POINSETTIA CORSAGE
Jazz up the traditional festive floral motif with sparkles. By Jane Crowfoot.
■ Debbie Bliss Aymara (100% baby alpaca, 50g/100m), 1 ball of each: Yarn A Gold (09), Yarn B Amethyst (13), Yarn C Ruby (12), Yarn D Moss (08)
■ Debbie Abrahams Size 6 Seed Beads in Gold
(31), 90 beads required
■ A 4mm (US E/4) hook
■ Stitch markers
■ Brooch pin
MEASUREMENTS
Finished corsage measures approx 20cm (8in) at widest point; flower centre up to end of Round 4 measures 5cm (2in) across
ABBREVIATIONS
bdc3 (Beaded dc with 3 beads to each stitch) Bring a group of 3 beads up to the top of the yarn so that they are sitting as close to the hook as possible, insert hook into the next st, yrh beyond the group of beads and pull through the stitch making sure no beads are drawn through at the same time, yrh and draw through both yarn loops on hook
Tall picot Ch3, dc in 2nd ch from hook and next ch
NOTES
Beads will come out on reverse of work, so the first 3 rounds are worked with WS facing;
make sure you turn at the end of Round 3.
FRONT PIECE
Thread 90 beads onto Yarn A.
Using Yarn A, make a magic loop.
Round 1 (WS) Ch1 (does not count as st throughout), 5dc into loop, ss to first dc to join.
Round 2 (WS) Ch1, 2bdc3 in each st around, ss to first dc to join. [10 sts]
Round 3 (WS) Repeat Round 2, turn, fasten off. [20sts]
Round 4 (RS) Join Yarn B in any st, ch3 (counts as tr), tr in same st, *tr in each next 3 sts, 2tr in next st; repeat from * around, omitting last 2tr, ss to top of beg ch-3 join, fasten off. [25 sts]
Round 5 (RS) Join Yarn C in any st, ch1, dc into same st, *ch8, working back along ch-8, dc in 2nd ch from hook and each of next 6 ch, dc in next st on Round 4, ch3, skip 3 sts, dc into next st; repeat from * around, omitting last dc, ss to first dc to join. [5 petals]
Round 6 (RS) Ch1, *working along unworked side of starting ch of next petal, dc into next ch, htr in next ch, tr in each next 2 ch, dtr in next ch, 2tr in each of next 2 ch, (tr, tall picot, tr) in last ch at end of petal, working along opposite side of petal, 2tr in each of next 2 sts, dtr in next st, tr in each next 2 sts, htr in next st, dc into next st, ch1, skip next dc at base of petal, working in front of ch-3 sp, dc in each of next 2 skippied sts in Round 4, ch8, working back along ch-8, dc in 2nd ch from hook and each of next 6 ch, dc into same st at base of petal, dc into next skipped st in Round 4, ch1, skip next dc in Round 5; repeat from * around, omitting last ch-1, ss to first dc to join.
Round 7 *Working behind next petal, ch5, working along unworked side of starting ch of next petal, dc in next ch, htr in next ch, tr in each next 2 ch, dtr in next ch, 2tr in each next 2 ch, (tr, tall picot, tr) in last ch at end of petal, working along opposite side of petal, 2tr in each next 2 sts, dtr in next st, tr in each of next 2 sts, htr in next st, dc in next st, working behind next petal; repeat from * around, ss to firstt ch of first ch-5 sp to join. Fasten off. [10 petals]
Round 8 Join Yarn A join yarn in and ch-5 sp behind petals, ch1, dc into same ch-sp, *working back along ch-8, dc in 2nd ch from hook and each of next 6 ch, dc into same ch-sp, working behind next petal, ch7, 1dc into next ch-5 sp; repeat from * around, omitting last dc ss to first dc to join. Fasten off. [5 leaves]
Round 9 Working behind Petals, join Yarn D in any ch-7 sp, ch1, dc into same ch-sp, *ch8, working back along ch-8, dc in 2nd ch from hook and each of next 6 ch, dc into same ch-sp, ch3, working along unworked side of starting ch of next leaf, dc into next ch, htr in next ch, tr in each next 2 ch, dtr in next ch, 2tr in each of next 2 ch, (tr, tall picot, tr) in last ch at end of petal, working along opposite side of petal, 2tr in each of next 2 sts, dtr in next st, tr in each next 2 sts, htr in next st, dc into next st, ch3, dc in next ch-7 sp; repeat from * around, omitting last dc, ss to first to join. Fasten off.
Round 10 Join Yarn A in last ch-3 sp made, ch1, dc into same ch sp, *ch1, working along unworked side of starting ch of next petal, dc in next ch, htr in next ch, tr in each next 2 ch, dtr in next ch, 2tr in each next 2 ch, (tr, tall picot, tr) in last ch at end of petal, working along opposite side of petal, 2tr in each next 2 sts, dtr in next st, tr in each of next 2 sts, htr in next st, dc in next st, ch1, dc into next ch-3 sp, working behind next leaf, ch3, dc into next ch-3 sp; repeat from * around, omitting last dc, ss to first to join. Fasten off, weave in ends and block to size.
BACK PIECE
Using Yarn B, make a magic loop.
Round 1 Ch3 (counts as a tr throughout) 14tr into loop, ss to top of beg ch-3 join. [15 sts]
Round 2 Ch3, tr into st at base of ch-3, 2tr into each st around, ss to top of beg ch-3 join. [30 sts]
Round 3 Ch3, tr into st at base of ch-3, tr into next st, *2tr into next st, tr into next st; repeat from * around, ss to top of beg ch-3 join. [45 sts]
Round 4 Ch1 (does not count as a st), dc into each st around, ss to first dc to join.
Fasten off.
TO FINISH
Oversew Back Piece to reverse of corsage. Sew brooch pin in place.