Frame these beautiful Irish Crochet motifs - Poppy Flowers and Fern composition to decorate your home. 
 

Skill level:

• Intermediate.

 

Stitches: 

• ch (chain), sc (single crochet), sl st (slip stitch), dc (double crochet).

 

This pattern includes:

• Written instructions.

• Charts.

 

Crochet hook: 

• 1 - 1.8 mm.

 

Recommended materials:

• 1 ball of cotton crochet thread size10 in ecru; shown here – Aunt Lidia’s crochet thread Classic 10 (3 ply 100% mercerized cotton thread, 400yd/365.75m) in ecru.

• Tapestry needle for weaving in ends, 7 mm diameter pencil for button.

• To frame: frame, background fabric, starch spray, fabric glue, pins, matching ecru color sewing thread, hand-sewing needle.

 

Finished size, made with 1 mm hook: 

• Bigger flower is 5” (12 cm), smaller flower is 3” (7.5 cm) in diameter.

• Fern branch, described in the instructions is about 6 ¾” (17 cm) long.

• Composition is 18 ¼” x 9” (46.5 x 22.5 cm).

• Gauge is not important for this project.

 

Notes: 

• Flowers and their centers are made separately; centers are stitched on after composition is arranged.

 

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