Crochet pattern wanted: 7-petaled round flower cushion with a twist

I don't know whether it will help, but a recent issue of InKnitters had a knitted false-cable twist that sounds similar, in that the "cable" band is twisted as a whole instead of being split.

I think the same technique would work with crochet.

The key is that in order to let the fabric lie flat (except where the desired twist is, of course), a few extra rows are done just across the twisted part. For a narrow false-cable, only one extra row is done. For a wider one, three extra rows are done, to give extra room for the stitches to ease into place.

You stitch across the width the first time, then twist the entire section so that your yarn is now at the beginning again, and then stitch across again (with crochet, probably making a slipstitch connection to the earlier part of the fabric; with knitting the needles hold the stitches in place until the next round attaches them). Then you go on to do the rest of the row.

For the wider form, after you do the twist and second crossing, you stitch back and forth again. Then do the rest of the row/round.

=Tamar

Thanks Tamar,

I think I understand what you are saying, but I don't recall doing extra rows. Somehow it was a matter of making say the 2nd stitch from the bottom on the right side of the petal join to the 9th stitch on the opposite side of the next petal. (I'm not certain that count is correct, but is approximate.) I just took a digital photo of the piece I am working, and as soon as I process it I will post it in that same Crafts photo album on Webshots (user name Barnchaser). I'll try to get back here and post the exact URL. Hopefully this will give a better idea of my "crisis point".

Thanks again!

Charlotte

Ok, here is the URL where I have posted those new photos.

Charlotte

CharlottesChoice wrote:

Ok, here is the URL where I have posted those new photos.

Charlotte

CharlottesChoice wrote: