Stitch along.

hello everyone, welcome to part 2 of the stitch along. 

 how did co lour picking go? i decided to go with 3 dark colours and 3 light ish colors for contrast. the ones i picked are

 once the colors are picked its time to plan out the blanket. as per the scribbled below.  ive used 4 ply wool and a size 4.5 hook, each flower included 1 x green border = 14 cm from tip to tip.  for the time being ive decided to make a small lap blanket, which is going to be 6 x 6 flowers and then will assess the size etc. also worked out are colour combinations..

then decide on the pattern, im doing an African flower crochet pattern which i adapted to make my own:-

African flower:-

Foundation chain: ch 6, sl st to make a round or use a magic ring.

Round 1: (colour 1) ch 3, 1 dc, ch 1, *2 dc, ch 1, * repeat until you have six spaces and six 2 dc. sl st into the 3rd chain of the beginning round. Fasten off.

Round 2:  (colour 2) start in a space. ch 3, 1 dc in same space, *ch 2, 2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc in next space - repeat * 5 times. sl st into the 3rd ch of the beginning round.

Round 3: sl st in the first 2 ch to reach the first 2 ch space of the previous round. ch 3, dc 7 in the 2 ch space, ch 1, * dc 8 in next 2 ch space, ch 1, repeat * 5 times. sl st into the 3rd ch of the beginning round. Fasten

Round 4: (colour 3) ch 1, sc around and make a long stitch down in round 2 between each flower petal. End with sl st. Fasten off.. 

and thats the basic pattern and hopefully you have a successful flower. the picture above are my first 3.  all you have to do now is make enough of them for the size of blanket you require! 36 in my case. 

happy crocheting! 

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supermarket kit!

so i was recently shopping in Asda and came across a kit for 50'p to make a bunch of foam flowers..  so thought i would give it a go, this is the process it took.

so it come with all the bits already cut out, and you basically roll the long bit of foam around the pipe clearer and then that bit fits though the base section. a basic craft but i'm sure children will have a lot of fun completing it.

same process for the pink roses and then add the leaves

my kit has now found a home in the kitchen for the time being, mainly so i can have a bunch of flowers that dont need watering and therefore cant kill!