Name: Forever Flowers
Brand: Studio Manya

This one is for those of us who see potential in everything and can’t resist saving bits and pieces for a future crafty project. Forever Flowers combines crocheted blooms with recycled cardboard, straws and the inner tube from a ball of Maxi Sugar Rush, proving that even packaging can find a second life in your craft corner!

The finished piece makes a cheerful addition to desks, shelves or windowsills and offers a relaxed way to enjoy crochet with a sustainable twist. It celebrates curiosity, creativity and making the most of what’s already around you.

The Forever Flowers pattern includes full written instructions and is part of Scheepjes Pattern Portfolio Volume 06: Maxi, featuring six upcycling crochet projects by Kwannie.

Materials

Scheepjes Maxi Sugar Rush (100% Mercerised Cotton; 50g/280m)

Yarn A 606 Grass Green x 1 ball

Scheepjes Maxi Sweet Treat (100% Mercerised Cotton; 25g/140m)

Yarn B 510 Sky Blue x 1 ball
Yarn C 240 Amethyst x 1 ball
Yarn D 408 Old Rosa x 1 ball
1.25mm crochet hook
Stitch marker
1 cardboard inner tube from a Maxi Sugar Rush ball
3 straws cut to 15cm (6in), 16cm (6¼in) and 17cm (6¾in)
3 cardboard circles, 4.5cm (1¾in) diameter with a 1cm (½in) hole in the centre

Studio Manya

I learned the crochet basics from my neighbour when I was on maternity leave of my first child in 2013. Very common, but thinking about it now, I never made something for my kids when they were a baby (shame on me!)

Before I started my Instagram journey in 2018 I was pretty much a social media cave woman. With only 2 followers, nobody knew about my account. But in 2 years my account reached 10K. My trademark is miniatures, at first purely a tactical decision. With kids and a job there was not much time left to crochet. The smaller the items, the quicker, which equals more posts I thought. But I couldn't be more far off on that!

I hope to sweep people off their feet as much as I can with my designs. My purpose with my Instagram account and my designs is to show people that there is so much more you can create with crochet and personalize that with my absolutely-not-so-glamorous life experiences. I hope this relates to my fellow crocheters, or at least give them a laugh!

You can find my designs on my blog: Studio Manya

Patterns By Studio Manya