I love using pretty things, especially when it comes to the simple, everyday kinds of things. I had so much fun brightening up my office space with my mason jar cozy pencil holders and my crochet flower push pins for my corkboard that I thought I would keep going. I found some paperclips with a flat pad and thought they would be perfect for adding a little embellishment to. And these crochet flowers are just the thing!
Crochet Flower Paper Clips
Here’s what you need:
Helpful Crochet Resources: Refer to my Crochet Abbreviations and U.S. to U.K. Crochet Conversion Chart as you work through the pattern.
Ch 6, join with Sl st in the furthest ch from the hook to form a ring.
Round 1: Ch 1 (does not count as st), work 16 scs into ring, join in 1st sc of round — 16 scs.
Round 2: Ch 1 (does not count as st), beginning in same st as join, *work [1 sc, ch 3, 1 sc], skip next st, rep from * 7 more times, join in 1st sc of round — 8 ch-3 spaces.
Round 3: Ch 1 (does not count as st), work 5 scs in each ch-3 sp around, join in 1st sc of round — 40 sts.
Fasten off and weave in ends. Use a hot glue gun to add a dab of glue to the pad of the paperclip and stick the flower on.
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Hi Kara! I love the idea, and I actually love making them as flowers on their own, and currently, I’m obsessed with making them bigger with a medium weight yarn and a 4.5 MM hook as ornaments to hang! Also a great use for some jump rings I had laying around😃
Thanks for the idea! Want to make some for my chemo nursing staff who r taking such grest care of me!
So, I’m wondering if you couldn’t just do a couple of the stitches right onto a large paper clip as you make the flower. Seems like that would ultimately hold longer than hot glue?
I don’t see why not … sounds like a great idea to me!