Tutorial and giveaway

As promised here is the tutorial for my crochet flower brooches, great for small amouts of yarn and vintage buttons.

You will need: Yarn (I uses double knitting wool and mohair), 3.00mm crochet hook, Felt, Button, brooch back, cotton thread, Vilene pelmet sew in or stiff card.

First make your flower there are many patterns out there and the backing method used here can be transfer to different flowers. Here is the pattern I use.

Making the flower

Make 8 ch, ss into first chain to form a circle.

1st round, 1ch, dc 20 times into circle, ss into first dc.

2nd round, 3 ch, work 2 tr into next 2 dc leaving last loop of each on hook, yarn over hook and through all 3 loops on hook,( this is tr2tog) 3 ch ss into next dc, do this 5 times, ss into ch on first petal

3rd round, change colour, working behind each petal, 1ch, 1dc into the base of first dc, 3ch, 1dc into the base of next dc, do this 5 times, ss into first dc.

4th round, working into the 3ch loop, 1htr, 4tr, 1htr, ss into dc, do this 5 times, ss into first htr, fasten off

weave in any loose threads.

And now for the back

Using a compass measure from the center of the flower to the V between each petal, use this to make the circle pattern for your felt and then a smaller one for your pelmet/card, cut them out and use them to cut out two pieces of felt and one pelmet/card.

Using one of the pieces of felt on the back of the flower sew on the button though the center of the flower. On the other piece of felt sew on the brooch back.

Place the pelmet/card in between the felt, sandwich together, sew round the edge picking up a bit of yarn and the two layers of felt.

And there you have it a lovely handmade brooch, use on clothes, bags, hats or stick on a plain card write happy birthday underneath and send.

And now the giveaway

Would you like to recieve these goodies, includes the brooch I made for this tutorial?? just leave a comment about this post and next wednesday I will randomly pick a winner, good luck and thank-you..Debbie