Hello everyone.
Welcome to this first day of summer blog entry.
Today I want to share with you one of my recent experiments, large, realistic looking crochet rose.
Pictures and descriptions below.
For this project I used white cotton yarn (thread) and crochet hook, size 2,5 mm.
Each petal was crocheted and dyed (painted) separately.
On the picture below you can see all the petals I used to make one rose flwer (right after painting still wet). As you can notice they are in different shapes and sizes.
I wanted to achieve possibly natural looking rose petal effect.
It was my first attempt to dye crocheted details. It would be easier and much faster to make all the petals of originally dyed yarn, perhaps is slightly different shades of pink and purple, but I really wanted to try something new, a technique, that would allow to make each flower look different and unique.
I have to say, I am happy with the result. The flower looks simple, but it took some time to make it. Sewing petals together was the worst part. I tried several times before I got what I wanted.
So, this was my first try. There will be more. I want to make a bunch of roses in different colours and shapes, but this time I will use thinner yarn.
Anyway, if you have any questions and if you want to learn more about the painting (dyeing) technique and materials I used for this project, please leave the comment bellow. I will be happy to help.
Enjoy the summer and have a wonderful, creative time!