Spring Flower Garland - Free Pattern

This week we have been treated to some beautiful days of sunshine and blue skies. I've seen lots of clusters of snowdrops popping up and on one occasion even some daffodils. It feels like Spring is in the air - finally!

Whilst many may say this is Fool's Spring, with Spring not truly beginning until the end of March it still feels like the perfect time to celebrate the lighter mornings and longer lasting days. We've even managed a couple after school walks this week which has felt amazing.

I love to have little touches of seasonal decor in our house and one of the easiest ways to do this is with a garland. I place one along our mantelpiece and it give me a little spark of joy every time it catches my eye.

Today I want to share my super simple pattern for my sweet Spring Flower Garland so that you can inject a little bit of Springtime beauty into your home too.

You could place your garland along your mantelpiece, on the wall above your desk or hang below a shelf, the possibilities are endless and completely up to you! I also find that they make good photo props too, I'll often use a garland in a flatlay.

The Pattern

You will need:

• 3 weight/light worsted/DK cotton yarn

I used Drops Muskat in white, pink panther, vanilla yellow and Paintbox Cotton DK in pine.

• 4mm crochet hook

• Scissors

• Tapestry needle

Note: You could use any weight yarn that you like with a corresponding hook, just keep in mind that this will alter the over all size of your flowers.

This pattern requires 9 flowers in total to give a garland length of approximately 46.5' (118cm). If you wish to make a shorter or longer garland then you can make more or less flowers in total.

I made flowers with both white and pink petals but you can use as many colours as you like and whichever colour flowers you would like. It's super easy to personalise this to fit your space and personal Spring style!

Stitch Abbreviations

Please note that this pattern is written using US terms.

Sl st - slip stitch

Ch - chain

St - stitch/es

SC - single crochet

SC2TOG - single crochet two together (decrease stitch)

HDC - half double crochet

DC - double crochet

TR - treble crochet

Special Stitch: SDC - standing double crochet

Work a SC into the stitch, then place your hook under the left leg of that SC, pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through both loops on your hook. (Essentially you work a second SC into the first SC).

[ ] indicate stitches to be worked together in the same stitch.

Flower

Using yellow, make a magic ring.

Rnd 1:

Ch1, 15 HDC into the magic ring.

Sl st to first st to join.

(15 sts)

Fasten off.

Be sure to pull your tail tight to close up the hole in the centre as best you can.

Using a slip knot attach pink to your hook and then join to one of the HDCs with a sl st - this counts as a st.

Rnd 2:

Into the next st place a SDC (see special stitches), DC, TR, and 2 DC, first petal created.

*Sl st into the next 2 sts. [SDC, DC, TR, 2 DC]* repeat *to* around until you have created 4 more petals.

Sl st into the last st.

Sl st to inital sl st to join.

(35 sts including sl sts)

Fasten off.

Make a total of 4 flowers with pink petals then repeat for a further 5 flowers with white petals.

Of course you can use whichever colours you would like. You could make all 9 flowers in one colour or each in a different colour. If you're planning on making a longer/shorter garland then you can adapt the number of flowers you make in total accordingly.

Everyone's favourite step - Weave in all of your ends!

I try to work my yellow ends through the stitches in the magic ring and then the pink ends I work through the petals one way and then back through the other way to try and keep them secure.

Joining Your Garland

Using green, ch 13 and grab your first flower ready to join.

Identify the 3 middle stitches of one of your petals (DC, TR, DC), this is where you are going to join your flower to the chain.

SC2TOG across the first 2 sts. Then beginning in the same st work another SC2TOG.

Ch 21

Repeat the above step to to join the next flower.

Join all of your flowers using the same method, completing 21 chains in between each one. Once you have joined your final flower, ch 13 and fasten off.

You could attempt to weave in the ends of the chain but i personally don't. I trim them to be the same length at either end, approximately 3' (7.5cm)

Congratulations, your Spring Flower Garland is complete!

If you make your own garland I would love to see it! Tag me in your photos @Brambles.and.Hart and use #BHSpringFlowerGarland

I really hope you have enjoyed my first free pattern on the blog, there will be lots more to come!