Friday 17 July 2020

Giant Flower Pattern...new take


Start with the giant flower but add rows of dc and sc, or another favourite stitch, maybe 'v' stitch or bobble stitch even to make a giant flower don't forget to increase every other row so it grows and lies flat 



Keep going until it is the size you want or make several and join them together...






Thursday 16 July 2020

Button Flower pattern...requested


Chunky Button Flower Pattern





Alpaca dk 4mm hook
US Terms UK terms in brackets

PATTERN:

BUTTON CENTRE: 1ST COL. finger wrap of 10 wraps


 ROUND 1: COL 1. 16sc [16dc], into wrap, continue and do as many rounds as required to fill the button, over the top of the first 12sts. Finish with 16sts, sl st to complete


Round 2: Petals, sc [dc], in any stitch, a cluster of 3tr [3dtr], in next st, sc [dc], in the next st, a cluster of 3tr [3dtr], in next st, sc [dc], in next st, repeat until you have 8 cluster 'petals', sl st to complete, (8petals)

Tuesday 14 July 2020

CIRCLE TO SQUARE BLANKET [2017]

CIRCLE TO SQUARE SOLID BLANKET
REQUESTED INFO, YARN: a cheapy yarn from Poundland.... but a while back now 




Im combining the 2 answers together as an answer with an update on a very old pattern.

Random dyed yarn....lots of colours so you can make something with getting bored with the same colour. Hot? then use cotton yarns less sticky to work with than wool or acrylic.
And yes i have a basic solid join for the rule of 12..here is a basic pattern in a random/space dyed yarn for you to use...

SOLID JOIN RULE OF 12 PATTERN
Aran 5mm hook
DK 4mm hook
US  Terms

RANDOM DYED YARN...perfect for a holiday project just one or two balls of yarn needed plus a joining col.
 RANDOM DYED YARN....All the circles will be different and will make a lovely blanket


Finger wrap of 4 wraps.

ROUND 1: [ch2 counts as first dc], 12dc into circle wrap, sl st to complete [12dc]

ROUND 2: [ch2 counts as first dc] 2dc in each st, sl st to complete. [24dc]


ROUND 3: [ch2 counts as first dc], 2dc in first st, 1dc in next st, repeat, sl st to complete. [36dc]


ROUND 4: Change to back ground col. [ch2 counts as first dc], 2dc in first st, 1dc in next 2sts, repeat, sl st, to complete. [48dc]


ROUND 5: cont. in back ground col.  ch3, 1tr, into first  st, ch3, 2tr, into same st, 1tr, in next st, 1dc in next 2 sts, 1hdc, in next 5sts, 1dc in next 2 sts, 1tr, in next st, 2tr, ch3, 2tr, as next corner, repeat for all sides, sl st to complete.







Join as you go on round 5, using a sl st, after each st to join to the previous square, and replacing the middle ch st, in the corners with a sl st, to join together.







Monday 4 May 2020

CoronaCal second Star join for Eye Motif's

Morning Hookers...there are some stunning #CoronaCal eye, blankets being completed now, all can be seen on my Facebook Group HERE

3 STUNNING EXAMPLES OF THE BEAUTIFUL CREATIONS OF MANY 
ON THE GROUP
Sharon Howington's throw with a black join 

The 'Eye' motifs have 24 granny shells each side and they are joined to keep the rounded eye shape, with 9granny shells each end and 6 granny shells as a side. Works really well in keeping the rounded shape.
 Sarah Tuckwell with a grey join colour 
AND 
Yvonne van der Marck with a stone coloured join
3 ABSOLUTELY STUNNING #CORONALCAL THROWS



THE NEW EYE JOIN
If you divide the 24granny shells equally 8, 8 and 8 granny shells you can join in a star shape, because all the sides to join are equal...just use the same join as you go between the granny shells for the ELONGATED HEXAGON.







3 MORE JOINS FOR EQUAL SIDES


EYE JOIN WITH GRANNY SQUARE AS ROWS



AND MORE RANDOM PATTERNS TOO

Tuesday 28 April 2020

GIANT FLOWER CUSHION PATTERN

 Giant Flower Pattern
This large flower is made in Stylecraft Chunky Yarn with a 6mm hook and measures approx. 10"

US Terms in Black, UK Terms in red

FLOWER PATTERN

In first colour, Make a finger wrap of 3 wraps or ch5, sl st, into a circle

Round 1: continue in first colour, ch2 counts as first dc, (tr), 11dc into circle (11tr), sl st to complete. (12dc) (12tr).

Round 2: attach new colour in any st, sc, (dc), in same st, 2sc, (2dc), in every st, sl st to complete. (24sc) (24dc)



Round 3: attach new colour in any first st of a pair, cluster tog. 4tr sts, (4dtr)
ch2 counts as first part of first tr, (dtr), half make a second tr, (dtr), in the same st,
  two half made tr, (dtr), in second st. cluster tog.
 ch3, repeat in every pair of sts, sl st to complete. (12 cluster petals)



Round 4: attach new colour in and ch sp, ch2 counts as first dc, (tr), 3dc, (tr), in same sp, repeat 4dc, (tr), in every ch sp, sl st to complete. (48sts).
Round 5: attach new colour, in the first st of a group of 4, ch2 counts as first dc, (tr)

 dc in next 3 sts, ch4, dc in next 4sts, ch4 repeat to end, 
 sl st to complete. 
(12 loops)

Round 6: attach new colour in middle sp,
4dc, (tr) into ch loop, ch4, 4dc (tr), into same loop,
sl st into next middle sp,

repeat for all loops

Make as many flowers as you need to decorate your throw and carefully stitch at petal points.


or join as you go in 2 petals at a time.....making a hexagon join



ADDING A SQUARE BOX


Round 7: Attach background colour of yarn in any petal point, ch8, [side sp], sc [dc], into the next petal point, ch10 [corner sp], ch8 [side sp], sc [dc], into next petal point repeat for all 4 sides and corners, sl st into first st. continue.



(2sides x 8ch sts, 1x 10ch sts for a corner, each side)

Round 8: ch2 counts as first 1dc [1tr], 8dc [8tr] into first ch8 side sp, 6dc [6tr], ch3, 6dc [6tr], into next corner sp, repeat for 2 side sps, and a corner sp x3,  finish with 8dc [8tr], in the last ch8 side sp, sl st into first st. continue




Round 9: ch1, 1sc [1dc], into the first st, 1sc [1dc], into the next 7sts, 1dc [1tr], into the next 6sts, 1dc, [1tr] ch3, 1dc [1tr], into the corner sp, 1dc [1tr], into next 6sts,
1sc [1dc], into the next 9sts, repeat to end, sl st into first st to complete.
(7dc [7tr], ch3, 7dc [7tr], on the corners and 18sc [dc], on the sides)




sew tog. or join as you go in each st.

By changing to the smaller sc [dc] st, on the sides it should make the circle into a reasonably square, square 
with minimal bulging on the sides, with only a small amount of pulling into shape you should have something that is square and ready to join together in a throw.

PART 2:MAKING A CUSHION FROM THE FLOWER PATTERN 




US Terms, (UK Terms in red
chunky yarn and 6mm hook


ROUND 7: Attach yarn in any ch3 of the 'petal', 6ch sts, sc (dc) in the next ch3 point of the next petal, repeat until you have 12ch loops, sl st to complete.


ROUND 8: 9dc (9tr) into each ch6 loop, sl st, to complete.(108dc, 108tr)

NOTE: Each round can be completed in a different colour or you can pick one colour and make the remainder of the cushion in one colour.


ROUND 9-16: Repeat round 8. (108dc, 108tr)

ROUND 17: 2dctog, (2trtog) dc in next st, repeat to end, sl st, to complete. (71dc, 71tr)
making a smaller opening so less to gather together.....but big enough to add your cushion pad.



ROUND18- 27: 1dc (1tr)in each st, sl st, to complete. (54dc, 54tr)

MAKE A DRAWSTRING with ring ends

Make a finger wrap of 4 wraps.

12sc (12dc)into ring, sl st, to complete

ch about 90sts, long enough to allow a cushion pad through the hole.

Then do 6sc (6dc) into the second st from the hook, one side of the ch cord 
and 6sc (6dc)the other side of the ch cord, sl st to complete.

Weave the drawstring in and out of every two dc on the last round of cushion opening. 

Pull up and tie in a bow.
this method makes for an easy and no sew cushion fastening.




Happy Hooking