Crochet bouquets of nearly 50 whimsical, wonderful flowers, in a variety of shapes, sizes, and colors! Done in upscale yarns like ribbon, chenille, and silk, this contemporary garden will get intermediate-level crocheters grasping their hooks. Some of the flora looks realistic; others are beautifully fanciful, pure products of the imagination. A simple, well-photographed basics section explains how to create them all: specialty techniques include felting, stacking the flowers, stiffening the petals, and linking the flowers together. “Grow” daffodils, dahlias, ferns, firewheels, primroses, sunflowers, and violets—or even a fantastic blossom with layers of scalloped petals radiating out in increasing size from a crystal button center. For added inspiration, a series of showcase projects incorporates the blossoms, including hats, backpacks, pillows, and cards.
Suzann loves to make stuff and write about it.
A knitter since the age of seven, she picked up crocheting in junior high school and jewelry-making and polymer clay crafting much later. All these techniques indulge her love for color and design.
She enjoys hearing from readers, so please visit her bookblog and leave a comment. Or post photos or comments on the Crochet Bouquet page on Facebook. She looks forward to seeing your work!
Suzann, her geoarcheologist husband, and two daughters live in rural Texas among hundreds of books, piles of crafts supplies, a dog, several outdoor cats, and a few cows in the pasture next door.
