Hi Steemit. My name is Sammy, I'm from Wakefield, UK, and this is my first post!
I really like to crochet as wool is a versatile medium and there's no need for a pattern, so there's lots of room to be creative. I also find that the act of crochet gives me something to focus on while I collect my thoughts; it's very therapeutic.
Roses are one of my favourite flowers to make as they turn out differently every time. I generally don't like to follow patterns. For this reason, the instructions aren't very precise, but will hopefully give you a lovely, unique rose every time. You can use any wool you like, I like to use a finer wool as you can see the stitches.
Please note: all terminology is in English, which is a little different to the US version (e.g. UK treble crochet = US double crochet).
The Rose
First, I begin by making a chain that's between 40 and 60 loops, depending on the size of the rose I want. I then turn and work a single crochet (sc) into each loop. Turn and chain 1, then work a sc into the next 10 or so loops. Next, I chain 1 and use a slip stitch (ss) to join it to the same loop that the last sc was in. I then chain 1 and in the next loop, add 2 half treble (htr) stitches. I do 2 htr in the next 4 loops, chain 1 and use a ss to join it to the same loop as the last htr. You should start to see a petal shape forming:
I then repeat the last step to create another petal, but I like to vary the number of stitches to make the petals different sizes. I also gradually make the petals bigger- 2 htr petals, then 2 double crochet (dc) petals, 2 treble crochet (tr) petals and 2 double treble crochet (dtr) petals:
At the end, I like to taper off to give a softer shape, so I do 2 dtr, then 2 tr, 2 dc, 2 htr, 2 sc and 2 ss:
When this is done, I tie it off, roll up the rose and use the spare thread at the ends to stitch it together at the back:
The leaf
For the leaf, I chain 10, then work 1 ss into each loop. Turn and do 1 stitch into each loop in the following order: sc, htr, dc, tr, tr, dc, htr, sc sc, ss. To make the end of the leaf point, I do a picot stitch- chain 3 and use a ss to join the 3rd loop to the 1st loop.
I then work back down the other side, one stitch into each loop in the following order: ss, sc, sc, htr, dc, tr, tr, dc, htr, sc.
I finish by tying off the thread and stitching the leaf to the back of the rose with a wool needle.
Thank you for reading my post, I welcome any comments and ideas!
Just love this rose, it is beautiful. I am however, dying from curiosity to know how you managed to make so much money with your first post and with a tutorial like this? I can crochet these flowers with my eyes closed, been making them for more than a year now for my sister-in-law's shop and have not earned the money you did with your post. Please share with all our newbies here what you did to get people to upvote, reply or whatever is needed to earn this money with a first post. I think a lot of people who have been posting here on a regular basis but have not yet earned anything, would be curious and benefit from what you have done.
Hi there, I've just looked at my post and I'm as shocked as you are! I wonder if anyone else out there has any insight?
@shammyshiggs got lucky, the 4th richest whale voted on her post :-)
@pcste - Ah, so if a big whale is around when you post something and decides that he/she likes it and decide to upvote, you earn money? So much to learn here, thank you for sharing the reason @shammyshiggs was so successful with her first post.
Thats correct. the bigger the STEEM POWER holder, the more weight they have when voting therefore giving more reward. you can check a voters wallet by clicking on the voters name and going to their page.
Love this!
Wow this looks so good!! Beautiful.
Wow...thank you for this post. I love crocheting too.