crocheted roses........

there have been a couple of requests for the pattern for the 

crocheted roses i made a couple of years ago for the

homeschoolers mini-market........

here we go then..... no photos i'm afraid so you'll need

to understand 'crochet speak' to follow along i reckon.....

you need to leave a 30cm tail of yarn to start with

and then you chain 45......

1 treble (double in the U.S.) in the 4th chain from hook

* chain 2

2 trebles into the same stitch

chain 1

skip two chain in the foundation row

2 treble into the next stitch *

continue pattern between the asterisks to the end of the row

turn and chain 2

6 trebles into the first 2 chain space

* 1 treble into next 1 chain space

7 trebles into next 2 chain space *

continue pattern between the asterisks to the end of the row and fasten off

all you need to do now is roll the flower and use the 30 cm tail of yarn 

to stitch the rose together as you go.......

i attached hair slides and brooch pins to the back of these roses and

they work equally well in the hair or worn on clothes or pinned to 

bags......

i have never attempted to write out a pattern before and this one

is not exactly complicated but i have no idea if it will be 

follow-able either.....

 please let me know if it is complete 

gobble-de-gook and i'll see if i can make it clearer....

there are probably lots of tutorials out there, written by far more experienced

crocheters than i which include lots of useful photos, 

so it may be that you will look at my 'pattern' 

{that sounds a bit too grand for a couple of lines of instructions},

roll your eyes in a 'knowing' kind of way

and move on to an easier to understand pattern......

however, it you can make sense of what i have written then fab

{i would love to see what you have made if you want to leave me a link......}

happy hooking.......