The pattern and tutorial for these is now available for sale on Ravelry – for £3.50 http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/crochet-african-violets
A crochet pattern that produces a display of African Violet flowers to be placed at the top of a flower pot.
Size can be altered to suit. I used acrylic yarn but any DK yarn would do.
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NOTE
The pattern contains an extensive photo tutorial and charts, plus pages containing the basic pattern instructions without photographs suitable for printing.There are separate versions in UK and US crochet terms.
Rainbow Junkie 
Lovely and very detailed tutorial.. Time to get some purple yarn to get this project going.. Thank u for the inspiration.. 🙂
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And it’s a fairly quick project!
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I used your tutorial, and I’d like to thank you. I made it for a coworker, and it turned out lovely.
I also crocheted a pot for the flowers.
It was a bit challenging w the UK terms/US terms, but a good kind of challenge. In the US, worsted weight/4 is the most common yarn, so that’s what I used.
Thanks so much!
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Glad you found this useful. Although the tutorial was in UK terms there was a US version of the pattern at the bottom though I notice I talk about DK yarn in the US version and it should be worsted weight as that is the US equivalent.
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Hello, I am an advisor for a youth service group and the African Violet is our signature flower. Could I purchase one from you? I cannot crochet at all. I have tried. Jill
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Really busy with household issues at present but will think about your request and get back to you when I have thought about it.
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Wow what. A great tutorial, very clear! I have four African violets, two in flower and two soon to be in flower. When they stop flowering in think Ill have to crochet some!
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Are you good with African Violets? Can you get them to flower again next year? I bet you can. 🙂
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Yes the trick is light and good indoor plant food!
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And that elusive gift called ‘green fingers’ that seems to have passed me by.
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you are amazing! what an incredible tutorial 🙂
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Thank you!
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[…] your wonderful prize – this gorgeous Crochet African Violet by Jane of Rainbow Junkie which will be winging its way to you […]
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Thank you for this tutorial. I’d like tu send you a photo about flowers I realized with can you send me your e-mail adress?
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I’m gonna try this as my real ones keep dying on me! Great tutorial thanks!
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I have always had the same problem. My crochet ones make me smile everyday. (Like your blog by the way. An interesting range of topics.)
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Just finished a pot plant for my cousin’s birthday. Used an empty white Pot Noodle container and made a row of holes around the top to secure my ‘lattice’ cover. Was going to send a picture, but can’t see where to do that
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Glad you found the pattern useful have sent you an email so you can send a picture.
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When I sent you a photograph and you replied, you mentioned you needed to try and make the brown piece more cirular, rather than like a pentagon. I just came across some other instructions online that say the pentagon will always happen if you increase in the exact same spot on each round – here is the link:
http://www.1dogwoof.com/2012/08/crochet-rug-from-t-shirts.html
Di
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Yes. I have never sat down and worked out the best way to make an even circle but even with increases in the same spot you can pull the shape to be more circular. It is a very common way to increase. However amending my brown circle is on my to-do list.
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really cute and they don’t need water!! lol thanks for the tutorial 🙂
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And not too difficult to make. I don’t do difficult!
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[…] patterns out there at no charge. I was looking for a little spring flower pattern and found this one for african violets. So cute. What I neglected to do, was read the very important line at the […]
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Oh my! I’ve just found your site through a link from Ookbawka, I think. These African Violet Pots are wonderful! Though my crochet plate is rather full at the time, am putting this on my To Do in 2015 Bucket List (a separate file in my crochet files).
Thank you for this detailed tutorial! It’s wonderful!
I will be doing US terms, but could easily determine the correct stitches as I read along…
Rather easy and quite beautiful! And I know several friends who’d just positively swoon if given one of these!
I gave a crochet necklace to a friend last year – every time I see her, she’s wearing it – and raving about it! (as she does the little change purse I made for her!)
Crochet gives us inexpensive ways to gift when otherwise we would not be able to do so.
Thank you again…I have to check…can I subscribe to this site?
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Thank you for your comment. You are right, crochet is good for gifts and you can make so many fun things. You can subscribe by email. You should find a place to do so on the left near the top of the blog.
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[…] while back I was playing with making flowers from Rainbow Junkie’s blog post. While I was away at craft weekend, I decided to make her entire project as part of a […]
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Thanks for the pattern! I made this for my mom for Mother’s Day. The photo is bad, but it is lovely in person. https://alookatthelittlethings.wordpress.com/2015/05/08/may-7-2015-african-violets/
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Thanks for sharing what you made. It makes me happy to think my patterns can bring joy to others.
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Ciao, sono Nadia ti scrivo dell’Italia, complimenti le tue violette sono stupende, anche io lavoro a maglia e uncinetto…..
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Grazie. Sono contento che vi piacciono. (Usato Google translate)
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Thanks for a great tutorial, and the translation into American terms. I might still use your UK pattern just to get used to translating it in my head. I might have to make one for my son and his wife. They live in my basement and have to bring their plants upstairs to get some sun. And I’m inspired to look for my mother’s crocheted spider plant pattern when I visit my sister, who lives in the home we grew up in.
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Crocheted plants do have some advantages and translating into American terms is quite easy with find and replace. Glad you liked the pattern.
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Thank you! You are so incredibly generous with offering your gorgeous pattern for free to us all. Thank you again. With love, from a yarnaholic!
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Glad you like it! I do think it is one of my better patterns
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e mail me
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Why do you want me to email you? Don’t understand.
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These are just fabulous! When I was growing up both my Nan and my Mum grew these in abundance, each being able to start a new plant from just a leaf. They are one of my earliest childhood memories. I am not so lucky, I don’t have green fingers but I can crochet so I’m definitely going to have to try these. Thanks so much for the tutorial too, bookmarked for when I have the right materials 🙂
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My brother could grow African violets from a leaf just like your Mum and Nan but not me! Good Luck with making some. I still love mine.
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Thank you very much for the pattern. I just finished a pot with African Violets. I want to try another colours. The flowers are so beautiful! Thank you again. I wish you a wonderful spring and all the best!
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Thank you for your feedback and best wishes. May you have a wonderful spring too.
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