SECRET GARDEN THROW PATTERN

SECRET GARDEN THROW PATTERN HERE

CROCHET PARASOL...

Ever had a go at making a crochet parasol, most circles, hex's or octagons depending on the frame you pick can be used. 

I made a motif in this yarn, fab yarn by the way, as it grew it just said parasol. 

so i bought a child's umbrella to try...

But thought cotton yarn would be a better choice so i started again with cotton dk. 
TIP: use 4ply might take you a bit longer to make but dk is very heavy unless you use a very open lacy stitch.

My first attempt...

got to this stage and ran out of this colour, plus it wasn't big enough to cover the frame, so unpicked the edging and added a few rows of dc, in different colours but think it would look better in the same colour and the plain rows are bit boring. At some point i will unpick the plain dc rows and add some more decorative rows and stitch the piece together...And of course try again in a 4ply as dk cotton it's very very heavy...

this first version is completed but not totally happy with it, so i haven't got around to removing the Umbrella cover and sewing the crochet parasol to the frame, might need a rethink on this design so, no pattern but a few tips shared.

OCTOGAN FLOWER +

 Octagon 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.

link to original pattern here 

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