It’s great to have a stash of ready-crocheted flowers, because you may need them for a wall hanging. Here’s a rundown of the crocheted flowers in Winterling.
Flower Number 1: In the summer of 2006, I pitched a book idea to Lark Crafts, a subsidiary of Sterling Publishing. That book idea became Crochet Bouquet. Flower number 1, the buttony sunflower, was one of the sample flowers in my proposal.
Crochet Bouquet and Crochet Garden readers will recognize all of these flowers.
From Crochet Bouquet:
2 These deep purple leaves and their antique gold partners are “Small One-Row Leaves” from pp. 120-121.
3 The yellow flowers with black button centers are “Small Petals Around,” p. 36.
4 “Circles within Circles,” pp. 22-23. Here’s a step-by-step photo-tutorial.
5 The medium sized “Primrose Layers,” pp. 90-91. Hints and photos for crocheting the flower here.
6 You can make several versions of “Five Point,” pp. 85-86. This is rounds 1 and 2 only.Here’s a tutorial.
From Crochet Garden:
7 “Rafflesita,” pp. 122-123. This step-by-step photo-tutorial will help. The Rafflesita in the middle of the bouquet is an original flower from the book.
8 “Samarkand Sunflower,” in all its sizes, pp. 60-61. The yellow beads really brighten these flowers.
9 “Forget Me Not,” pp. 86-87. Here’s a tutorial.
10 “Twirl Center Rose,” pp. 116-117.
11 “Any Color Pinks,” bud and full flower, pp. 96-97. Bud and flower are designer originals.
12 “Anatolian King Flower,” pp. 104-105. The bright King Flower is a designer original.
13 “Russian Spoke Flower,” pp. 100-101, another original from the book.
14 “Turkestani Star,” p. 70, another designer original.
15 “Perspective Daisy,” pp. 56-57, inspired by the Winterling china factory’s Zwiebelmuster.
And finally, a motif I made for Crochet Garden, but it didn’t make it into the book:
16 A variation on “Leaf and Berries Spray,” Free pattern here.
Winterling will be among the doily-themed quilts at the Celebrate Doilies exhibition, opening July 1, 2017 at the Cross Timbers Fine Arts Council in Stephenville, TX.
