CROCHETED HOUSEPLANTS: Beautiful flora to make for your home
ISBN: 978-1-78494-641-8
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p. 4 (also page 36)
Acanthocereus tetragonus
Fairy Castle
p. 16
Finished size
The longest strands are approximately 4¾in (12cm) long.
Spider Plant
Page 22
Long stem
Take a strand of wire and work chain stitches around the wire. Using A and 3mm hook, place a slip knot on the hook. With the wire in the hand that holds your yarn, place the yarn under the wire and the hook over the wire, yarn over the hook and pull through the slip knot.
Snake Plant
Page 28
You will need
Bamboo skewers
Fairy Castle
Page 39
Making up
Each cactus will form into a natural shape of five ridges. With your tapestry needle and a length of A, sew small stitches along each of the ridges to create a star.
Sweetheart Plant
Page 47
Making up
Flatten the leaf with the palm of your hand. Place the leaf on some thick cardboard and draw around it with a pencil to make an outline. Cut out the cardboard shape just a little inside the outline. Place the cardboard inside the leaf. Using the tail of yarn, sew firmly to the soil and place in the pot.
Curly Jade Plant
Page 52
This is a very satisfying project to make. By increasing on every stitch in every round, you create a hyperbolic shape, which appears frequently in nature.
Coleus
Page 59
Making up
Weave a strand of floristry wire through the centre of the leaves on the wrong side. Arrange two large leaves to be opposite each other. Place another two large leaves at right angles, and sew on top. Repeat so all eight large leaves have been placed. Poke all the ends of the floristry wire on each strand through the soil and fold over the wire to secure. Sew the base of the two first large leaves securely to the top of the soil. Finally, place the two small leaves in the centre and sew them securely in place. Manipulate the wire to create a natural plant shape.
Century Plant
Page 62
Large leaf
Row 4 WS: 1 ch, 1 sl st at base of ch, * 2 sl st, (1 sl st, 2 ch, 1 sl st) into next st; rep from * 6 times, 2 sl st, 1 sl st in ch sp, (1 sl st, 2 ch, 1 sl st) in top of dtr at the point of the leaf, 1 sl st in side of dtr, 2 sl st, (1 sl st, 2 ch, 1 sl st) into next st; rep from * 6 times, 3 sl st.
Yucca
Page 67
Row 3 WS: Ch 1, 16 dc, 4 sl st, 1 ch, (now work down the other side of the leaf into the other side of the ch sts), 4 sl st, 16 dc, turn (41 sts).
Row 4 RS: Ch 1, 16 dc, 4 sl st, (1 sl st, 2 ch, 1 sl st) in ch sp, 4 sl st, 16 dc.
Fasten off and leave a long tail of yarn.
Inch Plant
Page 71
Weave in the stray ends of yarn B on each leaf. Poke the wire of each stem into the soil and then use the long tails of yarn A to sew the stems securely to the top of the soil. Sew a plain leaf at the end of each stem and then sew striped leaves evenly up the stem approximately six stitches apart, five on each small stem and seven on each large stem. Curl the stems slightly to create a natural plant shape.
Swiss Cheese Plant
Page 84
Large stem
Row 1: 1 dc in 2nd ch from hook, 1 dc in each st to end, turn (45 sts).
Medium Stem
Row 1: 1 dc in 2nd ch from hook, 1 dc in each st to end, turn (35 sts).
Small stem
Using A and 4mm hook, place a slip knot on your hook. With the wire in your hand that holds your yarn, place the yarn under the wire and your hook over the wire, yarn over the hook and pull through your slip knot.
Page 85
Making up
Place two uncut garden stakes and the cut plant stake in the soil. Take one piece of 12in (30cm)-long garden wire and poke it into the same hole as one of the uncut plant stakes.
Herringbone Plant
Page 86
You will need
Sirdar Hayfield Bonus DK
Page 89
Making up
Twist the leaf wires around the plant stakes. Then wrap the stem crochet around each stem and, using the tail of yarn, sew the first and last rows of crochet together to encase the stem.
Poinsettia
Page 92
Small petal (make 4)
Page 93
Making up
On each petal and leaf, use the tail of yarn and a tapestry needle to make small stitches and gather the end of the petal or leaf together. Cut 18 pieces of floristry wire approximately 8in (20cm) long. Weave a strand of floristry wire through the centre of the petals and leaves on the wrong side. Arrange the flower petals so that five large red leaves form a star. Then position two small red petals opposite each other on top of the large leaves. Gather the petal wires together on the underside of the flower. Using the tails of yarn, sew the petals together.
String of Hearts
Page 96
Row 1: (3 ch, 3 dtr, 3 tr, 1 ch, 1 dtr, 1 ch, 3 tr, 3 dtr, 2 ch) into the centre of the ring,
Boston Fern
Page 100
Small leaf
Row 3 (First side): Ch 1, 3 sl st, (1 sl st,
4 ch, 1 sl st in 2nd ch, 2 sl st in ch, 1 sl st in foundation ch) twice, (1 sl st, 5 ch, 1 sl st in 2nd ch, 3 sl st in ch, 1 sl st in foundation ch) three times, (1 sl st, 6 ch, 1 sl st in 2nd ch, 4 sl st in ch, 1 sl st in foundation ch) 3 times, (1 sl st, 7 ch, 1 sl st in 2nd ch, 5 sl st in ch, 1 sl st in foundation ch) 3 times (11 fronds in total).
Row 3 (Second side): (1 sl st, 7 ch, 1 sl st in 2nd ch, 5 sl st in ch, 1 sl st in foundation ch) 3 times, (1 sl st, 6 ch, 1 sl st in 2nd ch, 4 sl st in ch, 1 sl st in foundation ch) 3 times, (1 sl st, 5 ch, 1 sl st in 2nd ch, 3 sl st in ch, 1 sl st in foundation ch) 3 times, (1 sl st,
4 ch, 1 sl st in 2nd ch, 2 sl st in ch, 1 sl st in foundation ch) twice (22 fronds in total).
Large leaf, second side:
Row 3 (Second side): (1 sl st, 9 ch, 1 sl st in 2nd ch, 7 sl st in ch, 1 st in foundation ch) 4 times, (1 sl st, 8 ch, 1 sl st in 2nd ch, 6 sl st in ch, 1 sl st in foundation ch) 3 times, (1 sl st, 7 ch, 1 sl st in 2nd ch, 5 sl st in ch, 1 sl st in foundation ch) 3 times, (1 sl st, 6 ch, 1 sl st in 2nd ch, 4 sl st in ch, 1 sl st in foundation ch) 3 times, (1 sl st, 5 ch, 1 sl st in 2nd ch, 3 sl st in ch, 1 sl st in foundation ch)
3 times, (1 sl st, 4 ch, 1 sl st in 2nd ch, 2 sl st in ch, 1 sl st in foundation ch) twice (36 fronds in total).
Venus Flytrap
Page 105
Making up
Fold each leaf in half and make a few stitches at each end to keep the leaf slightly closed. Then sew one large leaf to the top of a large stalk.
Moth Orchid
Page 106
You will need
Orchid clips
Page 109
Stem
Take a strand of garden wire and work chain stitches around the wire using A and 3mm hook (see page 133). Place a slip knot on your hook. With the wire in the hand that holds your yarn, place the yarn under the wire and your hook over the wire, yarn over the hook and pull through your slip knot.
Mountain Cowslip
Page 110
You will need
Plant pot, approximately
3¼in (8cm) in diameter
Page 112
Stems
Take a strand of wire and work chain stitches around the wire (see page133) using A and 3mm hook. Place a slip knot on your hook. With the wire in your hand which holds your yarn, place the yarn under the wire and your hook over the wire, yarn over the hook and pull through your slip knot.
Page 128
Working in spirals
In order to know where each round starts it is advisable to place a marker at the beginning of each round.
Page 131
Loop stitch
3 Pull through to the front of the stitch, yarn over again and pull through all the loops on your hook.
Page 132
Puff stitch
The Crown Cactus pattern (see page 76) creates a puff by drawing several loops together and then making a sl st to secure.
3 Rep twice into the same st. You will have 7 loops on your hook. Yarn over and draw through all loops on hook. Make 1 sl st to secure.
Page 133
Crocheting chain stitches around wire
Place a slip knot on your hook. With the wire in the hand that holds your yarn, place the yarn under the wire and your hook over the wire, yarn over the hook and pull through your slip knot.
Crocheted Pots
Page 140
You will need
Rico Design Essentials Cotton DK (twice)