Tuck these botanical pins into your locks for a whimsical spring look. This pattern allows you to arrange and design your own placement for the flowers and leaves for each pin allowing you to customize to your heart’s content.

Time: 1 Day Pattern

Skill Level: Easy / Intermediate

Size: Bobby Pin size: approx. 12mm / 0.47 inches long / Barrette size: approx. 96mm / 3.7 inches long

Gauge: Gauge is not critical for this pattern

Materials

Yarn: Scheepjes Sweet Treat (100% Cotton; 142 yards [140 meters] / 25 grams): 519 Freesia (CC1, 1 ball), 395 Willow (CC2, 1 ball), 247 Bluebird (CC3, 1 ball), 252 Watermelon (CC4, 1 ball), 411 Sweet Orange (CC5, 1 ball), 266 Light Orchid (CC6, 1 ball),

Hook: US size 6 (1.75 mm)

Notions: Tapestry needle, Scissors, glue gun, DIY Barrette Clips (approx 96mm / 3.7 inches long), Cabochon Bobby Pins (approx 12mm / 0.47 inches long)

Pattern Notes

Magic ring: is also known as a Drawstring Ring or Magic Loop and is often used as a start for working amigurumi. To use a magic ring in crochet, you’ll make the first round of stitches into an adjustable loop. Then, simply pull the yarn tail to close up the loop nice and tight. If you are not familiar with this technique you could substitute with a ch 2 and then work in the second ch from the hook.

How many flowers to make: This design will give you 5 different thread flower patterns along with a leaf. They have been designed to be mix and match; how many you make will be dependent on how you would like your end design to look.

Pattern

Pink Flower

Rnd 1: With CC1, make a magic ring (adjustable ring), (ch 3, sl st into the ring) 5 times. (5 petals sts)

Fasten off and weave in ends

Leaf

Rnd 1: With CC2, ch 4, sl st in the 2^nd ch from hook, sc in the next st, [hdc, sl st] in the next st.

Fasten off and weave in ends

Blue Flower

Rnd 1: With CC3, make a magic ring (adjustable ring), (sc into the ring, ch 2) 6 times, sl st to the top of the first sc to join. (6 petals sts)

Fasten off and weave in ends

Coral Flower

Rnd 1: With CC4, make a magic ring (adjustable ring), (ch 3, hdc, sl st into the ring) 6 times, sl st to the top of the first st to join. (6 petals sts)

Fasten off and weave in ends

Orange Flower

Rnd 1: With CC5, make a magic ring (adjustable ring), work 6 sc into the ring. (6 sts)

Rnd 2: Working in the back loop only; work 1 sc in each st around.

Fasten off and weave in ends

Purple Flower

Rnd 1: With CC6, make a magic ring (adjustable ring), (ch 2, dc, ch 1, dc, ch 2, sl st into the ring) 5 times. (5 petals sts)

Fasten off and weave in ends

Making up

Using the glue gun attach the flowers to the barrette or bobby pin using the photos as inspiration (it’s easier to decide on the design of your bouquet before you glue them into place).