Fiiiiiinally I have an entry into the Made It challenge!
Not too long ago, my sister-in-law Krystal asked me to make her some crocheted flowers for wine glasses – you know the little thingies that identify whose glass is whose. At the time I filed it under WGTIS (Will Get To It, Sometime) in my brain with all good intentions of getting there.
Yesterday, Vicky and I had tiny table at one of the local schools Spring Fair so for the past week I have been frantically making odds and ends to display alongside our yarn. For us it was an opportunity to give our Woolhogs Online yarn shop some publicity (see, I just shamelessly did it again heehee). Just for the record…I take my hat off to all of you that sell your products at markets. The stress is enormous and the time spent making stuff seems endless!!! Thank heavens we mainly sell yarn as I think I would seriously give it up as a bad idea.
Anyway, I wanted to make a few flowers so naturally I went to Lucy for some inspiration – her May Rose pattern is so sweet and her tutorials are good enough for even the newest of newbies to grasp. I must be honest, my attempt to roll and sew it to resemble a rose made me want to fling my hook at something – my shortcoming, nothing to do with the pattern. But after a deep breath and a second attempt I discovered that the unrolled work looked a lot like the flower wine glass thingies I had envisioned. Eureka!!!!
So, I fiddled and fumbled but finally tweaked it so that I got what I was hoping for. Here it is
- I used Vinnis Colours Bambi which is a 70% cotton 30% bamboo blend and a 4mm hook
- SC = US Single Crochet DC = US Double Crochet
- Thread a bead onto your yarn (not the easiest thing in the world! I used very thin wire and used it like one would use a needle threaders – bend wire, insert into bead, thread yarn through the “eye” and yank hard)
- Secure the bead with a slip stitch
- Chain 14
Row 1. SC in the first 11 stitches (leaving 3 at the end – these will become the little beaded tail)
Row 2. Turn work (but don’t chain 1) * Work 6 DC in the first stitch, sl stitch in next *First petal made.
Repeat between * another 5 times to the end and fasten off
See how the work naturally want to coil?!
Lastly – at the bead end – weave the tail in between the original 3 chains to give it some firmness. Sew the other end along the base line too.
They natural coil means they simply fit onto the base of a wine glass without needing to be secured.
Whip up another 5 of these little babies and you have yourself a full set of IdentiDaisies (the term, appropriately termed by Krystal)
I call theses Summer Fruits (just to be childish – and because I am OCD like that). Orange, Plum, Blueberry, Strawberry, Banana and Apple. See!
And there you have it….Roll on Summer!
For those of you in the Northern Hemisphere, these may brighten up your chilly evenings – either way, give them a go.
Clink Clink!
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