ISO Crochet Pattern to Make HOLLY BERRIES

[SusanMarie1956]

I want to make HOLLY BERRIES on my Christmas Agfghan... Does anyone know how to make them?

 

Susan

[webfeet]

Here's a couple sites:

http://www.chezcrochet.com/page76.html

http://www.pixiekitten.com/Item.aspx?Item=Holly_and_Berries

[Granny Square]

Here are a couple more (projects that include holly berries and leaves)

http://www.coatsandclark.com/Crafts/Crochet/Projects/Seasonal/WR1561+Crochet+Holly+Stocking.htm

http://promotions.drgnetwork.com/newsletters/talkingcrochet/pages/TCNL2607_patt.html

http://suzies-yarnie-stuff.blogspot.com/2009/11/holly-embellishment.html

[Daugherty4inNC]

Here is a pattern I found for holly berries that was part of an old pattern my grandmother had for an afghan.

Use Burgundy Green and white or off white yarn

Holly leaf Cluster

Rnd 1: For first leaf, with green, ch 14, sl st in 2nd ch from hook, *sc in next ch, hdc in next ch, sc in next ch, sl st in next ch** 2 times, ch 2, sl st in same ch as last sl st; working on opposite side of ch, repeat between * and ** 2 times, do not join.

 

Picot, (ch 3, sl st in top of last st made.)

 

Rnd 2: Working this rnd in back lps, picot, * sl st in next 4 sts, picot, sl st in next 6 sts, picot, sl st in each of next 3 sts * , (sl st , ch 3, sl st) in next ch-2 sp; repeat between * * ; working behind first picot, join with sl st in first sl st.

 

Rnd 3: For 2nd leaf, ch 18, sl st in 2nd ch from hook, *sc in next ch, hdc in next ch, dc in next ch, hdc in next ch, sc in next ch, sl st in next ch ** 2 times leaving last 4 chs unworked, ch 2, sl st in same ch as last sl st; working on opposite side of ch, repeat between * and ** 2 times, do not join.

 

Rnd 4: Repeat rnd 2, fasten off.

 

For Berries, with wrong side facing you, join burgundy with sl st in picot on one side of ch 4 at center of leaves, *(yo, insert hook in same ch sp, yo, pull up long lp) 5 times, yo draw through all lps on hook, ch 1, sl st in same ch sp; repeat from *, fasten off.

Repeat in ch-3 sp on opposite side of center ch-4.

 

Rnd 5: With right side facing you, join off-white with sl st around ch-4 at center of leaes, ch 8, sl st in 2nd st after next set of berries, *ch 8, sl st in 3rd st after next picot, ch 8, sl st in 2nd st after next picot, ch 8, ls st in 2nd st after next ch-3, ch 8, sl st in 3rd st after next picot, ch 8, sl st in 2nd st after next picot *, ch 2, skip both sets of berries, sl st in 2nd st after berries on next leaf; repeat between * *, ch 8, join with sl st in first sl st, fasten off (12 ch-8 sps, 1 ch-2