:: Crocheted flowers

Posted by Kirsty on March 7, 2008

crochet rose

I’m pretty pleased with my crocheted rose; well, I am with this second attempt. The first time round, I managed to completely miss a row out and couldn’t understand why it looked all scrumpled. I used the pattern by Megan Mills, though her’s looks a lot more refined than mine. The effects that you can get with different yarns are fantastic - I think Megan must have used a cotton yarn, while I used alpaca wool. I added the leaf for a finishing touch, making up the pattern by going ‘maybe I should increase here, oh yes!’

I’ve also been making piles of doily flowers to eventually turn into a scarf. These are so quick and simple to crochet, every single one makes me makes me feel a bit glowy instead, like I’m a proper crocheter! Only one colour at the moment, but I think that a few brown flowers would look really good with the blue. I’m not sure baby-soft bamboo yarn comes in brown, though…

doily flowers