Daisy Chain

Crochet a daisy chain

Posted by Quadrille

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Bring the freshness of a summer meadow into your home with this
everlasting daisy chain. You can make the garland chain as long as
you care to, and even use up oddments of mercerised cotton yarn
to create a kaleidoscope of coloured flowers.

Tension:
Each daisy motif measures 7cm (2 ¾ in) in diameter using a 2.5mm (US size C/2) hook.

Size:
Daisy chain measures approximately 234cm (92in) long

Yarn note:
The daisy chain weighs approximately 28g (1oz) in total, so only small amounts of yarn are required.

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You Will Need (2 things)

  • 2.5mm (US size C/2) Crochet Hook
  • Yeoman Yarns Cannele 4-ply, or a similar super-fine-weight mercerised Cotton Yarn , in 3 colours: A Small amount in bright yellow B Small amount in white C Small amount in bright green

Steps (3 steps, 120 minutes)

  1. 1

    To make the daisies (make 12)
    Base ring: Using a 2.5mm (US size
    C/2) hook and A, make 6 ch and
    join with a sl st in first ch to form
    a ring.
    Round 1 (RS): 1 ch (does NOT
    count as a stitch), 12 dc in ring,
    change to B and join with a sl st
    in first dc at beginning of round.
    (12 dc)
    Cut off A and continue with B.
    Round 2 (RS): 1 ch, 1 dc in same
    place as last sl st, 12 ch, 1 sl st in
    dc just made, *1 dc in next dc of
    Round 1, 12 ch, 1 sl st in dc just
    made; rep from * 10 times more,
    join with a sl st in first dc at
    beginning of round. (12 petals)
    Fasten off.

  2. 2

    To make the leaves and chain
    Foundation chain: Using a 2.5mm
    (US size C/2) hook and C, make
    10 ch.
    Starting with the 10-ch foundation
    chain, continue along chain working
    leaves and chain alternately as
    follows:
    Leaf 1: 1 dc in 2nd ch from hook,
    1 tr in next ch, 1 dtr in next ch, 1 trtr
    in each of next 2 ch, 1 dtr in next
    ch, 1 tr in next ch, 1 dc in next ch,
    1 sl st in last ch.
    **Make 37 ch.
    Leaf 2: Repeat Leaf 1.
    Make 46 ch.
    Leaf 3: 1 dc in 2nd ch from hook,
    1 tr in each of next 2 ch, 1 dtr in
    each of next 2 ch, 1 trtr in each of
    next 2 ch, 1 dtr in next ch, 1 tr in
    next ch, 1 dc in next ch.
    Make 27 ch.
    Leaves 4 and 5: Repeat Leaf 3;
    make 11 ch; then repeat Leaf 3
    again (making one leaf either side of
    chain).***
    Leaves 6, 7, 8 and 9: Repeat from
    ** to *** once more.
    Make 37 ch.

    Leaf 10: 1 dc in 2nd ch from hook,
    1 tr in next ch, 1 dtr in next ch,
    1 trtr in next ch, 1 dtr in next ch,
    1 tr in next ch, 1 dc in next ch,
    1 sl st in next ch.
    Make 56 ch.
    Leaves 11 and 12: Repeat Leaf 10;
    make 11 ch; 1 dc in 2nd ch from
    hook, 1 tr in next ch, 1 dtr in each of
    next 2 ch, 1 trtr in next ch, 1 dtr in
    each of next 2 ch, 1 tr in next ch,
    1 dc in next ch, 1 sl st in next ch. ****
    Leaves 13–19: Repeat from *** to
    **** once.
    Leaves 20–23: Repeat from ** to ***
    once.
    Make 37 ch.
    Leaf 24: Repeat Leaf 1.
    Fasten off.

  3. 3

    To finish
    Pin the daisies along the chain
    between the leaves, judging the
    spacing by eye.
    Using a single strand of A (or a
    matching sewing thread) and a
    sewing needle, catch stitch the
    back of each daisy at its centre,
    for approximately 1 cm (3⁄8 in), to
    the chain.
    Sew in any loose yarn ends.