Crochet Pattern: Vintage Daisy Motif
March 26, 2011
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I just saw this on Pinterest and I had to come and look because someone just gave me a daisy afghan JUST like the one you first posted! Only, instead of yellow, the center of my daisies are purple! It had belonged to her grandmother and they didn’t want it anymore and knew I loved to crochet so they gave it to me! It is sitting on the back of a chair I have which is about the same era as the afghan so it is quite cute combo!
Maybe you can give some insight:
Lots of commenters want to know how the daisies are joined, and I always assume they are joined-as-you-go with single crochets and slip stitches. What do you think (being as you have a real-life one right in front of you)?
Would love to! It appears something like this as best I can tell. Will try to send pics if I can…
With green, join in the middle of one of the daisy petals (looped-there are 3 strands of yarn for each petal) Once the starting chain is joined in the middle, chain 5, then sc in middle of next petal, and on around to the end.
This is all I’ve got so far! When the two rows are completed, there are two 5 chain “rows” side by side. Each green row, when worked appears to be attached to the next finished green border of the next petal. Like I said, I will try to take pics to see better. Maybe someone can make heads or tails of it.
I saw the pattern for this recently and am trying to recall where. I think it may be at our church library. I’ll be going there tomorrow and will check it out.
Where do I e-mail pics?
Fabulous! That’s way above and beyond! You can send pics to hellospeckless@hotmail.com, and I’ll post about it soon!
That is really cute! Think I’ll add it to my growing list of projects to make:)
Just browsing your blog and came across this. What a wonderful motif pattern! You are right about vintage being so appealing. You know what they say . . . ‘everything old is new again’. BTW, I have ‘pinned’ your beautiful pattern. http://pinterest.com/ellen_mackler/crochet-and-craft-inspiration/
wow sooooooooooooooo,freakin beautiful!!!!!! thanks.
I actually made one of these back in the early 90’s from a kit I bought on ebay that was sold with the original yarn! The instructions for the afghan I made had options for daisies of 2 sizes “standard” and “large”, the standard size used a single crochet in each white petal with 7 chains connecting to the next, the large size had 14 chains. Each petal was attached to 2 petals with ‘Join As You Go’ method with just connecting your chains. It was pieced like hexigon afghans. Hope this helps! 🙂
amazing work! you are so talented, i can only aspire to keep up with you haha;) …these daisies conjure up those warm and fuzzy feelings growing up as a flower child in the 70’s…love it<3
I made one of these afghans about 30 years ago and you are right they are done on looms. Although I still have mine, I have not seen the looms for sale in many years but I bet you could use one of those available at WalMart and get close. Good luck. Sally
I found an original flower loom on Ebay. I got it……they also sell something at Hobby Lobby or Joann’s, any craft, that does the same thing. It is a Clover Flower loom. Many options. The flowers are still fun to make!! I too made one many years ago!!!!! Hope this helps..
I bought one on Ebay a few weeks ago. I hadn’t seen them in the craft stores.
Going thru my mothers stuff. found 100 of the yellow and white daisies that where done on the loom, but no instructions on how to crochet them together into an afaghan. Can anybody help
They call the looms crazy daisy looms and can be found on Ebay =)
I’ve just recently discovered these flowers myself, and I found that they are made from ‘vintage flower loom’. I’m on the hunt to find one. I love the afghan idea, if you do ever find a loom pattern for it, I would love to have a copy. Beautifully done with crochet, however.
In the 1970’s, my aunt made an afghan like the one pictured, and to the best of my recollection, she did use a loom to make the daisies. The petals weren’t crocheted, but each one was made of several loops. Thanks for the picture — it brought back some nice memories.
My grandmother made one of these on the loom and I still have it. I think the afghan is about 40 years old!
I made several afghans as shown but so many years ago and the flowers were made on a loom. I have since made all sorts of the same pattern flowers in all the different colors in my knitting bag. Unfortunately I cannot remember how to crochet them together. If anyone can give me a simple explanation I would appreciate it. I am referring to the daisy vintage afghan.
JodyKhi@hotmail.com
Please see the two links at the end of the post — these should help!
My mother made these for my sister and I in the 70s I still have mine. She used a daisy lome then worked all the daisys together using a chain stitch pattern..
I made this afghan in the early 70’s! And you’re right, there was a small loom to make the daisies. I’m so glad I’ve hung on to it all these years!
The flower looms are called Hana Ami flower looms. The little kit comes with different sizes and shapes. I bought one on ebay a few years ago and I LOVE IT! The flowers are so fun to make!
I tell you what – I recently acquired a Knit Wit and the flowers remind me of something you’d find from them. It’s a crazy looking contraption (I think) but it’s specifically used to make little motifs that are joined together. I haven’t tried to use it yet but I might now :D! Thanks for sharing your crocheted version, I think it looks lovely!
Wow – you are very clever. I am loving your blog and your work xxxx I have found a few flower looms on ebay. Here is the link: http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=Flower+loom&_sacat=0&_from=R40
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what is the stitch and what they want when they are saying sc2tog
I’m in the process of making one of these. Just wondering how many flowers you actually made? I’ve made around 80 so far and feel like I’ll be making this afghan until I die. I’m also joining them like I’d join granny squares. It doesn’t leave so much of a hole, so the afghan will actually keep someone warm 🙂
I just made the motif. The blankets are the inspiration for the motif. However, I’ve made a few of the crochet versions and several of the actual loomed flowers, and the crochet ones go much quicker. I am in the process of making a hexagon motif blanket with a hairpin lace center. AND. I feel like I’ve been working on it forever. I know how you feel!
Olá…agradeço o envio dos videos, que é de grande avalia.Pena que não tenho conhecimen-
to de ingles para enender melhor.
Um abração.
Sonia.
I inherited an interesting little brass object from an elderly relative years ago. It says “Daisy Knitter Pat. U.S.A. 1819234” on it. Then, a few years ago I was lucky enough to see an instruction booklet on the shelf in Goodwill, “Designs for Crazy Daisy Winder: Crochet time cut in half.” There is a picture of my Daisy Knitter on the cover, along with a woman in a stylish suit, and wearing a hat, blouse and carrying a purse all made using the Daisy Knitter. The booklet was published by Ralph C. Springer Company, 202 S. Robertson Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA.
I haven’t tried using the Daisy Knitter, but in looking at your lovely afghan and the tablecloths, jackets, place mats, doilies, coasters, bedspreads, potholders, bed jackets, slippers, baby clothes, scarves, hats, sweaters, and rugs, I’m thinking I should give it a try!
Hi The original pattern for this Afghan was in a Golden Hands book- I still have them, bought second hand-will scan and post if thats ok-they also have pics of how to use the hand loom
Hi, I made an afghan and gave it to my sister for a wedding present back in 1972. My Mom made one for me as a wedding present in 1981. My daughter is about to be married and wants me to make one for her.
I have the original loom but I cannot find the magazine that the instructions were in. Could I get the instructions on how to make the daisys from you?
Linda Wray
Vancouver, B.C. Canada
If you buy the hana-ami loom that I did, there are instructions in the package. There’s also ONE website I found dedicated to these . . . but I can’t find it now! Try a google search!
http://dcbynatasha.blogspot.co.uk/ Hi I thought I would let you know that I have written about you fab blog on mine xxxx
We used to make these in the 70s! It is a loom…..bet my mom still has it….she doesn’t throw anything away…..
I know that I have the pattern to crochet the daisies together, but I just can not find it anywhere. I have made hundreds of this but it was back in the 70’s. Does anyone have the pattern and if so could I get a copy of it?? Thanks, Susie
You should be able to join-as-you-go. Just follow the last round from the vintage daisy pattern post — the green round — and there is a link in the Patterns & Tutorials tab for JAYG!
I find crochet flowers addictive to make and will definitly try those. Thanks for sharing the pattern!
Gorgeous thanks for sharing! I knew nothing about these vintage afghans before reading your post. I was just surfing for floral crochet granny square patterns when I came across your blog. Now I am surfing for floral looms! So many lovely possibilities 🙂
That is one of the best vintage afghans I’ve ever seen! You were so lucky to find it in such great condition. That thing is adorable.
I saw the vintage afghan kit for this on etsy loom included. This afghan is not my style but somehow i love it. I am asking the person if there is a cheaper shipping option cause i want to buy it 😡
In 1970 my mom bought the loom, and wanted to make one of these. She offered to pay me 10c a daisy to make them for her to stitch together. The white plastic loom (I want to say Boye) had a center hole, two rows of pegs on one side, one row on the other (those rows were at the hole to make the center). It also came with a blue plastic needle, a big one (about a #8 or #10 tapestry). There was a notch in the edge of the loom. You went around in a certain pattern with the background or big petals, white; then the little pegs got done with yellow, pass the yarn to the back and loop those, cut off with a tail about a foot long on the yellow. Now take the needle and thread it on and weave through the center with a sort of backwards looping, and tie off. Pop all the loops off, voila. Daisy.
Mom had made 3 daisies and taught me how. It was summer… I was bored out of my skull. She expected me to make a few (read maybe 10 at most) of these a WEEK and give up. I cranked them out in under a week. She paid me my $23.70, and spent a month crocheting them together with green, going around the edges then slipstitching them together somehow. Her mistake was I was 8 and bored, and my allowance was 50c a week, and she offered me a dime a daisy…. I don’t know what happened to it but I do remember making the daisies.
Oh. My. Goodness. Your mom is a genius! Those daisies are so tedious to make — very worth it to pay 10 cents apiece. AND keep an 8 year old occupied! Great story . . .
🙂 yep, and trust me I still remember that vividly. If anyone else wants to make one of these, GOOD LUCK in finding a yarn loving crafty preteen you can bribe to make the bucket of daisies needed. As I remember, it’s three rows of white, three rows of yellow on the front, and three rows of yellow on the back (makes it fully reverseable).
I bought a modern make of one of these looms off a store hook in 2004 and made a bunch with 5 loop rows petals and 3 center, in pinks, tans, maroons, yellows, sages and blues; and used them loose on a display table at shows I used to do, to hold rock spheres and eggs from rolling around. (no back petals). Flop down in a pleasing flat cluster, then top with the stuff I didn’t want rolling around. I think Boye is still making them (crochet hook makers).
Five rows is hard to work with, it makes a very fluffy flower that doesn’t want to stay on the loom. It would be pretty impossible to work the back on such a full size.
I too made several “Bloom Loom” afghans back in the 70’s. I still have my round loom, but I lost the directions on how to put them together. Would anyone have the directions for the Daisy Loom and how to put the flowers together? TY.
I don’t know how to hook them together, I wrote how to make the daisies. I was just my mom’s slave to make the daisies. I think you just sort of go around each one with single crochet, then hook them together in rows. I have a vague memory of her making rows of daisies edged in green then the rows turning into afghan.
You should be able to use the join-as-you-go technique, and I have a tutorial for that under the Patterns & Tutorials tab at the top of the page!
Thank you sssssoooooo much! I truly appreciate it. Just to be clear on my end, the daisy’s can all be made before hand then joined together with Join as You Go technique using the green yarn, just like your posts. Is that correct? Thanks again for the inspiration. I will attempt to make this for my aunt’s 70th birthday gift this coming April. I will definitely post the results with a huge thank you and original reference info/link back to you 🙂
Yes, you can make all the green parts last and JAYG!
I bought a kit to make this afghan in the seventies. The daisies were made on Hazel’s Loom RS200 by Crafkit that was included in the kit. It is a plastic, round, yellow loom with removable pegs that are stored in the back of the loom. I still have the loom, but have lost the directions. Does anyone know where I might be able to find instructions for this loom? Thank you.
There is a link at the top of the post!
I started one of these in the 70’s but never finished it. I had ordered the kit. I still have the loom and would be interested in making one now. If anyone has the original pattern, please let me know how I might go about getting a copy. Thanks.
My grandmother was working on this very blanket in the 70s when she passed away. I have her partial work (with some kind of instructions), and this has inspired me to dig it out and see if I can finish it. I think 10 years ago, it would have looked outdated, but now it just seems cool and vintage.
Reblogged this on Stitch Noir and commented:
Due to the fact that I have come back and looked at this Daisy blanket over and over again, I have decided to reblog the entry and share it with my readers.
There is some thing so beautiful and simple about this pattern! Definitely on my list of To Do One Day!
Beautiful. Reminds me of vintage rooms and cozy afternoons at grandma’s.
Your pattern looks amazing.
I made one of these probalbe 40 years ago with wool and then washed it and shrunk it so started another and have put it away to work later well 40 years later I am trying to read the instructions on putting them together and it’s unreadable so if you ever come across the directions on this with the loom I would loe to have it
I started on my own colourful version: http://judithschrijfsels.blogspot.nl/2014/02/2014-has-started.html. You have the honour of getting me started on my first blanket ever (I am not so very patient…)
I love it!
I have one of these my grandma made probably 25-30 years ago.
This is so, very awesome! Thank you for sharing. I am going to attempt it with this bag of scrap yarn I have :-).
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