Ring Around a Rosie Wreath

What do you think?

Does this wreath say happy!

The roses were made following a free pattern from Lion Brand Yarn.

I wanted a plain white wreath for a clean, uncluttered look to contrast with the busy and colorful roses so I bought a flat wooden circle (18-inches) and painted it white.  When the paint dried, I wrapped it in strips of white fabric (actually strips cut from an old oxford men's shirt).

Hot glue was used to attach the roses and leaves.

Crocheted Rosettes

Pattern Source: Lion Brand Yarn

ROSETTE

For my wreath, I crocheted mostly the medium size (ch 35).  I made some buds by following the ch 17 and just one big one (the bottom pink one).  You can do any combination you like.

G crochet hook

Ch 17 (35, 53).

Row 1 Dc in 5th ch from hook – first V-stitch made, *ch 1, skip 1, (dc-ch-dc) in next ch – V-stitch made; repeat from * across; – 7 (16, 25) V-stitches made. Turn.

Row 2 Ch 3 – counts as dc, 5 dc first in ch-space, *sc in next ch-1 space, 6 dc in next ch-1 space – shell st made; repeat from *, ending 6 dc in last ch-1 space – 7 (16, 25) shells. Fasten off, leaving long tail for anchoring Rosette.

FINISHING

Thread needle with tail and weave to base of last st. Starting at that end, roll first shell tightly to form center bud; anchor at base of shell with 2 sts. Roll remaining strip to form Rosette, then secure by stitching in and out through layers of foundation ch at bottom of Rosette. If you want to make your Rosette a pin or barrette, sew or glue pin back or barrette back to back of Rosette. 

LEAVES
chain 7
sc in second chain from hook
hdc in the next
double in the next
trc in the next
double in the next
3 hdc in the last

working up the other side of the chain:
dc,trc,dc,hdc,sc,slip stitch in the last and finish off and tie ends.

For different leaf patterns check out the following links.
Crocheted leaves @Easy Makes Me Happy
How to crochet leaves tutorial @Two Girls Being Crafty

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