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

[Giuliana]

lovely!
lovely!
lovely!

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G.

[Mary Kay]

omigosh, this would make a lovely gift for my aunts. I'm thinking of all its uses like a candle ring.

[Ann Flower]

wow...this knitted flower looks awesome. I have never seen anything like it. Keep on posting :)

[Jak]

These are so pretty and springlike. They have certainly set my imaginitive juices flowing. Thanks for sharing.
Jak x

[Carole]

Oooooooo Lucy that is soooo cute and colourful. If i tried hooky doodling it would turn out like hooky durrrr!
Love Carole from Rossendale xxx

[Claire]

Sometime ago you showed us a stool with a cover you crocheted. I assume it was the flat circle design but how did it curl around the seat? Pretty pretty please would you consider a tutorial for this at some time in the dim and distant future?
I seriously think you should be looking for a publisher and writing a book. Your tutorials are far superior to most books on crochet I have ever used. Go girl, you will be famous!
Claire

[yarndancer]

Oh, so cute! I love it! Can't wait for the tutorial - I may have to start it immediately.... :)

[Claire]

They are really jaunty. I think I will try some on a hair grip for my daughter. Your tutorials are excellent by the way.
Claire

[Petit Filoux]

Oh it's so so so pretty! I want to know how you made it all!! Please!! x

[Frances]

I have just started to crochet. I have been knitting for several years now. I love the patterns and the tutorials for everything that you have done. It has made the learning process for this so much fun and easy! Thank you!!

[LP]

Merci beaucoup pour ce petit bout de printemps.

[Emma]

Lucy, Many thanks for the tutorial ! These flowers are soooooo pretty !I'd love to make one of those wreath and hang it on my door, it will be a really pretty springy welcome sign !

[Vicki]

Dear Lucy, Love your new teeny flowers and wreath. Please, please a tutorial. Love you tons xoxo Vicki

[Ebi]

Love this spring wreath! It really brings in te sunshine!
I can't wait until you teach us how to make this piece of floral goodyness

Ebi

[inkberryblue]

Another gorgeous pattern! Love love love the way that you've demonstrated how to crochet over the ends in the tutorial. Thank you!!!!

[Jills]

I can't wait for a tutorial! What an adorable little wreath.

[Sue]

Your tutes are the clearest for me, a beginner to understand. Trouble is my knitting will again go by the wayside as I sit and fiddle with a crochet hook instead. Love your work. Sue

[LeeAnn]

Really cute! I love looking at your blog. You inspired me. I'm trying your ripple pattern.

[Joanne]

Love, love love the flowery goodness and oh, yes, would love the tut for the wreath- thanks again for sharing your colorful world!

[sheLL]

ahhh what a cute colorfuLL thing to arrive at while surfin on to your blog! i cannot wait to try these little cuties and the wreath is adorable! looks like everyone wants that tutorial hehe...i vote yay! :)

[Darlis]

The wreath is so adorable. Will be waiting for the tutorial. Thank you.

[Kar]

Very cute and cheery, as usual!
Hope you had a great weekend!

xxxx

[michelle]

Thanks Lucy, that's just adorable! I'll give it a go even though it's not spring here, it's autumn and we've got snow coming tonight. Thanks again for the gorgeous pattern! Hugs...

[Sarah west midlands]

Dear Lucy had a go this evening at the flowers. My first 2 were a bit suspect but the 3rd one was better and the 4th one even better! so 2 are above the fire place and I can't wait to get back from work tomorrow to do some more. Off to bed to dream of colour combinations. A great start
to a crochet week!!!!!!! xxx
Love Sarah west mids

[Cele]

Lovely, so pretty. Love the little button centres.