Flower Garlands by Emma Lamb

Flower Garlands

Crochet
September 2015
Sport (12 wpi) ?
Treble stitches in the round with 12 stitch increase per round.
3.5 mm (E)
1.5 mm
110 - 125 yards (101 - 114 m)
one size
English

Some crocheters find the humble granny square to be their crochet therapy, but for me it’s flowers - in all colours, sizes and shapes. It is my opinion that an hour spent with a crochet hook and gorgeous floral-coloured yarn making a pile of pretty petals is an hour spent very wisely indeed. I have designed three pretty floral motifs and two sizes of leaves for this garland. The pattern instructions describe one possible arrangement for stringing them together, but with a little imagination they can be combined in dozens of different ways with almost endless colour combinations. Let your imagination run free!

The pattern is written using standard UK terms and includes clear charts for each motif as well as a colour placement diagram for the garland.

FINISHED SIZE
Motifs vary from 6 - 6.5cm (2,3/8 - 2,1/2 inches) in diameter.
Length of garland approx. 1.45m (57 inches).

GUAGE
6 rounds of circular motif worked in treble stitches with 12 stitch increase each round = 10cm (4 inches) diameter.

YARN
Rowan Cotton Glace, one each in 865 / Lipstick, 730 / Oyster, 856 / Mineral, 845 / Shell, 844 / Green Slate.
DMC Petra Size 5, one in 54460 / Off-white.

SKILL LEVEL / DIFFICULTY
Beginner / Easy

CROCHET SKILLS
Basic stitches, working in the round and in rows, increasing and cluster stitches.

ERRATA Colour Placement diagram key should read from top to bottoM as: Lipstick, Shell, Oyster, Mineral and Green Slate.