my new favourite flower....

see the pretty blanket

look at the beautiful parcel

...watch me rush to the counter to buy the book all because of this one small flower.....

ISBN4-579-11113-3

There were another two pages showing this little beauty in all its glory but I was too busy crocheting flowers to scan any more.....

First up, in a hand dyed fuzzy yellow handspun mix of merino and angora ( no, I didn't spin this!).
These are quite big...about 16cm across due to the choice of wool -I just loved the vibrant colour!

I then made a version using some organic cotton...this time I altered the pattern slightly to make it bigger and added a border of double crochets...I think it will make a quite a lovely face washer. It was much too late when I finished it to take a photo, so that will have to wait until tomorrow....

Next up I am going to make some much smaller ones using this linen thread which you can buy here with tons of other goodies ( you have been warned!)...just have to remember where I put it.....

I should be able to make this flower in my sleep soon....

Oh, in case you were wondering, there were actually a lot of other noteworthy patterns in this book.....just let me work through my obsession with this flower first....

Comments

[Tiel S-K]

this is one of the best crocheted flowers I have seen. those photos are lovely.

[Alex]

Marianne, I am totally with you about this flower and the whole book. I got so excited when I flipped through the book, it's gorgeous. That simple blanket is stunning. I could have bought the book only for the photo of it. The flower...! And also the rest - a great book. Congrats on this find!

[Kristina]

I totally get you had to buy the book, JUST because of the flower - it's awesome! Love your color choice ;o)

[Jen]

you do have a thing for flowers, don't you? i was going to tell you about the million flower scarf, but hey, that was YOU!!!

[Jo]

Well, first I would make the bag, then the skirt, and then ....

Looking forward to seeing lots of sunny happy flowers.

[Rebecca]

OMG, I have been looking everywhere for a very similar japanese crochet book and can't find them online at all. Does the store you bought this from happen to have an online storefront?