Flower Motif/Doily Pattern

This is a pattern to create my little flower motif/doily things... I made it up using stitches I learned while doing a blanket pattern. These make very fast and easy presents (esp. during the holidays) and make wonderful coasters. ^_^ Hope you all enjoy.



MATERIALS
Pretty much any yarn will work, Red Heart Super Saver is recommended.
Crochet hook size US K 10.5/6.50MM, or whatever size hook you prefer. This pattern works for pretty much every hook size. 6.50MM just makes it a nice coaster size.

STITCH GUIDE
CLUSTER (uses one st or sp)- * YO, insert hook in st or sp indicated, YO and pull up a loop, YO and draw through 2 loops on hook, repeat from * 2 more times, YO and draw through all 4 loops on hook.

PATTERN
Ch 3, sl in third Ch from hook to form ring
Rnd 1:Ch 2, * YO, insert hook in ring, YO and pull up a loop, YO and draw through 2 loops on hook, repeat from * 1 time, YO and draw through all 3 loops on hook (counts as first cluster), † ch 3, cluster in ring, repeat from † 4 times, ch 3, sl st in ch 2, join with sl to first cluster: 6 clusters, 6 ch 3 sps
Rnd 2: Sl in first sp, ch 1, sc in same sp, * ch3, sc in same sp, ch 3, sc in next sp, repeat from * 4 times, ch3, sc in same sp, ch 3, join with sl to first sc: 12 ch 3 sps
Rnd 3: Sl in first sp, ch 2, * YO, insert hook in same sp, YO and pull up a loop, YO and draw through 2 loops on hook, repeat from * 1 time, YO and draw through all 3 loops on hook (counts as first cluster), ch 3, † cluster in same sp, ch 3, sc in next sp, ch 3, cluster in next sp, ch 3, repeat from † 4 times, cluster in same sp, ch 3, sc in next sp, ch 3, join with sl to first cluster: 12 clusters, 18 ch 3 sps
Finish off, weave in ends.


That's Chinsey, he's one of my beautiful babies... Yay for chinchillas ^_^

Basic Terms and Stitch Guide

I feel obligated to include this, because I know members of my Girl Scout Troop will be referring to these patterns, but are still learning the basics.

St - Stitch
Sp - Space
YO - Yarn over
Ch - Chain
Sl - Slip stitch
Sc - Single crochet (insert hook in st or sp indicated, YO and pull up a loop, YO and draw through 2 loops on hook)
Dc - Double crochet (YO, insert hook in st or sp indicated, YO and pull up a loop, YO and draw through 2 loops on hook, YO and draw through 2 loops on hook.)

And for a little personal note, I was on http://www.weebls-stuff.com/ today just seeing if they had anything new, when I noticed a Magical Trevor 3. I'm a huge fan of the original Magical Trevor and, although I was disappointed with the second Magical Trevor, I was really excited and happy to see that a third had come out. I was even happier to see, when watching this new Magical Trevor episode, that it focused on CHINCHILLAS! XD So I took a screen shot (well, several screen shots, actually) of the mini chinchilla, and now, I will share it with you ^_^



And THAT is what I call cute. Oh, and by the way, that image is copyrighted by Weebl and Bob, not me, so they get their credit for that.

Intro

Ok... So I've started this blog. This is my first serious blog, meant for work-like purposes, rather than being used as a journal of some sort or another.

First, let me introduce myself. I go by the name Chinchu, and am an avid crocheter. I also love chinchillas (hence the alias "chinchu"), so I've mixed the two into this blog. Here, I hope to post pictures of my crochet work, and patterns for it.

I'm also an avid photographer, and a wannabe model, so all photography will be by me or of me modeling my works. Everything posted here is copyrighted by me, so please don't steal it. I'm perfectly happy to share my work, as long as I'm given credit for it. ^_^

I hope you enjoy this blog, and thank you for any and all feedback I may receive.