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Daisy Chain

Crochet a daisy chain

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/daisy-chain-4 • Posted by Quadrille

Bring the freshness of a summer meadow into your home with this everlasting daisy chain. You can make the garland chain as long as you care to, and even use up oddments of mercerised cotton yarn to create a kaleidoscope of coloured flowers. Tension: Each daisy motif measures 7cm (2 ¾ in) in diameter using a 2.5mm (US size C/2) hook. Size: Daisy chain measures approximately 234cm (92in) long Yarn note: The daisy chain weighs approximately 28g (1oz) in total, so only small amounts of yarn are required.

You will need

Project Budget
Cheap

Time

2 h 00

Difficulty

Nice & Simple
Medium  mg 3109 edit Medium  mg 3175

Description

Bring the freshness of a summer meadow into your home with this everlasting daisy chain. You can make the garland chain as long as you care to, and even use up oddments of mercerised cotton yarn to create a kaleidoscope of coloured flowers. Tension: Each daisy motif measures 7cm (2 ¾ in) in diameter using a 2.5mm (US size C/2) hook. Size: Daisy chain measures approximately 234cm (92in) long Yarn note: The daisy chain weighs approximately 28g (1oz) in total, so only small amounts of yarn are required.

Instructions

  1. To make the daisies (make 12) Base ring: Using a 2.5mm (US size C/2) hook and A, make 6 ch and join with a sl st in first ch to form a ring. Round 1 (RS): 1 ch (does NOT count as a stitch), 12 dc in ring, change to B and join with a sl st in first dc at beginning of round. (12 dc) Cut off A and continue with B. Round 2 (RS): 1 ch, 1 dc in same place as last sl st, 12 ch, 1 sl st in dc just made, *1 dc in next dc of Round 1, 12 ch, 1 sl st in dc just made; rep from * 10 times more, join with a sl st in first dc at beginning of round. (12 petals) Fasten off.

  2. Small  mg 3519

    To make the leaves and chain Foundation chain: Using a 2.5mm (US size C/2) hook and C, make 10 ch. Starting with the 10-ch foundation chain, continue along chain working leaves and chain alternately as follows: Leaf 1: 1 dc in 2nd ch from hook, 1 tr in next ch, 1 dtr in next ch, 1 trtr in each of next 2 ch, 1 dtr in next ch, 1 tr in next ch, 1 dc in next ch, 1 sl st in last ch. **Make 37 ch. Leaf 2: Repeat Leaf 1. Make 46 ch. Leaf 3: 1 dc in 2nd ch from hook, 1 tr in each of next 2 ch, 1 dtr in each of next 2 ch, 1 trtr in each of next 2 ch, 1 dtr in next ch, 1 tr in next ch, 1 dc in next ch. Make 27 ch. Leaves 4 and 5: Repeat Leaf 3; make 11 ch; then repeat Leaf 3 again (making one leaf either side of chain).*** Leaves 6, 7, 8 and 9: Repeat from ** to *** once more. Make 37 ch. Leaf 10: 1 dc in 2nd ch from hook, 1 tr in next ch, 1 dtr in next ch, 1 trtr in next ch, 1 dtr in next ch, 1 tr in next ch, 1 dc in next ch, 1 sl st in next ch. Make 56 ch. Leaves 11 and 12: Repeat Leaf 10; make 11 ch; 1 dc in 2nd ch from hook, 1 tr in next ch, 1 dtr in each of next 2 ch, 1 trtr in next ch, 1 dtr in each of next 2 ch, 1 tr in next ch, 1 dc in next ch, 1 sl st in next ch. **** Leaves 13–19: Repeat from *** to **** once. Leaves 20–23: Repeat from ** to *** once. Make 37 ch. Leaf 24: Repeat Leaf 1. Fasten off.

  3. Small  mg 3520

    To finish Pin the daisies along the chain between the leaves, judging the spacing by eye. Using a single strand of A (or a matching sewing thread) and a sewing needle, catch stitch the back of each daisy at its centre, for approximately 1 cm (3⁄8 in), to the chain. Sew in any loose yarn ends.