Crochet Collage Garden: 100 patterns for crochet flowers, plants and petals

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Crochet Collage Garden is a colorful book full of 10 exquisite flower collages all made with crocheted flower and leaf motifs. Plus, each motif comes with a very clear stitch diagram that helps you see where to put each stitch and how the stitches cleverly create all the nature-inspired shapes. Create something beautiful for your home with Chris Norrington’s Crochet Collage Garden featuring 100 stunning motif patterns! As someone else said, it is an art book but, also inspirational in the varied ways the patterns can be used. If you are really struggling with this step, I suggest photocopying the pattern you are working on and marking it up with a pen to change the stitches into US stitches.

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The book is packed full of patterns to create your own flowers and foliage, with beautiful photos and clearly written patterns. I looked through my stash of Size 10 and Size 3 cotton crochet thread and picked out all the colors I could find that matched Chris’ Flower Meadow Collage in the book. I often sit and look through crochet books and magazines and work on a variety of crochet projects while I spend time amongst the books. The colors and shapes in this collection are inspired by plants like verbena, echinacea and rudbeckia.You can mix and match motifs from the collections to make special displays and artwork, or use the patterns to make decorative items like bookmarks, keychains, and embellishments.

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Chris also shares many little tips along the way about how to work the stitches, change colors, weave in ends and put together the final collages. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. All of the motifs are inspired in some way by Chris’ garden and the collages roughly follow the pattern of the seasons from the first flowers in spring, through to the frosty leaves of winter.

Unless specified otherwise, if a prize remains unclaimed for six months it will not be awarded, provided reasonable attempts have been made to contact the winner using the contact details supplied. All of the motifs are inspired in some way by Chris' garden and the collages roughly follow the pattern of the seasons from the first flowers in spring, through to the frosty leaves of winter. Included with each pattern is the yarn used, special stitches, a chart, and a full-color finished design image and some also contain useful notes.

Crochet Collage Garden: 100 patterns for crochet flowers

Most flower and leaf patterns people make are used to applique on another crocheted item (and, of course, you can do this with these as well) but I think using them to make the collages in the book is a great new way to use crocheted motifs. I took her book with me on my summer vacation and thoroughly enjoyed crocheting the 10 motifs in one of the collages – it was relaxing and therapeutic to work on someone else’s designs and to be able to complete so many so quickly. Unlock your creativity and immerse yourself in the beauty of nature with Chris Norrington’s Crochet Collage Garden! To answer your question, I did not use any starch – just blocked the motifs and laid them on the flat surface.

A collection of 100 crochet motifs arranged in 10 crochet collages based on the beautiful flowers and plants found in author, crochet designer and gardener, Chris Norrington's, stunning cottage garden. Instructions are included for which yarn to use, but you can also experiment with different types for a unique look. I have several books with patterns for flowers but the flowers and leaves in the photos look much more realistic. lol (I have a hard time choosing favorites, can you tell, lol) Thank you for the giveaway and have an Amazing week! Alongside the more usual front-on view of flowers in full bloom, Chris has included some patterns for flowers viewed from the side, half-opened flowers, buds, seedheads, berries and fungi.

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Please indicate on your entry if you don't want to receive information about the competition or other Inside Crochet promotions. The stems of periwinkle, clematis, scabious, lily-of-the-valley and pretty assorted leafy foliage are arranged in a beautiful display. Each collage has 10 floral pieces – the flowers, leaves, and buds or petals are numbered – no names are used – so you can find the instructions easily. Created by author and designer, Chris Norrington, and inspired by her own garden in the English countryside. Chris’ daughter is a designer and maker that also creates beautiful artwork and the mother-daughter duo have combined their creative genius to make a variety of greeting cards and other products featuring Chris’ flower collages and Becky’s whimsical creatures.Your descriptions and ideas of how to incorporate the projects are helpful and give a greater reason to choose this book. Chris Norrington lives in England and was inspired by her own real garden of flowers when she started creating her flower collages. Each of the collages has a different, sometimes seasonal, theme and all of the compositions are different - there are wreaths and bouquets, some are arranged in a jug or a vase while others grow straight from the ground.