Crochet Daisy Pram Topper Blanket Tutorial

 Hello hookers, hope this blog finds you all well and happily hooking away on your projects.

I have been busy creating something different for you to try - this is a 'join-as-you-go' daisy blanket, which is perfect as a pram topper!  Of course, you can make it as large as you like by simply adding more rows of flowers.

It was really quite enjoyable making this, not too heavy on the knee in the summer months - which is really important, right?  :)

A tip: sew your ends in after each colour, that way you won't get overwhelmed at the end.

So, fancy having a go?  You can find the video here....

https://youtu.be/f3hkoJCaJo8

My written patterns are always designed to work hand-in-hand with my videos and sometimes don't make much sense without a visual explanation, so please pop over to the video if you get stuck or don't understand something.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The pattern ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

You will need 5 colours of yarn of your choice to make a pram topper:

100g of each in DK. (Double Knit)

I used Stylecraft Special DK in Palma Violet, Hint of Lilac, Pale Rose, Tea Green and Cream

 I used a 4.00 Clover Amour crochet hook

Colour 1 – 30 flowers

Round 1:  MR, 8dc into the ring, ss into first stitch, pull tail to close ring.

Round 2: **9ch, ss into same st, ss into the next st, rep from ** all the way around, ss to join (8 loops)

 

Colour 2 – 25 flowers (join-as-you-go)

Round 1:  MR, 8dc into the ring, ss into first stitch, pull tail to close ring.

Round 2: 9ch, ss into same st, ss into the next st, [4ch, ss into the 5^th stitch of a Colour 1 flower loop, 4ch, ss into same st, ss into the next st] rep [ ] once more, [9ch, ss into same st, ss into the next st] rep [ ] once more, [4ch, ss into the 5^th stitch of a Colour 1 flower, 4ch, ss into same st, ss into the next st] rep [ ] once more, 9ch, ss into same st, end yarn.

 

Colour 3 – 24 flowers (join-as-you-go)

Round 1:  MR, 8dc into the ring, ss into first stitch, pull tail to close ring.

Round 2: 9ch, ss into same st, ss into the next st, [4ch, ss into the 5^th stitch of a Colour 1 flower loop, 4ch, ss into same st, ss into the next st] rep [ ] once more, [9ch, ss into same st, ss into the next st] rep [ ] once more, [4ch, ss into the 5^th stitch of a Colour 1 flower, 4ch, ss into same st, ss into the next st] rep [ ] once more, 9ch, ss into same st, end yarn.

 

Colour 4 – 24 flowers (join-as-you-go)

Round 1:  MR, 8dc into the ring, ss into first stitch, pull tail to close ring.

Round 2: *** [4ch, ss into the 5^th stitch of a Colour 2 flower loop, 4ch, ss into same st, ss into the next st] rep [ ] once more, [4ch, ss into the 5^th stitch of a Colour 3 flower, 4ch, ss into same st, ss into the next st] rep [ ] once more, repeat from *** once more, end yarn.

 

Colour 5 – 80 stars (join-as-you-go)

Round 1:  MR, 8dc into the ring, ss into first stitch, pull tail to close ring.

Round 2: 4ch, ss IN-BETWEEN petals of Colour 1, 4ch, sk st at base, ss into next st, 4ch, ss IN-BETWEEN petals of Colour 2, 4ch, sk st at base, ss into next st, 4ch, ss IN-BETWEEN petals of Colour 3, 4ch, sk st at base, ss into next st, 4ch, ss IN-BETWEEN petals of Colour 4, 4ch, sk st at base, ss into next st, end yarn.

 

Colour 5 – 36 half stars, (join-as-you-go)

Round 1:  MR, 8dc into the ring, ss into first stitch, pull tail to close ring.

Round 2: 4ch, ss IN-BETWEEN petals of Colour 1, 4ch, sk st at base, ss into next st, 4ch, ss IN-BETWEEN petals of Colour 2, 4ch, sk st at base, ss into next st, end yarn.

 

Edging

Round 1:  Start in second last petal on an edge before a corner, ss into 5^th st, 2ch, ss into 5^th of next petal, ***** [CORNER: 5ch, ss into 5^th of next petal] 2ch, ss into 5^th of next petal, 2ch, *** ss into hole in the centre of the half star, [2ch, ss into 5^th of next petal] x2, rep from *** to next corner, rep from ***** and work all the way around, ss to the first ss,

Round 2: 1ch, 1htr into ss in the top of the petal, 2htr into the ch sp between petals, 1htr into ss in the top of the next petal, *****  [CORNER: 3htr, 2ch, 3htr], *** 1htr into ss in the top of the petal, 2htr into the ch sp between petals, rep from *** to next corner, rep from ***** and work all the way around, ss to the first ss.

Round 3 (picot): *****  [3ch, ss into the 2^nd ch from hook, 1ch], sk next st, ss into next st, rep from  ***** all the way around.

I really hope you enjoy this pattern as much as I did, and as always, I love to be tagged in your creations, and I use the same name @soozintheshed on both Instagram and Facebook.

Until next time... HAPPY HOOKING!