This is a bit of fun for 2024.  It is an evolving design, which means that all the patterns for this bouquet are not available yet.  I will be sharing the Flower and Leaf patterns one by one as I work my way through writing/photographing/videos.  The idea is not that you will replicate my bouquet but rather that you will use the patterns supplied to create your own crochet wall bouquet, which reflects your own style and colour choices.

I took this glorious photo against a clear Devon sky this morning.  Looking at it made me think of the song:  Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (or Flowers, in this case).  So I have decided to call this bouquet Lucy :)  Why not!  I name almost everything after girls!!

When I started making these flowers, I had this grand idea of creating tessellating flowers that could be used to form a 3-dimensional bouquet cushion for people with Dementia, similar to a Twiddle Muff.  I quickly realised that my joy lay in figuring out how to make the flowers, NOT in the complexity of figuring out HOW they would fit together.  So I decided to make random 3-D (ish) flowers and sew them to a hoop to create a crochet bouquet for my wall.  

This was the first photo I shared of my work in progress.  I used a 27cm embroidery hoop for my wall bouquet.  To create the backing, I sewed a Wool Warehouse Organza bag (you know, the kind they send your yarn in) and sewed it to the hoop like so:

I then arranged and sewed all the Flowers and Leaves to this backing:

And TADA!!!  All done :)

I LOVE the texture and the whimsy of this pattern!!!  It makes me so happy to look at and touch.

Once I’ve finalised and shared all the patterns for the different Flowers and Leaves, I will make a simple round cushion and sew a bunch of them to it. This is similar to my first idea but much simpler.

Materials

• 27cm Embroidery hoop (or any size of your choosing)
• Organza bag or fabric at least 10cm/4″ bigger than your hoop
• 4mm crochet hook (I use Clover Amour, available HERE on Amazon.com and HERE on Amazon.co.uk)
• Yarnsmiths Pebble Haze DK (50g/145m; 33% acrylic, 67% cotton) – available from Wool Warehouse HERE.
  • Yellow –  2C110 Yellow Amber
  • White –  2C040 Marble
  • Dark Green – 2C130 Olivine
  • Dark Purple – 2C180 Lolite
  • Light Purple –  2C170 Fluorite
  • Light Pink –  2C200 Petalite
  • Light Green –  2C120 Titanite
• Pebble Haze DK Prints (150g/435m, 33% acrylic, 67% cotton) – available from Wool Warehouse HERE.
  • Blue/Pink/Purple – 2D090 Lulworth
  • Red/Orange/Yellow – 2D070 Elgol*

* I only made one flower in Elgol.  I suggest making it in Lulworth instead.

Resources

• Right-handed Videos
• Left-handed Videos
• Hashtag:  #lucyCrochetWallBouquet

Flowers and Leaves Patterns

As and when the patterns are published, I will share the links to them below:

Patterns Already Available

1. Oxeye Daisy
2.  Thistle
3. Gerbera Daisy

Upcoming Patterns

• Craspedia
• Roses
• Hydrangea
• Daffodil
• Lavender
• Hydrangea
• Baby’s Breath
• Chrysanthemum
• Geranium
• Assorted Leaves

I hope you will enjoy creating these flowers with us throughout the year!

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