Do you ever find something you want to crochet but then don’t know how to use it? Something cute that doesn’t seem to have a practical application? There’s a solution: turning the disparate parts into a whole. Caught On A Whim has done this with her delightful daisies. Once you crochet a couple dozen daisies, you can use them to make an elegant evening clutch.
To make the daisies, you’ll need both worsted weight yarn and fingering weight yarn, but don’t feel like you have to stick to the original colors of white and yellow. Feel free to experiment with pastel blues and pinks, or something darker like royal tones, or even primary colors.
You’ll need to know how to make a magic loop, as well as the following crochet stitches: chain (ch), slip stitch (sl st), single crochet (sc), and back loop only (blo). Most of these are beginner stitches so the daisies are a good project for someone wanting to try making something smaller and more delicate without a big fuss.
Then, once you get the hang of making the daisies, you can turn them into a cute clutch with another of Caught On A Whim’s patterns (though the pattern is for Mollie Flowers, it’s easily adaptable), the Flower Power Clutch, which is done by seaming the flowers together and then covering a zippered pouch. If you don’t sew regularly and don’t feel up to learning how to insert zippers (which can be difficult), you can purchase a plain zippered pouch from a craft store for cheap and use that instead. You can also add a strap if you choose (either by braiding several strands of the same yarns, or by crocheting a strap, or adding a leather detail or ribbon).
If these daisies are calling your name, you can find out how to make them at Caught On A Whim. If you want to try out the Mollie Flowers or the Flower Power Clutch, you can find those here.
