Friday, December 3, 2010

Crocheted Felted Flower

After felting

Before felting

I wanted a felted flower for my Guy Laroche Meets Thakoon holiday jacket. I found this Crocheted Felted Flower Brooche pattern and downloaded it. I made my first one using Brown Sheep worsted lambswool and a size Q crochet hook, but it came out huge. I then took some Araucania Ranco Solid sock yarn (leftover from my Swiss Cheese scarf) and a size F crochet hook. I ran it through three consecutive cycles in the washing machine (no dryer), and voilà!

7 comments:

  1. Gorgeous.I like it much more after felting. You have the best ideas.

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  2. Very sweet and perfect for your new jacket. I enjoy reading your blog so much---I'll miss it when traveling but think how much reading I can do in a Starbucks. :-)

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  3. Just stunning, Shams! I love how you changed the construction details to suit the fabric and you!

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  4. Oh love the felted flower and the top!

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  5. I love, love, love flower embellishments. Your felted flower is marvelous and so is your new jacket!

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  6. Beautiful flower. It looks perfect with your pretty asymetrical top.

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