Paperweight Granny African Flower. [Update April 13, 2012: I made a purse out of this motifs, tutorial is here.]
[Update August 11, 2011: Thanks to Mia again for providing more information to answer some questions at the comment section. Please find the information of the type of yarn, hook size and the resulting flower size at the pattern section.] This is the first time I come across African Flower… well, accurately speaking, this is the first time I know that this crochet block is “African Flower”. Just like Granny Square, African Flower is a crochet block but in hexagonal shape, it can be joined next to each other to become a bigger piece and make into blanket, afghan, shawl, bag, table runner, cushion cover, soccer ball toy, coaster, pincushion, dress etc…. you name it! I am putting this into my to-do list Get the step by step photo and written crochet pattern after this jump. Thanks to Mia, who shared her African Flower crochet at Pinterest – one of my favorite stop-overs when I needed inspiration.
Pages: 1 2. Crochet Pattern: 5-Petal Flower. Star Decoration. I designed these little hanging decorations to add some colourful, homespun Hooky Goodness to my Christmas Tree this season, but there's no reason why they can't be used all year round and in all sorts of ways.
I've had suggestions for using them as baby rattles, baby mobiles, as tags on wrapped gifts, or simply just as little decorative gifts to pass on to friends and family. These are quick and satisfying little things to work up, ideal to use up those little itty bits of stash yarn that you might have lurking somewhere. I personally prefer to use cotton yarn for making decorations (here I've used Rico Creative Cotton), but any yarn would be fine. I also tend to switch down a hook size for making decorations which keeps the stitches quite tight and prevents the polyester stuffing showing through the gaps. So for example where the Rico cotton suggests a 5mm hook size, I switch down to a 4mm hook. Before we begin, a little summary of the basic stitches. Slip Stitch in the next stitch. Oak, Birch, and Elm Leaves. A while back, I designed three different leaf crochet patterns.
They are appliques that you can add to any project you want. They remain among my favorite patterns I’ve designed, so I wanted to share them here as well! Oak Leaf Applique Crochet Pattern The examples show were made with worsted weight yarn and measure about 4 inches long. The size of your finished leaves will vary depending on your yarn selection, hook size, and tension. Ch 20; sl st in 3rd ch from hook R1: Sc 17 down chain to end; turn R2: Sl st in next 5 sc; 7 sc; turn R3: Starting in 2nd sc from hook, sc 6; turn R4: Starting in 2nd sc from hook, sc 5; turn R5: Starting in 2nd sc from hook, sc 4; turn R6: Starting in 2nd sc from hook, sc 3; sl st down the side of R2-5 R7: Working into R1, sc 5; turn.