FOCUS YOUR NEEDLEWORK CHALLENGE || DESIGNING CROCHET ITEMS WITH TUL...

Right after I made Dahlia's outfit during the NEEDLEWORK YOUR BARBIE CONTEST, in which I used tulip stitch in her skirt, my mind has been creating more ideas on what else to make with the use of tulip stitch. I was amazed by the effect of those tiny tulips designed for any crochet items. Others have made bags, blankets, and even headbands with tulip stitches.

So when we were on our trip going to Cebu for a short vacation last Mother's Day, I decided to bring some yarns and make a crocheted water bottle cover on our trip.

At dawn, while waiting for the sun to rise, I started crocheting and end up with two rows of tulip stitches. I put it in a bag and prepared for leaving. We rode a tricycle going to a city and wait for the bus going to Cebu. We wait over an hour since we arrived early, but didn't feel bored as I continued crocheting my water bottle cover.

We wait near a store, and when the owner had seen me crocheting, she started to ask about it and then wanted to buy it while I'm still finishing it. I can't say no to her since she was so persistent, so I said yes afterward. I had it finished before the bus arrived and she was thankful after handing her the crochet water bottle cover without me taking a picture of it. Well, I'm still happy knowing that someone liked it.

So I told myself to make another of the same design since I still have more yarns left.

When we arrived at the port and settled inside the ferry boat, I then started crocheting. We traveled for almost 3 hours and that made me finish my crochet water bottle cover. And decided to make a cellphone pouch of the same color and design to pair it.

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This is what it looked like. And I'm impressed with the color combinations and its design. So I wouldn't be surprised if the owner of the store really bought the first one I made.🥰 I was glad with the outcome, so I decided to make MORE cellphone pouches with tulip stitches and show you how I did it!

Materials:

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For this project, I used 5ply milk cotton in 3 different colors: (1) blue, for the base, (2) green, for the leaves of the tulip, and (3) red, for the tulip flower. I also used a 3mm size crochet hook, thread cutter, and lighter.

You can choose any color combinations you want but the leaves of the tulip should always be green.

Procedure:

First, I make 21 chains (you can make it longer or shorter, depending on the measurement of your phone), then double crochet on 1st round. The 2nd round was composed only of a dc-chain pattern and on the 3rd, all double crochet. This will be a repeat pattern before you make your tulip stitches.

The leaves were just a simple "V" shape, with a dc-2chain-dc pattern on the same stitch, skip 2 stitches and repeat.

When I saw this tulip stitch pattern, I really thought that they were using a puff stitch on the tulip flower because I was just looking at the blurry picture that the customer had sent to me at that time. But later I realized that it was a bubble stitch that they were using when I saw a clearer picture of a headband with a tulip stitch on it.

So here, I will be choosing my pattern, the puff stitch on the tulip flower. It's up to you what stitch you will be using as the effect was still the same, I think. 😅

I just made 3 rows of tulip stitches here, then one row of DC, and another dc-chain row where I I serted the red tie.

Finally, I made the strap with 3 single crochet pattern, repeating it until I reached the desired length.