Hair Clips with Crochet Flowers
You'll need:
Scheepjes Cotton 8 yarn
3mm Crochet Hook
Pearl Beads
Bobby Pins/Hair Grips
Glue gun
Suggested hook sizes:
DK weight – 3.5mm hook
4 ply/fingering weight – 2.5mm or 3.00mm hook
Size
A flower made in DK weight yarn is approx. 2.5″
A flower made in 4 ply/fingering weight yarn is approx. 2″
Instructions to make Crochet Flowers
Ch 2
Round 1: Make 10 sc in 2nd ch from hook, join with a sl st to beg sc – 10 sc
Round 2: Ch 2, 1 dc in same st,[ 1dc, ch 2, sl st] in next st, * sl st in next st, ch 2, 1 dc in same st, [1 dc, ch 2, sl st] in next st; rep from * 2 more times, do not fasten off yarn – 5 petals
With right side of flower facing you, you will now work behind row 2. Hold the petals forward so you can see your work.
Round 3: Working behind row 2, work 1 sl st into st/sp (hook 2 loops to create a stable base to work from) between 2 petals, (ch 3, 1 sl st in st/sp between next 2 petals) 4 times. Ch 3, sl st to 1st sl st to close. Do not fasten off yarn – 5 x ch-3 loop spaces
Round 4: Sl st into 1st ch-3 space, * [ch2, 3dc, ch2, slst] in same space, sl st into next ch-3 space; Repeat from * to ; total of 5 times. Fasten off yarn – 5 petals
For a fuller petal, you could make [ch2, 4dc, ch2, slst] in same space, sl st into next ch-3 space
Finishing
Using your glue gun, attach a pearl bead to centre of crochet flower. Put a small amount of glue to centre back of flower and press bobby pin in place firmly. Leave to dry. You can also use barrette clips and sew the flower to the clip with a strong cotton thread.
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