If you follow Kate of Just Pootling blog, you’ll be familiar with her lovely crocheted garlands. As soon as I saw her Late Summer Daisy Garland, I knew that I’d have to make my own version for our newly upcycled kitchen dresser.
I have lots of suitable cottons already, in a whole range of colours, so thought it would be fun to make a multi-coloured daisy garland. I followed Kate’s instructions, which can be found by following this link.
Each daisy took about twenty-five minutes to create, so I just made a few as and when I could fit them in over the course of a few weeks.
I made thirteen daisies in total – seven coloured ones and six white ones, so that every other daisy on the garland would be white.
This shows what a difference blocking makes!
I actually used spray starch and an iron to block the daisies, which is very quick and means the daisies are slightly stiff so should hold their shape without flopping.
I opted for a simple chain stitch cord on which to mount the daisies and continued crocheting, measuring as I went, until the chain was long enough.
The daisies were spaced three inches apart with a three inch tail at either end and simply sewn on to the crocheted chain.
A hook was screwed into the dresser at either end and another in the centre, then the garland was hung.
Isn’t it pretty? The perfect finishing touch, I reckon.
My friend loves it so much that she asked me to make one for her. Why aren’t there ever enough hours in the day…..?
October 28, 2016 at 2:02 pm
So pretty! Adorns your dresser beautifully.
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October 30, 2016 at 9:02 am
Thank you, it’s the perfect finishing touch, isn’t it?
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October 28, 2016 at 2:21 pm
Your dresser looks complete now. Love the different pops of colour K xXx
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October 30, 2016 at 9:03 am
Thank you and you’re right – the dresser is complete and no more adornment is required!
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October 28, 2016 at 2:30 pm
Too cute! When you figure out how to get more hours in the day please share😘
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October 30, 2016 at 9:04 am
Well, we got an extra hour this morning when the clocks went back…..!
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October 28, 2016 at 3:34 pm
Your garland is precious. I love how it looks on your dresser. It is just perfect. Great job!
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October 30, 2016 at 9:04 am
Thank you – and thanks for the photos you sent, I did get them:)
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October 28, 2016 at 4:32 pm
It is extraordinarily pretty!
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October 30, 2016 at 9:05 am
Thank you, it’s a lovely pattern , isn’t it?
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October 28, 2016 at 7:58 pm
I love your dresser and these daisies – thanks for providing the link and the hint about spray starch….. the ones I made a while back are very droopy. Off I go to the store 🙂
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October 30, 2016 at 9:06 am
Thank you:) You could also try painting the back of the daisies with PVA glue, which works well, apparently.
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October 28, 2016 at 9:08 pm
How wonderful :-)!! No wonder you say you have a smile every time you pass by your lovely daisy chain ~ it’s cheered my day up… and, I’m not even in the room with it 😀
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October 30, 2016 at 9:08 am
It’s the little things, isn’t it, that make your day? Thanks for the daisy-love:)
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October 30, 2016 at 10:38 pm
Daisy Love Forever 🙂
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October 28, 2016 at 10:28 pm
Beautiful! I can think of so many items/rooms that could benefit from something so pretty 🌺
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October 30, 2016 at 9:09 am
I know, I could put these in every room if I could get away with it!
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October 29, 2016 at 6:35 am
Cute finishing touch to your dresser😃 looks lovely
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October 30, 2016 at 9:09 am
Thank you, it really does make me smile when I look at it:)
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October 29, 2016 at 7:10 am
Very pretty. Looks lovely
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October 30, 2016 at 9:10 am
Thank you:)
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October 29, 2016 at 7:45 am
This is one of those times I wish I could re-learn crochet.
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October 30, 2016 at 9:10 am
Well, why not give it a go? This particular pattern is very easy and quick to do:)
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October 30, 2016 at 10:37 am
Do I need another hobby in my life I ask myself.
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October 30, 2016 at 11:15 am
We never need one, they kind of just force themselves on us:)
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October 30, 2016 at 3:18 pm
I just love it 😍
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October 30, 2016 at 8:28 pm
What a lovely idea. I love crochet daisies. They’re so pretty. Think I might just make garland for my dresser once I’ve this week over with. Thanks for inspiring me.
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October 30, 2016 at 9:16 pm
Ooh, you will show us if you do make a garland for your dresser, I hope!
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October 30, 2016 at 9:25 pm
Will do. Just hope I remember. Tried to follow Kate’s blog to remind me, but can’t work out how to follow from iPad 😦
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October 30, 2016 at 8:47 pm
It is just perfect x
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October 30, 2016 at 9:13 pm
Thanks so much:)
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October 30, 2016 at 9:42 pm
It looks great. I plan to make something similar for my dresser (unfortunately there’s not enough time to make all the things I want to).
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October 30, 2016 at 9:44 pm
Tell me about it – never enough hours in the day, even though we had an extra one this morning!
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October 31, 2016 at 8:35 am
That’s so pretty Sheila, I keep meaning to make some garlands too, especially the a Just Pootling one. One day….
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October 31, 2016 at 6:36 pm
Thank you, Kate makes some lovely garlands, doesn’t she?
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October 31, 2016 at 6:44 pm
Yes she’s a very talented lady 🙂
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October 31, 2016 at 8:37 am
It is just perfect. I am adding this to my “to do” list. Thank you for all the links and photos.
It really suits the dresser, and is the perfect personal touch. 🙂 Love it!
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October 31, 2016 at 6:36 pm
Thank you, hopefully we’ll see your version before too long.
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November 2, 2016 at 8:28 pm
Oh goodness, how can something so simple (says she who cannot crochet) be so smashing?? It’s lovely!
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November 8, 2016 at 1:53 pm
I know, that’s what I thought when I first saw the pattern and I knew I had to make a garland for myself:)
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November 3, 2016 at 10:44 pm
What a cheerful adornment for your coffee hutch. I like that they’re in a variety of colors, too.
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November 8, 2016 at 1:52 pm
Thanks Alys, I couldn’t choose a favourite colour so I just used them all!
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November 9, 2016 at 12:18 am
And it worked!
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