Dyeing Your Flowers

I found a couple of tutorials on dyeing your crochet flowers. I don't have reinkers so I had to fudge it. ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxsPcWMIH4c&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fandreawalford%2Ecom%2F%3Fp%3D3064&feature=player_embedded

http://craftiblog.wordpress.com/2009/07/20/2009-07-20-how-about-some-thread-crochet-leaves/

And here's my take. I used rit dye, water, rubbing alchohol, pearl-ex, & gum arabic. Mix it all up in a spray bottle & spray on flowers. I already had this mixed up to use like glimmer mist. I probably wouldn't use the pearlex or gum arabic if I was just mixing this up for flowers. The pearl-ex didn't show much.

Daisy Variations

Here is a link to my original daisy pattern.
http://crochetedsass.blogspot.com/2009/08/daisy-pattern.html

There are lots of easy variations for this pattern.


From dc to sc in the center.

These are 10 dc in center ring, *slst,ch2,skip dc* around, then work petals into ch2 space.


You can also add or subtract petals easily.

Or you can shorten or lengthen the petals, by using taller or shorter stitches.

Choker Pattern

I posted some pics of a choker I made here. http://crochetedsass.blogspot.com/2009/08/my-first-crochet-necklace.html

I made more & finally worked out a pattern I like.

Choker Pattern~

With #10 crochet cotton & #7 steel hook ch91,

slst in 2nd ch from hook,

slst in next 4 ch, ch6

*skip next 2 ch, dc in next ch, ch3* (25 times)

ch6, skip next 2 ch, slst in next 6 ch,

finish off & weave in ends.

Add clasp. I use cord tip endings. Like these.http://www.firemountaingems.com/shopping.asp?skw=KWFNTERMINATESPENDCAP And a lobster claw clasp.

Optional flower: I made a single layer flower from Nichole Heady's pattern with # 10 thread & #7 hook. Here's the post I did on her flowers. http://crochetedsass.blogspot.com/2009/08/flowers-by-nichole.html

I just left the end threads a little long & don't work in. Tie the flower to the 13th dc, add some clear glue to the knot in back. When it's dry trim ends.

Here's a pic of the new necklace.

Flower Scarf

I saw this idea over on Applehead's blog, to make a scarf out of flowers. Here's her blog. http://applehead.typepad.com/applehead/
Here's her original post that inspired me. http://applehead.typepad.com/applehead/2006/05/100_flower_scar.html
Here's the pattern for her scarf. http://applehead.typepad.com/applehead/2006/05/100_flower_scar_1.html

Here's my take on that. It's not the same, but definately inspired by hers.



The small & medium flowers are made first then you connect them together with the large flowers in the last round.



Small Flower~with color 1 & hook G make 4. start with magic ring method. 5sc into ring. slst into first sc. Tighten ring. Then in first sc *ch 2, 2dc, ch2 slst back into sc* repeat from *to* in each sc (5 petals) finish off & weave in ends.



Medium Flower~ With color 2 & hook H make 4. Start with magic ring method. Ch 3, 9 dc into ring, slst in to top of ch 3. Tighten ring. *Ch2, 3dc in next dc, ch2, slst into next dc* repeat from*to* around.(5 petals) Finish off & weave in ends. This is the flower pattern I got on Little birdie's secrets blog. Here's my post with a link to it. http://crochetedsass.blogspot.com/2009/08/little-birdies-flowers.html



Large Flower~ with color 3 & hook J make 9.(attaching in the 2nd & 5th petals, except for the end ones attach those in just the 5th.) Ch3,9dc into ring, slst into top of ch3, *ch3,skip next dc, slst into next dc* repeat rom*to* around. (5 ch3 loops) In each ch3 loop^sc, 4dc, sc^. To attach flowers after second dc in petal make a slst in to the tip of the other flowers petal. slst into first sc of first petal. Finish off & weave in ends.

Hope my pattern is clear. Feel free to ask questions & I'll do my best to answer them.