Free Crochet Pattern: Wagon Wheel Crochet Flower

How to Crochet a Wagon Wheel Flower

Flower Power Lariat Scarf
by AnnMackieMiller

Use buttons to attach crochet flower

Crochet Flowers are always popular and I adapted this one to use on a lariat flower garland scarf. I made life easy for myself by attaching buttons to the garland and then using the hole in the center of the flower to attach them to the scarf. I wouldn't say it is the easiest flower I have made, it can be a bit fiddly as the spaces can be quite tight - well worth the effort though.

You'll find both UK and US pattern instructions here.

HOW TO MAKE SIMPLE ONE ROW CROCHET FLOWERS

Crochet Rosette Embellishment on Knitted Bag

HOW TO MAKE SIMPLE ONE ROW CROCHET FLOWER

It is amazing how much effect adding simple flowers can add to any project. I used a simple cluster of three rosettes as embellishments for the knitted bags I posted about the other day.

You can whip up one of these in just a few minutes. They only involve a foundation chain and one row of double crochet stitches. You can increase the size of the flower by adding multiples of 3 stitches using different yarn or different size hooks.

HOW TO MAKE A SIMPLE ROSETTE CROCHET FLOWER

yarn, crochet hook, scissors, yarn needle

You will need:
Scrap Yarn
Appropriate Crochet Hook for the yarn chosen
Scissors
Yarn Needle to finish off and sew in place.

Rosette Flower Pattern

crochet chain 27 stitches

1. Chain 27 stitches.
2. Skip the first three stitches - these three stitches form the first double crochet stitch.
3. In the next chain stitch make 2 double crochet stitches. To make a double crochet stitch, yarn over hook, hook through stitch, yarn over hook, pull through, leaves you with 3 loops on your hook, yarn over and pull through 2 loops, yarn over and pull through 2 hoops. 
4. Skip next stitch.
5. Make 2 double crochets in next stitch.
6. Repeat to the end.
7. Cut yarn and pull through the last stitch on the hook leaving a tail to sew the flower.
8. Start at the beginning and curl your work to make a rosette. 
9. Use tail to sew through and through the flower to secure it. 

Double Crochet across to form a crochet curly cue

roll up curly cue

secure by sewing through and through

How to Finger Knit a Necklace

finger knitted cord necklace

How to Finger Knit a Cord Necklace

If you would like a fast project with instant gratification, finger knitting could provide an answer. 

I discovered this recently and I'm hooked. OK so it can be a bit restrictive in variety, but there are plenty of options available for beginners. I'm told kids love it. 

First of all watch one of the many videos on YouTube on how to finger knit - their illustrations are much better than mine. 

This is one of the best tutorials -   some tutorials tell you to make a slip stitch to begin but I have found that leaves an untidy huge loop when you are finished so I prefer this method. 

To make a finger knit cord

The necklace in the image is made up of one long finger knit cord - I adapted this tutorial slightly and only used two fingers to knit with which gave me the cord effect.

• Use only your index finger (pointer finger in US) and middle finger and start as before. 
• Hold the tail end of your yarn between your pinkie and ring finger to hold it secure
• Start with wrapping the yarn over your index finger from back to front.
• Take it under your middle finger
• Wrap it over your middle finger
• Then under your index finger so you form a figure of eight. 
• When you have two loops on your fingers, hook the one nearest your palm over the first and drop it off your finger. 
• Pull on the tail end to tighten. Pull down gently on the cord as it forms so you keep it tight.
• Repeat till your cord is as long as you want it to be. 

How to make a finger knit cord

how to make a finger knit cord

Make the cords as long as you want - you will be wrapping it around to make the multiple chain effect you see here. I made them all equidistant but you can vary that if you want. The one in the photo above looped nicely into 4 chains. I made the flower from this video and used it to disguise the join and to hold the necklace together.

I actually used this to wrap around a parcel for a friend's birthday gift. 

Let me know if you try this and how it worked out for you. 

Bright blessings