i love garlands in most shapes and sizes. on the photo’s below you can see a very long garland in black, perhaps a slightly unusual color for some of you but you can make one yourself in any color you like.
tutorial
used material
what you need is cotton yarn in one or more colors, your crochet hook and a needle. for the black garland i used catania mercerized cotton in black and sun and a hook size 3 mm, but for this tutorial i chose crocus-like colors lilac and a reddish orange.
used stitches (american english)
- ch = chain
- ss = slip stitch
- sc = single crochet
- h dc = half double crochet
- dc = double crochet
- tr – treble
pattern for cups
- first make a magic ring
- row 1. sc in ring, 2 ch, 11 dc in ring, ss into second ch (= 12 dc)
- row 2. normally if you are working in circles you will make 2 dc into every dc of de first row but now you start with 2 ch, *2 dc into the second stitch, 1 dc into the next*, repeat between * * until end of row (2 dc in last stitch), ss into second ch
- row 3. 1 ch, sc in second dc and in all dc until end of row, ss into the first sc
- fasten of.
notes garland
- probably unnecessary to say that you can vary the number of chains between the motifs and the number of motifs that you make
- you can make the garland as long as you wish, i just give you some examples of stitches you can use
- * * means repeat between * * as many times as you like/until the desired length
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garland how to
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1.*8 ch 2 dc in third ch from hook*
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2. *4 ch, 2 h dc in second ch from hook*
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3. *8 ch, 1 dc in third ch from hook, 3 ch, ss in same ch as the dc*
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4. *13 ch, 1 dc in the fourth ch from hook and into the next 4 ch*
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5. *10 ch, 8 dc in third ch from hook, ss in first dc (sk the 2 ch)*
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6. *20 ch, attach 1 cup with a slip stitch into any dc of row 2*, end with 20ch
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7. *8 ch, sc in third ch from hook, (3 ch, sc in third ch from hook) twice * or*13 ch, sc in fifth ch from hook, (5 ch, sc in 5th ch from hook) twice *
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8. *30 ch, ss in 10th ch from hook, (10ch, ss in 10th ch from hook) 5 times, 1ch, draw up a loop in same stitches as ss (=7 loops on your hook) yo and draw through all 7 lps on hook*
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9.*10 ch, 1dc in 4th ch from hook and into the next 3 ch, 2ch, turn, 1dc into the second dc and into the next 2 stitches, 1 dc into the third ch, 2ch, turn, 1dc into the second dc and into the next 2 stitches, 1 dc into the 2nd ch*
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10*10 ch, 1 h dc into 2nd ch from hook and into the next 2 ch, ss in next ch*
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11.* 15 ch, 1 ss in 2nd ch from hook, 1 sc in next 2 ch, 1 h dc in next 2 ch, 1 dc in next 2 ch, 1 tr in next 2 ch*
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this pattern, i also used for making jewelry and other garlands:
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hope you enjoy your spring garland!
elisabeth andrée 