DIY crochet floral blanket

Floral prints, knitted bedspreads, and plaids are again popular in fashion. Every needlewoman is capable of learning to knit voluminous flowers. To do this, it is enough to be able to make air chains, lush columns. Having mastered the technique, you can knit a beautiful blanket that resembles a flowering meadow or flower bed. This is a great gift. The recipient will be delighted with a soft, warm blanket that will bloom on dark winter evenings.

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What you need for knitting
In what ways and patterns can you knit
How to tie flowers for a blanket
DIY step-by-step instructions for knitting a plaid from flowers
Video: how to crochet a blanket from flowers

What you need for knitting

A blanket of flowers is crocheted from leftovers and new yarn, combining shades in one color scheme. A lover of bright colors for the cores can choose a sunny color. Add contrasting shades to the “flowerbed”.

do-it-yourself plaid of flowers — From the rest of the yarn, you can knit a cozy and beautiful blanket that will warm you on winter evenings.

Some helpful tips:

Craftswomen try to use all available useless balls, yarn leftovers from large knitted items.
For beginners, it is better to use medium-thick threads, not too frizzy, for crochet hooks # 3 or 4.
Too thick a crochet is difficult to learn needlework, the blunt tip hardly enters the base, the beard clings to the yarn.
The amount of yarn depends on the size and density of the product.

To assemble the blanket, it is necessary to prepare scissors, needles with a large eye (it is better to choose with a blunt tip, used for assembling large knitted jersey).

For reference. So that the blanket does not seem gaudy, lurid, you should not combine more than 5 colors. Blankets look harmonious in the same color scheme with a white or creamy core of the buds.

In what ways and patterns can you knit

For a delicate floral crochet blanket, you can find several manufacturing options on the Internet:

From volumetric flowers

He makes flower buds from lush columns (the simplest option). It turns out a dense canvas that looks like a European bouquet with a dense packing of flowers, a variety of colors.

blanket of three-dimensional flowers — A blanket of voluminous flowers looks elegant and colorful.

Grandma's squares

In the center, a volumetric flower is formed, in the form of a rose or buttercup. Complement with the base. Blankets of medium density are obtained. The composition is complemented by contrasting squares.

Of hexagons

The knitting principle is the same as in squares. The idea is striking in originality. Such a bedspread will decorate the bedroom, make the children's room more comfortable.

Chamomile meadow

The flower is a chain of air loops, arranged in the form of numerous narrow petals. The shape is supported by a chain hem. It turns out a delicate combination of yellow and white colors.

A daisy blanket is made in yellow and white on a green background.

How to tie flowers for a blanket

Element creation starts from the center. A closed chain of air loops is made: the sixth is closed from the initial one. A second row is formed from the resulting loop, knitting 11 single crochet around the chain. You will get a dense core.

The petal is knitted with a lush column:

make three air loops;
from the place of formation of the row, 3 elongated loops with a crochet are formed with a chain height;
knit all the resulting loops, yarns with one loop, tighten tightly;
again make three air loops;
attach the resulting petal to the base.

Flowers are usually made 5-petal, but a different number of petals are allowed.

Note! During needlework, it is important to ensure that the petals are knitted from the front of the base. If a mistake is made, it is better to redo the flower right away, otherwise it will be different from the rest.

petals for plaid — All petals should be knitted from the front.

DIY step-by-step instructions for knitting a plaid from flowers

When the craftswoman has learned to knit individual elements, you can start creating an original bedspread. The main stages of work:

determine the dimensions of the future product, the area of a separate element;
draw a diagram of the future product with an indication of the colors of flowers, it is better to use paper in a box;
calculate the required number of flowers of each color;
knit all the necessary components;
start assembling, the plaid is sewn with threads of a neutral color: white, cream, pale pink.

Each flower is fastened to the others at several points from the inside out. A chain of air loops is made from one connection to the other. The hook is immediately inserted so that with one loop to knit the edge loops of two adjacent colors. The squares are connected from the front. First, pull in a loop from adjacent edges, then knit them together. It turns out a neat decorative seam.

binding flowers for a plaid — The flowers are held together by a neat seam.

Assembly methods:

in rows, you can immediately knit a floral motif in a row, capturing the edges of adjacent elements. Then connect the resulting strips in the desired sequence;
starting from the center, they tie a central square or hexagon, then create the next contour, so to the end, the transverse sides are sewn with a needle;
zigzag, if you use a contrasting thread, you can complement the bedspread with diagonal snakes.

Important! Before sewing a flower blanket, the elements are laid face down on a flat area.

A delicate blanket can be made of any density. If you choose a pattern with a large number of air loops or double crochets, the pattern will turn out to be loose, light. When each flower is knitted with lush columns, the product turns out to be warm, dense, like a woolen blanket. Knitted "flower beds" are thrown on upholstered and garden furniture, beds, armchairs. They create a unique flavor and decorate the interior.