Crocheted Holly Garland
/How I made a crocheted holly garland, including links to the pattern I used for the holly leaves.
I fell over a crochet holly leaves pattern on pinterest a while ago. The link took me to an amazing blog that I'm pretty sure most crocheters already know (if you don't then you are in for a treat) Attic24.
I found the written pattern a bit confusing to start with, but the super talented Lucy from Attic24 has provided brilliant clear step by step photos so with my ipad on my lap I was able to make a whole heap of holly leaves with some green yarn from my stash.
How to make a crochet holly garland
I used some green DK yarn and a 3mm hook. When it comes to yarn this garland can very much be a case of use what you have. Just choose an appropriate hook and pretty much any thickness of yarn would work, save for very chunky or very fine.
Each leaf only takes about 15 minutes once you get the hang of them so you can afford to experiment with the yarns you have.
Once I had 10 leaves I attached them to a chain. To do this I chained about 36 cm (14") then held 2 leaves at an angle to one another and slip stitched through both. I did 2 slip stitches as I found this helped to hold the leaves at an angle. Then I chained another 10cm (4") and repeated with another 2 leaves and so on. I finished off with another 36cm (14") chain.
I blocked the garland, experts will be able to see I'm not especially good at blocking but in my defence this was a yarn which had been knitted up into a mistake before and frogged so it was a bit wavy!
To block this holly garland simply pin it out flat on a thick towel that’s been doubled up and laid on a flat surface, spray it with water to dampen and then leave it to dry.
I finished off my crochet holly garland with a red button stitched on the join of each pair of leaves.
More ideas for making a crochet holly garland
You can make a garland as long as you like, simply add more pairs of leaves
Use up your yarn scraps by making the leaves in different shades of green
Use little red pom poms instead of buttons
Circles of red felt or large beads would be good alternatives to the buttons too.
Sew one leaf onto a plain gift tag (I might do that next year, this year I've made these paper napkin poinsettias for gift wrapping)
Originally this post was shared as part of a Pinterest Challenge. The other blogs in the challenge have now closed apart from yours truly and Sisters, What! who had shared a lovely Woodland Animals Wood Slice Ornaments
