About a week ago we came back from a wonderful holiday on the North Sea. The weather was cold but mostly sunny. So we were able to take wonderful long walks on the beach. It was great!!
At home – we live about 500 km south in the centre of Germany – we then realised that spring was slowly arriving …
Our apple tree is getting its first green leaves, the little peach tree has the first pink blossoms and the birds start singing again. Spring time!
This first soft green has inspired me to bring some colour into our home! Although I really don’t crochet much at the moment, I spontaneously thought of making something Easter-themed. I only couldn’t decide on a pattern. Then I remembered a lovely site that I discovered last year, just before Christmas: Bomuldskys .
Bomuldskys is a Danish site. Emilie, the person behind it, lives in Copenhagen. She offers both paid and free patterns. And I just LOVE her designs, especially her greeting cards.
Last year I already fell in love with one of her Christmas designs. Due to my eye problems, however, I didn’t have the patience to make it. This time Summer Flowers caught my eye. It is one of the greeting cards and available for free on her website.
I just had to try it!
So I grabbed out my crochet hook and some yarn from my stash.
My yarn and colours
I used 3 different shades of pink for the flowers:
- Hobbii Rainbow Cotton 8/4 (160 m / 50 g)
- 64 – Dark Powder Rose
- 46 – Old Rose
- Drops Safran (160 m / 50 g)
- 57 Mauve
A green shade for the leaves
- Cotton Kings Cotton 8/4
- 41 – I have no name for this one, sorry
(I got this some time ago as part of a colour pack from Hobbii yarn shop but it looks like the brand Cotton King doesn’t exist any more.)
And a light yellow to embroider the stamens of the flowers
- Drops Safran (160 m / 50 g)
- 10 – Vanilla Cream
Greeting Card
I found a suitable card and paper (for the little bag) in the stationery shop. I used a card for crafting which is about 12 x 17 cm (4 3/4 x 6 3/4 inch) in size. It has a window on the front so that you can place a photo or something similar.
For the assembly of the flower bouquet I orientated myself on the instructions and the photo from the pattern.
I first made the little bag and glued it on using a craft glue. Then I arranged the flowers and leaves. After all had found a position that I liked, I glued them on as well.
In total I made
- 1 big and 2 small flowers in Dark Powder Rose (Hobbii Rainbow Cotton)
- 1 big flower in Old Rose (Hobbii Rainbow Cotton)
- 2 small flowers in Mauve (Drops Safran)
- 4 leaves in green (Cotton King)
I absolutely love the result and will probably use it as birthday card for a dear friend. But it would also make a nice Easter card, wouldn‘t it?
The flowers and leaves are really quick and easy to make! I also can imagine them in different colours. Light blue and white, for example, would also look lovely together!
However, I just felt like making a few more and assembled them in a
Flower Collage
For the collage I got a white picture frame that is 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 inch) in size.
At first I took the frame apart and removed the glass. Then cut a piece of cardboard to the appropriate size and inserted it in place of the glass. That way I got a nice background for my bouquet of flowers.
The further process was basically the same as for the card. I first arranged the flowers and leaves until I liked the placement and colour distribution. Then I glued on the individual parts. I started with the stems and then worked from the bottom upwards.
The little stems were not part of the pattern. So I just made a chain in a suitable length (mine are between 18 and 20 chains long) and slip stitched all the way back in each chain.
For the Collage I made
- 1 big and 3 small flowers in Dark Powder Rose (Hobbii Rainbow Cotton)
- 3 small flowers in Old Rose (Hobbii Rainbow Cotton)
- 1 big and 1 small flower in Mauve (Drops Safran)
- 5 leaves and 3 stems in green
A quick word about the crochet hook size: according to the instructions, a 2.0 crochet hook should be used. Personally, this seemed a bit small to me. Especially as the cotton yarns I used tend to split a bit. Don’t get me wrong! I love both Hobbii Rainbow Cotton and Drops Safran. I especially like the softness and the matte look. I just find it difficult to work them with a small hook.
For the card, I therefore crocheted the flowers with a 2.75 mm hook. This is the size I normally use with this yarn. At first they seemed a bit loose to me. So I went down to a 2.25 mm hook when I made the flowers for the collage. Although liked the structure better I have to say that the flowers I made with the larger hook were easier to shape.
In my opinion, you can’t see any difference in the end result. So both seems to be ok.
What do you think of the result?
I think it could become a new passion of mine… I have two crochet books with different flower motifs. I’ve been wanting to try some of them for a long time. Maybe I’ll make some new decorations for our living room. Let’s see …
I hope I was able to inspire you a little for a beautiful and quickly made spring decoration. I’m going to see if I can make something Eastery after all. I’ve seen a cute little rabbit. Or should I make a few more flowers? Hmmm …?
Have a nice time 💕
Hooked on Häkelmaschen 