Finished just in time for Easter! Happy Spring!!
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04/03/2036-- I had to stop because no more flowers would fit on the frame. In a way, I took notes on all 12 but clearly started with the flowers I wanted to try the most so maybe it's okay to not do the rest....I will have to move the rest of the undone flowers to a different post later without breaking the hyperlinks.
First big hobby lobby trip 03/20/26 bought a floral frame to hang them all in! First hardcore google sesh from 11:16am-3:31pm on a weekend lol
- 6-Rose (Peach!)
Pic references: If I go all out, like this one, I count a total of: 11 exterior wide petals with a center-notch, 9 medium rolling petals, 5 interior cone petals. Really good bud close-up on wiki. Specific one I am doing: Peach Roses
Design notes: Probably the most boring flower to me because it is one of the most commonly, if not the most common flower that has patterns written for it. But peach roses sure are pretty!!!! I can't stop looking at this one. Greens: serrated edges, pinnate. Just can't forget the thorns!
Inside (4-5)
Middle (9)
Work a 2x4 swatch, live stiches longways and start CO either side to create a point. Cut off and sc from where center points to the side to cut seam. Add to central base.
Swatch of CO 14 below
Exterior(11)
- 8-Gladiolus (Orange)
Pic references: The boldest I would go. Ambitious. The classic orange-red one I had in mind. Good wiki close-up of individual blooms. Specific one I am doing: Maybe this beautiful orange one. Maybe this really nice Glamini® Gladiolus Jenny?
Design Notes: Fuller blooms on the bottom with progressively unopened but color showing tips on top. Greens: Very thick stalk with frond things on top. make at least one extra length full length leaf/sheath(lol sword pun).
I am NEVER doing this one again. Turned out great but such a pain.
Supremely ugly leaf. Redo.
- 3-Daffodil (Yellow/Two-Tone)
Pic references: Apparently daffodil pieces come in as wide a range as hand buttered popcorn! This cartoon-colored one is what comes to mind. Going with this one. Specific one I am doing:a type of narcissus....which means I couldn't tell any of them apart aside from color!!
Design Notes: six overlapping petals, close to tulip petal texture. Duck-bill orange center and daffodil yellow outside :) Greens: wide, very dark green stem, brown top right below bulb
Inside cone of daffodil done. Gotta do outside of it now.
Conclusion: I am DEFINITELY making more of these with the same weight as the light yellow. The dark goldenrod was too heavy and clunky.
- 2-Violet (Indigo)
Pic references: The more pink side of the spectrum captioned here as a variant since they tend to be not as pink-isk. The more blue side of the spectrum. This is the final reference I am going with and the petals are almost very leathery/folded tissue paper texture. Specific one I am doing: viola sororia aka common blue violet
Design notes: Holy Moly there are so many kinds of violets. Greens: leaves glossy, heart shaped
- 7-Water Lily (Lavender)
Pic references:A purple nymphaea on this pond supplies site. I like this one by Lindsey Woods a lot. The one on this HGTV article looked nice. Specific one I am doing:Nymphaea 'Siam Purple' on this site
Design notes: Some pics have way more petals than others. Some Not really sure if it's a species thing, or what. Greens: Lily pad. No other greens.
Construction notes: Extremely clumsy and clunky to make each piece individually but needed to start somewhere. If I ever do this again, will make a disc-base of a circle of petals and then add petals above and below the disc. Would also create a more natural ruffle texture than what I did which was essentially double stack all petals. Must redo if I have time.
4-Daisy (White/Yellow)
Pic references: I love Spruce Eats, and found a Spruce article on oxeye daisies which are called oxeye because the center goes in! I think the full-on puffed bobble of a classic English daisy would be more fun lol The Chicago Botanic was very helpful Specific one I am doing: TBDDesign Notes: Extremely, extremely thin petal. Greens: surprisingly easy-going stalk, like a dandelion
Conclusion: This was actually a lot of fun and easy. Maybe adapt into a sunflower design.
- 5-Lily of the Valley (White)
Pic references: Really like this one. The flower is naturally white, actually, but there are some that are the type of white that looks blue from a certain light. That is how i will justify the light blue lol. Specific one I am doing: Convallaria majalis
Design Notes: So interesting that these also, the lower ones tend to bloom first. I guess it's just a stalk trait, like how the gladiolus does it. Greens: Actually need a lighter green to hang the bells off of, and a darker green where it joins the rest of the main stem.
Construction notes: Knit bell and crochet tips. Knit rectangle stkntt, draw all loops closed and weave in end for perfect curve. Sc curved tips facing knitside to pop out--purl side facing out. Makes too many ends to weave in. Not as much of a pain as the gladiolus. Can improve on the bell curve if I ever do this again by swatching the stckntt.
- Extra fern experiment
Do by October!
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