Designer Craft Connection - Sullivan's Hebe Cord Blog Hop

Never having the opportunity to work with this product before, I did enjoy working with Hebe Cords by Sullivans USA,  and look forward to trying more crochet, knitting and knotting ideas with these cords.

Using the two colors I received from Sullivans USA, I created a knitted necklace embellished with crochet flowers. 

Use a French Knitter/SpoolKnitter and make a knitted tube approximately 24" long.  Leave several inches of cord at the beginning end and also at the finished end.  On one end, make 9 to 10 chain stitches with a crochet hook.  Attach this chain to the end by inserting the crochet hook into the end and pull through to knot.  Feed part of the leftover cord through the knitted tube to hide.  Thread the other end cord through a large eyed needle and thread through a bead (this will be the closure) and then through the end of the tube and knot.  Feed leftover cord through the tube as above to hide.

To make the flowers: Chain 5, join with a slip stitch.  Make 5 single crochets in the ring, join with a slip stitch.  Chain four, two treble crochet in one single crochet stitch, chain four (this creates one flour petal) into the same SC.  Make four more petals in the same fashion, end with a slip stitch in the bottom of the first flower petal.  Leave a length of cord for adding a bead for the flower center and to attach to the knitted tube.  Make two more flowers.

Pull the end of the cord to the front center of the flowers, thread the cord through a decorative bead.  Feed the cord to the back with a crochet hook or needle and tie the bead in place.  Feed the ends of the cords from the back of the flowers through the knitted tube and knot in place.  Feed the ends of the cords up through the tube to hide and cut.  To finish the flowers, cut three leaves from felt, for each flower, and glue to the backs.

Now take some time to hop through the other blogs for creative ideas made with Sullivans USA HEBE Cords.