A quick and pretty crochet garland.

Sometimes----
Sometimes you just want a little hooky project!

Sometimes you want to make a special card filled with home made love! 
Or a label for a home made gift.

Sometimes you want to to work an easy pattern and be able to adapt it.

And here is one I have enjoyed lately.

Ideal for the busy pre Christmas evenings.

Ideal for waiting to be a Grandma evenings!

Soothing and pretty!

Ideal to dress a little parcel with some chocolates tucked inside!

Perfect for a special card!

 I have tried to contact the lady who first wrote this little Garland pattern but I am not sure how to send her a Private Message.

I hope she does not mind me writing about it on my blog.

I know she must be a lovely lady because she works hard for the Loving Hands Charity Knitting Group I like to support.

  And you can ring the changes with little felt Christmas decorations!

Pattern. 

Row 1. --Chain 15 and slip stitch to make a ring.

Row 2 --Chain 1 to represent the first double crochet. Work as many double crochet stitches into the ring to make it full.Slip stitch into stitch in initial chain to complete first round.

Row 3-- Chain 2 to represent the first half treble. Work 1 half treble in the top of each stitch from the first row and slip stitch into 2nd stitch in initial chain to complete the 2nd round.

Row 4 --  This is the frilly row which finishes the pretty garland off! It goes like this. Chain 5 miss 1 stitch and slip stitch into the next stitch. Chain 5 ,miss 1 stitch and slip stitch into the next stitch.

Complete the round in this way. I never worry too much about counting the stitches before I begin this final round as it all seems to work out jut fine. If you want to make a little hanging loop work 12-15 chain and slip stitch to join!

And just recently I was jogging around Ikea when I spied these gorgeous red ribbons and it got me thinking about jugs of holly and ivy and Snowflakes and Garlands.
So a quick refreshing look at the pretty Crochet Snowflake pattern at lovely Lucy's Attic.
And here they are an assortment of snowflakes and garlands all beribboned and ready to hang when we get home.

Single Snowflakes.

Double Snowflakes!

Garlands with bells!

I hope you find time to have a little hookiness!
And as always plaese email me if you have any problems with the pattern!