Rose In Bloom: Blog Hop Promotion

I am happy to be part of a flower-themed blog-hop this month! Jo’s Crafty Hook has been sharing a FREE crochet pattern everyday and today one of my patterns is in the lineup!

This square can be used as a panel in a blanket, the front of a pillow form, a wall hanging, or just a baby blanket by itself! Normally it is a paid pattern, but today, for the flower blog hop, you can download it for FREE!

The link (removed, expired) takes you directly to your ravelry cart where the free pattern is ready for you (using code: “CraftyHook“, valid until June 7, 2021 expired).

Another Rose

I originally published this square, Rose in Bloom, in August 2020. But, back then I didn’t create a blog post for every new pattern. I have it listed in my Doctor Who Series because it repesents Rose, the character, for me.

This was the second rose I drew. The first one, Rose 40, was included in my Mother’s Day CAL.

Two Techniques

My designs can be made using interlocking crochet or overlay mosaic crochet.

I crocheted my sample in the photo with my baby Melody using the overlay mosaic technique. I have a pdf tutorial and a YouTube tutorial on this technique.

More Tutorials

All of my patterns include written line-by-line instructions for the interlocking technique and the overlay mosaic technique, as well as a chart (81 x 81 for Rose in Bloom).

For this sample I used the mosaic crochet technique and I used a 5 mm hook instead of my usual 4.5 mm hook because I was hoping it would be large enough to be a baby blanket all by itself. With a 4.5 mm hook my square is 20″ but with the 5 mm hook it came out 22″.

I then used an envelope border to cover the tails that are created with the mosaic technique and my final piece was 26″.

Envelope Border Tutorials

The envelope border might be one of the most daunting parts of mosaic crochet.

I prefer to use single crochet for my envelope borders, but double crochet works up faster so I’ve done it both ways.

Joining Tutorials

This square can be used on its own, or you can join it to other squares to create a larger blanket.

There are many ways to do the joining; find what works best for you.

Interlocking Crochet

My preferred method for making squares is the interlocking crochet technique because then I don’t have to worry about a border at all.