Saturday 30 September 2017

OCTOGAN FLOWER +

 Flower Pattern from 2012
Has been adapted and updated and often used in lots of projects
Pattern Club version is the Pumpkin Shawl

I've used this version to decorate Octobers PATTERN CLUB PATTERN,

ORIGINAL OCTAGON FLOWER  Originally a large octagon Flower Pattern, plus a boxed version. 
FLOWER PATTERN
USA Terms, 
DK, 4mm hook
Aran, 5mm hook


Ch 3, sl st, into a circle...col 1

Round 1: 12 dc into circle, sl st to complete round....col 2 (12sts)

Round 2: 2sc in each st, sl st to complete round....col 3 (24sts)
Round 3: 1sc in each stitch (24sts) this the extra round at the centre
Round 4: Start in any stitch, 2dc in first and second st, ch4, miss a st, repeat until you have 8 sides sl st to complete round....picture above is the original octagon, the chain loops are just one ch st longer to take the petals


Round 5: attach yarn between the 2sets of 2dc with a sc, 



4dc into chain loop, chain 4 sl st into the base of the 4ch, to make the point of the petal, 4dc into same chain loop sc in the middle of the 4 dc of previous round, repeat until 8 pointy petals have been made, sl st to complete round.

hey presto!..... an Octagon becomes a Flower

FLOWER VARIATION



Chain 8 sl st to complete the circle
Round 1: [ch 2 counts as first dc], 24 dc into the circle, sl st to complete round.[24dc]
Round 2: 1sc in each stitch, sl st to complete round. [24sc]

Round 3:  Start in any stitch, 2dc in first and second st, ch4, miss a st, repeat until you have 8 sides sl st to complete round....picture above is the original octagon, the chain loops are just one ch st longer to take the petals

Round 4: attach yarn between the 2sets of 2dc with a sc, 

4dc into chain loop, ch3, sl st into the base of the 4ch, to make the picot at the point of the petal, 
4dc into same chain loop, 
sc in the middle of the 4dc of previous round, 
repeat for 8 pointed petals, sl st to complete. [8petals]
join as you go using the 2nd ch st, of each picot

UPDATED VERSION OF THE SAME PATTERN 2013


Boxed Version
Original version..link below


NEW GWENDOLYN FLOWER PATTERN
Chain 8 sl st to complete the circle or a 2 finger 4wrap.

Round 1: 24dc [24tr], into the circle, sl st to complete round.

Round 2: 1sc [1dc], in each stitch, sl st to complete round


Round 3:  Start in any stitch, 2tr [2dtr], in first 2sts, ch6, miss a st, repeat to end, sl st to complete. (8 loops)



Round 4: attach yarn in sp, between the 2 sets of 2dc [2tr], with a sc [dc]
5dc [5tr], into the ch6 loop, 

ch4, sl st into the base of the ch4, to make a tiny loop at the point of the petal, 
5dc [5tr], into the same ch6 loop, sc [dc],  between the 2sets of dc [tr],
repeat for all petals, sl st to complete.


an old pattern and another variation


NOTE: Here you can join the flower as they are together 


or continue to add an octagon box


Round 5: att. yarn in the point of a petal, ch3, 1tr [dtr], ch3, 1tr [1dtr], into the sc [dc], (dip) of the row before, ch3, sc [dc] into point of petal, 
repeat to end, sl st, to complete. 



Round 6:4sc [4dc], into first ch sp, 3sc [3dc], into middle ch sp, 4sc [dc], into third ch sp, ch2, repeat to end sl st into first st.

Round 7: cont. sl st into the next st, to be in the correct st to start round 7, 
ch3, counts as first dc [tr], and ch1 sp, miss a st, dc [tr], ch1, miss a st, 
1dc [tr], into next st, ch1, miss a st, repeat to first corner 
1dc [1tr], ch2, 1dc [1tr], in corner ch2 sp, 
repeat for each side, finish with 1dc [1tr] ch2, 1dc [1tr], ch1, sl st into first ch3 sp, cont. (7 spokes each side)

Round 8: ch1 counts as first sc [dc], sc [dc], into next ch1 sp, sc [dc], into next st, continue to sc [dc], in every sp and every st, to corner, sc [dc], ch2, sc [dc], in corner sp, repeat for all sides and corners, sl st into first st, to complete. 
(15sc [15dc] each side)

Use this round to join as you go in every st





SEEING STARS...In one post

I have made up many Star pattern over the years here are just a few that could make great Christmas Blankets

BASIC STAR PATTERNS FROM 2011...


STAR PATTERN: US TERMS, UK terms in brackets
picture pattern

Change colour every round
A finger wrap of 5 wraps or ch4, sl st into circle

Round 1: 12dc [12tr], into circle

Round 2: 2dc [2tr], into next 2 sts, ch2, repeat for all 6 sides, els t to complete.

Round 3: 3dc [3tr], ch3, 3dc [3tr] into ch2 sp, miss a st, sc [dc], into next 2 sts, miss a st,repeat for all 6 sides, sl st to complete

Round 4: Join as you go round, start in a ch3 point, sc [dc], ch3, sc [dc], into ch3 point, sc [dc], into next 3sts, miss the next 2 sts, sc [dc], into next 3 sts, repeat for all sides.
Join at the points only using the 2nd ch st as a sl st into the next star, join 2 points to 2 points of each star.


2 options for joining below.....

 Add rounds of dc to make a cushion

 Add a deep band for a box cushion

2 BASIC SOLID STAR
DK 4mm Hook
Aran 5mm 
Chunky 6mm 

US Terms in black, UK Terms in red brackets



4mm hook dk
5mm hook Aran

Pattern 1
  finger wrap of 4 wraps.

Round 1: ch2 counts as first dc [tr], 11dc [11tr] into circle (12 dc [12tr])

Round 2: ch2 counts as first dc [tr], 1dc,  in first st, 2dc [2tr], in second st, ch2,  repeat to end sl st into  first st to complete (24dc [24tr])

Round 3: att. yarn in any ch sp,  5dc [5tr],  into the centre of the dip,  sl st into next ch sp,  repeat until 
6 points, sl st into first st, to complete. (6 points)

Round 4: att. yarn in any point, 3dc [3tr], into the dip one side of the sl st, ch3,  3dc [3tr], into the other side of the sl st,
US Terms in black, UK Terms in red brackets

Pattern 2
 A finger wrap of 4 wraps.

Round 1: ch2 counts as first dc [tr], 11dc [11tr] into circle (12 dc [12tr])

Round 2: cont. ch2 counts as first dc [tr], 1dc,[1tr],  in first st, 2dc [2tr], in second st, ch2,  repeat to end sl st into  first st to complete (24dc [24tr])



Round 3: cont. sl st over sts to next ch2 sp, or att. yarn in any ch sp,  miss 2 sts, 2dc [2tr], 1tr [1dtr], 2dc [2tr] into sp between 2 pairs of sts, miss 2sts, 
sc [dc], into next ch sp,  repeat until 
6 points, sl st into first st, to complete. (6 points)




Round 4: Cont. sl st in the next 3 sts to reach the tr [dtr], at the point,
tr [dtr], ch1, tr [dtr], ch1, tr [dtr], ch3, tr [dtr], ch1, tr [dtr],  ch1, tr [dtr], into the sc [dc], at dip,  
miss 2sts, sc [dc], into next tr [dtr], at point, repeat for all points.


without the ch1 between tr [dtr] 
below with the ch1 between tr [dtr]

 a slightly more star like effect

Join as you go at the points

IN ONE COLOUR OR A DIFFERENT COLOUR EACH ROUND....



Rainbow of Stars


 Curtain of Stars



SC JOIN AS YOU GO OPTION

SOLID JOIN AS YOU GO
US TERMS UK TERMS IN BRACKETS
DK 4mm hook
Aran 5mm hook

Midnight Sky Stars
Fill-in pattern
Round 1: Attach yarn at a star point 
1tr [1dtr], 3dc [3tr] 1tr [1dtr] into the middle st at dip sc into next point
repeat for all dips x6

Round 2: then 'Join as you go' in this round
with a sc [dc], in every stitch with sc [dc], ch3 sc [dc], at the points

the picture collage written instruction is incorrect but the pictures are useful 


SPIKE STITCH STAR PICTURE PATTERN


TO EDGE A BLANKET