Faux Peacock Feather

I made this crochet piece a while back and forgot about it till I used one of my crochet flowers for one of my cards. This is again from the book by Carol Meldrum called Easy Beaded Crochet. I have definitely not reached the stage where I can make my own designs so till then…..follow instructions! 🙂

This is the best picture I could take. Otherwise, it comes out too fuzzy so please bear with me 🙂 I have not finished the piece and have left tails as I have not yet decided what to do with it. Have not quite envisioned a use for it. Any suggestions??

Details in US terms (can incorporate beads) —

With color 1, ch 6, sl st to form a ring

Row 1 – ch 1, 3 sc, 2 hdc, 2 dc, 3 tr, 2 dc, 2 hdc, 3 sc, sl st into first sc. Change to color 2

Row 2 – Sl st in first 3 sts, 2 hdc (2 dc into next st) 3 times, 3 tr into next st, (2b dc into next st) 3 times, 2 hdc, 3 sl st, sl st into first st of round. Change to color 3

Row 3 – Sl st in first 2 sts, 4 sc, 5 bsc (beaded), 3 sc into next st, 5 bsc, 4 sc, 2 sl st, end with sl st into first sl st of round. Change to color 4

Row 4 – Sl st into first 4 sts, 2 sc, (2 sc into next st ) 3 times, (2 dc into next st) 4 times,  3 tr into next st, (2 dc into next st) 4 times, (2 sc into next st) 3 times, 2 sc, 4 sl st, end with sl st into first st of round. Break off yarn. Change to color 5

Row 5 – Join with sl st into first sc of round 4. Ch 1, sc in same st, (ch 2, bch, ch 2, sk next st, sc) 3 times, (ch 1, bch, ch 1, sk next st, sc) 10 times, (ch 2, bch, sk next st, sc) 3 times. Fasten off.

Poppy Crochet Flower

Actually, maybe it is not a poppy at all! But could not toggle my brain to think of any other flower right now! If it looks like anything else, do correct me! 🙂 Again a fuzzy picture….sorry!

This is a two color flower.

Ch 5, sl st to make a ring

Row 1 – ch 1, 12 dc in ring, sl st to ch, change color

Row 2 – ch 1, dc in same st, work 6 clusters (3 tr each + 1 ch on top to seal)

Row 3 – 10 tr on top of each cluster with 1 tr between each petal. Option to change color again.

Row 4 – ch 1, dc in all stitches. I used the same green color.

Again, pattern can be found on crochet pattern central and lots more crochet patterns!

Simple Crochet Flower

This is a very simple basic crochet flower that can go on cards, cushions, as neck pieces, etc. The picture is quite a fuzzy one as my camera would not do a better job! Sorry about that but you can trace this to the site crochet flowers and there are many many more exciting ones to choose from! 🙂

This is a single color pattern. You can make it two color also if you so desire 🙂

Ch 5, sl st to make a ring

Row 1 – ch 3, 15 tr

Row 2 – ch 4, 1 tr, ch 1, 1 tr, around the 15 tr to have ch 15, tr 15 in the end

Row 3 – dc, *(1 tr, 2 dtr, 1 tr) in ch sp, dc in next ch sp, continue from * till end. Fasten off.

Easy peasy! 🙂

Crochet

Four Petal Flower – design from Easy Beaded Crochet by Carol Meldrum

Choose two colors or can go even with single color. Can be made with beads or without.

If with beads, then thread 16 beads of your choice into the second color thread for the border. Keep aside.

With primary color, ch 6, sl st to form a ring.

R1 – Ch 1, 16 dc into ring, sl st into first dc

R2 – Ch 1, dc into same st, dc in next st, *(dc, ch 9, dc) into next st **, dc into next 3 sts; repeat from * twice, then from * to ** once more. Dc into next st, sl st into first dc

R3 – Ch 1, dc into same st, *skip 2 dc, work (2 htr, 17 tr, 2 htr) into next ch 9 lp, sk next 2 dc, dc into next dc, rep from * 3 more times, omitting 1 dc at end of last rep and sl st into first dc of round. Change yarn

R4 – Ch 1, dc (or beaded dc) over first st, *ch 5, sk 5 sts, dc in next st, ch 1, bch 1, ch 1, sl st into dc just worked. (Ch 5, sk 4 sts, dc into next st, ch 1, bch 1, ch 1, sl st into dc just worked) twice. Ch 5, sk 5 sts, bdc over next st, rep from * 3 times, omitting the last bdc at end of last rep and sl st into first bdc of round. Fasten off