Hi my dears,
do you like the spring? I love the spring very much. My mood always jumps over 100% :-) This is my most beloved period of the year. I just finished the new free tutorial for you and hope, you will like it :-)
When I made
this wreath, I combined many different techniques. I used bright colors –
I love this combination very much and I am pretty sure, you will see
it on my other projects also :-). I used my favorite star stitch, I
added ribbon bow and wicker heart. I enjoyed making this wreath and really hope, that you will enjoy it too.
This tutorial consists of 3 parts:
The
Star
Stitch
Wreath
The
Ribbon's
Bow
The
Wicker
Heart
Let's begin with The
Star
Stitch
Wreath
Abbreviations used:
Chain (CH)
Single crochet (SC)
Half double crochet (HDC)
Yarn over hook (YO)
Material:
Yarn weight:
Sport / 5 ply (12 wpi) 100% cotton
e.g. Catania Solids by
Schachenmayr SMC
Yardage:
136
yards (124 meters)
Unit
weight: 50 grams (1.76 ounces)
Gauge: 26.0
sts = 4 inches
You
will need about
70 g of yarn/ about 191 yards for
all wreath
Hook:
3 mm
Colors:
165
light blue (if you don´t find this color you could use
also number 253 – it is a little bit darker, but in same color
line), 100 Light Yellow, 281
Orange, 256 Raspberry , 236 Pistachio green, 212 Kiwi green
Other material: as
a base of my wreath I used the polystyrene wreath size 20 mm, then I
needed common sewing thread, common sewing needle, needle with blunt
tip, beaded garland, wicker heart and ribbon bow, scissors.
The gauge of the
stitch: 16 rows and 33 stitch in 10 cm square
Note: Please remember,
that if you will have another size of the wreath then I, you should
adjust the number of stitches and rows according to your wreath and
your own style of crocheting. Always it is better to
make the sampler. Make first 4 rows and try it, if it is enough for
your wreath, if yes continue :-)
Instruction
I used star stitch. I like
this stitch very much. You could make this stitch by different ways
and this is the way, I like most.
Beginning: make 43
CH
Row 1: Pick
up a loop in second stitch from the hook and in each of next 4 CH
(you will have 6 loops on the hook), YO and through all
loops on the hook, then make 1 CH.
[Pick up a loop in the middle of the star (under the CH you made), then in the next stitch and in each of next 3 stitches, 1 CH ] as you see on the picture below.
Repeat to
the end of the row. You will have 13 stars – enough for the wreath,
ending with 1 HDC in last CH (same CH as last loop of last star),
turn.
Row 2: 2 CH (count as first stitch), insert a hook in last HDC from previous row and make 1 HDC, 1 HDC in very first star from previous row, then make 3 HDC in the middle of each star across, ending with 1 HDC in the top of turning CH, turn.
Row 3: Change the color.
You will have blue stitch on the hook, cut the thread. Change
the color in your hand, take yellow thread and make 2 CH with yellow
thread. Then pick up the loop in second stitch from the hook (yellow
stitch), and in each of next 4 stitches from previous row. You will
have 6 loops on the hook, then YO and through all loops on the hook,
make 1 CH. [Then insert a
hook in the middle of the star and pick up the loop. Then pick up the
loop in each of 4 stitches from previous row. You will have 6 loops
on the hook, then YO and through all loops on the hook, make 1 CH ]
- repeat the group in brackets across, ending with 1 HDC in last
stitch ( same stitch like last loop of last star), turn.
Row 4: 2 CH (count as first stitch), insert a hook in HDC from previous row and make 1 HDC, 1 HDC in very first star from previous row, then make 3 DC in the middle of each star across, ending with 1 HDC in top of turning CH, turn.
Try the sampler on the
wreath, if it suits good.
Repeat row 3 – 4 until
row 84, then end the work.
Color scheme:
Light blue: Rows 1, 2, 13,
14, 25, 26, 37, 38, 49, 50, 61, 62, 73, 74
Light Yellow: 3, 4, 15,
16, 27, 28, 39, 40, 51, 52, 63, 64, 75, 76
Orange: 5, 6, 17, 18, 29,
30, 41, 42, 53, 54, 65, 66, 77, 78
Hot pink: 7, 8, 19, 20,
31, 32, 43, 44, 55, 56, 67, 68, 79, 80
Hot green: 9, 10, 21, 22,
33, 34, 45, 46, 57, 58, 69, 70, 81, 82,
Dark Green: 11, 12, 23,
24, 35, 36, 47, 48, 59, 60, 71, 72, 83, 84
Neaten free threads. Place the crocheted part on the wreath, make some nice pins work to you could sew it together. Use needle with blunt tip and yellow thread. Make nice
stitches, from inner edges to the second inner edge across, as you
see on the picture below.
Please, be sure, that you have nice straight stripes :-)
Then sew last edges. Neaten free threads.
And main part of your wreath is finished :-)
Continue tomorrow with The Ribbon's Bow tutorial :-)