Brooch «Lilac twig»

Size is approx. 9 cm х 6 cm.
Materials:
Thin yarn 600 m / 100 g,
Colours: beige, purple
Thick green yarn for leaf 450 m / 100 g
- a hook;
- sewing threads;
- needle;
- yellow beads
- bead wire approx. 15 cm
- wire for stem approx. 12 cm
- thin plastic or cardboard 7 cm х 5 cm
- fastener for brooch 2,5 - 3 cm
 

Abbreviations:

ch – chain

st - stitch

sl st – slip stitch

sc – single crochet

dc - double crochet 

inc – increase (2 sc in 1 st)

dec – decrease (single crochet two stitches together)

 (...) x N times – repeat instructions in brackets N times

Foundation (Make 2)
1 row. 25 ch, from the second loop from hook 24 sc, ch, turn (24)
2 row. 23 sc, inc, ch, turn (25)
3 row. inc, 11 sc, dec, 11 sc, ch, turn (25)
4 row. dec, 22 sc, inc, ch, turn (25)
5 row. 23 sc, ch, turn (25)
6 row. dec, 6 sc, dec, 12 sc, inc, ch, turn (22)

7 row. 20 sc, dec, ch, turn (21)
8 row. dec, 18 sc, inc, ch, turn (21)
9 row. 19 sc, dec, ch, turn (20)
10 row. 20 sc, ch, turn (20)
11 row. 14 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, ch, turn (18)
12 row. dec, 14 sc, dec, ch, turn (16)
13 row. dec, 12 sc, dec, ch, turn (14)
14 row. dec, 10 sc, dec, ch, turn (12)
15 row. 10 sc, dec, ch, turn (11)
16 row. dec, 2 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec, ch, turn (8)
17 row. dec, 1 sc, dec, 1 sc, dec, ch, turn (5)
18 row. dec, 1 sc, dec (3)
Cut the thread, fasten, leave the tip for sewing.


Flower with 4 petals
1 rnd. 6 ch, in the third loop from hook 2 dc, 2 ch, 1 sl st, * in the next loop 1 sl st, 2 ch, in this loop 2 dc, 1 sl st*, repeat from * to * 2 times. Connect the last and the first petals with sl st.

Flower with 5 petals
1 rnd. 7 ch, in the third loop from hook 2 dc, 2 ch, 1 sl st, * in the next loop 1 sl st, 2 ch, in this loop 2 dc, 1 sl st*, repeat from * to * 3 times. Connect the last and the first petals with sl st.

Crochet 35-38 flowers.
Sew flowers to one detail of the base, sew yellow beads into the middle.

All the tips of the threads pull with the hook on the wrong side.

Leaf
Crochet with green yarn.
1 row. 2 ch, in the second loop from hook 1 sc, ch, turn (1)
2 row. 1 sc, ch, turn (1)
3 row. inc, ch, turn (2)
4 row. 2 inc, ch, turn (4)
5 row.  1 sc, 2 inc, 1 sc, ch, turn (6)
6 row.  2 sc, 2 inc, 2 sc, ch, turn (8)

7-8 row. 8 sc, ch, turn (8)
9 row.  3 sc, 2 inc, 3 sc, ch, turn (10)
10-11 row.  10 sc, ch, turn (10)
12 row.  dec, 2 sc, 2 sl st, 2 sc, dec, ch, turn (8)
13 row. dec, 1 sc, 2 sl st, 1 sc, dec, ch, turn (6)

Put a thin wire around the edge of the leaf, leaving a tip about 5 cm long. Crochet a piece grabbing the loops and wire at the same time. On the other side leave the tip of the wire. Connect the end and the beginning of the strapping with sl st. Cut the thread, leaving long tip for next work.

Twig

Fold the wire in half, leave one loop for sewing on one end. Brush with glue, wrap with green yarn. Attach a leaf. Wrap the yarn again. Glue the tip.

Cut from thin plastic or cardboard a stand to the base of the brooch. Sew a fastener to the second part, piercing the knitted fabric and lining with a needle at the same time.
Sew a sprig for a loop.

Fold both parts. Stitch together the edges.

Brooch is ready!