Tracy's Birthday Cake!

This cake wasn't as time consuming to decorate as you may think. I used 5 different bags of buttercream for each star tip color and just went around and added each color. It was fun!

Daisy Crochet Pattern

This crochet flower is out of the book “100 Flowers to Knit or Crochet” by Lesley Stanfield. At first glance, it looked as if there were so many flowers to make, but then I took a look at the patterns. My pattern reading is not up to par, so it is quite difficult for me to understand what is going on in most of the flower patterns! And forget even attempting to decipher the knit ones (although they are really beautiful)! The “Lazy Daisy” flower is my first attempt at one of these 100 or so flowers. I also made a fern leaf to go along with it (which will come next week) to help accentuate the flower. I intend to sew it onto a purple hat for wintertime. Enjoy! I hope this pattern and the images on the book cover pique your interest and you go out to purchase it to make more great flowers (and even vegetables) for your projects!

Yarn “A”: Yellow

Yarn “B”: White

Method

Center Using A, make 6ch, join with ss into a ring.

1^st round (RS) 1ch, 11sc in ring, using B ss in 1ch. 12 sts.

Petals Continue with B.

2^nd round [11ch, ss in next sc] 12 times, ending ss in ss of first round.

Fasten off invisibly.

Seems easy, right? Let me know how yours turns out, I’d love to see your daisy results! 

Abbreviations according to the author:

ch=chain

ss=slip stitch

sts=stitches

sc=single crochet

Crochet: Klutz Crcochet Flower

The flower that is in the Klutz Crocheting book is super easy and fun to make—it’s also really cute. The pattern is the second in the Klutz book and uses a variety of stitches. Happy crocheting!

Flower Pattern:

Chain 6 and join ends of the chain by pushing hook through the first stitch (create a circle)

Pick up the yarn and pull it through the hook to join the circle

Chain 3

Double crochet 14 into the center of the ring (not into the stitches/chains!)

Slip stitch into the chain 3 section once all DC’s are complete

Pick up yarn and pull it through the look, as before to join round

Chain 1

First half-petal: Half double crochet 1, 1 double crochet, 1 triple (treble) crochet into the next stitch

Second half-petal: In the next stitch, 1 triple crochet, 1 double crochet, 1 half double crochet (NOTE: there are 3 crochet stitches per each half petal)

Chain 1

Slip stitch into next stitch

Repeat half-petal steps around until there are 5 petals

Slip stitch into the last stitch when finished

Cut yarn and weave into flower

(Attach to a cute crochet piece, or attach a pin or bobby pin and turn it into a cute accessory!)