Wednesday 16 January 2013

Crochet flowers


I learnt to crochet at school. Learning what seemed a skill that died out only to see it resurfacing over the past few years as something quite popular alongside other traditional crafts.

When we were younger mum used to make these intricate circular table place mats using the finest of needles. By my teenage years crocheting and knitting seemed to be what older people did... how the tables have turned. Over the past few years I started to give it a second glance, and have come across so many who not only crochet, but knit and make felt products. I had held on to the needles I had inherited for my mum and over the years I think I made a scarf once. But saw some flowers recently on you tube and decided to give them a go.

The basic flower is pretty easy and you can have as many layers as you wish or add rows to make the flower bigger. I’ve decorated mine with some buttons and beads. Armed with your flower you can use them to go on a number of things. I made a couple of wrist cuffs, and I will do a tutorial on how to make a a broach, hair accessories, decorations for journals even a mini bag. 


There are some great patterns out there if you want to be more adventurous. If your a beginner check out you tube for some easy how to steps, just type in what you want to learn and it could be a great skill addition to your creativity.  Blessings!

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7 comments :

  1. Oh how pretty! I love the whole idea of knitting and crocheting ... my grandma taught me to do both. My problem has always been that I don't seem to have the patience to complete a whole project (any that takes over a couple of hours seems to put me to sleep ... LOL). It's so exciting to see small projects come about that I can actually finish in a short amount of time ... things that can be used for other projects. Love your button & bead accents. Very nicely done!

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  2. Always love the creativity.

    Peace, Love and Chocolate,
    Tiff

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  3. very nice! i am learning to crochet too. i justmade my first flowers. this is such a fun hobby.

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  4. I am drooling over your flowers and book. I can't do any needle work (never learned!) and see all the flowers on easy and on various crafts. I may try may hand at learning this year. Love your ideas on how to use them as well.

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  5. I want to learn to crochet. Who can teach?

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  6. Footprints, thats the beauty of the smaller projects, they can get finished much quicker and you don't loose interes.

    Tiffany its great the many ways in which we can dabble.

    Peaches, will we get to see some of your efforts, have you taken it back up?

    Kelly, I am winging my way over to your site to see if you've posted any pictures.

    Winnie, I encourage you to try, once you do you won't want to put it down, its quite therapeutic as well.

    Priti, you've got the desire, there may be some classes that you can take part in your area. You can also go on to youtube and find some useful lessions.

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