Wall Flowers Week crochet flower and butterfly

This is it folks!  The last day of Wall Flowers Week!  I have had so much fun this past week!  I cannot thank you enough for dropping by to see what I have been up to!

I have the last of the tutorials to share today AND a KILLER giveaway!!  So stick with me till the bitter end!
Today's Colors:  Pink, Pink & Pink 




Today's Featured tutorials:
MomChops - Crochet Rose & Crochet Butterfly
First off... we need to start with some video tutorials for those of you out there who don't know how to crochet!  I double DogChops dare you to learn!  If you cannot figure it out from the videos, hunt down a local yarn shop...  they will teach you!  ...and if that doesn't work, come on over to my house this Saturday for a craft room clean-up party/crochet lesson!  Doesn't that sound like like funsies?!?!?!
Learning to Crochet...
I tracked down what I think are absolutely fabulous crochet tutorials!  They are clear, nice and slow (perfect for beginners), beautifully shot and very very well explained!  These videos cover all of the stitches you need to make these two projects!
1- Slip Knot & Chain - HERE
2- Single Crochet - HERE
3- Double Crochet - HERE
4- Triple Crochet - HERE
Give them a watch and practice your hearts out!  I know that those of you who are desperate to learn to crochet can do this!!!  Lolly believes in you girls!!!  Keep me posted on your progress!
Let's get started with the crochet rose first!

GET YOUR PATTERN:  You can download the PDF pattern for the crochet rose HERE.

Leaving a 10” length for sewing, chain 57.

Row 1
In sixth chain from hook, double crochet, chain two, double crochet, *chain 2, skip next 2 chains, then double crochet, chain two, double crochet in next chain; repeat from * across.

This is what your first row finished should look like.
Rather shellish.

Row 2
Chain 3, turn, 5 double crochet in first chain-2 space, single crochet in next chain-2 space, (6 double crochet in next chain-2 space, single crochet in next chain-2 space), 5 times.  (With your beginning chain 3 and 5 double crochet “shell” you will have a total of 6 of these shells.  Then (9 double crochet in the next chain-2 space, single crochet in next chain-2 space), 5 more times (you will have a total of 11 shells made).  Then 12 double crochet in the next chain-2 space, single crochet in the next chain-2 space, across until complete.  You should end with a single crochet in the last chain-2 space.  Finish off leaving several inches for sewing and tying.

Once you are done you will have this lovely pile-o-curly-crochet mess.

Get yourself a mega needle with a blunt end (it's not too sharp and really thick).
I also use one of those needle threading things cause there is no way this Lolly can work yarn through a needle eye.
Regular thread is tough enough.  Yarn is nearly impossible.
That is unless you are MomChops...
She never uses a needle threader thingy.
She has mad crochet skillz!!

Thread yarn needle from 10” length at beginning of your original chain...

With right side facing, and beginning with first petal made, roll your petals, sewing as you go.  Once together, gently tie the two ends together and clip OR use the ends to tie on pin or barrette backs to your rose.

Tie off your bottom...  this is what the underneath side of the rose will look like and...

This is what the FABULOUS side of your rose will look like!!!

Moving on...  Crochet Butterfly!!!

GET YOUR PATTERN:  You can download the PDF pattern for the crochet butterfly HERE.

Chain 5 and close with a slip stitch to make a ring (or make a magic ring)
Chain 3, then make 3 treble crochets into the ring (yarn over twice)
Chain 3 and slip stitch into ring.

ummmm....  I am not sure where we are in the process here...
Sew...  download the pattern!
...and call 1-800-Mom-Chops for moral support...
I know.  What help am I!?!?!?!?!?

MomChops did all this fancy stuff.
I am just over here doing what she tells me.
...and she's not here to hold my little baby hand (with the horrid cuticles) to walk me through this...

See...  it's craft magic!
It's the sweetest green butterfly EVER!
(download the pattern...  that should help)
(honest to peanuts)

There you have it!
The little butterfly even has teal antenna!
I heart that little fella.

Now for the wall part of the post...

MomChops made ALL of the roses for this frame!
We simply used some Cosmo Cricket - Material Girl - Measuring Up patterned paper as the background.
We hot glued the roses directly to the paper.
We punched and inked several leaves using the ever faithful MS leaf punch
(those leaves were in half the projects this week!)
We then strung some #10 crochet thread through a bunch of buttons...
...and hot glued them to the outside of the frame...
Once they were on there good and dry, we tied little double knots with the thread and cut them nice and short.

Here is a little closeup so you can see the details a little bit better!

...and fast as you please...
You have a nicely framed perfectly pink project!