Springtime Flowers

I love making little flowers, and often find myself playing about with different variations and designs, kind of the crochet equivalent of doodling if you like. A little messing about with hook and yarn, a little experimenting, a tweak here and there. Sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes my little experiments get abandoned, but sometimes they do go on to become successful little things and that makes all the messing and tweaking worthwhile.

I designed and made these little Springtime Flowers over the weekend :: they are wonderfully quick and easy to make.

I even managed to photograph some step by step instructions for making them, cos I thought you might perhaps fancy trying a little hooky floral goodness too.

You can find the pattern/tutorial in the usual place, over to the left there in my sidebar, listed as a page. I've called them Little Picot Flowers, click here to see.

I hope the instructions make sense as I wrote them out earlier this afternoon, typing one handed whilst holding Little B up over my shoulder to get his wind up. A little typing, a little patting and mopping up of spit-up on my shoulder, a little more typing, a little more patting and mopping. My life is so messy these days.

My pile of flowers sat around on the dining table for quite a while on Saturday :: I kept playing with them, rearranging them, lining them up, pondering on what to do with them. And as much as I loved them and found them impossibly pretty and Spring-like, they somehow needed a purpose. So I carried on with my "hooky doodling" and came up with this Flowery Wreath to accommodate them.....do you like it?

Do you think you might like a tutorial to make your own?

I've started writing one, and if you'd care to pop back in to the Attic again tomorrow I'll try and have it finished for you.

That's if Little B allows. Ahhhh Little B :: I love him soooooooooo much but he's such a time guzzler!

See you tomorrow I hope ♥

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Comments

[Doris A.]

You are amazing! Your creativity touches so many lives---I see your patterns referred to in so many places. Can we expect a book from you sometime in the not too distant future?
For now, your website is going into my "favorites" file! Thanx for sharing your patterns, often via tutorials, so the rest of us can enjoy your beautiful creations.
Wishing you all the best,
Doris in Md.

[Erika Sews-it-all]

So cute, love those little flowers!

[Mildawg]

They are very lovely and bright!

[Fran]

love love love it! I can see one adorning my front door come spring time (southern hemisphere here). Can't wait for the tutorial, bub allowing ofcourse

[Elske]

You are the QUEEN of inspiration and tutorials !!!!!!!!

[LindyloufromOz!]

Ah Lucy, how do you find the time to crochet with a new baby and two children!! My first six months with a new baby was just a fog!!You must be sooo organised! Love, love, love your little flowers- so cute. can't wait to have a go myself. Thank you for the tutorial - you are so generous with your creativity! Take care dear Lucy, I love reading your blog.

[skhan]

A Big YES for the tutorial!

[ellen]

Such loveliness! Those would also be adorable on a picture frame. Thanks for sharing!!!! :)

[sara lambert]

OMG Lucy, I LOVE it, it's gorgeous, really want the tutorial - thanks xx

[jacek]

As always on the attic24 - nice and optimistic. Your blog is so lovely to see for love and warmth he gave to all of us.

[TracyMB]

So sweet & springy!! Love them! :)

[louise]

Just beautiful Lucy
i used your other little flower tutorial to make my laptop stand out in the crowd check out blog for pics
louise
xxx

[liset]

Love it!!! Beautiful!

[Jo]

Amazing as always! And all one-handed too, clever lady

Jo :-)

[Lorraine Tarr]

Fab Lucy - a little circle of springtime with the hope of things to come - thanks for sharing xx

[cheryl]

Lucy looking back on flower square tutorial-- if treble stitch is = to US dc what (looking at picot flower instruct.) is Brit dc in US terms Thanks. Love your blog! Cheryl

[Allison]

Fabulous! I stumbled upon your blog a few weeks ago. Love, love, LOVE it! I've been reading it in order and am only through 2008, but wanted to tell you I saw your ripple pattern and just had to try it. It's on my blog and all my friends are oohing and ahhing over it. Thanks! Can't wait to try the flowers...

[Lori French]

Delightful, as always. Thanks for taking time to make a tutorial for us, you are so multi-functional, well done!! L xxx

[kate]

Really cute!! Love doodles and love those flowers! Great combination of colors.

[COZY KITCHEN BY THE SEA]

BRILLIANT. You are so brilliant !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[The cramped hand]

I like how small it is you could make one for any occasion. What fun!

[Ariadne]

I loved the wreath!Looking forward to the instructions!Ariadne from Greece!

[Paula in NH]

Ooooo . . . those flowers are cute and the wreath is adorable!

[Lisa]

How very, very sweet -- I would love to make one to hang over the living room mirror -- thanks for sharing your cheerful, lively work!

[Pom Pom]

So little. So cute. Happy, too!