Let me tell you what inspired me to make crochet wheat. Because it’s a bit of an obscure item to make!
When I collect my children from school, I like to take different routes so I can admire the front door decor of different houses. Last week I walked past one house which had the most magnificent wheat and leaf wreath. It inspired me a lot, to the point I had to try make my own yarn version.
Check it out below and use in bouquets or wreaths. Here is a handy video to explain the stitch also known as braid stitch.
Materials:
Stylecraft Special DK (I used Parchment, but Camel might be a better choice!)
3.5mm crochet hook, but 4mm would work as well. I went for a smaller hook than usual to make the wheat seeds a bit smaller
2mm craft wire with soft/medium flexibility. 2 steps of floristry wire will work too
Wire cutters
Glue gun
Abbreviations (UK terms)
Ch = chain
Tr = treble stitch
Puff stitch = 5 yarn over puff stitch
Pattern:
Chain 14
Turn, in 5th st from hook work tr stitch. Ch 1.
In the stitch just before the Tr you have worked, make puff stitch.
Ch 1 to secure the puff stitch.
Skip next st.
*Tr in next stitch. Ch 1.
In the stitch just before the Tr, make a puff stitch.
Ch 1 to secure the puff stitch.*
Repeat from * to * until you have 5 puff stitches.
It’s ok that your work is curling, you’re fitting in a lot of yarn into your base chain!
You should have 2 stitches left, work Tr into final stitch.
Chain 3 and turn.
You’re not working your 2nd row.
Row 2:
Into the Tr and ch 1 space before your last puff stitch, work Tr and ch 1. (The video really helps in explaining this)
*Work your a puff stitch of this row into the ch 1 space at the end of row 1. Ch 1 to secure puff stitch.
Tr into the next Tr space from the row below. *
Repeat from * to * to have 5 puff stitches.
Tr into the final Tr space.
Repeat row 2 again twice.
Your work should look like this at the end. Use your fingers to press the puff stitches so they protrude a little and puff outwards
Cut yarn and leave a long tail for sewing
Making the stem.
Using wire cutters, cut wire to about 6 inches.
Apply a small dab of glue from your glue gun to the top of one end. Gently press down the yarn and start wrapping it around the wire.
Continue wrapping and sliding the yarn up to that the entire length is covered.
Cut yarn to leave 2 inches or so. Put another small dab of hot glue on the other end and secure it to the wire. Cut off tail as close as you can once the glue has cooled.
Put hot glue along the middle of the wheat head as pictured below. Rest the stem (put the messier end so it’s disguised) and let it set in the glue. Make sure you have the work facing so that the middle seed heads are making a ‘V’ shape like wheat/grass seed heads do.
Using the long tail from the wheat head, sew the ends together using whip stitch.
And there you have it, a stem of wheat.
Let me know if you spot any errors in the pattern, writing up braid stitch was not easy!
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