Friday Fun With Sara - Clovers, Shamrocks And Blocking | Posh Pooch Designs

 Friday Fun With Sara - 
 Clovers, Shamrocks And Blocking
 With Sara Sach of  Posh Pooch Designs

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Today On Friday Fun With Sara We stitched up some

 simple 4 Leaf Clovers And Shamrocks,
 And yes, there is a Difference.
And Than I will showed how to block and Why?

🍀All Shamrocks Are Clovers, 

But Not All Clovers Are Shamrocks.🍀

The difference is basically math.

Shamrocks only have 3 petals, or leaflets,

 while Four Leaf Clovers have 4 petals, or leaflets.

I used Medium (4) weight yarns. It can be Acrylic, Cotton

 or what ever yarn you have in your yarn stash. And any

 shade of green or whatever colors you prefer.

Okay, Let's Make some of both.

See The Video On My Crochet Youtube

Channel At This LINK

Open 4 Leaf Clover And Shamrock
Crochet Pattern By Sara Sach

Skill: Easy

Materials:

Crochet Hook - H / 5.00 MM

Yarn- Med (4) I used left overs I had on hand

Yarn Needle

Stitches:
Chain (ch)

Single Crochet (sc)

Slip Stitch (slst)

Space (sp)

Size: 2 inches

Pattern:

R: 1 - Ch3, 5 sc in the 2nd ch from the hook, 

join in a circle with a slst to the 1st sc,

(5sc)

R: 2 - *Ch6, slst in the next sc*

Repeat from * to * 

2 more times For a Shamrock, slst in the last 2 sc

(3 ch6 loops)

3 more times For a 4 Leaf Clover, slst in the last sc
slst in the last sc

( 4 ch 6 loops)

R: 3 - *6 sc in the ch 6 loop*

Repeat from * to * 

2 More times For a Shamrock

sc in the next sc,

3 more times for 4 Leaf Clover

sc in the next sc,

Stem - Ch5, slst in next 4 chs, join to sc with a slst, tie off weave in your ends.

Use beginning tail of yarn to make sure there is not a hole 

in the center of the clover, and weave in your ends. 

Let's Block Them So They Are Nice And Crisp:

What You Need:

Blocking Board

Straight pins

Spray bottle Filled With Water

A Warm place to let them dry - I like to place mine on the dryer.

What if I don't have a Blocking board?

You an use cardboard with a towel over it.

Sponge or Foam board

or Just a towel

Do I have to block?

No, I do not block every project.

I usually only block Granny Squares - 

It makes them easier to put together and line up.

I usually block doilies, and coasters, ornaments and smaller projects.

or Projects that need to be a specific shape.

Can  I wash them after they are blocked?

Yes, but You will need to re-block them. Blocking is only temporary

If you want it to be more permanent you can add starch or stiffeners.

How To Block:

Pin Your project to the blocking board, shaping them.

Spritz with water, 

(If you are stiffening them add the stiffener to the water bottle.)

Set The board aside and let them dry. 

I usually set mine on the top of the dryer, and leave them for 24 hours.

Make sure if you added a stiffener to the bottle to rinse the bottle really well.

When dry unpin them and use them.