Crochet brooch
FINISHED SIZE
2×3 inches
Materials
- J &P. Coats Royale Classic Crochet thread size 10 crochet cotton (white: 400 yds per ball; solids 350 yds per ball)
10 yds #201 white
5 yds #401 orchid pink
1 yd #493 French rose
- Size 7/1.65mm steel crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
- Beading needle
- Size 8 glass beads by Mill Hill: 30 #18010 ice
- 1-inch pin back
- Craft glue
Ribbon: 4 sts = 1/2 inch; 8 rows = 2 inches
Backing: Rnds 1-3 = 1 3/8 inches in diameter
PATTERN NOTES:
Chain -3 : at beginning of row or round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated.
Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.
INSTRUCTIONS
RIBBON
Row 1: With pink, ch 6, dc in 4th ch from hook (first 3 chs count as first dc), hdc in next ch. sc in last ch, turn.
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first st, hdc in next st. dc in each of last 2 sts turn.
Rows 3-26: Ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), dc in each st across, turn.
Row 27: Ch 3, dc in next st. hdc in next st. sc in last st. turn.
Row 28: Ch 1, sc in first st. hdc in next st. dc in each of last 2 sts. Fasten off.
Backing
Rnd 1: With white, ch 4, sl st in first ch to form ring, ch 1, 8 sc in ring, join (see Pattern Notes) in beg sc. (8 sc)
Rnd 2: Ch 4 (count as first dc and ch-1), dc in same st, (dc. ch 1, dc) in each st around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-4.
Rnd 3: Sl st in first ch sp, ch 5 (counts as first dc and ch-2}, dc in same ch sp. ch 1, [(dc, ch 2, dc) in next ch sp. ch 1] around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-5. (16 ch sps)
Rnd 4: Sl st in first ch sp. ch 1, sc in same ch sp. [ch 3, sc in next ch sp] around, ch 1, join with hdc in beg sc. forming last ch sp.
Rnd 5: Ch 1, sc in this ch sp. *(dc, {ch 1, dc} 3 times) in next ch sp**, sc in next ch sp. rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in beg sc.Fasten off.
Beads
Sew 1 bead in each ch-1 sp between dc on rnd 5 of Backing.
Finishing
Fold Ribbon as shown in photo. Place Ribbon on Backing with center of overlapped Ribbon in center of Backing.
Bow
Insert rose thread through center of Ribbon and Backing from front to back and from back to front. Tie center of thread into knot on front.
Make slip knot next to tied knot and ch 30 on each end of thread.
Tie chs in bow. Shorten 1 ch if necessary. String 3 beads onto end of each ch. Tie end in knot to secure bead. Trim ends. Sew or glue pin back to back of Backing just above center.