A Pussy - Willow Twig

Materials: 
- Fluffy yarn in a light grey colour. I used Khlopok Travka by Kamteks (220 m/100g). You can take any substitute such as Angora or mohair or any suitable eyelash yarn of your choice. 
- A small amount of green colour acrylic or cotton yarn
- Brown colour acrylic or cotton yarn
- A crochet hook
- 1.0-1.5 mm diam wire, approx. 20 cm is enough to make one twig
- Bead wire, approx. 20 cm is enough to make one twig
- All purpose clear transparent glue, e.g. UHU
- Hook & Loop tape to brush crocheted parts

Abbreviations:
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet 
dc - double crochet
tr - treble crochet
inc – increase (2 sc in 1 st)
 (...) x N times – repeat instructions in brackets N times

Buds 
Crochet with light grey colour yarn
Rnd 1. 4 sc in a Magic Ring
Rnd 2. (inc, 1 sc)х 2 times (6)
Rnd 3. 6 sc
Pull off the loops. Cut off yarn, fasten off, leave a small end of yarn. 

Make 4-5 buds for one twig. Brush them with a Hook & Loop tape. Trim them with the scissors. 

Leaf
Crochet with green colour yarn
 Ch 7, starting from 2nd ch from hook: 1 sc, 1 dc, 1 tr, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sl st (6)
Cut off yarn, fasten off. 
Make two leaves for one twig.

Take 1-1.5mm diam and 20cm long piece of wire. Make a loop on the end. Insert the wire into one of the buds with the loop forward.

Take 4-cm long pieces of bead wire and make loops on the ends. Insert the wires into the remaining buds with the loops forward. 

Assemble the twig: spread some glue onto the wire and start from the top by wrapping brown colour yarn around the wire with tight and neat wraps, make sure the wraps do not overlap.

Attach the 2nd bud after 2,5 – 3cm.  Glue the bud ends to the wire and wrap them with brown colour yarn.

Repeat the process every 2,5- 3cm. Finish off with the leaves.  See the photos for guidance. 

Your pussy – willow twig is completed!  To make a bouquet crochet a few twigs. 
Happy Easter!