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Easy Yarn-Wrapped Stem for Crochet Flowers [video]

Link easily to this tutorial in your patterns: www.planetjune.com/stem

How to make strong, decorative yarn-wrapped stems that match the look of your crocheted flowers, so you can display them in a vase or bouquet.

basic rose, daffodils, carnations and tulips crochet patterns, by planetjune

Here are links to the free crochet patterns for all the flowers pictured above:


Or find all the PDF versions in my shop: www.planetjune.com/flowers

And now to the video tutorial for my yarn-wrapped stem (in right- and left-handed versions, of course):

Easy Yarn-Wrapped Stem for Crochet Flowers (right-handed)

Easy Yarn-Wrapped Stem for Crochet Flowers (left-handed)

Note: The videos may look a little small embedded in the blog: if so, you can fullscreen them or click through to YouTube (links: right-handed; left-handed) to watch them full-sized 🙂

I hope you find this tutorial useful – happy flower making!

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