Crocheted Flower DIY - 4 interesting materials to crochet with -

Today we’re going to delve into 4 more materials you can use for a crocheted flower DIY. In this previous post about crocheted flowers, we used some materials you might not think of to crochet with. Today we’re digging a little more into that.

These are the materials we’ll be crocheting our flower with
today:

Stripped cotton fabric
Embroidery floss
Bias tape
Ribbon & Yarn Combo

Pattern – Crocheted Flower DIY

We will be using the same pattern from our first round of
flowers:

Chain 4 and join to beginning chain with slip stitch.

Round 1: Chain 1. Inserting hook into center circle, make 7 single crochets. Join to beginning single crochet with a slip stitch.

Round 2: *(Chain 2, 2 double crochet, slip stitch) into the same stitch. Slip stitch into the next stitch and repeat from * 6 more times. (7 petals)

Fasten off and tuck ends, or use the ends to tie it onto something.

Fabric Strips

Amount of fabric strips: 10 strips each 1”x36” for an approximate 10 yard strip
Hook Size: N
Finished flower size (diameter): 4 ¼”

I used cotton fabric because it “tears” nicely and it works up quite well. The heavier fabrics can be very difficult to work with and you feel as though you’re fighting with the hook and the fabric. The lighter weight fabrics seem to do best.

Using the cotton fabric, I laid out the fabric and cut off the selvage on one edge. Measure 1” from the edge where you cut the selvage and snip in about 1” parallel to where the selvage was. This will start the cut/tear. From there tear the fabric with your hands to create 1” wide strips by however long your fabric is. For this flower, I tore about 10 strips that were each 1”x36” long.

Before you begin crocheting, tie the ends of two strips together into a knot and snip the tails. Continue doing this to create one long strip of fabric.

Embroidery Floss

Amount of floss: about 2-3 yards
Hook Size: B1 (2.25MM)
Finished flower size (diameter): 1”

This one, I dropped my hook size considerably to a B1 (2.25MM) hook, used about 2 or 3 yards of 6-ply embroidery floss, and the finished flower came out to 1” in diameter.

The result of this one is much smaller than the other flowers but it would be a great size to add to a baby’s headband, attach it to a charm-style necklace, glue to a friendship bracelet, or layer on top of another flower to make a double flower.

I also think of making a flower out of a glitzy yarn, attaching it to a ring base, and wearing it to match a prom dress or dressy evening out. Or just to dress up a pair of jeans and a blazer.

Choose your team colors and you have another team spirit accessory.

You could also bulk up on the embroidery floss and create a thicker yarn by using two (or more) 6-ply flosses to work up the pattern. You could also braid strands together before crocheting them. I’m thinking you could use all the same color, mix in a multi-color, or literally pull 12 different strands of floss.

Bias Tape

Amount of bias tape: about 6 yards
Hook Size: L
Finished flower size (diameter): 3 ¼”

I inherited a stash of bias tape and just didn’t know what I was going to do with it. If you let it sit around long enough an idea will come, right?

This one uses about 6 yards of 1/4” wide, double-fold bias tape and an L hook for a finished flower of 3 ¼ ” in diameter.

You can use either single- or double-folded tape as either works up just fine.

My only caution is to use the narrower tapes. I initially started this flower using a ¾” wide, double-fold bias tape and I tried both an N hook and a P hook but there was just too much tape to try and crochet. So definitely stay with the narrower ones.

Ribbon & Yarn Combo

Amount of ribbon/yarn: about 4 yards of each
Hook Size: K
Finished flower size (diameter): 3”

This flower was inspired by the yarn and thread flower from our last crocheted flower post. This one uses 3/16” wide ribbon along with sport weight 4-weight yarn. Again, the thinner the ribbon, the easier it works up. The finished flower for this one comes out to about 3” in diameter.

Need More Ideas?

I hope you found today’s crochet post inspiring and are ready to try a crocheted flower diy. Need more ideas for how to use these flowers? Check out the original post for a crocheted flower.