hope this is enough to help out for now :)
First off, the #1 yarn I use it Lily Sugar and Cream or Peaches and Creme 100% cotton yarn. I love the texture, the colors it comes in, and the thickness of it. All of these patterns will still work with almost any type of yarn, you just might get a different size/look/feel depending on what you use. I also generally use an I hook for most of my flower patterns.
Small 5 Petal Flower
Chain 4, join with a slip stitch in the first chain to form a ring.
Round 1: Ch 1, make 10 sc in ring, join with a slip stitch in first sc.
Round 2: Chain 3, sl st in next 2 sc. Repeat this around.
Round 3: Ch 1, (sc, hdc, dc, hdc, sc) in all chain 3 spaces. Join with a sl st in first sc. Fasten off.
Daisy
Round 1: Chain 3. 6 sc in first chain. Sl st in first sc made. Fasten off.
Round 2: With color 2, sc in any space. Chain 3, yo twice, insert hook into same space and draw up a loop. Draw through two loops twice (two loops still on hook) yo twice and insert hook into same space again, draw through two loops twice. Yo and draw through all three loops. Chain 4, sl st in same space. 1 petal made. *Sl st in next space, Chain 4, yo twice, insert hook into same space and draw up a loop. Draw through two loops twice (two loops still on hook) yo twice and insert hook into same space again, draw through two loops twice. Yo and draw through all three loops. Chain 4, sl st in same space.* Repeat from * to * in each remaining loop. 6 petals total. Join with sl st in 1st sc made. Fasten off and weave in ends.
Layered Flower
Round 1: Chain 3. Join with a sl st in first chain to form a ring. Chain 5 (counts as first dc and chain 2) dc into ring and chain 2. Do this 5 more times and join with a sl st in the 3 ch of beginning ch 5. You should have a total of 6 ch 2 spaces.
Round 2: Sl st, hdc, 2 dc, hdc, sl st in first ch-2 space, repeat in each ch-2 space around, join with a sl st in beginning sl st. You should now have 6 petals. Fasten off.
Round 3: This is where it gets tricky. With a new color, sc around the dc post made in round 1. This is also known as a back post sc. To do this, insert hook into the back of flower (so your hook is now poking out the front of your flower) and go around the post to the back. Ch 3. Repeat this step 5 more times. Join with a sl st in first sc made. You should now have 6 loops on the back of your work.
Round 4: Sl st, hdc, 5 dc, hdc, sl st in each ch-3 loop. Join with a sl st in first sl st. Fasten off.
Round 5: With first color used, Back Post SC around the dc crocheted around in round 3. Ch 5. Repeat around to beginning, join with a sl st in first sc.
Round 6: Sl st, hdc, 7 dc, hdc, sl st in each ch-5 loop. Join with a sl st in beginning sl st. Fasten off. Weave in all loose ends.
Rounded edge Flower
Round 1: Chain 5. Sl St in beginning of 1st chain to form a ring. Ch 1.
Round 2: 3 hdc in ring, chain 5 and sc in top of last hdc. Repeat this around a total of 6 times. Sl st in top of 1st hdc made. Fasten off.
Round 3: In contrasting color, join with a sc in the center hdc in between any of the ch-5 loops. Work 10 dc in the ch-5 loop. Sc in the middle hdc, 10 sc in each ch-5 loop. Repeat all the way around to the beginning. Sl st in top of 1st sc made. Fasten off. Weave in loose ends.
Itty Bitty Flower
**Note: I used a size G hook for this flower to make it smaller.
Round 1: Ch 2. 10 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Fasten off.
Round 2: With contrasting color, join in any space with a sl st in any sc. In next sc, *(hdc, dc, hdc). Sl st in next crochet.* Repeat from * to * around, do final sl st in the top of 1st sl st made.
Layered Flower 2
Round 1: Ch 4. Sl st in beginning ch to form a ring. Ch 2 (counts as 1st dc) 11 more dc in ring. Join with sl st in top of ch 2
Round 2: Ch 5 ( counts as dc and ch 3). Skip next dc. *Dc in next dc and Ch 3. Skip next dc* Repeat from * to * around. Join with a sl st in 3rd ch of beginning ch 5. You should have a total of 6 ch-3 spaces.
Round 3: (Sc, hdc, 3 dc, hdc, sc) in next ch-3 sp. Repeat in each ch-3 space around. Join with a sl st in the top of first sc. Fasten off.
Round 4: With contrasting color, join with a sl st in any of the skipped dc from round 2. Ch 3. *sl st in next skipped dc, ch 3* Repeat from * to * around. Join with a sl st in first sl st made.
Round 5: (sc, hdc, 2 dc, hdc, dc) in each of the ch-3 spaces around. Join with a sl st in the first sc. Fasten off and weave in all ends.
Sweet Rose
Round 1: Ch 55. 5 dc in 3rd ch from hook. *Sk 1 stitch, sc in next stitch, sk 1 stitch, 4 dc in next stitch.* Repeat from * to * until you have 4 stitches left on ch. Sk 1 stitch, sc in next stitch, skip next stitch, and sc in last stitch. Fasten off, leaving a long tail (about 6 inches.) Do not weave in.
The end that you did the 5 dc on will be the center of the flower. Start rolling the flower like a rose until you get to the end. With a yarn needle, use the tail to secure the bottom of the flower by stitching on the bottom of the flower.
***UPDATE: This post contains the extra crochet flower patterns that I have been wanting to add. Hope you enjoy them. Any comments or questions are welcomed. Thanks for reading this blog :)
So Sorry
I had one heck of a day and didn't get the promised tutorials posted. I did get them all written up though I just need to add pictures to them. Sorry for the wait. Also, if you notice the links at the top of my page, they are not finished. So I will be working on that tomorrow too. :)
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
I'm back
Oh man I have been so sick. Life just has not been friends with me these past few months. Aside from having some medical challenges, I have also been working quite a bit. But I am on the mend, and I have lots to share with you. Check back tomorrow afternoon for some super fun baby tutorials and a few big kid ones too :) Here is what I have planned for tomorrow. First up, the long awaited post with different crochet flower patterns. Also, how to make a simple baby skirt, binkie holders, jean bean bags, baby headband out of tights/nylons, a carseat tent/blanket, and a unique way to make awesome burp cloths.
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