SPIRIT OF FLORA

The Spirit of Flora project ran as a monthly crochet along in Inside Crochet Magazine in 2023.
As the rights to the patterns have now reverted to me, we will be rereleasing the patterns over the summer months of 2024.

You can find the Getting Ready information by following this link.

You can find our notes on layout planning, finishing and blocking by following this link.

​You can find YouTube videos to guide your making process by following this link.
​Please note that the videos are designed to be used in conjunction with the pattern and so do not show every round of all motifs.

You can find the first set of four patterns for sale as paper brochures here.
You can find download copies via Etsy and Ravelry

LEAF TRELLIS - SET ONE

MERTON ABBEY - SET ONE

MOFFATT - SET ONE

TUDOR ROSE - SET ONE

You can find the second set of four patterns for sale as paper brochures here
​You can find download copies via Etsy and Ravelry

​You can also find the free edging/border download patterns in UK terms here and in US terms here

CHELSEA - SET TWO

GILLOW - SET TWO

EVELYN - SET TWO

MARLBOROUGH - SET TWO

​You can find the third set of four patterns as paper brochures here
​You can find download copies via Etsy and Ravelry

Patterns are £3.95 each or £10.95 for a bundle of four. 
There are twelve patterns in total.

SUNFLOWER - SET THREE

PAIR OF ROSES - SET THREE

DOUBLE CARNATIONS - SET THREE

BEDFORD PARK DAISY

You can find the free download patterns for the three plain motifs by following this link.
​You can find a chart for the plain motif in UK terms here and in US terms here.
You can find a chart for the flower centre motif in UK terms here and in US terms here.

​This project differs to my past CAL projects in that I want to encourage you to release a little of your own design potential to create a unique and personal project. I have designed twelve patterned square blocks along with some plain blocks, all of which will be shown in alternative colour orders using a palette of thirteen yarn shades. You can seek out the shades I have used from your local Stylecraft yarn stockist or purchase a kit from us - we have them for sale on a pre-order basis and you can find them here. 

Alternatively, you could choose to stash dive and use up some of the special yarns you have hidden away at home! Either way,
the emphasis will be on creating a project that suits your style and purpose. You could choose to make a large blanket using
​forty-eight crochet squares, or you might want to make a smaller one using less motifs or fewer repeated blocks. 
You might want to make a bag, a cushion or a shawl for example.

There are endless possibilities and I really hope you will feel inspired to join me on this exciting crochet along journey once again.​

You can find a free guidance document for the Festival of Flowers Shawl by clicking on the image. You will need three of the patterns from the collection: Leaf Trellis, Evelyn and Pair of Roses.

You can find my mood board on Pinterest here.
You can join the dedicated Spirit of Flora Facebook Group by following this link.
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I used the following yarns - amounts are shown in the Getting Ready information here.

Stylecraft Life DK 75% Premium Acrylic, 25% Wool 298m (326yds) per 100g
Aqua (2357)
Caramel (2446)
Cardinal (2306)
Cascade (2308)
Cranberry (2319)
Copper (2312)
French Blue (2447)
Oatmeal (2303)
Olive (2302)
Parchment (2445)
 
Stylecraft ReCreate DK: 40% Wool, 30% Acrylic, 30% Polyester (All Recycled) 350m (382yds) per 100g
Avocado (3189)
Blush (3458)
Rose (1945)

​Images with thanks to Inside Crochet Magazine and Leanne Jade Photography. 
Styling by Claire Montgomerie
​Location Emery Walker's House