Sunday, August 1, 2010

Jo's Crochet Flower Garland How-To


"What are you doing? Your things are packed, the cheese cake for your parents is ready and you ought to sleep by now! Did you forget, you are going on vacation tomorrow?" Mo asked and shook her little head. 
"I'm trying to write down the pattern for my flower garland. I want to get this done before I'm leaving, but it's difficult."
"The pattern?"
"No, the pattern is very simple to crochet, but I'm not good in explaining, I guess." I said and stated: "The garland was in the picture of the old table and all the other things Mr. Bargain encouraged me to buy. One dear reader called Moogie, asked me for the pattern, when she commented at the "Mr. Bargain" post last week. I promised to write it down and I thought, this might me a brilliant way, to give a little something back to all those wonderful people, who read our stories and take time to leave a comment."
"I see! Well-intentioned, at least!", laughed Mo, looking at all my muddled notes with crochet abbreviations on them.

Jump to our tutorial page to see what I wrote...

We will be back soon, two weeks from now at the latest!

Yours
Mo and Jo

19 comments:

  1. wonderful tutorial, thanks so much, it looks divine. hope you are having a lovely weekend.

    x

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  2. That is a super cute garland! Will have to give it a go while you are away on holidays.....Have a great time and tell Mo to relax also :-)

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  3. beautiful! i will have to give it a try :)

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  4. Many, many thanks, it's a lovely garland.
    x

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  5. Oh dear, my last comment seemed to disappear into cyberspace!
    I was rambling on about how fab it is that you posted your pattern as I really want to make one for my sister for her birthday!
    Have a lovely, lovely holiday, and looking forward to your next post! XX

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  6. Oh lovely! Thank you for sharing the pattern, it is so pretty. I will have to give it a try soon!

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  7. So sweet!!Can't wait to have a go.I am in awe of anyone who does 'how to's' as they must be so difficult to write x x

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  8. Very sweet, this will solve my lack of garden

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  9. seid ihr schon wieder zurück? ach, euer ;o) blog wird immer schöner!!... ihr fehlt uns ... auch der kaffee am nachmittag!! *schnüff* hab inzwischen blümchen gehäkelt und bin mächtig stolz drauf ;o) meld mich heut abend mal ggvlg d.m.

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  10. Thank you all very much! I hope the tutorial will be useful. Mo and me would be very delighted if you could send us a picture of your flower garlanded home :-)

    x Jo

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  11. (ich habe erst woanders was gewonnen, darum würd ich mich schämen, hätte ich wieder glück- darum schreib ich hier drunter und nicht unter deinen letzten eintrag... obwohl deine girlande natürlich wunderschön ist. wollte dir nur zu deinem bezaubernden blog gratulieren. ich freue mich, dass ich ihn gefunden habe.

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  12. I am so excited to have found your blog. I have been searching all day for those lovely Japanese crochet books at a reasonable price and here is an absolutely beautiful garland to make!!!! The best things in life are free,and from new friends. Thanks so much! I can't wait to make it and to continue visiting your lovely blog. PS I called my grandmother, Mo.

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  13. Eek! Lovely! I'm going to make one today!!!!

    {hugs}
    maize

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  14. such a cool garland! I'd make one right away, but my husband wont allow crocheted decorations!

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  15. Your English is much, much better than my German! (Despite the best efforts of my tutors at the local VHS, after three and a half years in Germany, two and a bit years of classes here and three years in High School in my teens). One tutor used to tell me that I wrote German as though it were English at times; I can see the reverse in you - that's not meant as a criticism, though! Lovely blog, lovely creations, lots of inspiration!

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  16. Your blog is so adorable! I love it; the pictures are so vibrant and colorful and your little stories are really cute. I really love the flower garland pattern, I'll be sure to use it a lot!

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Mo and me are absolutely delighted with reading comments, because they tell us, you had been here. :-)