Flowery Lanyard

How many of you have to wear a Lanyard? Lanyards are something people wear at work, concerts, events, and even daily to hold keys. Before retirement, when I was teaching High school, many of the teachers wore lanyards to hold their keys and badges. We all wore ones that reflected our personalities. Some of the teachers wore lanyards with the school name and logo, some wore ones reflecting their favorite sports team, and others wore lanyards that were beyond the basic. Lanyards are not just for teachers or to wear to work, they are great for everyone to use to keep organized in style!

Here we go a skein, Fresh off the hook:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        The Flowery lanyard

This quick and easy lanyard uses basic crochet stitches and one special stitch called the shallow single crochet stitch (ssc),but no worries if you can sc you can do the shallow sc stitch.

Crochet lanyards can be customized by changing the flowers to stars or embellishing them with breads or buttons. If you do not want to embellish your  lanyard, you can make it in rainbow colors or red, white, and blue stripes. Whatever you choose to make it will be uniquely yours!

Have a hooky day! Lynne

*All images are copyright by Lynne Samaan and D60 Crochet, please do not use without permission, Thank you!  

Flower Mandala

Hello to all! We are now in May the fifth month of the year and it is one of the best months of the year! May is celebrated for its beauty and the blooming of flowers. "May is the time when the flowers bloom, the birds sing, and the world awakens from its winter slumber." - Unknown. It is known as the transition month since it is the gateway to summer! This is a month to enjoy, as the weather is not too cold or hot and the days are getting longer so you can spend more time out doors. It is so nice to see the beautiful flowers in bloom and feel the warm sun in your face!

Since the Month of May is the time when most flowers bloom, our focus this month will be on, you guessed it, flowers! We will start off the with something to brighten up your day!  Here we go a skein, fresh off the hook:                                                                                              

                                                The Flower Mandala                

These colorful mandalas are great crochet pieces to add a splash of color to your home! You can make them in any color combination, the choice is yours!

This Mandala pattern is considered easy since it has the basic sc and dc stitches, but includes puff and back post dc (BPdc) stitches.

I hope you enjoy this pattern and look forward to sharing more crochet flower patterns with you!

Have a hooky day! Lynne

*All images are copyright by Lynne Samaan and D60 Crochet, please do not use without permission, Thank you!