Crochet Braids, Cords, and Garlands
When I'm almost too tired to crochet, the one thing I like to do is grab my little hook, a ball of yarn, and just make some chain, fiddle about with it, see what happens.
And what often happens is... a braid!
A set of seven braids for you to work through over an evening or two :)
I like the simple things in life - and these fit the bill perfectly! They gave me lots of ideas for other designs, and you'll be seeing a few other lovely little items to make here on the site very soon that use some of these very basic techniques.
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Hmmm. The bobble. Doesn't sound so exotic, does it? Yet I find this stitch quite beautiful!
The single bobble really comes into its own with a braid, as it's often the star of the show, and doesn't get lost among a whole jumble of other bobbles vying for attention!
Hope you enjoy making these wonderful, stylish braids.
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More ideas from around the site
Leaves and shamrocks from my flower section, pretty hearts - and braiding inspiration from some of my work on crocheted bracelets!
A few chains, a few stitches, and a leaf appears!
Make for an edging, decorative feature, or start and end with a length of chain to whip up a leafy necklace.
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This pattern shows you how to make the individual shamrocks and how to join them together into a garland :)
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An interesting piece (if I may say so!) - not the easiest, but not difficult if you follow the step-by-step photo tutorial under the written pattern.
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Here are two bracelet patterns on my site - but you don't have to work them up as such.
You can just follow the basic pattern and crochet the braid.
With or without beads, this is such a pretty piece.
Follow steps 1 - 3 to make your braid, and weave in the ends.
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Simple stitches along a chain produced the Buttonbraid Bracelet.
You'll find instructions for making just the braid in the pink box on that page!
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