I hate waste. I have great difficulty in throwing away those bits of scrap yarn .I'm utterly convinced it will come in handy, one day. I have a scrap box for all those odds and ends of yarn I can't part with.It is overflowing.

I love lipstick,lip gloss,I never leave home without it. I have come up with this pattern, a lipstick cozy.You can combine scraps of leftover sock yarns( fingering weight)It uses very little yarn 5 to 10grams. It is a very easy pattern ,even beginners will find it a breeze.

5-1o grams
2mm hook
tapestry needle

You decide

Not nessary

You can use any type of yarn and any crochet hook. It can solve those moments when you just have to crochet but you don't have alot of time .Make a few ,use them as little handmade gifts for teachers ,friends , a stocking filler, perfect for any age.The stitches are UK terms.

You can use any type of yarn and any crochet hook. It can solve those moments when you just have to crochet but you don't have alot of time .Make a few ,use them as little handmade gifts for teachers ,friends , a stocking filler, perfect for any age.The stitches are UK terms.

http://heldasland.blogspot.com/2009/07/lipstick-cozy.html

I hate waste. I have great difficulty in throwing away those bits of scrap yarn .I'm utterly convinced it will come in handy, one day. I have a scrap box for all those odds and ends of yarn I can't part with.It is overflowing.

I love lipstick,lip gloss,I never leave home without it. I have come up with this pattern, a lipstick cozy.You can combine scraps of leftover sock yarns( fingering weight)It uses very little yarn 5 to 10grams. It is a very easy pattern ,even beginners will find it a breeze.

5-1o grams
2mm hook
tapestry needle

You decide

Not nessary

You can use any type of yarn and any crochet hook. It can solve those moments when you just have to crochet but you don't have alot of time .Make a few ,use them as little handmade gifts for teachers ,friends , a stocking filler, perfect for any age.The stitches are UK terms.

You can use any type of yarn and any crochet hook. It can solve those moments when you just have to crochet but you don't have alot of time .Make a few ,use them as little handmade gifts for teachers ,friends , a stocking filler, perfect for any age.The stitches are UK terms.

I was inspired to make this by the spring flowers coming up in my yard. Daffodils have a really neat shape that translates well into crochet. You could sew a pin onto the back of one to make a brooch, sew one onto a tote to make a nice spring bag, or twist a green pipecleaner through the back to make a stem and stick a bunch into a vase.

Size F US/4.0mm crochet hook
Yarn needle
Caron Simply Soft acrylic yarn in white (petals) and yellow (cup)

Flower is about 5" wide

Gauge is not important in this project, just be sure that the fabric is tight enough so you do not have large holes in your petals.

I crocheted these in yellow and white, but daffodils come in a wide variety of colors, so use your imagination!

center (make 1):
Ch 12, join to beginning to make a circle.
Sc in each of 12 chs. Do not join rounds, and work in a spiral instead, single crocheting in each stitch around until center piece is a tube about an inch long.

(sc, hdc, dc) in each stitch around for one round to make the ruffled edge. Tie off yarn and weave in ends.

petals (make 6):
Ch 4
Sc in second ch from hook and in each ch across - 3 st. ch 1 and turn.
Sc 2 in first stitch. sc in next stitch. sc 2 in last stitch. There should be 5 stitches. ch 1 and turn.
Sc 2. sc in next 3 stitches. sc 2 in last stitch. There are 7 stitches in this row. ch 1 and turn.
Work next 4 rows even.
Sc in second stitch from hook. Sc next two stitches together. Sc in next stitch. Sc next two stitches together. Sc in last stitch. Ch1 and turn.
Sc in second stitch from hook. Sc next two stitches together. Sc next two stitches together. Ch 1 and turn.
Sc in second stitch from hook. Sc next two stitches together. Ch 1 and turn.
Sc two remaining stitche together. Tie off yarn. You should have a petal-shaped piece as shown below.

The edges of your petal will be rough, so join the yarn at bottom of petal. Working along the edge of the petal, pick up and sc 11 stitches. In the space at the top of the petal, sc 3 times. Pick up and sc 11 stitches down the other side of the petal. Tie off yarn and weave in ends. The edges of your petal should now be even and finished-looking.

Sew petals together to create the back of the flower.

Sew center onto the flower, and weave in all ends.

Republished courtesy of Crochet Today Magazine (Dec./Jan. 2007)

Red Heart Bijou (1.7oz/50gr balls, each approx 84yd/77m; nylon/kid mohair/metallic)
1 ball each in #3638 Peridot (A), #3228 Champagne (B), and #3885 Opal (C)

Red Heart Plush (6oz/170g skeins, each approx 278 yds/254m; acrylic/nylon)
1 skein each in #9103 Cream (D), and #9220 Apricot (E)

Size N/15 hook

Tapestry Needle

Approx 56"x4 1/4" (142cm), excluding fringe.

One motif measures 4 1/4" (10.5cm) across

1. Use one strand of A, B, or C throughout.
2. Use 2 strands of D or E held together throughout.
3. Flowers are numbered according to assembly order. Flowers 1-4 and 9-12 are made in Motif 1, and Flowers 5-8 are made in Motif 2.

MOTIF 1
With first color, ch4. Join ch with a sl st forming a ring.
Round 1(RS): Ch1, work 6 sc in ring, join round with a sl st in first sc. Fasten off.

At my latest attempt to organize the odd-balls-and-left-overs part of my stash, I realized that I had quite an impressive collection of orange yarns in different kinds of summer materials, especially for someone who rarely wears orange. That pile of orange skeins tickled my imagination, until I finally realized what they were meant to be – an orange stole, inspired by the Irish crochet technique.

• Yarn from your stash, or odd-balls from the yarn store. This is a stash-busting project, and its size and style will depend on what you have at hand. Color consistency (all oranges, all pinks, all blues, all greens) and seasonal consistency (summer materials for a summer stole, winter materials for a winter stole) are more important than quantities and yarn weights. You will, however, need enough yarn of the same weight to make the base mesh (see below).
• Hooks in various sizes to go with the different yarns
• Tapestry needle(s) to weave in yarn ends
• Sewing thread in matching color and sewing needle to sew motifs to mesh

Custom

Varies

Dtr: double treble crochet (also called double triple crochet), yo three times, insert hook into next stitch, yo and pull yarn through st (5 loops on hook), [yo and pull yarn through first 2 loops on hook] 4 times.

Dc2tog: yo, insert hook in next st, yo and pull yarn through st (3 loops on hook), yo and pull yarn through first 2 loops on hook, yo, insert hook in next st, yo and pull yarn through st (4 loops on hook), yo and pull yarn through first 2 loops on hook, yo and pull yarn through 3 loops on hook.

Base Mesh

This is the foundation of your stole – or scarf, or whatever shape you want to give your project.

The inspiration for these simple but colourful flowers didn’t come from my garden as much as from my children’s drawings. It was clear to me from the start that both colours and shapes should be bold.

They can be worked up in the yarn of your choice, and used in any way you want. Sew them on a garment, a bag, a pillow, a hat… I spread them on a table cloth, to make sure my kitchen table will remind us that is summer, even during grey and rainy days.

These flowers can be varied almost endlessly. Play around with different colours, different-sized centers or petals, and mix them with other motifs.

I used DMC Petra, which is a #5 cotton thread which comes in plenty of colours. To my knowledge Petra is sold only in Europe, but substitution should be easy since no considerations of gauge need to be made. I worked with a 1.75mm/size 6 hook.

• All colour changes should be initiated in the last stitch before the change of colour noted in the pattern. This means that the last “yarn-over-and-pull-through” in the last stitch of the previous colour should be made with the new colour. In this way, the last stitch of colour A will be completely made up with colour A, and without any “spilling over” to the first stitch in colour B.
• Flowers 1, 2 and 3 start with a loop, instead of a chain in the center. This technique has been clearly explained in a previous issue of Crochet me.
• The centers of flowers 1, 2 and 3 are worked in sc.
• Do not join rounds, except where indicated. Put a marker (e.g. a safety pin) in the first stitch of every round as a guide. Move this marker every round.

This pattern uses US terminology
Ch = chain
Sc = single crochet
Inc = increase, work 2 sts in the same st, increase made
Sl st = slip stitch
St(s) = stitch
Hdc = half double crochet
Dc = double crochet
Sc dec = single crochet decrease: insert hook into next st, yo, pull up loop, insert hook into following st, yo, pull up loop, yo, pull through all 3 loops on hook.

Flower 1

Round 1: (fu