Monday, June 6, 2011

Free Crochet Pattern:Two simple flowers

To crochet these flowers you will need scraps of worsted weight yarn, a 5.00 mm hook, and small buttons for the center of the flowers.

This pattern is written in American terms.
Abbreviations:
Ch = chain,
Sc = single crochet
Dc = double crochet
Sl st = slip stitch.

Pink flower:

Ch 6 and join with a slip stitch to make a circle.

Round 1: *Ch 5, sc in second chain from hook, dc in next three chains, sl st to join to the center of the circle,** (one petal made).
Repeat from * to ** four more times.

At the end of last petal, fasten off, and weave in ends.

Orange flower:

Ch 6, join with a slip stitch to make a circle. 

Round 1: *ch 3, 3 dc in circle, ch 3, join to the center with a slip stitch** (one petal made).
Repeat from * to ** four more times.

At the end of last petal, fasten off, and weave in ends.

Sew the flowers to your project using a button in the center.

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Thursday, June 2, 2011

Crochet Moss Stitch

This stitch pattern is written in American terms.
Abbreviations:
Ch = chain
Sc = single crochet
Sk = skip, 
St = stitch.

Note: The loop on your hook does not count as a chain.

Make a starting chain in an even number of stitches.

Row 1: sc in the 4th chain from hook, *ch 1, skip next chain, sc in the next chain*, repeat from * to * across.
End with a sc.

Row 2: ch 2, turn, skip first st, sc in the ch-1 space from the previous row, *ch 1, skip next stitch, sc in the ch-1 space*, repeat from * to * across.
End with a sc in the last space.

Repeat row 2 until you reached desired length.

Be careful not to miss count of your stitches.