The Flower of Life parasol is fun to make and a great way to show off your love for crochet and create fun conversation!

You can get very creative with color combinations and variegated/black light reflective yarn, I originally made one for fun to parade around at music festivals and use as a promotional tool, it also gives some shade too! This is a great accent to a fun costume and a really great way to advertise your love for crochet!

You can upcycle an umbrella or find various sizes that will work with this pattern, you can easily customize it to fit a variety of frames. I have made this design with the larger flat shape and also the more bell shaped frame- you just need to carefully take note of how the fabric is attached so that you can attach the motif correctly.
I have found decent quality umbrellas at 5 below at thrift stores with 8 spokes. Keep in mind if you look at resale shops to make sure it’s not broken or rusted and that it opens/closed properly and your good to go!

You will need 1-2 skeins depending which size you are making,
However if you are doing colorwork this could easily be a stash buster pattern as well, estimated yardage is 3-500 yards.