Author, Chris Norrington, is an accomplished gardener and the plants are inspired by her own garden and the book will include photography showing her garden throughout the year. A collection of 10 crochet collages based on the beautiful flowers and plants found in author, crochet designer and gardener, Chris Norrignton's, stunning cottage garden.

**Create stunning crochet collages with this collection of 100 patterns for crochet flowers, plants and petals. Crochet designer and gardener, Chris Norrington, has created 100 crochet motifs arranged in 10 collages based on the beautiful flowers and plants found in her wonderful cottage garden on the edge of the beautiful North York Moors National Park.**All of the motifs are inspired in some way by Chris' garden and the collages roughly follow the pattern of the seasons from the first flowers in spring, through to the frosty leaves of winter.The motif designs are inspired by the colours and shapes found in nature and, while some are recognisable as specific plant species, they are not intended to be botanically accurate representations of particular plants.Alongside the more usual front-on view of flowers in full bloom, Chris has included some patterns for flowers viewed from the side, half-opened flowers, buds, seedheads, berries and fungi. There is also a large variety of foliage types from individual leaves to leafy stems, ferns and grasses.Each of the collages has a different, sometimes seasonal, theme and all of the compositions are different - there are wreaths and bouquets, some are arranged in a jug or a vase while others grow straight from the ground.The collage themes include Woodland Glade, inspired by a sun-dappled, shady forest corner with ferns and snowdrops, the Vintage Blue Bouquet collage is inspired by the shapes and soft pastel colours of Lily-of-the-valley and Scabious, and the Flower Meadow collage evokes a prairie-style meadow with ornamental grasses interspersed with tall perennial flowers.You can have fun recreating the collages that Chris has designed or you can mix and match the motifs of your favourite plants and flowers to make your own creations. There are instructions for which yarn to use to create the motifs but you can experiment with different types of yarn to create your own versions.As well as creating the beautiful crochet collages which could be mounted and framed, there are ideas for what to make from the crocheted motifs including decorative applique embellishments on clothes and homewares, as well as bookmarks and keyring charms.

Autorentext
Chris Norrington is a crochet designer and gardener based in the north of England. Her crochet collages, which are inspired by her garden, combine her two passions.

Zusammenfassung
A collection of 10 crochet collages based on the beautiful flowers and plants found in author, crochet designer and gardener, Chris Norrignton's, stunning cottage garden.

Leseprobe
Two of my favourite pastimes are gardening and crochet, and writing this book has allowed me to combine the two. I was interested in gardening and growing things from a very early age. I was given a packet of candytuft seeds as a child, and I can remember my delight when they actually grew into flowers. I was hooked from then on, much encouraged by the excellent examples set for me by my parents, and particularly my grandparents, who were all enthusiastic gardeners. Now, I'm lucky enough to have a garden of my own, on the edge of the beautiful North York Moors National Park, and I can grow flowers, fruit and vegetables to my heart's content. I am constantly inspired by the colours, shapes and textures in the garden, and they provide most of the ideas for my creative work.And now for the crochet part of the story! I have always been a knitter, taught by my grandmother when I was about seven years old. Skip forward to ten years ago, and I remember seeing a colourful crocheted granny square blanket at a local vintage fair and being fascinated by it. I decided it was time to teach myself to crochet! It was the start of a wonderful creative journey for me, not only learning new skills, but making new friends along the way. Once I'd learned the basic stitches, I started finding new ways to use crochet.My love of gardening inevitably led me to want to crochet flowers and leaves, and I began to combine them together to create pictures, or collages. Again, I think this has its roots in my childhood. I always loved playing with those little felt shapes that magically 'stuck' onto a background board, creating an endless variety of scenes. Now, I'm doing the same thing, but using crocheted shapes! I started an Instagram account to share my crochet creations, and discovered a whole new crochet community.This book contains 10 crocheted collages, each providing 10 different motifs, all inspired in some way by my garden. They roughly follow the pattern of the seasons in my part of the world, and so also represent a year in my Yorkshire garden, from the first flowers in spring, through to the frosty leaves of winter. You may recognise some of the flowers and leaves as actual, real-life plant species, but many are imaginary, loosely based on shapes or colours found in my garden, but are not intended to be botanically accurate representations of particular plants. Alongside the more usual front-on views of flowers, I have included some patterns for flowers viewed from the side, half-opened flowers, buds, seedheads, berries and fungi. There is also a large variety of foliage types, from individual leaves to leafy stems, ferns and grasses.There are endless possibilities for using and combining the motifs, and I hope this book will provide you with many happy hours of creative time.