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Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Collar Flower 4 Pets


Pin Flower Applique
This is a slip on flower to slip on most size dog collars 
Will Need/Need to Know
  • I hook
  • Red Heart w/Love in 2 colors
  • Needle to sew in ends
  • ( ) holds needed info and number of stitches
  • picot = chain 3, sl st into 1st ch
  • for collars widths ½ inch to 2 inch
  • gauge is 8 stitches x 8 rows in single crochet = 2 in

Abbreviations
st(s) – stitch(s)
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
picot – picot

Petal make 6
  1. in color A, ch 7, hdc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc in next st, 1 dc in each of the next 2 sts, hdc in next st, 3 hdc in last st, rotate to other side of chain, hdc in next st, 1 dc in each of the next 2 sts, hdc in next st, 2 hdc in last st, join to 1st hdc and change to color B (14 sts)
  2. ch 1 (does not count as 1st st), turn, 1 sc in each of the next 5 sts, 1 hdc in next st, hdc and dc in next st, picot, dc and hdc in next st, hdc in next st, 1 sc in each of the next 5 sts, ch 1, join to 1st sc, tie off (16 sts and 1 picot)
sewing your flower petals together
  • sew in all ends to petals except the color B one closes to the edge/bottom see picture number 1
  • use the color B end to sew a small line into the petal and also use them to sew the 3 petal bottoms together see picture number 2
  • sew last 3 petals on one between each petal of the ones already sewn together see picture 3
  • and done ! See piture 4

Collar Loop
  1. ch 5, sc in 2nd ch from hook, and each st across, turn (4sc)
  2. ch 1 (does not count as sc), 1 sc in each st across, turn (4sc)
  • ½ inch collar widths repeat row 2, 3 more times
  • 1 inch collar widths repeat row 2, 8 more times
  • 1 ½ inch collar widths repeat row 2, 12 more times
  • 2 in collar widths repeat row 2, 16 more times
  1. fold in half and slip stitch both sides together, tie off


  • sew flower to collar loop and sew in ends
  • ready to go! It will be a bit snug at fist going around the collar but it loosen a bit over time  

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