Category Archives: Home Decor

Pot holders – Farmyard Collection

I came across a wonderful set of farmyard inspired tapestry crochet potholders and have been busy as a bee crocheting away a whole range of them – they are simple but really cute.

Here are some of the ones which I have made – they make real cute sets! I always use mercerized cotton for these as it is heat resistant. These are made using either DK or 4-ply cotton and a 4mm or 3.5mm crochet hook – of course the 4-ply using the 3.5mm hoot results in a smaller pot holder, but it’s still a pretty decent size.

I have made some others (which are not a set – and you can see the below). I’m not very fond of the goose with the purple background – it does not seem to look as neat as the ones where the background is light.

My next post will also be more pot-holders – but this time, it’s my own design and they are Grand-Prix inspired 🙂

So stay tuned and in the meantime – why not try making these!! Patterns are by Raffamusa Designs and are freely available on: https://raffamusadesigns.com/tapestry-crochet-potholders-farmhouse-collection/

Pretty Petals Coasters

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I came across this cute coaster pattern sometime back (actually it’s been a few years!), and I knew I would make them, but not immediately. I guess I was waiting to have the right yarn in hand. I used a variegated cotton yarn for the flower and then a thicker dark blue cotton yarn for the petal outline. What do you think?

You can find the pattern here: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/pretty-petals-6

Enjoy!

Santa Cushion

Christmas is round the corner, and I can’t wait to start decorating!

Here is a Santa cushion cover I made inspired by a pattern published here: https://www.yarnspirations.com/row-en/bernat-santa-pillow/BRC0517-005623M.html.

Instead of using a zipper to close, I used buttons and crocheted little hoops.

Enjoy!

 

 

To “Gnome” me is to love me…..

Christmas has to be my favourite time of the year, and this year, I just had to make some Scandanavian Christmas gnomes – oh my gosh – they are just adorable! You can find lots of free patterns on ravelry, and then put your own spin on them. Here are some of mine…..and keep a look out – there are more already being made .

Blue and Grey Cushion Covers

Do you ever buy yarn because you like the colour or texture even without having a project in mind? Well, I am guilty of that! In fact, sometimes I end up using the yarn for a project, only to undo it later as I find that it’s not quite right. I have this really lovely cotton yarn by the brand Katia. It is silky and unlike most other DK cotton I have used , it’s not stiff at all. The yarn is variagated  in blues and greys. After a number of  other projects, I settled for cushion covers. There is no patterm – I just winged it. I am quite pleased with how they have turned out. What do you think?

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Lotus Flower – Part 7

Step 90  – Blue Yarn

  1. SC (on 12th SC from brown DC).step 090-01
  2. Cluster of 2 FDC (1st DC around leg of next blue DC, 2nd DC under blue cluster), skip brown stitch, 5 SCstep 090-02.jpg
  3. 29 SC in front brown loop step 090-03.jpg
  4. 5 SC
  5. Cluster of 2 FDC (1st DC under blue cluster, 2nd DC around leg of next blue DC), skip brown stitch, 2 SCstep 090-04.jpg
  6. Repeat (DC around blue DC leg, skip 1 brown stitch, 2 SC) twicestep 090-05.jpgstep 090-06.jpg
  7. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 1 SC instead of  2 SC and join with slip stitch.step 090-07.jpg

Step 91  – Purple Yarn

  1. SC on blue DC.step 091-01.jpg
  2. 2 FDC around leg of purple DC, skip 2 blue stitches, 6 SCstep 091-02
  3. 29 SC on back loops of brown stitchesstep 091-03step 091-04
  4. 6 SC on blue stitches
  5. 2 FDC around leg of purple DCs, skip 2 green stitches, SCstep 091-05.jpg
  6. 2 FDC around leg of purple DC, skip 2 stitchesstep 091-06.jpg
  7. Repeat from (1) all the way round and join with slip stitch.step 091-07.jpg

Step 92  – Brown Yarn

  1. 5 SC (1st, 3rd & 4th on pueple DC). step 092-01.jpg
  2. 2 FTR around legs of next 2 brown DCs. Skip 2 stitchesstep 092-02.jpg
  3. 35 SC in back loops of purple stitchesstep 092-03.jpg
  4. 2 FTR in next 2 brown DCs, skip 2 purple stitches, 10 SCstep 092-04step 092-05
  5. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 5 SC instead of  10 SC and join with slip stitch.step 092-06.jpg

Step 93  – White Yarn

  1. 9 SC (7th & 8th on brown DC). step 093-01.jpg
  2. Group of 6 DC into single purple front loop (the 1st of 29 SC from Step 91), skip 5 stitches, 2 SCstep 093-02.jpg
  3. Repeat (Group of 6 DC into single purple front loop (the 7th from previous group), skip 5 stitches, 2 SC) 4 timesstep 093-03.jpg
  4. 14 SC
  5. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 7 SC instead of  14 SC and join with slip stitch.step 093-04.jpg

Step 94  – Purple Yarn

  1. SC (on 4th SC from white DC). step 094-01.jpg
  2. 2 FDC around legs of purple DCs, skip 3 stitches, SCstep 094-02.jpg
  3. Repeat (2 FDC around legs of purple DCs, skip 2 stitches, SC) 2 times, SCstep 094-03.jpg
  4. 2 DC in front purple loop, skip 2 stitches.step 094-04.jpg
  5. (5 SC behind white DCs (in brown stitches), 2 DC in 3rd and 4th purple loop in front of white DC) 4 times,step 094-05step 094-06step 094-07step 094-08
  6. 5 SC behind white DCs (in brown stitches), 2 DC in front loop of purple stitches, skip 2 stitches, 2SCstep 094-09.jpg
  7. Repeat from (2) all the way round and join with slip stitch.step 094-10.jpg

Step 95  – Blue Yarn

  1. 3 SC (3rd on purple DC). step 095-01.jpg
  2. Cluster of 2 FTR (1st TR aroud blue cluster and the 2nd around leg of blue DC), 7 SC step 095-02.jpg
  3. Cluster of 2 FTR (1st TR aroud leg of blue DC and the 2nd around blue cluster), 3 SC step 095-03.jpg
  4. 36 SC in back loop of bluestep 095-04.jpg
  5. Repeat from (1) all the way round and join with slip stitch.step 095-05.jpg

Step 96  – Brown Yarn

  1. 2 SC.step 096-01.jpg
  2. 2 FTR around legs of brown DCs, skip 1 blue stitch, 9 SC (1st and 9th on blue clusters)step 096-02.jpg
  3. 2 FTR around legs of brown DCs, skip 1 blue stitch, 40 SCstep 096-03.jpg
  4. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 38 SC instead of  40 SC and join with slip stitch.step 096-04.jpg

Step 97  – White Yarn

  1. 21 SC (5th, 6th, 16th & 17th on brown DC). step 097-01.jpgstep 097-02.jpg
  2. Repeat [Cluster of 6 columns (1st and 6th being FTRs and the ones in between FDCs – i.e. FTR, 4FDCs, FTR ) around the legs of the white DCs, skip 2 stitches, 5SC] 5 timesstep 097-03.jpg
  3. 18 SC (1st and 2nd, 12th and 13th on brown DC)
  4. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 2 SC instead of  5 SC and join with slip stitch. Cast off the white yarn.step 097-04.jpg

Step 98  – Purple Yarn

  1. 2 SC (both on same white cluster). step 098-01.jpg
  2. TR in front loop of 1st purple DC.step 098-02.jpg
  3. FTR around leg of the same purple DC as in step 2.step 098-03.jpg
  4. TR in front loop of 2nd purple DC.step 098-04.jpg
  5. FTR around leg of the same purple DC as in step 4.
  6. skip 6 stitches, 4SCstep 098-05.jpg
  7. 2 FDC around legs of purple DCs, skip 2 stitches, 4 SC
  8. FTR around leg of the 1st purple DC.step 098-06.jpg
  9. TR in front loop of the same purple DC as in step 8.
  10. FTR around leg of the 2nd purple DC.
  11. TR in front loop of the same purple DC as in step 10.
  12. skip 6 stitchesstep 098-07.jpg
  13. Repeat (2 SC, DC in front purple loop, FDC around leg of same purple DCs, skip 4 stitches) 4 timesstep 098-08.jpg
  14. Repeat from (1) all the way round and join with slip stitch. Cast-off the purple yarn.step 098-09.jpg

Step 99  – Blue Yarn

  1. 12 SC in front loop.step 099-01.jpg
  2. Cluster of 2 TR (each TR around green cluster), skip 2 stitches
  3. 42 SC in front loops.step 099-02.jpg
  4. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 30 SC instead of  42 SC and join with slip stitch. Cast off the blue yarn.step 099-03.jpg

Step 100  – Brown Yarn

  1. SC (before blue cluster from last round).step 100-01.jpg
  2. Cluster of 4 FTR  around legs of a brown DCs. skip 1 stitch, SCstep 100-02.jpg
  3. SC all the way till you get to the stitch before the next blue cluster from last round, closing pockets as you go along.step 100-03step 100-04
  4. Repeat from (1) all the way round, join with slip stitch and cast off.step 100-05.jpg

Once it is complete, you will need to steam iron this on the reverse side to smooth it out. And you are done! Please leave your feedback and get in touch in case you have any questions.

Lotus Flower – Part 6

Step 80  – White Yarn

  1. 23 SC (22nd & 23rd on brown DC). step 080-1
  2. Cluster of 3 TR in white cluster. Skip 1 stitch.
  3. 10 SC in back loopstep 080-2
  4. Repeat (2) to (3) one more time
  5. Cluster of 3 TR in white cluster. Skip 1 stitch.
  6. 2 SC.step 080-3
  7. Repeat from (1) all the way round and join with slip stitch.step 080-4

Step 81 – Blue Yarn

N.B. Any SC falling on white SC to be done in back loop

  1. 3 SC .
  2. FTR in blue DC. Skip 1 white stitch. 2 SC.step 081-1.jpg
  3. TR in front loop of blue DC. Skip 1 white stitch. 13 SC.step 081-2.jpg
  4. TR in front loop of blue DC. Skip 1 white stitch. 2 SC.step 081-3.jpg
  5. FTR in blue DC. Skip 1 white stitch. 5 SC.step 081-4.jpg
  6. (FTR in blue DC. Skip 1 white stitch. 2 SC.) twice
  7. DC in front loop of blue DC. Do not skip white stitch and 5 SC in back loopsstep 081-5.jpg
  8. DC in front loop of blue DC. Skip 1  white stitch. 2 SC.step 081-6.jpg
  9. FTR in blue DC. Skip 1 white stitch. 2 SC.
  10. FTR in blue DC. Skip 1 white stitch. 1 SC.step 081-7.jpg
  11. Repeat from (1) all the way round and join with slip stitch.step 081-8.jpg

Step 82  – Purple Yarn

  1. 10 SC (1st, 6th & 9th on blue TR).
  2. FTR around purple DC. Skip blue stitch. 2 SC in back loop.step 082-1.jpg
  3. (FTR around purple DC. Skip blue stitch. 1 SC) twicestep 082-2.jpg
  4. FTR around purple DC. Skip blue stitch. 2 SC in back loop.
  5. FTR around purple DC. Skip blue stitch. 11 SC (2nd, 5th and 11th SC on blue DC).step 082-3.jpg
  6. (2 FTR around purple TR. Skip 2 blue stitches. 1 SC.) twicestep 082-4.jpg
  7. DC in brown front loop.step 082-5.jpg
  8. HDC in white front loop. Skip 1 blue stitch. 3 SC.step 082-6.jpg
  9. HDC in white front loop.step 082-7.jpg
  10. DC in brown front loop. Skip 1 Blue stitch. 1 SC.step 082-8.jpg
  11. 2 FTR around purple TR. Skip 2 blue stitches. 1 SC.
  12. 2 FTR around purple TR. Skip 2 blue stitches.step 082-9.jpg
  13. Repeat from (1) all the way round and join with slip stitch.step 082-10.jpg

Step 83 – Brown Yarn

  1. 2 SC (1st on purple DC).
  2. Cluster of 4 FTR around brown DCs. Skip 4 stitches. 6 SCs (6th on purple DC)step 083-1.jpgstep 083-2.jpg
  3. Cluster of 2 FTR around brown DCs. Do not skip stitch and 2 SC.step 083-3.jpgstep 083-4.jpg
  4. FTR around 2nd brown DC from step 3. Do not skip stitch and 1 SC.
  5. (FTR around brown DC . Skip 1 purple stitch. SC) twice.
  6. FTR around brown DC. Do not skip stitch and 2 SC.step 083-5.jpg
  7. Cluster of 2 FTR around brown DCs. Skip purple stitch and 6 SC.step 083-6.jpg
  8. Cluster of 4 FTR around brown DCs. Skip 4 purple stitches. 9 SCs
  9. SC in back loop
  10. Cluster of 4 FTR around brown DCs. Skip 1 purple stitch. SC in back loop.
  11. 9 SC.step 083-7.jpg
  12. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 7 SC instead of  9 SC and join with slip stitch.step 083-8.jpg

Step 84  – Blue Yarn

  1. 2 SC
  2. FDC around leg of blue DC, skip 1 brown stitch, SC on the cluster.step 084-1
  3. FDC around leg of blue DC, skip 1 brown stitch, 2 SC.step 084-2.jpg
  4. FDC around leg of blue DC, skip 1 brown stitch, 3 SC.step 084-3.jpg
  5. DC in front loop of blue stitch, skip 1 brown stitch, 9 SCstep 084-4.jpg
  6. DC in front loop of blue stitch, skip 1 brown stitch, 3 SC. step 084-5.jpg
  7. FDC around leg of blue DC, skip 1 brown stitch, 2 SC.step 084-6.jpg
  8. FDC around leg of blue DC, skip 1 brown stitch, SC on the cluster.step 084-7.jpg
  9. Repeat (FDC around leg of blue DC, skip 1 brown stitch, 2 SC) 3 times.step 084-8.jpgstep 084-9.jpgstep 084-11.jpg
  10. HDC in purple front loop, skip 1 brown stitch, SC in back loopstep 084-12.jpg
  11. HDC in purple front loop, skip 1 brown stitchstep 084-13.jpg
  12. Repeat (2 SC, FDC around leg of blue DC, skip 1 brown stitch) twice
  13. Repeat from (1) all the way round and join with slip stitch.step 084-14.jpg

Step 85  – Purple Yarn

  1. SC on blue DC
  2. 2 FDC around legs of purple DC, Skip 2 blue stitches, 11 SC (1st, 3rd, 6th and 10th on blue DC).step 085-1.jpg
  3. Repeat (FDC around leg of purple DC, skip 1 blue stitch, 2 SC in back loop) twice.step 085-2.jpgstep 085-3.jpgstep 085-4.jpg
  4. FDC around leg of purple DC, skip 1 blue stitch, 11 SC (2nd, 6th, 9th and 11th on blue DC)step 085-5.jpg
  5. Repeat (2 FDC around the purple legs, skip 2 blue stitches, SC) 3 times
  6. 2SCstep 085-6.jpg
  7. Repeat (5) and (6) one more timestep 085-7.jpg
  8. SC 8step 085-8.jpg
  9. Repeat from (3) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, do 1 SC for step (6) instead of 2 SC and skip step (7) & (8). Join with slip stitch.step 085-9.jpg

Step 86  – Brown Yarn

  1. 4 SC (3rd & 4th on blue DC). step 086-1.jpg
  2. 2 FDC around brown DC, skip 2 purple stitches, 9 SCstep 086-2.jpgstep 086-3.jpg
  3. Cluster of 2 FDC around legs of next 2 brown DCs, skip 1 purple stitch, SC
  4. FDC around the 2nd brown DC from step 3 above, skip 1 purple stitch, SCstep 086-4.jpg
  5. FDC around the next brown DC , skip 1 purple stitch, SCstep 086-5.jpg
  6. Cluster of 2 FDC around legs of brown DC from step 5 above, and next brown DC leg, skip 1 purple stitchstep 086-6.jpg
  7. 9 SCstep 086-7.jpg
  8. 2 FDC around leg of brown DCs, skip 2 puple stitches, 19 SCstep 086-8.jpgstep 086-9.jpg
  9. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 15 SC instead of  19 SC and and join with slip stitch.20190420_135439.jpg

Step 87  – Blue Yarn

  1. 2 SC on brown DCs.step 087-01.jpg
  2. Repeat (FDC around blue leg, skip 1 brown stitch, 2SC) 3 timesstep 087-02.jpg
  3. DC in front loop of blue stitch, skip 1 brown stitch, 5 SCstep 087-03.jpg
  4. DC in front loop of blue stitch, skip 1 borwn stitchstep 087-04.jpg
  5. 2 SC, FDC around leg of blue DC, skip 2 brown DC, 2SCstep 087-05.jpg
  6. FDC around leg of blue DC, skip 1 brown stitch, 2 SCstep 087-06.jpg
  7. FDC around leg of blue DC, skip 1 brown stitch, 4 SC
  8. cluster of 2 FDC around legs of blue DCs, skip 1 brown stitch, 2 SCstep 087-07.jpg
  9. FDC around leg of blue DC, skip 1 brown stitch, 2 SCstep 087-08.jpg
  10. FDC around leg of blue HDC, skip 1 brown stitch, SCstep 087-09.jpg
  11. FDC around leg of blue HDC, skip 1 brown stitch, 2 SCstep 087-10.jpg
  12. Cluster of 2 FDC around legs of next 2 blue DCs, skip 1 brown stitch, 2 SCstep 087-11.jpg
  13. Repeat from (1) all the way roundand join with slip stitch.step 087-12.jpg

Step 88  – Purple Yarn

  1. 15 SC.step 088-01.jpg
  2. FDC around leg of purple DC, skip 1 blue stitch, 17 SC.step 088-02.jpg
  3. Repeat (2 FDC around the legs of the next 2 purple DCs, skip 2 blue stitches, SC) twicestep 088-03.jpg
  4. 2 TR in brown front loop, skip 1 blue stitch, SCstep 088-04.jpg
  5. 2 FDC around the legs of the next 2 purple DCs, skip 2 blue stitches, SCstep 088-05.jpg
  6. 2 FDC around the legs of the next 2 purple DCs, skip 2 blue stitches, 17 SC
  7. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 2 SC instead of  15 SC and join with slip stitch.step 088-06.jpg

Step 89  – Brown Yarn

  1. 2 SC (1st on purple DC). step 089-01.jpg
  2. 2 FTR around legs of next 2 brown DCs, skip 2 purple stitches, 14 SCstep 089-02
  3. Cluster of 2 FDC around legs of next 2 brown DCs, skip purple stitch, 14 SCstep 089-03.jpg
  4. 2 FTR around legs of next 2 brown DCs, skip 2 purple stitches, 16 SCstep 089-04.jpg
  5. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 14 SC instead of  16 SC and join with slip stitch.step 089-05.jpg

Lotus Flower – Part 5

Step 70  – Purple Yarn

  1. 3 SC (1st on white DC). step 070-1
  2. 1 DC in front loop of white stitch. Skip 1 white stitch. SC.
  3. (FDC around blue DC. Skip 1 white stitch. SC.) 3 timesstep 070-2
  4. 1 DC in front loop of white stitch. Skip 1 white stitch. 33 SC.step 070-3step 070-4
  5. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 30 SC instead of  33 SC and join with slip stitch.step 070-5

Step 71  – Brown Yarn

  1. SC (in purple DC). step 071-1
  2. (FDC around brown DC. Skip 1 purple stitch, SC) 4 times.
  3. DC in front loop of next brown DC, skip 1 purple stitch, SC.step 071-2
  4. 2 FDC around brown DCs (1st one being the one whose front loop was used in step 3 above).step 071-3step 071-4
  5. 7 SCs, skip 2 brown DCs and do 2 FDC around the next 2 brown DCs. Skip next purple stitch. SC.step 071-5
  6. 2 FDCs in the 2 brown DCs which were skipped in step 5. Skip next purple stitch.step 071-6
  7. Repeat from (5) and (6) one more time.
  8. 7 SCs, skip 2 brown DCs and do 2 FDCs around the next brown DCs. Skip 1 purple stitch. SC.step 071-7
  9. DC in front loop of 2nd brown DC around which you did FDC in step 8. Skip next purple stitchstep 071-8
  10. Repeat from (1) all the way round and join with slip stitch.step 071-9

Step 72  – White Yarn

  1. 12 SC (1st on brown DC).
  2. 2 SC in back loops of brown SCs.
  3. SC.
  4. Cluster of 2 FDC around 1st and 2nd white DCs.step 072-1
  5. 5 FDC around next 5 DCs.
  6. Cluster of 2 FDCs around last 2 white DCs.step 072-2
  7. Skip 5 brown stitches. SC.
  8. 5 SCs in back loops of next stitches.
  9. Repeat from (3) to (8) one more time.
  10. Repeat from (3) to (7) one more time.step 072-3
  11. 2 SC in back loop
  12. 13 SC.
  13. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 1 SC instead of  13 SC and join with slip stitch.step 072-4

Step 73  – Blue Yarn

  1. 29 SC (1st & 27th on white clusters).
  2. Find Purple front loop through the brown cluster and DC through it.step 073-1
  3. Skip 1 white stitch, 3 SC in back loop
  4. 9 SC, 3 SC in back loop.
  5. Find purple front loop through th brown cluster and DC through it. Skip 1 SC.step 073-2step 073-3
  6. 37 SC.
  7. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 8 SC instead of  37 SC and join with slip stitch.step 073-4

Step 74  – Purple Yarn

N.B. Any SC falling on blue stitches to be done in back loop

  1. 5 SC (1st on 8th after 1st blue DC).
  2. TR into front loop of purple DC.step 074-1
  3. Skip 1 blue stitch. SC.
  4. (FTR around purple DC. Skip 1 blue stitch. SC.) 5 times
  5. TR into front loop of purple DC. Skip 1 blue stitch. 13 SC (13th on blue DC)
  6. DC in front loop of brown stitchstep 074-2
  7. DC in front loop of white stitch. Skip 2 blue stitches. 11 SC.step 074-3
  8. DC in front loop of white stitch.step 074-4
  9. DC in front loop of brown stitch. Skip 2 blue stitches. 13 SC.step 074-5step 074-6
  10. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 8 SC instead of  13 SC and join with slip stitch.step 074-7

Step 75  – Brown Yarn

  1. SC in purple DC.
  2. (FTR around brown DC. Skip 1 purple stitch. SC.) 6 timesstep 075-1
  3.  TR in front loop of brown DC. Skip purple stitch. 2 SC.step 075-2
  4. 2 FTRs around brown DCs (first around brown DC from step 3). Skip 2 purple stitches. 4SC.step 075-3
  5. 2 FTRs around brown DCs. Skip 2 purple stitches. 5 SC in back loop of purple stitches.step 075-4
  6. 2 FTRs around brown DCs. Skip 2 purple stitches. 5 SC.
  7. 2 FTRs around brown DCs. Skip 2 purple stitches. 5 SC in back loop of purple stitches.
  8. 2 FTRs around brown DCs. Skip 2 purple stitches. 4 SC.
  9. 2 FTRs around brown DCs. Skip 2 purple stitches. 2 SC.
  10. TR in front loop of brown DC. Skip next purple stitch. step 075-5
  11. Repeat from (1) all the way round and join with slip stitch.step 075-6

Step 76  – White Yarn

  1. 19 SC (1st & 19th on brown DC).
  2. Cluster of 2 FTR around white cluster and DC.step 076-1
  3. Cluster of 3 FTR around white DCs.
  4. Cluster of 2 FTR around white DC and cluster .step 076-2
  5. Skip 4 brown switches, 9 SC in back loop of brown stitches.
  6. Repeat (2) to (4) one more time.
  7. Skip 5 brown stitches, 9SC in back loop of brown stitches.
  8. Repeat (2) to (4) one more time.
  9. Skip 4 brown stitches. 4 SC.step 076-3
  10. Repeat from (1) all the way round and join with slip stitch.step 076-4

Step 77  – Blue Yarn

  1. 17 SC (1st in 4th SC from white cluster).
  2. TR in front loop of blue stitch. Skip 2 white stitches. 6 SC.step 077-1step 077-2
  3. FTR around blue DC. Skip 1 white stitch. 2 SC.step 077-3
  4. TR in front loop of blue stitch. Skip 1 white stitch. 9 SC in back loops.step 077-4
  5. TR in front loop of blue stitch. Skip 2 white stitches. 2 SC .step 077-5
  6. FTR around blue DC. Skip 1 white stitch. 6 SC.step 077-6
  7. TR in front loop of blue stitch. Skip 1 white stitches.
  8. Repeat from (1) all the way round and join with slip stitch.step 077-7

Step 78  – Purple Yarn

  1. 2 SC (1st on blue DC). step 078-1.jpg
  2. FTR around purple DC. Skip 1 blue stitch. 2 SC in back loop.step 078-2.jpg
  3. (FTR around purple DC. Skip 1 blue stitch. SC) 4 times.step 078-3.jpg
  4. FTR around purple DC. Skip 1 blue stitch. 2 SC in back loop.
  5. FTR around purple DC. Skip 1 blue stitch. 9 SC .step 078-4.jpg
  6. 2 FTR around purple DCs. Skip 2 blue stitch. SC .
  7. DC in brown front loop.step 078-5.jpg
  8. HDC in white front loop. Skip 2 blue stitches. 5 SC in back loops.step 078-6.jpg
  9. HDC in white front loop.step 078-7.jpg
  10. DC in brown front loop. Skip 2 blue stitch. SC .step 078-8.jpg
  11. 2 FTR around purple DCs. Skip 2 blue stitch. 7 SC .step -078-9step 078-10step  078-11.jpg
  12. Repeat from (1) all the way round and join with slip stitch.step -078-12.jpg

Step 79  – Brown Yarn

  1. SC (on 8th from purple DC). step 079-1.jpg
  2. Cluster of 2 FTR around brown DC. Skip 2 purple stitches. 2SC.
  3. FTR around brown DC (2nd one from step 2). Don’t skip any stitch and SC.step 079-2.jpg
  4. (FTR around brown DC. Skip purple stitch. SC.) 4 times.
  5. FTR around brown DC. Don’t skip any stitch and 2 SC.
  6. Cluster of 2 FTR around brown DC (including the one from step 5). Skip 2 purple stitches. 2SC.
  7. 2 FTR around brown DCs. Skip 2 purple stitches. SC.step 079-3step 079-4step 079-5
  8. 2 FTR around brown DCs. Skip 2 purple stitches. 6 SC.step 079-6.jpg
  9. Repeat from (7) to (8) one more time
  10. 2 FTR around brown DCs. Skip 2 purple stitches. SC.
  11. 2 FTR around brown DCs. Skip 2 purple stitches. 2 SC.step 079-7.jpg
  12. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 1SC instead of  2 SC and join with slip stitch.step 079-8.jpg

 

Lotus Flower – Part 4

Step 60  – White Yarn

  1. 2 SC
  2. 2 FDC around the 2 white DCs, skip 2 blue stitches, SCstep 060-1
  3. 2 FDC around the 2 white DCs, skip 2 blue stitches, 2 SC
  4. DC in front loop of blue stitch, skip next blue stitchstep 060-2
  5. repeat from (1) to (4) 2 more timesstep 060-3
  6. 2SC, 2FDC around white DC, skip 2 blue stitches, SC
  7. 2 FDCs around the white DCs, skip 2 blue stitches, 5 SCstep 060-4
  8. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 3 SC instead of  5 SC and join with slip stitch.step 060-5

Step 61  – Purple Yarn

N.B. Any SC falling on white SC to be done in back loop

  1. 39 SC (3rd & 4th on white DC). Close any pockets you can along the way.step 061-1
  2. TR in front loop of blue stitch, skip white stitchstep 061-2step 061-3
  3. Repeat from (1) all the way round and join with slip stitch.step 061-4

Step 62  – Brown Yarn

N.B. Any SC falling on purple SC to be done in back loop

  1. 2 SC (1st on purple TR)step 062-1
  2. 2 FTR around brown DCs, skip 2 purple stitches, 3SCstep 062-2
  3. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 1 SC instead of  3 SC and join with slip stitch.step 062-3

Step 63  – White Yarn

N.B. Any SC falling on brown SC to be done in back loop

  1. 5SC (4th and 5th on brown DC)
  2. FDC around 1st white DCstep 063-1
  3. Cluster 2 FDC  around 2nd and 3rd white DC
  4. FDC around 4th white DCstep 063-2
  5. Skip 3 brown stitches, 3SC (1st and 2nd on brown DCs)
  6. FDC around white DC, skip 1 brown stitch, 3SC
  7. Repeat from (2) to (6) 2 more times
  8. Repeat (2) to (4) one timestep 063-3
  9. Skip 3 brown stitches, 7SC
  10. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 2 SC instead of  7 SC and join with slip stitch.step 063-4

Step 64  – Purple Yarn

N.B. Any SC falling on white SC to be done in back loop

  1. SC (on 2nd SC from white DC)step 064-1
  2. TR in front loop of white SC, skip SC, SC
  3. FDC around purple DC, skip white stitch, SCstep 064-2
  4. TR in front loop of white SCstep 064-3
  5. 7 SC
  6. DC in white front loopstep 064-4
  7. DC in purple front loopstep 064-5
  8. Skip white stitch, SC (on white DC)
  9. DC in purple front loopstep 064-6
  10. DC in white front loop, skip white stitch, 7SCstep 064-7
  11. Repeat (6) to (10) two more timesstep 064-8.jpg
  12. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 6 SC instead of  7 SC and join with slip stitch.step 064-9.jpg

Step 65  – Brown Yarn

  1. SC (on 4th SC from purple DC)
  2. 2 FDC around brown DCs, skip 3 purple stitches, SCstep 065-1
  3. (DC in front loop of brown stitch, skip 1 purple stitch, SC) twicestep 065-2step 065-3
  4. 2 FDC around brown DCs, skip 3 purple stitchesstep 065-4step 065-5
  5. SC, 2 FDC around brown DCs, skip 2 purple stitches, 7SCstep 065-6
  6. 2 FDC around brown DCs, skip 2 purple stitches
  7. Repeat from (5) to (6) 2 more timesstep 065-6
  8. Repeat from (1) all the way round and join with slip stitch.step 065-7

Step 66  – White Yarn

N.B. Any SC falling on brown SC to be done in back loop

  1. SC (on 2nd brown DC)
  2. Cluster of 3FDCs (first FDC around 1st white DC, 2nd FDC around the white DC cluster in the middle, 3rd FDC around last white DC), skip SC, 9 SCstep 066-1
  3. Cluster of 3FDCs (first FDC around 1st white DC, 2nd FDC around the white DC cluster in the middle, 3rd FDC around last white DC)step 066-2
  4. Skip 1 brown stitch, 2 SC
  5. 3 DC in front loop of white DC, skip 2 brown stitches, 3SCstep 066-3
  6. 3 DC in front loop of white DC, skip 2 brown stitches, 2SC
  7. Repeat (3) to (6) 2 more timesstep 066-4
  8. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 1 SC instead of  2SC and join with slip stitch.ste 066-5

Step 67  – Purple Yarn

N.B. Any SC falling on white SC to be done in back loop

  1. 5 SCstep 067-1
  2. (FDC around purple DC, skip 1 white stitch, SC) twicestep 067-2step 067-3
  3. FDC around purple DC, skip 1 white stitch, 8 SC
  4. Cluster of 2 FDC (1st FDC around 1st and 2nd purple DCs together, and 2nd FDC around 3rd and 4th purple DCs together)step 067-4step 067-5
  5. Skip 3 white stitches, 11 SC
  6. Repeat (4) to (5) one more time
  7. Cluster of 2 FDC (1st FDC around 1st and 2nd purple DCs together, and 2nd FDC around 3rd and 4th purple DCs together)
  8. Skip 3 white stitches, 8 SC
  9. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 3 SC instead of  8 SC and join with slip stitch.step 067-6

Step 68  – Brown Yarn

  1. 2 SC (1st on 3rd SC from the purple cluster)
  2. FDC around brown DCstep 068-1
  3. Cluster 2 FDC around 2nd and 3rd brown DC
  4. FDC around brown DC, skip 2 purple stitches, SC
  5. DC in front loop of brown stitch, skip 1 purple stitch, SCstep 068-2
  6. (FDC around brown DC, skip 1 purple stitch, SC) twicestep 068-3step 068-4
  7. DC in front loop of brown stitch, skip 1 purple stitch, SCstep 068-5
  8. FDC around 1st brown DC
  9. Cluster 2 FDC around 2nd and 3rd brown DC
  10. FDC around 4th brown DC, skip 2 purple stitches, 9 SC
  11. FDC around brown DC
  12. Cluster 2 FDC around 2nd and 3rd brown DC
  13. FDC around 4th brown DC, skip 3 purple stitches, 9 SCstep 068-6step 068-7
  14. Repeat (11) to (13) one more time
  15. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 7 SC instead of  9 SC and join with slip stitch.step 068-8

Step 69  – White Yarn

N.B. Any SC falling on brown SC to be done in back loop

  1. 13 SC (1st and 13th on brown cluster)
  2. 2 FDC around white DCsstep 069-1
  3. DC in the front loop of next white DCstep 069-2
  4. FDC around same white DC as in step 3step 069-3
  5. FDC around purple clusterstep 069-4
  6. FDC around next white DCstep 069-5
  7. DC in front loop of same white DC as in step 6step 069-6
  8. 2 FDCs around next white DCs
  9. SC on brown cluster
  10. Repeat from (3) to (9) two more timesstep 069-7
  11. Repeat from (1) all the way round and join with slip stitch.step 069-8

Lotus Flower – Part 3

Step 40  – Brown Yarn

  1. 15 SC (4th on the white cluster)step 040-1
  2. Cluster of 2 FTR in next 2 brown DCs, Skip 1 white stitch, 23 SC (12th on white cluster)step 040-2
  3. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 8 SC instead of  23 SC and join with slip stitch.step 040-3

Step 41  – Blue Yarn

  1. 4 SC (1st on 8th SC after brown cluster)step 041-1
  2. Cluster of 2 FTR through the blue TR, Skip 1 brown stitch, 23 SC (12th on the brown cluster)step 041-2
  3. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 19 SC instead of  23 SC and join with slip stitch.step 041-3

Step 42  – Brown Yarn

You should have 193 stitches now in the previous row. We need to increase this to 196 (a number divisible by 7) in this row.  SC all the way round in each stitch but add 3 sadditional stitches along the way (I spread mine out – making 2 SC in 1 stitch every 65 stitches). Join with slip stitch.

Step 43  – White Yarn

  1. 2 SC in back loops, Skip 2 brown stitches, 3 DC in next stitchstep 043-1
  2. SC in same stitch, 3 DCs in the same stitch,step 043-2
  3. Skip 2 stitches, Repeat from (1) all the way round and join with slip stitch.step 043-3

Step 44  – Blue Yarn

  1. 6 SC (1st on 6th DC)step 044-1
  2. Cluster in white SC, 8 SCstep 044-2
  3. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 2 SC instead of  6 SC and join with slip stitchstep 044-3

Step 45  – White Yarn

  1. 2 SC (1st in 4th blue SC from cluster)step 045-1
  2. 3 FDC in white DCs, SC in blue clusterstep 045-2
  3. 3 FDC in white DCs
  4. Repeat from (1) all the way round and join with slip stitchstep 045-3

Step 46  – Brown Yarn

  1. SC on last white DCstep 046-1
  2. 2 TR in front brown loop (see pic), Skip 2 white stitches, 7SCstep 046-2
  3. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 6 SC instead of  7 SC and join with slip stitch.step 046-3

Step 47 – White Yarn

Use back loop when working in brown TR or SC

  1. 6 SC (1st on the 6th SC are around brown DC)step 047-1
  2. Cluster of 6 DCs in white DC step 047-2step 047-3step 047-4
  3. Skip 3 brown stitches, repeat from (1) all gthe way round and join with slip stitch.step 047-5

Step 48 – White Yarn

1 CH, SC all the way round and join with slip stitch

Step 49 – Brown Yarn

  1. SC in the SC before white clusterstep 049-1
  2. Cluster 2 DCs in brown front loops (this is done with one DC in brown front loop before the white cluster and the 2nd DC in brown front loop straight after the white cluster – when complete, you will get an inverted “V” shape around the white cluster as seen in the 2nd photo below)step 049-2step 049-3
  3. DC in the same brown front loop used for the 2nd brown DC which you made as part of the brown DC cluster above – therefore you will now have 2 DCs in the 2nd brown front loop ( the one after the white cluster)
  4. DC in the next brown front loop
  5. FDC in leg of  brown TRstep 049-4
  6. 2 FDCs in leg of 2nd  brown TR
  7. DC in next brown front loop.
  8. Repeat from (2) all the way round and join with slip stitch.step 049-5

Step 50 – Blue Yarn

You should have 196 stitches now in the previous row. We need to decrease this to 192 in this row.  SC all the way round in each stitch, closing any pockets, and also reducing by the 4 stitches along the way. Join with slip stitch.

step 050-1

Step 51 – White Yarn

HDC in back loop of each stitch all the way round and join with slip stitch.

step 051-1

Step 52 – Brown Yarn

N.B. Any SC falling on white SC to be done in back loop

  1. 2 DC in same blue SC front loopstep 052-1
  2. Skip 1white stitch, 3 SCstep 052-2
  3. Skip 1 blue stitch 2 DC in next blue SCstep 052-3
  4. Skip 1 white stitch, SC
  5. Skip 3 blue stitches, repeat from (1) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish on step 4 and join with slip stitch.step 052-4

Step 53 – Blue Yarn

  1. 5 SC (1st, 3rd, 4th on brown DC)step 053-1
  2. DC in blue front loop
  3. skip 1 brown stitch, 7 SCstep 053-2
  4. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 2 SC instead of  7 SC and join with slip stitch.step 053-3

Step 54 – White Yarn

  1. 5 SCstep 054-1
  2. DC in front loop of white HDC
  3. FDC in leg of same HDC, Skip 1 blue stitch, SC in back loop of blue DCstep 054-2
  4. DC in front loop of white HDC
  5. FDC in leg of same HDC, skip 1 blue stitch
  6. Repeat from (1) all the way round and join with slip stitch.step 054-3

Step 55 – Brown Yarn

  1. 2 SC (on white DCs)step 055-1
  2. 2 FDC on legs of brown DCsstep 055-2
  3. 2 FDs on legs of next brown DCs, Skip 5 white stitches,
  4. 5 SCstep 055-3
  5. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 3 SC instead of  5 SC and join with slip stitch.step 055-4

Step 56 – Blue Yarn

  1. 8 SC ( 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th fall on brown DC) and close any pockets as you go alongstep 056-1
  2. DC in front loop of blue DCstep 056-2
  3. DC in leg of same DC, Skip 1 brown stitch,
  4. Repeat from (1) all the way round and join with slip stitch.step 056-3

Step 57 – White Yarn

  1. 2 SC (on blue DCs)step 057-1
  2. 2 FDC on white DC, Skip 2 blue stitches, 4 SC in back loop
  3. 2 FDC on white DC, skip 2 blue stitches,step 057-2
  4. Repeat from (1) all the way round and join with slip stitchstep 057-3

Step 58 – Brown Yarn

  1. 5 SCstep 058-1
  2. 2 FDC in the brown DCs, Skip 1 white stitch, SCstep 058-2
  3. 2 FDC in the brown DCs, Skip 2 white stitches, 6 SC, closing pockets along the way
  4. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 1 SC instead of  6 SC and join with slip stitch.step 058-3

Step 59 – Blue Yarn

  1. 2 SCstep 059-1
  2. Cluster of 2 DC in blue DCs, Skip 2 brown stitches, 9 SCsstep 059-2
  3. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 7 SC instead of  9 SC and join with slip stitch.step 059-3