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Flowers for Mam

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Author fflwcs
Process 2 stages
Difficulty level novice
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About this Make

Super easy knitted flowers that you can put in a vase. They are knitted on double pointed needles, and you must know how to knit, purl, increase and decrease. Easy!

Materials required

Set of 4 dpns (whatever size you’re used to, I used 3.5mm for the flowers in the picture)
Yarn (whatever type goes with your chosen needles, I used cheap DK acrylic)
Tapestry needle
Scissors
An old knitting needle for every flower you make
A spare hour or two

Keywords

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Step 1. Outside of the flower

Instruction:

CO 30 sts. I always cast all my sts onto 1 ordinary needle, then transfer them to the double points as needed. I also CO 1 extra st, then knit the extra st and the first st together.
Divide the sts as 10 on each needle, join, then K 1 round.
K2, P1, K4, P1, K2 – for three rounds.
K until piece is about 1 ½ inches long.
Begin decreases:
K2, K2tog, K2, K2tog, K2.
K 1 round.
K1, K2tog, K2, K2tog, K1.
K1 round.
K2, K2tog, K2.
K2, K2tog, K1.
K1, K2tog, K1.
K1, K2tog.
You’ll now have 2 sts on each needle, cut the yarn leaving a long tail and thread through remaining sts, remove the needles and pull to draw tight. Weave in the yarn.

Step 2. Inside the flower

Instruction:

Now turn it inside out.
Pick up sts from the top (open end) to the bottom (closed end), 1 sts every other purl bump. The drawing should explain.
Slip the first sts of every row, and knit stocking sts until piece measure approx 5 inches / 13cm.
Garter stitch (knit every row) for another 2 inches / 6cm.
Cast off (bind off) leaving a long tail.
Now roll the long strip up like a swiss roll, and using the tail of yarn, sew closed at the end which is the bottom of the cup.
Now you turn the cup inside out, push a knitting needle through the middle of the flower and out of the end of the cup, pull down all the way and…

Presto! You have a flower. Make loads and put them in a vase.

The variations are easy, simply increase or decrease creatively to make different shapes. Try casting on three times the number of sts and then decreasing down to 30 for a frilly edge.

13 Comments

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LanaDolls said:
They are beautiful..wish i could knit!!
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AdeArts said:
Blooming fantastic. A must try item........
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beaulyben said:
they look so real I am not good at knitting small things
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bibflamingo said:
If you made each needle in the pair in one colour and then the next two in another colour and so on, they would be easy to match up.
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mollymay said:
Hi lovely flowers well done will try these soon.. do you have a pattern for orange corsage perhaps I can purchase one from you... Mollymay ( Cats Whiskers ) lynne-56@hotmail.co.uk
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anjays said:
I love these gonna give them a go over the weekend...
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handmadebyjandj said:
These are very lovely.Must try to make them also when i get a spare hour :)
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BigBlueBed said:
Wow! I am definately going to try this. My mum will love them!
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Glamglassgifts said:
How Lovely!! Must give them a whirl at some stage!!
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SpoiltPig said:
these are beautiful! very fun :)
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fflwcs said:
@James Possibly, I hadn't thought about it really. Thanks for your nice comment though! Andy (fflwcs) x
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Yarn said:
I love these. Must find some time to make some!
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JamesB said:
How fab fflwcs. These are so fun and so inventive. My knitting isn't up to much. Are you going to make any to sell?
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