May 4th, 2009

When I was vising my grandma over Christmas, she placed a yarn-craft request - a simple black flower pin to adorn her red jacket.  Well, it only took me until April, but I was finally able to come through - with two options none-the-less (=

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Pattern from: Rose Brooch by Michelle Ryan

Materials:  Caron Simply Soft in black, size F-5 hook

A beautiful rose, I love how this turned out.  It was surprisingly simple to make and I think I’ll make one for myself as well - very fun the way this is constructed: you make a chain of loops, then wrap them into a rose shape and sew them together.  I just attached a pin to the back, and voila, rose pin!

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A simpler version, and the one she actually requested, is the Ruffled Star Flower.

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Pattern from: Ruffled Star Flower by Nichole Verville

Materials:  Caron Simply Soft in black, size H-8 hook

Really really easy to make, and turned out cute as well.  I’m partial to the rose myself, but we’ll see what my grandma likes when she gets them (=  But these would be great for embellishing and accessorizing a variety of other projects and clothes, so simple to do but adding so much!

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