• CH 3

• LINK TO 1ST CHAIN WITH SLST TO MAKE LOOP

• CREATING

  

• THE PETALS: WORKING INTO THE CENTRE: *CH1, 1TR, CH1, SLST* (REPEAT TO CREATE 5 PETALS)

• SLST INTO FIRST TO JOIN

• PULL THROUGH

• WEAVE IN END OR USE TO DARN TO CHOSEN WORK AS ADORNMENT

TO MAKE A LARGER FLOWER: USE PATTERN ABOVE BUT ALTER SEQUENCE FOR PETALS TO: CH3, 2TR, CH3, SLST.

CREATING A CENTRE OF FLOWER USING MAGIC CIRCLE CROCHET and chunky merino – 12mm HOOK

I hadn’t tried to make a magic circle before, a technique that is well worth learning as a beginner as many crochet patterns use a magic circle. Some of our Woolly Mahoosive DIY crochet and knitting kits and Wall Decor instructions do contain magic circle as part of the creation of the project, so definitely an essential crocheting must. However, it is worth mentioning that we do craft kits to create home wall decorations that require NO knitting or crochet at all, so there really is something for everyone.

HERE’S HOW TO MAKE A MAGIC CIRCLE:

• PLACE THE END OF YARN OVER YOUR FINGERS AND HOLD WITH THUMB

• WRAP THE WORKING END AROUND AND HOLD

• THERE IS NOW AN X CROSS SHAPE OF YARN ON THE FRONT OF YOUR HAND AND 2 LINES ON THE BACK

• ON BACK OF HAND: PLACE HOOK UNDER FIRST THREAD AND PULL THROUGH THE SECOND

• TWIST HOOK AND GRAB SAME YARN AGAIN WITH HOOK, BRING THROUGH

• GENTLY PULL FINGERS OUT OF THE CIRCLE

• WORK INTO CENTRE OF CIRCLE

• TO MAKE SMALL CIRCLE: CH2, 6DC

• TO MAKE LARGER CIRCLE: CH3, 6TR

• PULL END OF YARN TO TIGHTEN AND CLOSE THE CIRCLE

• SLST IN 1ST STITCH TO JOIN

• SNIP YARN AND PULL THROUGH END TO FINISH

CREATING A CHUNKY MERINO CROCHET LEAF – 12mm HOOK

• SLIP KNOT

• CH5

• WORK INTO TOP OF STITCH BACKWARDS DOWN THE CHAIN

• TO MAKE A BOTTOM HEAVY LEAF: SLST IN 1ST, DC IN 2ND, 1HTR IN 3RD, 1TR IN 4TH, DC IN 5TH

• WORK INTO BACK OF STITCH AT OTHER SIDE OF CHAIN, WORKING BACK UPWARDS

• MAKING OTHER SIDE OF LEAF: DC, 1TR, 1HTR, DC, SLST

• JOIN WITH SLST AND PULL THROUGH

• TO MAKE A MORE EVEN LEAF, SAME AS ABOVE BUT SEQUENCE: DC, 1HTR, 1TR, 1HTR, 1DC

I love this technique of making a crochet leaf with the chunky merino yarn. You can experiment with the leaf size by chaining more in the beginning and play around with the leaf shape by altering the sequence within the pattern.

You could also create different sizes of flowers and darn or weave them together to secure the layers and then stitch onto your chosen garment, hat, scarf, gloves or hair accessory.

Enjoy!