CAMELLIA FLOWER TOWEL RING HOLDER or TOPPER
Towel ring holders or toppers are really fun projects and they’ve been on my list of thing to do for a while. After yesterday’s beautiful beaded towel ring holder / topper, let's work on this gorgeous 3D Camellia flower one today.
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Materials used : Today I’ve used some polyester silk purse yarn with a 4 mm crochet hook and a ring.
General yarn info : The yarn used today is not specific to this pattern.
You can use any cotton yarn with a suitable hook to make this project to any size.
Difficulty level : Easy to Intermediate
Abbreviations used : (Using U.S terminology)
lp(s) : Loop(s) sc : Single crochet
dc : Double crochet sp : Space
sl-st : Slip stitch ch : Chain
st(s) : Stitch(es) hk : Hook
yo : Yarn Over sk : Skip
Stitches used : Using US terminology
Starting slip knot : Here’s how you start with a slip knot. https://youtu.be/lJcqsVcs8cw
Starting slip knot 1 or the Sloppy Slip knot : This is a neat new way to start your work without a slip knot. https://youtu.be/YfC7KmGpifs
What is a slip stitch : Here is a neat video tutorial at https://youtu.be/weB3QNbA8Iw
What is a chain stitch ? Here is an easy video tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXx5ukBjKkY
Magic circle : To refresh your skill, please view this easy video https://youtu.be/ISC39yOqWro
Double Crochet : dc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (3 lps on hk);
[yo, draw through 2 lps] twice. One dc made.
Check out the video at https://youtu.be/xdnjB27zpYo
Chainless start for Double Crochet : I dislike the ch-2 / ch – 3 start, and this is what I do to start my row of dc.
Check out the video at https://youtu.be/wskv3iTjRx0
Instruction information Using U.S terminology
Please note that I start all rows with a ch 1 turning chain for ease.
Please also check the top of this blog for neat video tutorials of all stitches used in today’s pattern sheet.
Please go through the full instruction sheet before you start, so you get an idea of what we’re doing. Cheers.
For today’s gorgeous Camellia flower, we head straight to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyd1WP9HwWc
Once we've made our flower, come back here to see how I've adapted this into a towel topper.
This 3D flower video tutorial is not in English, but if you slowly follow what she’s doing, you really don’t need the volume on either… and if you do keep the volume on, who knows, you may just understand the repeated word and know what stitch she means ? Learn a new language too, why not huh?
Right, so once you're done making the flower and leaves etc, all you need to do is convert this into a ring holder.
This is in two parts.
Part 1 :
So first off attach the bangle or ring (that you will use to pass the towel through).
I have first run a full round of sc all around my bangle - (just to get it to the same green color as my leaves – but this was my personal choice).
I then joined to the last st with a sl-st.
As I was working the sc all around, I joined the bangle along the back with the flower - for two petals. You could attach the bangle around the back for 3 petals too , especially if you are using a thinner yarn. This completes Part 1 - attaching your bangle / ring to the 3D Camellia flower.
Part 2 is making that long chain loop that you will use to hang this off the nail or hook on your wall. So as you finish attaching the flower to your ring / bangle, do not fasten off.
For this 2nd part, just work as many chain as you need to hang it.
I had this tiny ring handy and I have used that to be the centre point of my chain and it’s this ring I’ll hang off my hook on the wall – but once again this is a personal choice and you don’t need this ring either.
(I worked about 25 chain till my ring, about 6 sc along the ring and then 25 chain back again to attach)
You just need a length of chain to hang your beautiful Camellia flower off the wall.
More ideas and tweaks :
In Part 1 if you do not want to run a round of sc all around, all you need to do is work a few sc along one side of the bangle.. say about 10 – 15 sc. You then go straight for Part 2 and work that length of chain. So directly work as many chain as you need as explained above.
Please use the photograph as a guide.
Before you fasten off, please hold your creation up with the ring or centre of chain and see that it holds.
Secure your towel holder onto the wall and hang your towel through and smile. This is a beautiful project – one that can not only be made in several colors, but using any yarn and any hook that’s suitable for that yarn.
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