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Mix and Match Flowers Tutorial. As promised last week, here's my tutorial for my Mix and Match flowers.

Mix and Match Flowers Tutorial

I'm calling it that because there's a few variations of these flowers that you can make using the same basic idea. They are great for decorating all kinds of things and they are the same ones I used on my Eclectic Grannie Bag. This tutorial will show you how to make the Single Flower, the Double Flower and a Little Flower. If you already know what you're doing you can download the written pattern and get started straight away. As usual, I've written in UK terms, but here's the translation for American terms: British (American) Slip Stitch (Slip Stitch) Chain (Chain) Double (Single) Half Treble (Half Double) Treble (Double) Double Treble (Treble) Stage One - Magic Loop Hold your yarn in the usual way, with the yarn end trailing over your finger loose.

Wrap the yarn around your finger so that the yarn makes a loop. Hold the yarn tail in place with your thumb. Pull the yarn through the loop. Stage Two - The first row S x. Whale crochet applique free pattern. Looking for a quick and easy crochet project that you can whip up in very little time, that get adorable results this week?

Whale crochet applique free pattern

Mr. Steve the whale crochet applique might be a perfect fit for you. Well, I whipped up this tutorial for us to enjoy. Mr.Steve can be used in many different creative way, make a garland, add a finishing touch to your crochet hat or a T-shirt? Embellishing the Surface. Before I launch into my crafty tute du jour, I wanted to thank all of you for your supportive words, good vibes and powerful prayers.

Embellishing the Surface

I walked away from court last Friday with my daughter at my side and a month's reprieve from this process. We are not by any means finished, but we are definitely seeing light at the end of the tunnel. I know that all of the positive energy you all sent our way made a huge difference. I am blessed to have each and every one of you in my life. Needless to say, I've been a bit preoccupied as of late.

However, despite the anxiety and chaos my family is currently mired in, I have made an effort to stay immersed in craft. So, what the heck am I working on you inquire? Well, lots of things, but last night I was finishing up my replacement for this item, which is fine because I really want to release this pattern to the public anyway. The first version of this shawl utilized a less than conventional color scheme. Enter the new applique colors: ecru and black. FREE PATTERN - Vampire Bat Applique. Are you all ready for this year's FREE Monster Crochet Halloween pattern???

FREE PATTERN - Vampire Bat Applique

Drumroll please! Okay, forget the drumroll. Just keep reading. Introducing the Vampire Bat Applique! Day of the Dead Crochet Skull Pattern. Day Of The Dead Skull Motif. Alrighty folks, this is JUST a guide.

Day Of The Dead Skull Motif

I’m going to give you the step by steps on how I got these results. This is not the only way you can do it, it’s just the way I did it. Everyone crochets differently, so please adjust this to fit your style. You may need to add or remove stitches, depending on how tightly you crochet. Also keep in mind that using thicker or thinner yarn will alter your results. Flutterby. Flutterby Sarah Cooper 2009Materials ~ Any of the Following #10 thread & #7 hook#3 thread & E hookSport weight yarn & F hookWW yarn & G hook*Pattern worked in #3 thread and size E hook Begin ~ Ch4, tr in 4th ch from hook, ch4, slst into the 1st ch, where the tr was made. 1st Side, Top Wing ~

Flutterby

Crochet Owl Pattern... I loved making the owl in my last post.

Crochet Owl Pattern...

When I saw the picture of it on Pinterest, I knew I wanted to make a few. But after searching for who posted the original picture, there was no pattern to be found. So, I decided to sit down and try to figure it out on my own. Tutorial for crochet roses. One of the first things I crocheted was roses.

Tutorial for crochet roses

I saw cute brooches and I decided that I should have at least one)I found some tutorials in Internet here and hereMy first rose I don't want to show you) It was so strange and not much to look at) The second was better and after that all my roses was beautiful. So If you have problem doing it try again and you will have perfect rose! Depending on the thickness of yarn rose can be smaller or bigger. How to crochet leaves. Hey crafty gals!

How to crochet leaves

I hope the weather is as nice where you are as it is here in Melbourne. I have all the windows in my house open and I am just soaking in this fabulous 70 degree weather with a refreshing crisp breeze. 500 Poppies Project: poppy appeal. Quick Knitting Poppy You will need: Knitting Needles Red Yarn Black Button This uses a twisting the needle techinique to make the rounded shape of the poppy, but knits up really quickly!

500 Poppies Project: poppy appeal

Crochet Flowers. Materials:Red Heart Yarn, Center – Maize #262 2 yds.Red Heart Yarn, Lily Pink #719 7 yds.Red Heart Yarn,Yellow #230 7 yds.Stamens – DMC #307H hookInstructions: Center of Flower: With H hook and maize [leave 30” for behind petals], ch 2, 8 sc in 2nd ch from hook, join to beg sc and fasten off. Petals: - Front Petals: Work in front loop and petal color, (sc, 2 dc) in each loop around, join to beg sc and fasten off. - Back Petals: Work in back loop and petal color, (sc, 3 dc) in each loop around, join to beg sc and fasten off. Crochet: Felted Flower Corsage Gifts. I have been hand making gifts for a group of girlfriends with whom I exchange small birthday gifts and was wondering what to do this year for the two December birthdays. Last year I gave them earflap hats in brown, pink and cream, an upsized version of the hat I made for Audrey.

This year I decided to do felted flower corsages--fast and fasionable in my opinion. I made a bunch of these flowers for a crochet dress for Audrey last year and have always thought they'd be cute on their own. I based them on this Crochet Today pattern for the large and altered it to make them a bit smaller--a medium and a small version. Rosebud and Leaf Pattern to Embellish a Burlap Wreath. I guess you can say I am on a wreath kick since the heart shaped rose wreath that I shared last week. I have been loving all the burlap wreaths I have been seeing in blogland and have been longing to make one for awhile. I used a wire wreath frame for this and used a combination of the techniques from Sarah’s tutorial on Becoming Martha and Laura’s tutorial on Top This Top That.

I thought felted flowers would be the perfect embellishment for this. The texture goes so perfectly with the burlap and I also don’t have to worry about them getting ruined by the moisture outside. I worked the flowers up with Cascade 220 wool yarn. Daffodil Bouquet (crochet) Daffodil (make 6): With A, ch 2. 1st rnd: (RS). 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Join with sl st in back loop of first sc. First Petal: 1st row: Ch 1. 2 sc in back loop of same sc as last sl st.