Irish rose

The rose is not widely known as a symbol of Ireland, the shamrock being more famously associated with the Emerald Isle.

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Irish wildflowers, Short-styled Field-rose, Rosa stylosa, Rós stíleach

How to Draw a Rose: Have you ever wondered how to draw a rose? It sounds very hard, but with practice it will become very easy to you. It's great for cards, too.

Try the lovely single-flowered selections of the HONEYMOON� Series from Walters Gardens hybridizer Hans Hansen. In his breeding work, he selects for plants with notable vigor, showy floral displays with large numbers of blossoms per plant, and rich flower colors. 'Irish Luck' has single green flowers with a central burgundy flare.

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Since I only started this blog in June I am going to send some pretty cards for holidays in 2009 passed. The first is a St. Patricks Day card. This was sent to me in 1994 and is #125SP10107 from …

This is what my brain and hands compiled after reading through several vintage patterns on the internet. Irish Rose, 2.5 in diameter Unknown white crochet thread (I think it's Aunt Lydia N.10 or something similar) Hook 2.25mm. I can't work with those tiny steel hooks :( Abbreviations: st, sts-stitch, stitches ch-chain sp, sps-space, spaces sc-single crochet dc-double crochet sl st-slip stitch Base Ring: ch7, join with sl st to form a ring Round 1: ch 1 ( doesn't count as sc), 16 sc around…

Image taken from: Title: "Rose, Shamrock, and Thistle. A story of two Border towers" Author(s): Kettle, Mary Rosa Stuart [person] British Library shelfmark: "Digital Store 012641.f.53" Page: 289 (scanned page number - not necessarily the actual page number in the publication) Place of publication: London (England) Date of publication: 1893 Publisher: T. Fisher Unwin Type of resource: Monograph Language(s): English Physical description: 286 pages (8°) Explore this item in the British…

My next tattoo it will also have wild irish rose