Pinterest Inspiration - Crochet Flower Collage Art

Hello! Sorry for being MIA these past 2 weeks. I have been recovering from an horrendous sinus infection/allergies and have not been very creative or productive. I am also very busy preparing for my son's high school graduation. He graduates on Friday and I am so very proud and happy for him. We are finally out of the four years of high school and now ready for the college adventure!!

Since I have not been able to be very creative these weeks, I have been enjoying my Pinterest time. I came across a great inspiration of making a crochet flower collage. I have been wrestling with the idea of framing a few granny squares as art work, but once I saw this I knew this is what I really want to do.



Picture Courtesy of TheHatandI from Ravelry

Floral Fantasy by Marken of The Hat and I pattern can be found on Ravelry. It is not a free pattern if you want to use this exact collage, but if you are like me, you have many flower patterns on hand that you can creatively come up with a wonderful collage. Here is also a link to Marken's Etsy shop. She has many whimsical and creative patterns to choose from.



Picture Courtesy of TheHatandI from Ravelry

Just had to share another beautiful picture of the Crochet Flower Collage!! Click on the pictures to get a better view of the flowers.

Hope everyone has a wonderful week!

Jessica Rose Afghan

Hello everyone. I worked on this afghan last year. I started off wanting to do a rose afghan in reminisce to the one my mother made 27 years ago for my grandmother. I loved watching her make each rose block and then create a beautiful afghan. Mine is different from hers to the fact that I did not make leaves in my blocks. I wish I had a picture of her rose afghan, but unfortunately it has been lost through out the years. It is only in my memories.

Rose Blocks
 

I chose to use Caron Simply Soft yarn in Ocean, Spring Brook, and Off White. The rose pattern is by Teresa Richardson called Crochet Loopy Granny Square and Flower. I am a big fan of Teresa Richardson's youtube tutorials. She speaks and crochets in a way that is easy to follow. So if you are thinking about taking up crocheting, I highly recommend watching her tutorials. The link I provided sends you to her written pattern with the youtube video tutorial.

When I began making this afghan, I was unsure on how to attach the three rows of flower blocks as the center portion of my afghan. Because I was pretty much coming up with the over all look on the fly, my flower blocks did not line up evenly.



I decided to crochet strips and then attach the rows of flower blocks.

It wasn't the most professional choice, but it got the job done.

 
 
 

The rows were just a double crochet stitch. When it was complete, I added a single crochet border of three rounds in the Ocean. I love the color combination. My daughter chose the colors since it was made for her, hence the name Jessica Rose Afghan. Until next time, take care.