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Crochet decorations

We've got step-by-step tutorial videos to guide you through some of our most popular free crochet patterns for decorations, like flowers, hearts, Christmas ornaments and more...

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Crochet: 17th May flower

In this DROPS video we show how to work a beautiful flower that can be used to decorate on May 17th (Norway's National Day), as decorations on clothes, decorations in the hair, table decorations and much more. Work 6 ch with Color I and form a ring with 1 sl st in first ch. ROUND 1: work ch 1, 15 sc around the ring and - READ COLOR CHANGE below - finish with 1 sl st in first ch with Color II. ROUND 2: ch 3, * ch 3, skip 1 sc, 1 dc in next sc *, repeat from * - * the entire round and finish with 3 ch and 1 sl st in 3rd ch in beg of round = 8 ch -loops. ROUND 3: Turn piece, * ch 4, 1 sc in next dc, turn the work, ch 2, 6 dc around ch space, 5 dc around the dc from 2nd round. Lean piece to the right and work 1 sl st in dc from 2nd round * = one petal finished. Turn piece and repeat * - * until there are 8 flower petals. Cut the thread. ROUND 4: Use Color III, fasten with 1 sc in one of the ch space from 2nd round. Work 1 sc around the same ch space, ch 5, * 1 sc around next ch space, 5 ch * repeat *-* the entire round and finish with 1 sl st in 2nd sc on round. = 8 ch spaces, turn the piece. ROUND 5: Work as follows in each ch space: * 1 sc, ch 3, 7 tr, 3 ch and 1 sc *. Repeat from *-* the entire round and finish with 1 sl st in 1st sc in beg of round. COLOR CHANGE: To get a nice transition between the color changes, work last sl st on round with the new color as follows: Insert hook in last ch from beg of round, get the new yarn, make a YO with the new color and pull it through st on hook.

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How to crochet many hearts

In this DROPS video we show how to crochet many hearts in the same row, that can be used in a blanket. Cast on a number of stitches divisible with 7 (+ 8) stitches with a main color. You must read the explanation below to be able to follow this video properly. We have cast on 28 LOOSE chain stitches (= 4 whole hearts) + 8 chain stitches = 36 chain stitches. CROCHET INFO: The first double crochet on the row is replaced by 3 chain stitches. ROW 1: Work 1 double crochet in the 4th chain stitch from needle. Work 1 double crochet in each of the 33 next stitches = 34 double crochets, change color (heart color 1) at the last pull through, cut thread and turn piece. ROW 2: (heart row): Work 3 chain stitches, 1 double crochet in the 1st double crochet 2 chain stitches, skip 5 stitches, * in the next double crochet work as follows: 2 double crochets, 1 chain stitch, 2 double crochet, 2 chain stitches, skip 6 stitches *. Repeat * - * 3 more times, but on last repeat skip 5 stitches (instead of 6 stitches) and crochet 2 double crochets in the 3rd chain stitch from previous row. Change to the main color at the last pull through, turn piece. ROW 3: Work 1 chain stitch, 1 single crochet in the 1st double crochet. Now work around the chain stitches in the row below and in the double crochets 2 rows below like this: Skip 1 double crochet 1 row below and 1 double crochet 2 rows below, work 1 double crochet in each of the 2 next double crochets. * Work 2 chain stitches, 1 single crochet around the chain stitch in the heart, 2 chain crochets, skip 2 double crochets in the heart and 2 double crochets from 2 rows below, 1 double crochet in each of the 2 next double crochets, skip 2 double crochets *, repeat *-* 2 more times. Work 2 chain stitches, 1 single crochet around the chain stitch in the heart, 2 chain stitches, skip 2 double crochets from 2 row below, 1 double crochet in each of the 2 next double crochets, 1 chain stitch and 1 single crochet in the 3rd chain stitch from previous row, turn piece. ROW 4: Work 3 chain stitches, 1 double crochet in the next chain stitch, 1 double crochet in each of the 2 next double crochet. * work 2 double crochets around the next chain stitches, 1 double crochet in the next single crochet, 2 double crochet around the next chain stitches, 1 double crochets in each of the next 2 double crochets *, repeat * - * 3 more times. Finish with 2 double crochets in the last stitch and change color (heart color 2) in the last pull through, turn piece and cut the thread. Repeat row 2 - 4 to the desired length. We work with the yarn DROPS Snow from Garnstudio in the video and we have use DROPS Cotton Merion from Garnstudio from in the little piece.