I have been asked a bunch about the crochet flowers that I made recently so I thought I would post some info today in case you want to try it yourself.
Of course the first thing you need to know is how to crochet. Don't worry if you don't know how. Crochet is super easy to learn and is really a small investment if you are interested in learning - all you need is a hook and some yarn!
So here are some links on the basics of crochet to help you get started or if you need a refresher.
Check here, here or here. I have to tell you I have not gone through their tutorials but they look like they cover the basics. If anyone finds one better than the other let me know and I will highlight it.
Now before you get overwhelmed there are just a few things you need to learn to make flowers. Learn these things and you can ignore the rest for now.
Need to know:
and then you need to learn a few basic stitches such as
If you find a stitch in a pattern that you don't know such as a half double crochet then just google it. There are tons of tutorials online. You will also need to learn how to decifer a pattern (which for me was the hard part at first).
It seems like a lot but once you master the single crochet everything else is very similar to it.
One word of advice if you are trying this for the first time. Try with a simple yarn that is not too thin. So no fancy feathery things sticking out of the yarn cause it gets frustrating to see your stitches until you have some experience.
So then once you have mastered these you can try some patterns. Here are some links to some that I have made but if you just google - free flower crochet patterns - you will bring up a lot of options.
And some easy ones to start with...
So that should get you started on patterns. I have to figure out how to write out the patterns I made up in my head. I will see if I can do that.
Now what did I use to make my flowers?
I have used embroidery floss in the past but this time I tried craft thread which is about the same thickness at embroidery thread.
Don't worry if you have never heard of it. I hadn't either until I went exploring at the craft store (do it sometime - it is fun to go in aisle you never go down!). I found it near the embroidery/stitching area in Michaels. It is 2-ply and has a nice twist to it - more like a yarn then the embroidery floss. I bought an assorted bag that had a whole bunch of colors for about $6. There is also thin crochet yarn that you can buy but the colors are usually limited and with this craft thread you can get a bunch of really great colors. I also looked at the pearl cotton from DMC but since I wanted an assortment of colors I tried this and love it.
So then you need a hook. I used a tiny little hook - a #4 (1.75mm) with this thread mainly cause I already owned it ;). I think I will now get a few more tiny sizes to experiment with since they are less than $1 each.
That's it. Long ramble I know but that's how I roll! I am a talker!
So I hope you try it. Let me know how you make out or if you find something new by playing around.
OH and one more thing to share. Look what I discovered on my walk around the farm yesterday. (Did you know that I live on a farm????? Sometimes I just need to say it out loud 'cause it shocks me sometimes 'cause I grew up as a city girl, lol)
The trees are starting! Woohoo! I cannot tell you how excited I am about this.
But unfortunately the grass still looks like this. Could use a little green I think!
That is view from my backyard. I am one lucky girl.
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