Crocheted Bright Flower Brooch

final result

Prepare all materials and tools that you needed for making flower brooch. It is yarn (green, cherry, yellow), crochet hook, scissors, base for brooch, needle, beads (red).

Make 2 chain (ch), 6 single crochet (sc) in second ch from the hook, 1 sl st in the first sc.Make 1 ch, 2 sc in each of next loops, 1 sl st in the first sc.

Make sequence 1 sl st, 1 ch in front-loops.In next row make 1 ch, (2 sc, 1 sc) - repeat around. Make sequence 1 sl st, 1 ch in front-loops.In next row make 1 ch, (2 sc, 1 sc) - repeat around. Make sequence 1 sl st, 1 ch in front-loops.

Sew red beads.Change color of yarn. Make 2 ch, 6 sc in second ch from the hook, 1 sl st in the first sc.

Make 1 ch, 2 sc in each of next loops, 1 sl st in the first sc.Make 1 ch, (2 sc, 1 sc) - repeat around, 1 sl st in the first sc.

Make 1 ch, (2 sc, 1 sc*2) - repeat around, 1 sl st in the first sc. Make 1 ch, 1 sc in same loop, skip 1 loop, 3 ch, (1 sc in next loop, skip 1 loop, 3 ch) - repeat around, 1 sl st in the first sc.Make 1 sl st in 3 chain space (ch sp), 1 ch, in each 3 ch sp make 1 sc, 5 ch, 4 double treble crochet (dtr) together (tog), 3 ch, 1 sl st in the top of dtr, 5 ch, 1 sc in same 3 ch sp.

Sew yellow part.Make second cherry color part. Make 2 ch, 6 sc in second ch from the hook, 1 sl st in the first sc. Make 1 ch, 2 sc in each of next loops, 1 sl st in the first sc. Make 1 ch, (2 sc, 1 sc) - repeat around, 1 sl st in the first sc. Make 1 ch, (2 sc, 1 sc*2) - repeat around, 1 sl st in the first sc. Make 1 ch, (2 sc, 1 sc*3) - repeat around, 1 sl st in the first sc. Make 1 ch, 1 sc in same loop, skip 1 loop, 3 ch, (1 sc in next loop, skip 1 loop, 3 ch) - repeat around, 1 sl st in the first sc. Make 1 sl st in 3 chain space (ch sp), 1 ch, in each 3 ch sp make 1 sc, 5 ch, 4 dtr tog, 3 ch, 1 sl st in the top of dtr, 5 ch, 1 sc in same 3 ch sp.

Sew this part.Change color of yarn (green) and make leaves. For it make 6 ch, 1 sl st in the first ch. Step 1 - make 15 ch, skip 2 ch, 1 sc in each of next loops, 1 sl st in to the ring.

Step 2 - make 6 ch, *(7 ch, 1 sl st in 7th ch from the hook)*, 3 ch, repeat **, 3 ch, repeat **, 3 ch, 8 ch, 1 sl st in 8th loop from the hook, (1 sc*3, 1 sl st in next loop, 7 ch, 1 sl st in same loop) - repeat it 3 times. Step 3 - 5 ch, (7 ch, 1 sl st in 7th loop from the hook, 3 ch)*3, 7 ch, 1 sl st in 7th loop from the hook, 2 ch, 8 ch, 1 sl st in 8th loop from the hook, 1 sc*2, (1 sl st in next loop, 7 ch, 1 sl st in same loop, 1 sc*3)*3, 7 ch, 1 sl st in same loop, 1 sc*5, 1 sl st in to the ring. Repeat second step. Repeat first step.Sew leaves to flower part.

Make round part for fixing base for brooch. Make second cherry color part. Make 2 ch, 6 sc in second ch from the hook, 1 sl st in the first sc. Make 1 ch, 2 sc in each of next loops, 1 sl st in the first sc. Make 1 ch, (2 sc, 1 sc) - repeat around, 1 sl st in the first sc. Make 1 ch, (2 sc, 1 sc*2) - repeat around, 1 sl st in the first sc. Insert base for brooch. Make 1 ch, (2 sc, 1 sc*3) - repeat around, 1 sl st in the first sc. Sew round part with base for brooch to flower part. 

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Slip Stitch Crochet Fabric Tutorial

It may seem crazy, but simply by repeating the slip stitch over and over you can produce a thick and dense crochet fabric. I have found it is especially great for making scarves for men. It’s not necessarily a masculine stitch, if such a thing exists, but the appearance of it is just different than lots of others.

At any rate, we’re going to do a quick tutorial here so that you can be knocking this sucker out super quick. If you know how to chain and you know how to do the slip stitch this is easy as pie.

For this project you will need:

Yarn--Size H or I Crochet Hook 

Typically I crochet very tightly but this requires a loose hand. If you’re a super tight hooker you should practice to loosen up a bit before tackling a larger project. If you find your stitches are still too tight and it is difficult to work the piece, try going up one to a larger hook size.In this tutorial I started with an H hook but I was too tight so I started over with an I hook and found that I was able to work the stitch very well.First chain the length you require. I have found that this particular crochet stays pretty true to size on the initial chain.

Insert the hook into the second chain from your hook.Yarn over and pull through both loops on your hook. Resist the temptation to tighten your yarn.

Continue working through the chain by pushing through a chain, then yarn over, take off both loops.When you get to the end of a row, chain one and turn your work to continue.

I love the diagonal dashes and straight lines in the pattern of the fabric but you can also have a fabric with the dashes only…To do so, simply run your hook through both loops rather than just the back one.

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Moss Crochet Stitch Tutorial

Today I’m sharing with you the most boss stitch of all crochet stitches. The Moss Crochet Stitch. This sucker is awesome and if you can single crochet you can rock it like you wouldn’t believe. It’s a really, really versatile stitch that you can use in scarves and as texture in afghans. It’s especially gorgeous when done in a multi-color like seen here in stripes with a solid stripe on either side. Oh, and it’s amazing for using up your odds and ends of yarn because it always looks good with a totally random color scheme.

But I decided to go matchy  and I like it, also, but seriously Google moss crochet to see some fab versions with lots of colors! Grab your preferred crochet hook and let’s get after it!Chain an even number of times.

Turn and single crochet down the length starting with the second chain from the hook.Change colors, chain one and single crochet in the first stitch. Chain one again. Skip the next chain. Single crochet in the one after the skipped.

As you work this way, you’ll get a gap in between each single crochet. It might be kind of hard to see but if you stretch your work a bit it will be there! Keep on with this until you reach the end. Turn, change color and chain one.At this point this is super easy (not that it was hard before but now it’s a totally brainless activity if you need it to be). Simply single crochet in each of the spaces with a chain in between each creating the spaces for the next row you hook.

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Spike Stitch Crochet Tutorial

I decided to go with it and have started thinking about all of the lovely patterns and stitches I wanted to teach you. So today we’re staring with the first of, hopefully, many crochet tutorials I’ll bring you through the end of summer and coming into Autumn. And because I had a reader explain that the videos were so much easier to understand than pictures for her, I decided to start making video tutorials to go along with the stitches. Now, I must warn you I’m still having trouble with my video editing software so there isn’t a whole lot of editing going on (it took me half an hour to get two videos together – geez!) but I’ll learn and they’ll get better! And maybe next time I’ll kick the cats out before I get started ...

So grab your H hook and some yarn that looks pretty together and let’s get after it.  One of the greatest things about this stitch is that you don’t have to have a specific count to start. Just start chaining and work those into single crochets. Make 4 or more rows of single crochets and get ready to get your spike on.

First you’ll need to change colors so that the spikes are apparent. After attaching on make a single chain.Push you hook through the front of the fabric to the left and under a single crochet in one of the rows below. Here I’m going under the first.

Yarn over and pull through the fabric.Now you’ll have two loops on your hook. Bring the hook parallel to the top of the piece. You’ll have to kind of wiggle the hook back and forth to make it work.

Yarn over and take off both loops finishing your first spike.Continue the process either in a pattern or randomly. Here the spikes are gradually increasing in size and they’ll start decreasing in the next stitch.

Continue through the end of the line. Turn, chain one and single crochet down the length. Continue turning and single crocheting until you have the same number of rows in the new color as you did for the first (I had four rows of gray so I’ll single crochet four rows of orange on top of my spikes.)

Now this is a different piece than I started on for the tutorial, but since I am out of practice I started off with a chain of like 40. That was way too big for a little sample swatch so I started over!

You can use just about as many colors as you please for the spike stitch and you can orient your spikes any way you please, too. I kept with the increasing to decreasing pattern, but varied where I started the pattern at for an asymmetrical look. Because guarantee if I tried to make it all the same or alternating or whatever I’d get halfway done and see one area where I was a bit off and it would drive me nuts.

Now, want to check out the video tutorial? I’ve got to warn you… I’m talking a whole heck of a lot for around 8 minutes and basically spending a whole lot of your time but at least you get to see my cats Max and Marla who stopped in for guest appearances .

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