Nicki Trench - Cute and Easy Crochet with Flowers: 35 beautiful projects using floral motifs

Cute & Easy CROCHET WITH FLOWERS Cute & Easy CROCHET WITH FLOWERS 35 beautiful projects using floral motifs Nicki Trench Published in 2013 by CICO Books An imprint of Ryland Peters & Small 2021 Jockeys Fields, London WC1R 4BW 519 Broadway, 5th Floor, New York NY 10012 www.rylandpeters.com 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Text copyright Nicki Trench 2013 Design, photography, and illustration copyright CICO Books 2013 The authors moral rights have been asserted. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. A CIP catalog record for this book is available from the British Library. eISBN: 978-1-78249-287-0
UK ISBN: 978-1-78249-049-4 Printed in China EDITOR: Marie Clayton DESIGNER: Louise Turpin ARTWORKS: Stephen Dew and Kate Simunek PHOTOGRAPHER: Caroline Arber STYLIST: Sophie Martell This book has been an absolute delight to work on. The theme is floral so I have used flowers and petals, either incorporated into the patterns or added as an edging or decoration.

Crochet is the perfect craft for making flowers because it lends itself to combining shapes and colours. There are projects suitable for all levels so if you want to try a project and you find the flowers are a little more challenging, just replace them with an easier version from another project. We have organised the patterns into Beginner, Intermediate and Experienced chapters to give you a guide. If you are just starting out, try the gorgeous Poppy Purse, Tote Bag, Floral-edged Jam Pot Covers or the Baby Beanie Hat. For those who feel more confident, try the beautiful Gypsy Queen Throw, Floral Shell Stitch Cushion Cover or Beaded Craft Kit Roll, or we even have a simple cover for your Kindle or iPad. More experienced crocheters will love the challenge of the Buggy Blanket, Shelf Edging or Blossom Necklace.

There are projects for all seasons and occasions the Tea Cosy is a fabulous centrepiece to put on top of the pretty cotton Tablecloth for a summer picnic and the scarves and throws will brighten up any dull winters day. Some of the projects are there just for the pure joy of crochet: try the Oven Cloths or Pansy and Kittens. Ive tried to use colours and stitches to inspire and lure you into making lots of things in the book, but feel free to pick and choose your flowers from the many patterns and to swap and change the colours to suit your choice. Cute & Easy Crochet with Flowers has an excellent techniques section with clear illustrations and instructions to guide you through the basic stitch techniques. When making flowers the sewing in of the ends is vital; it will make the world of difference to have a good yarn sewing needle to close centre holes and to weave the ends in to neaten up the petals. Crochet
Know-how If youre unsure how to make a particular crochet stitch, look in this section where youll find beautifully clear illustrated crochet techniques. Crochet
Know-how If youre unsure how to make a particular crochet stitch, look in this section where youll find beautifully clear illustrated crochet techniques.

There are instructions on how to make basic stitches, clusters and beading. Techniques In this section, we explain how to master the simple crochet techniques that you need to make the projects in this book. Holding the hook Pick up your hook as though you are picking up a pen or pencil. Keeping the hook held loosely between your fingers and thumb, turn your hand so that the palm is facing up and the hook is balanced in your hand and resting in the space between your index finger and your thumb. Holding the yarn 1 Pick up the yarn with your little finger in the opposite hand to your hook, with your palm facing upwards and with the short end in front. 2 Keeping your index finger only at a slight curve, hold your work or the slip knot using the same hand, between your middle finger and your thumb and just below the crochet hook and loop/s on the hook. 2 Keeping your index finger only at a slight curve, hold your work or the slip knot using the same hand, between your middle finger and your thumb and just below the crochet hook and loop/s on the hook.

Making a slip knot The simplest way is to make a circle with the yarn, so that the loop is facing downwards. 1 In one hand hold the circle at the top where the yarn crosses, and let the tail drop down at the back so that it falls across the centre of the loop. With your free hand or the tip of a crochet hook, pull a loop through the circle. 2 Put the hook into the loop and pull gently so that it forms a loose loop on the hook. Yarn round hook (yrh) To create a stitch, youll need to catch the yarn with the hook and pull it through the loop. Holding your yarn and hook correctly, catch the yarn from behind with the hook pointing upwards.