Crochet Collage Garden: 100 patterns for crochet flowers, plants and petals

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I appreciate that there was a lot of thought to this section - not just some random stitch definitions tacked on at the end. I think that it is impossible to pick just one flower or plant because the possibilities are endless. As well as crochet and gardening, Chris enjoys walking, reading, knitting and yoga, and lives in North Yorkshire with her husband. The next sections share your basic crochet stitches, a few simple embroidery stitches, and finally other helpful techniques like attaching pieces, blocking and stiffening, making motifs, and the effects of using different yarns.

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There are front-view flowers, as well as half-opened flowers, side views, buds, seeds, berries, and even fungi! It’s a great collection of colorful and pretty patterns that can be used for lots of different things. There is also a large variety of foliage types from individual leaves to leafy stems, ferns, and grasses. Make stunning crochet artwork with Chris Norrington’s Crochet Collage Garden featuring 100 motif patterns!Round 2: 4 ch, 1 dtr into st at base of beg ch, [1 tr, 1 dtr, 4 ch, slst] in next dc, *[slst, 4 ch, 1 dtr] in next dc, [1 tr, 1 dtr, 4 ch, slst] in next dc, repeat from * 3 more times. Included with each pattern is the yarn used, special stitches, a chart, and a full-color finished design image and some also contain useful notes. There is advice for what yarn and crochet hooks to use as well as suggestions for adapting the materials to make your own versions of the patterns. These crochet collages use a range of stitches and materials to create these intricate and beautiful images, inspired by nature.

Crochet Collage Garden, 100 patterns for crochet flowers Crochet Collage Garden, 100 patterns for crochet flowers

I looked through my stash of Size 10 and Size 3 cotton crochet thread and picked out all the colors I could find that matched Chris’ Flower Meadow Collage in the book. To answer your question, I did not use any starch – just blocked the motifs and laid them on the flat surface.

All of the motifs are inspired in some way by Chris' garden and the collages roughly follow the pattern of the seasons from the first flowers in spring, through to the frosty leaves of winter. Round 1: Working over the yarn tail, ([4 ch, 1 dtr, 2 ch, slst in 2nd ch from hook, 1 dtr, 4 ch, slst] in ring) 5 times.

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You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. The General Information includes Abbreviations, Terminology in UK and US terms, and Symbol Keys for those working with the charts. Midwinter Magic is a cool bouquet arrangement with silvery frost speckled edges on foliage, fluffy dried seedheads, bright red berries and branches of evergreen conifers. modern, and approachable crochet designs - as well as a little knitting and crafting here and there.Alongside the more usual front-on view of flowers in full bloom, Chris has included some patterns for flowers viewed from the side, half-opened flowers, buds, seedheads, berries and fungi. My favorite collages of the book would be the Flower Meadow, Cottage Garden, Spring Awakening and Terracotta Pot. Ho tanti libri di fiori all’uncinetto ma questo ha proprio qualcosa di diverso vale la pena prenderlo i soldi li vale tutti , consigliatissimo non è in italiano ma gli schemi e le immagini sono chiarissime .

Crochet Collage Garden — Loop Knitting

The collage themes include Woodland Glade, inspired by a sun-dappled, shady forest corner with ferns and snowdrops, the Vintage Blue Bouquet collage is inspired by the shapes and soft pastel colours of Lily-of-the-valley and Scabious, and the Flower Meadow collage evokes a prairie-style meadow with ornamental grasses interspersed with tall perennial flowers. Each of the collages has a different, sometimes seasonal, theme and all the compositions are different – there are wreaths and bouquets, some are arranged in a jug or a vase while others grow straight from the ground. My favorite flower is the bleeding heart, but I really love them all, they all have such individual beauties and smells and bring so much to a garden!The bright, bold and happy colors of marigolds and geraniums are offset with cool blues and silvery blues in imaginative leafy stems. On Moogly, you'll find several new free patterns every month, top quality video tutorials, giveaways, and more!