10 Crochet Flowers

Create beautiful flowers with these 10 crochet patterns. Add them to garments and interior items, or use them to make jewellery. Featuring a rose and rose bud, sunflower, daisy, pansy, hellebore and other pretty flower designs, you're sure to find a pattern you love!

"Delicate and fanciful flowers to crochet, made using fine crochet thread, are popular amongst crafters. Small in scale, the thread is transformed into a lush garden of lacy blossoms, leaves, and plants. From ethereal ferns to abundant ivies to vibrant wildflowers there are patterns for every season. Portable and easy to make on the go, they are a great way to use up leftover thread. Also, lace never goes out of style! The touch of elegance lace adds to garments and accessories makes this a wonderful book for crafters looking for timeless embellishments for their projects. For those new to crochet, there's a quick refresher course at the beginning of the book. Then the directory of flowers, organized by color and season, will have readers returning to the book all year round to create new designs for different occasions. Lastly, a projects section provides inspiration for using the finished flowers, whether you want to make a whole bouquet to brighten a room or a single applique to embellish a garment or hat, the possibilities are endless!"--

Crocheted flowers are cheerful reminders of nature's bounty. Thompson's tips, techniques, and directions make it easy to create lovely blossoms that can be used as embellishments, on greeting cards, or on their own.

This lovely book provides 20 contemporary, stylish designs for crocheted corsages – large, eye-catching floral designs that can be worn in different ways: as a brooch, buttonhole, on your wrist, shoes, bag or belt, for example. The flowers are made in a variety of sizes and styles, with different types of flower, all worked in various colours, yarns and crochet stitches. Some feature added embellishments such as buttons and beads. Some of the flowers are based on real ones, such as the pansy, lily and hydrangea, while others, such as spectrum, roux and rainbow are fantasy flowers designed by Anna. There is more variety in that some of the flowers are quite flat, while others are distinctly 3-D, giving them added appeal. The patterns are easy to follow and there is a beautiful photograph of each one, suggesting ways of wearing them. All of the materials used are widely available both here and in the US. Examples of the author's work can be found on her website, www.moochka.co.uk.

This lovely crafting book can by employed by crocheter's as a foundation for countless projects. Each example flower is presented in a large, full-color photograph and is accompanied by written and diagrammed instructions. All sample flowers are crocheted in bright colors of smooth cotton yarn to clearly show the stitch patterns, making it an ideal resource for any crafter looking for inspiration.

A collection of 100 crochet motifs arranged in 10 crochet collages based on the beautiful flowers and plants found in author, crochet designer and gardener, Chris Norrington's, stunning cottage garden. Each of the collages will have a different, sometimes seasonal, theme and the compositions will change -sometimes the plants will be in a vase or a jug, sometimes presented as a wreath or growing straight from the ground. All of the crochet motifs will have written crochet patterns so they are very accessible. You can enjoy making the same collages in the book or mix and match your favourite plants and flowers to create your own compositions. 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.

Twenty great flower designs that are easy and fun to make.