I had a lot of leftover Bernat Maker yarn in my stash so I decided to make some daisy garlands!
First, I made a 4th of July themed garland for my mantel, but it worked up so fast and was so easy, I decided to make another one for my daughter Nora’s room!
For these garlands, I used the yarn colors I had on hand, but there are lots of fun shades of Bernat Maker you can choose from! You could also use some Bernat Maker minis, since you only need a small amount of yarn for the centers of the flowers.
For the 4th of July garland I used the shades Steel Blue and Fawn, which is a little bit more of a rusty red, but it ended up matching my living room a little better than bright red so I love how it turned out.
For Nora’s garland I used the shades Fawn, Saffron, Coral and Soft Peach.
The center of the flowers is made with a magic circle and some half double crochet clusters, and the petals are made with alternating chains and treble crochets.
Here’s a quick video tutorial if you’d like to watch how to make the flowers before you get started!
Materials
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Size L/8.00mm crochet hook, tapestry needle, scissors
Stitches
Half Double Crochet (HDC) Cluster: Yarn over (YO), insert your hook, YO and pull up a loop. YO, insert your hook into same space, YO and pull up a loop. YO and pull through all five loops on hook.
Slip Stitch (SL ST): Insert your hook, YO, pull up a loop and pull directly through loop on hook.
Treble Crochet (TC): YO twice, insert your hook, YO and pull up a loop, YO and pull through two loops, YO, pull through two loops, YO, pull through remaining two loops.
Pattern
Make a magic circle with and chain 1. Work 6 HDC clusters into the magic circle.
Join with a SL ST to the ch 1, tie off.
With cream color, pull up a loop in the top of a cluster and CH 3. Work 2 TC, inserting your hook into the same stitch each time. CH 3 and slip stitch into same space.
*CH 3. 2 TC in next stitch. CH 3 and slip stitch into same space. Repeat from * around the circle.
Make 7 petals total. After last petal, slip stitch into the bottom of starting CH 3. Tie off and weave in ends.
Garland
To make garland, make a long chain to your desired length. (If you want a tighter chain, go down a few hook sizes – I used a 5.5mm to make my chain.)
Weave the chain into the top of each flower with a tapestry needle, inserting the needle into the top of the CH 3s of one petal.
Thanks so much for visiting Daisy Farm Crafts! Here are some more flower-inspired crochet patterns if you are looking for some more ideas! xo, Hannah
