201 Crochet Motifs, Blocks, Projects and Ideas

144 Pages·2007·31.4 MB·English

by  Melody Griffiths

Melody Griffiths
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contents

introduction 4

motifs 5

flowers @
illeice’ 6
ole” 6
Insh rot 7
Sunwhsel* &
Primus voy

roe menet equate 9
Vietonan ater? 10
Granny Nawer square 11
laser arlene hexagon® 17
Dated 12
Butcreup® 12
Nrclaus* 13
Lite fowers
Sunourst Hower® 14
Sunflower seuare 15
Pospy 16
Daisy" 16
Fras: flor? 17
Iwvale-oine chain
Rave oveite 18
Popcorn tower octagan* 19
Clemats 19
Dalia hexsge
Fanwy* 20,
‘Wterily 21
Fie lowers 22
Framed Dowei® 22

vest 18

20

lace 24
ower and mash octagon? 22
Snake” 26

Compass square 25

Grand lower hexagon® 28
Sihoue:te footer medalion* 27
n steh octagon* 28
Quatefoi cesgan* 28

Das chain metallont 23
Chain fower square 28

Prneaprle squace* 30
Le rel circles 32
Rosetieheesyor* 32

Sharrock actagon*
‘Chain mesh souate* 34
Rourd flower 25

or mesh square 35.

Fan horner messllon® 26
‘cobweb a4

Shel-edged “let square 37
Pointed otehes actagon* 38

‘Shall edged flower medallon* 39
Simple are

TTefol square

alphabet 42
pears

shopes 54
Simpe psy block 54
Synatling hear 35
Swo.color ral 38
Thnee-coler spite) 55
Four<aler sol

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Singlecracher
Sear? 58
Prasey” $8
Windil® 69
Interackes f
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eto
Long here
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pictures 68
surtory 68

or basket 69
Shee 70,
Tiger 70
Grapes 71
Dresden plate 72
lon 73
Waves 74
Lite piggy 74
cow 75
Rising sun 76
Siamese eat 76
Scalop shel? 77
Goleisn 78
Apple tree 79
Tulksh carpet star 20
Ladyaug 07 @ leat &
Purse @2
Selbost a2
Scottie dog? 83
Bow 84
Chistmas tee 85
hice 85
Winter vee 86

geometric 87
Daisy stitch block 87
Poncorn square” 88

Poacorn iamnoné 88
Nine-petch square 89

Simple cle medallion 90,
Four square* 91

Bulbeve 91

Mesh octagon* 82

Double crochet square 92
Bobble diamonds quare* 93,
Granny tiangler 94
Oblong® 94

Swi haxagon 95

Diagonal square 96

Granny hexagon* 96

Fle heart squaret 97
Popcorn hexagon* 98
Victorian vecspread sousre* 99
f-centernexagon* 100
Log cabin souere 100

“rebe booble square™ 101

Single cachet square 102

Single crchet ziangle* 102

Sarshine and shadow square 103

Basketwveave Block 108
Pentagon* 104

Double crachet hexagan* 105,
Wwocolersouare 105

the projects tos

Granny lower square jacket 106
Flt flower top and seater 108
Sihouette flower hat 110
‘Clematis coveriet 110
Vietrian aster baby’ bootees 111
Rosette hexagon top 112
Double crachet Amish afghan 112
Christmas te slipper socis 114
Geometric biecks house picture 115
Sirnple lace dlock plow 116
rsh rse lace pilow 117
Poscom ower actagan black 118
Forgetmne-not seu
pillow cover 119
Snawiake gloves 120
‘Squared cicle skinny scart 120
Fict hearts tablecoth 120
Sunflower square pated plant 121
Siamese cat min bag 121
Suttefy blanket 122
‘hal exigd flower medallion
mohair cage 123
Buttercup square 123
“Twocolor spirals bale 124
Horagon hat 124
Foner and lace matfs Esti: 125
Datsy cardigan 125
Stars blanket (26

Double crochet squares jacket 126,
Ue flowers ead 127
ow bag 127
“Fefoll and heart cas 127
Sheep scar 128
‘Waves and sallooas blanket 128
Violets posy 128
Stat decoration 128
Trees four seasons picture 129
Hilfiore broach 128
Holly eaves card 129
YVicaran bedspread square plow 130,
Ll piggies top 131
‘Crick sketch book 131
Tigers hat 131
Poppies on hat 132
‘Tela square dreamca
Goldfish bath mat 133,
Framed flowers scart 133
Butercups and daises in ajar 134
Babys blocs diamond

iMusion bores 134
Two-coi square designs 134
Baby's blocks dlamond blazing star 135,

132

the techniques 13s

Stitch reference 138
resting a fabric 142

index 143
credits 144
201 CROCHET MOTIFS

introduction

This book is an eclectic, hopefuily exciting,
mix of motifs inspired by some of my
favorite things: fabric patchwork, ethnic
carpets, vintage fabrics, and naive art

‘Although all designers owe a debt to the

craftspeople who went before, as far as possible

these motifs are original

Sometimes I've taken a traditional motif
there is a granny square, but it has a four-oetal flower in the center. There
2re incredibly simple, beginner’s-style moti
obvious stitehes—but these motifs are designed to unlock your creativity
when you play with colots and assemble them to make oictures or
patchwork designs. There are designs based on stitch patierns, but
worked in the round or turned into a square, such as the shell-edged

flower medallion (page 39) of the chevron pattern waves motif (page 74).

There are motifs that play with different techniques

—they are not difficult, but maybe have an unusual

construction, such as the Celtic knat and bow

designs (pages 63, 84). There are animal picture
designs, al in easy-to-work stitches but again,
totally original, along with flowers, too—it seemed

that every time | played around with yarn and a

hook, another flower grew to create a whole

garden of crocheted blooms (pages 6-23). Oh, and

ind given it a little twist, s0 yes,

just little shapes in the most

4
INTRODUCTION

there's an alphabet (pages 42-53)
—crochet letters for you to
appliqué on fabric, or on
plain crochet squares to
add initials or names to
garments, or to make
banners or blancets.

Finally, there's a collection of 50 projects and
ideas for fun items to make with the motifs (see
pages 106-135). Some are quick to make, whereas
others are slower but satisfying. You can work them as
showin, or use the ideas as a springboard for developing and creating your
‘own designs. I've also included a quick reminder of all the teciniques
you'll need to work basic crochet stitches and join the motifs—see the
instructions on pages 136143.

Whatever your level of ability, | hope these moti‘s, blocks, projects, and
ideas fire your imagination. And most of all, | hope you enjoy sharing this
exploration with me.
=MoTIES

flowers

The flower designs vary fram tiny motifs to composite
blocks, Some are stylized, others use popcorns and

raised stitches to create a naturalistic effect, enhanced
by well-chosen colors.

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abbreviations and key