FLOWER GARLAND
Sara Scales
■ King Cole Giza Cotton 4ply (100% cotton, 50g/158m), 1 ball of each: Yarn A Red (2202), Yarn B Orange (2204), Yarn C Amber (2200), Yarn D Green (2203), Yarn E Purple (2412), Yarn F Coral (2196)
■ A 3mm (US C/2 or D/3) hook
■ Assortment of buttons and beads
For yarn stockists contact King Cole 01756 703670 www.kingcole.com TENSION
Tension is not critical for this project
MEASUREMENTS
Garland measures approx 100cm (39 in) long
NOTES
Garland is made up of a long chain. Flowers are worked separately and sewn into place at the end.
FLOWER GARLAND
CHAIN
Using Green, ch261.
Row 1 (RS) Ch1, *dc in next 20 ch, ch6, dc in second ch from hook, htr in next ch, tr in next ch, htr in next ch, dc in next ch; rep from * across, dc in final ch. [13 leaves] Fasten off.
ORANGE FLOWER MAKE 2
Using Orange, ch5 and ss to last ch from hook to form a loop.
Round 1 (RS) (Ch8, dc in second ch from hook and next 6 ch, ss into loop) 14 times. [14 petals]
Fasten off.
PURPLE FLOWER MAKE 2
Using Purple, ch6 and ss to last ch from hook to form a loop.
Round 1 (RS) Ch1 (does not count as a stitch throughout), 12dc into loop, ss to beg dc to join. [12 dc]
Round 2 (RS) (Ch4, skip next dc, ss next dc) 5 times, ch4, ss into base of beg ch-4. [6 ch-4 sps]
Round 3 Ss into ch-4 sp, (dc, htr, 3tr, htr, dc) in each ch-4 sp around, ss to beg dc.
Fasten off.
CORAL FLOWER MAKE 2
Using Coral, ch6 and ss to last ch from hook to form a loop.
Round 1 (RS) Ch1, 16dc into loop, ss to beg dc. [16 dc]
Round 2 Ch2 (counts as first htr), 2htr in st at base of beg ch-2, 3htr in each dc around, ss to top of beg ch-2. [48 sts]
Round 3 Ch3 (counts as first tr), 3tr in st at base of beg ch-3, 4tr in each st around, ss to top of beg ch-3.
Fasten off.
AMBER FLOWER MAKE 2
Using Amber, ch6 and ss to last ch from hook to form a loop.
Round 1 (RS) Ch1, 10dc into loop, ss to beg dc. [10 sts]
Round 2 (Ch4, ss next dc) 10 times.
Fasten off.
RED FLOWER MAKE 2
Using Red, ch5 and ss to last ch from hook to form a loop
Round 1 (RS) (Ch4, 3dtr, ch4, ss into loop) 5 times. [5 petals]
Fasten off.
TO MAKE UP
Using the tails, sew a button or small bead to the centre of all flowers except the Coral flowers. Sew into place along the length of your Garland, between the leaves.