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The Fruit Garden CAL

Part 2 | Columbine & Acanthus
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Part 2 | Columbine
Another wild flower that I love is the Columbine, although All the square motifs within the project finish with the
I was brought up knowing it as Aquilegia. The Victorians same stitch count around the outside edge, but they may
loved to give meanings to common flowers and they measure slightly different sizes. Don’t worry – the squares
connected the Columbine with the saying ‘born to win’, are designed to all match up and stretch nicely into place
possibly because of the way it can grow so profusely once once the blanket is put together!
the seeds are introduced to the garden. In our garden, year
after year, once the flowers have bloomed in May and June, Once complete Columbine motifs measure 6in (15cm)
the seed heads dry in the sun in the later summer and drop square in the Life DK & Batik version. They measure 5⅜in
thousands of new seeds ready for another year. We have to (13.5cm) in the Naturals – Bamboo + Cotton version.
do an occasional cull, but I love them none the less!

May Morris worked incredibly closely with her father,

William, often helping him with the finer points of his
drawing and painting. It is said that he was not great at
drawing wildlife and preferred foliage, so May was often
The next part will be available May 26th.
left to finesse his designs. One of the first designs she is
thought to have worked on was a fabric design called Violet
and Columbine, which was completed in 1883.

You need to make 4 of these motifs. They are a little trickier

than the Forget-Me-Not motifs you made in Part 1, but
you will see that they are made in a similar way. You also
need to make 8 pieces that will become the central part of
the Acanthus motifs.

6 2A 7 2A 6

1 Pink Forget-Me-Not
3 1 2 1 3
2A 2A 2 Columbine
2A Acanthus
1 5 4 5 1 5A
3 Clementine
4 Purple Aster
8 7 2 4 3 4 2 7 8
5 Hollyhock
 5A First Edging
1 5 4 5 1
6 Dianthus
2A 2A 7 Chrysanthemum
3 1 2 1 3
8 Finishing

6 2A 7 2A 6

The colour reproduction in this pattern is matched as closely as possible to the yarn but due to photography and printing restrictions some slight variations may occur.
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YARN USAGE – COLOUR RECIPE 1: ABBREVIATIONS

Life DK: 100g – 326yds (298m), US UK

75% Premium Acrylic, 25% Wool. Right Side RS Right Side RS
Wrong Side WS Wrong Side WS
chain ch chain ch
chain space ch-sp chain space ch-sp
2446 2322 2311 2445 slip stitch ss slip stitch ss
Caramel Denim Fern Parchment stitch space st-sp stitch space st-sp
stitch(es) st(s) stitch(es) st(s)
Batik: 50g – 151yds (138m), single crochet sc double crochet dc
80% Premium Acrylic, 20% Wool. half double crochet hdc half treble crochet htr
double crochet dc treble crochet tr
treble crochet tr double treble crochet dtr
single crochet 2 sc2tog double crochet 2 dc2tog
1906 1918 together together
Heather Mint single crochet 3 sc3tog double crochet 3 dc3tog
together together
Equipment double crochet 2 dc2tog treble crochet 2 tr2tog
US G/6 (4mm) crochet hook together together
Yarn Needle
double crochet 3 dc3tog treble crochet 3 tr3tog
Stitch Markers
together together
treble crochet 3 tr3tog double treble crochet dtr3tog
together 3 together
YARN USAGE – COLOUR RECIPE 2: Make Bobble MB Make Bobble MB
Spike single crochet SPsc Spike double crochet SPdc
Naturals – Bamboo + Cotton: 100g – 273yds (250m),
60% Bamboo, 40% Cotton. Make Popcorn MP Make Popcorn MP

NOTES:
All rounds on this motif are worked with RS facing.
7157 7155 7159 7160 7131
Canyon Celery Dusk Night Peach
When working slip-stitches (ss) at the end of the rounds, work
either into the top of the next stitch or into the 3rd ch of the
ch-3 made at the beginning of the round.

Fastening off and rejoining yarn

7158 You will achieve a much neater color change if you complete
Raisin rounds and fasten off the yarn, rather than joining mid stitch.
When fastening off a yarn at the end of a round, the slip stitch
Equipment that you have made to join can look like a stitch when you are
US E/4 (3.5mm) crochet hook working the following round. Make sure you count correctly
Yarn Needle and do not count the slip stitch as a stitch when working
Stitch Markers subsequent rounds.

For Both Colour Recipes. Dealing with yarn ends

(Naturals - Bamboo + Cotton version in brackets). I tend to sew yarn ends in as I go along – doing this makes
the finishing process much easier as you will have less to do.
Sewing yarn ends in as you go along also means that you are
less likely to lose stitches or make errors with your tension.

The colour reproduction in this pattern is matched as closely as possible to the yarn but due to photography and printing restrictions some slight variations may occur.
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METHOD (make 4) Round 5: ss into next ch-sp, ch1 (does not count as a st), 1sc
Using G/6 (E/4) hook and Fern (Peach) ch4, join with a ss to into same ch-sp, * ch6, working back along ch-6 just made,
form a ring. skip next ch, 1sc into next ch, 1hdc into next ch, 1dc into each
next 2ch, 1hdc into next ch, 1sc into same ch-sp at base of ch-6,
Foundation Round: ch1 (does not count as a st), 8sc into ring, ss ch1, 1sc into next ch-sp; repeat from * to end, omitting 1sc on
to join, fasten off. (8sts) final pattern repeat, ss to join, fasten off. (16sc & 8 ch-sps - 8
thin leaves made)
Round 1: Using Heather (Canyon) join yarn into any st by
working ch1 (does not count as a st), 2sc into same st, 2sc into
each st to end, ss to join, fasten off. (16sts)

Round 6: Using Caramel (Dusk) and working between thin

leaves join yarn into any ch-sp made on previous round by
working ch1 (does not count as a st), 1sc into same ch-sp, * ch3
Round 2: Using Mint (Raisin) join yarn into any st by working behind next leaf, 1sc into next ch-sp; repeat from * to end,
ch1 (does not count as a st), 1sc into same st, * ch2, skip next omitting 1sc on final pattern repeat, ss to join. (8sts & 8 ch-sps)
st, 1sc into next st; repeat from * to end, omitting 1sc on final
pattern repeat, ss to join. (8sts & 8 ch-sps) Round 7: ss into next ch-sp, ch3 (counts as 1dc), 4dc into same
ch-sp, 5dc into each ch-sp to end, ss to join, fasten off. (40sts)
Round 3: ss into next ch-sp, ch1 (does not count as a st), [1sc,
3dc, 1sc] into same ch-sp, [1sc, 3dc, 1sc] into each ch-sp to end,
ss to join, fasten off. (40sts - 8 petals made)

Approximate Measurement: 2⅜in (6cm) across widest point.

(Naturals – Bamboo + Cotton 2in (5cm))

Round 8: Using Parchment (Night) and working behind thin

leaves made on Round 5 (Denim) (Celery) join yarn into first
tr of any 5dc group made into ch-sp on previous round by
working ch1 + ch2 (counts as 1dc), * 2dc into next st, 1sc into
skipped ch at top of thin leaf made on Round 5 (Denim)
(Celery), skip next st on previous round, 2dc into next st, 1dc
Round 4: Using Denim (Celery) and working behind into each next 2sts; repeat from * to end, omitting 1dc on final
previous round join yarn into any skipped st made on Round pattern repeat, ss to join. (56sts)
1 (Heather) (Canyon) by working ch1 (does not count as a st),
1sc into same st, * ch2, 1sc into next skipped st; repeat from * Approximate Measurement: 3¾in (9.5cm) across centre.
omitting 1sc on final pattern repeat, ss to join, do not fasten (Naturals – Bamboo + Cotton 3⅜in (8.5cm))
off. (8sc & 8 ch-sps)

The colour reproduction in this pattern is matched as closely as possible to the yarn but due to photography and printing restrictions some slight variations may occur.
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Round 9: ss into each next 2sts, ch1 (does not count as a st), * Approximate Measurement: 5⅜in (13.5cm) across centre.
1sc into next st (this is the sc at the top of next thin leaf), ch3, (Naturals - Bamboo + Cotton 5in (12.5cm))
skip 2sts, 1sc into next st, 2sc into next st, ch3, skip 2sts, 1sc
into next st (this is the sc at the top of next thin leaf), ch3, skip
2sts, 2sc into next st, 1sc into next st, ch3, skip 2sts; repeat
from * to end, ss to join, (32sts & 16 ch-sps)

Round 10: ss into next ch-sp, ch1 (does not count as a st), 3sc
into same ch-sp, * 1sc into each next 3sts, ch3, skip next ch-sp, Round 13: ch1 (does not count as a st), 1sc into each next 10sts,
[1dc, ch3, 1dc] into next st, ch3, skip next ch-sp, 1sc into each * [1hdc, 1dc, 1hdc] into next st, 1sc into each next 24sts; repeat
next 3sts, 3sc into each next 2 ch-sps; repeat from * to end, from * to end, omitting 10sc on final pattern repeat, ss to join.
omitting 3sc on final pattern repeat, ss to join. (48sc, 8dc & 12 (108sts)
ch-sps)
Round 14: ch1 (does not count as a st), 1sc into each next 10sts,
* 3sc into next st, 1sc into each next 26sts; repeat from * to end,
omitting 10sc on final pattern repeat, ss to join, fasten off. (116sts)

Approximate Measurement: 6in (15cm) square.

(Naturals - Bamboo + Cotton 5⅜in (13.5cm))

Round 11: ch1 (does not count as a st), 1sc into each next 5sts,
* 2sc into next ch-sp, ch3, [1dc, ch3, 1dc] into next ch-sp, ch3,
2sc into next ch-sp, skip next st, 1sc into each next 11sts; repeat
from * to end, omitting 5sc on final pattern repeat, ss to join.
(60sc, 8dc & 12 ch-sps)

Place markers into each corner st counting 28sts between

each marker.

Sew in yarn ends.

Make 3 more to match.

Joining: With WS facing, using G/6 (E/4) hook and

Parchment (Night), using the layout as a guide, join motifs
Round 12: ch1 (does not count as a st), 1sc into next st, * 1hdc together by working sc on the reverse side of the work,
into each next 3sts, 1sc into each next 2sts, 3sc into next ch-sp, matching stitch for stitch including marked stitches at
5sc into next ch-sp, 3sc into next ch-sp, skip next st, 1sc into corners. (4 strips of 3 motifs made)
each next 2sts, 1hdc into each next 3sts, 1sc into each next
4sts; repeat from * to end, omitting 1sc on final pattern repeat, Note: I suggest you do not block the motifs at this point.
ss to join. (100sts) Washing and blocking guidance is given at the end of
pattern Part 8.

The colour reproduction in this pattern is matched as closely as possible to the yarn but due to photography and printing restrictions some slight variations may occur.
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strictly prohibited. Please respect the copyright and do not pass either digitally or otherwise to another person.
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Part 2 | Acanthus YARN USAGE – COLOUR RECIPE 1:

Life DK: 100g – 326yds (298m),

When designing this project I knew from the start that the 75% Premium Acrylic, 25% Wool.
rectangular motifs on the outside main border were going
to be a challenge. I played around with ways of making
them, but I simply couldn’t capture the kind of look and
feel that I wanted for the crochet. As it approached my
2346 2446 2445
deadline for the design stage of the project I still hadn’t Blue Haze Caramel Parchment
managed to get my head around this piece – I knew I wanted
it to feature Acanthus leafs, but I simply couldn’t work out Equipment
what I needed to do to make it reflect May’s style. US G/6 (4mm) crochet hook
Yarn Needle
In the end this piece ended up taking me around 5 weeks Stitch Markers
to design. I made piece after piece after piece, each time
getting closer and closer to how I wanted the motif to
look. I think I made 7 completed rectangles and countless YARN USAGE – COLOUR RECIPE 2:
bits and pieces, which may or may not have resembled an
Naturals – Bamboo + Cotton: 100g - 273yds (250m),
Acanthus leaf, before I was happy with the way it looked. 60% Bamboo, 40% Cotton.
Writing the pattern was a pretty mammoth task too, but I
am so pleased with how this motif turned out in the end.

The Acanthus motif has been split up into parts to make it 7155 7160 7154
easier for you to work through. In this set of patterns you Celery Night Pumice
need to work the chain ring at the beginning plus just 3
rounds of the motif. Hopefully breaking the patterns for
Equipment
the Acanthus motif down into bite-size pieces is going to
US E/4 (3.5mm) crochet hook
make the crochet process feel easier for you! Yarn Needle
Stitch Markers

For Both Colour Recipes.

(Naturals - Bamboo + Cotton version in brackets).

NOTES:
All rounds on this motif are worked with RS facing.

When working slip-stitches (ss) at the end of the rounds, work

either into the top of the next stitch or into the 3rd ch of the
ch-3 made at the beginning of the round.

SPdc – Spike double crochet

Insert the hook in indicated stitch, draw up a loop to the
height of the stitches of the working row/round, yarn round
hook, draw yarn through both loops on hook to complete.

The colour reproduction in this pattern is matched as closely as possible to the yarn but due to photography and printing restrictions some slight variations may occur.
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METHOD (make 8)
Using G/6 (E/4) hook and Blue Haze (Night) ch4, join with a
ss to form a ring.

Foundation Round: ch1 (does not count as a st), 8sc into ring, ss
to join, fasten off. (8 sts)

Round 1: Using Caramel (Celery) join yarn into any st by

working ch1 (does not count as a st), 2sc into same st, * SPsc
into centre of ring, skip st under SPsc, 2sc into next st; repeat
from * to end, omitting 2sc on final pattern repeat, ss to join,
fasten off. (12sts)

Round 2: Using Parchment (Pumice) join yarn into front loop

of any st by working ch1 + ch2 (counts as 1dc), working into
front loop of all sts, 1dc into same st, ch3, ss into st at base of
ch-3 to make picot, * 2dc into next st, make picot; repeat from
* to end, ss to join, fasten off. (24sts & 12 picots made)

Approximate Measurement: 2¼in (5.5cm) across widest

point. (Naturals – Bamboo + Cotton 2in (5cm))

Make 7 more to match.

Note: I suggest you do not block the motifs at this point.

Washing and blocking guidance is given at the end of
pattern Part 8.

The colour reproduction in this pattern is matched as closely as possible to the yarn but due to photography and printing restrictions some slight variations may occur.
© Jane Crowfoot 2020 All rights reserved. This pattern and items created from it are for personal use only. Commercial use of either the patterns or the items made from them is
strictly prohibited. Please respect the copyright and do not pass either digitally or otherwise to another person.