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
( PLEASE NOTE: All of the patterns including the bag pattern above come from a Japanese crochet book with the bag on the cover and the ISBN4-579-11113-3. I actually don't have the book anymore - I think it disappeared in the move overseas. You can try Amazon Japan here....
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....
this is one of the best crocheted flowers I have seen. those photos are lovely.
Posted by: Tiel S-K | Sunday, 10 December 2006 at 11:52 PM
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!
Posted by: Alex | Monday, 11 December 2006 at 12:36 AM
I totally get you had to buy the book, JUST because of the flower - it's awesome! Love your color choice ;o)
Posted by: Kristina | Monday, 11 December 2006 at 01:46 AM
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!!!
Posted by: Jen | Monday, 11 December 2006 at 12:13 PM
Well, first I would make the bag, then the skirt, and then ....
Looking forward to seeing lots of sunny happy flowers.
Posted by: Jo | Monday, 11 December 2006 at 02:32 PM
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?
Posted by: Rebecca | Wednesday, 16 May 2007 at 06:48 AM
I LOVE these flowers, especially the black and white ones you sewed onto your grey skirt. I'm having trouble finding the name of the book you're referencing--forgive me for not being able to find it on your blog! Would you mind terribly passing along the name of it? Thank you SO much!
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