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Knitting Pattern – A Dozen Fun Flowers to Knit

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To continue the theme of flowers this week, I thought it would be fun to share some more knitting patterns so you can knit your own, whether you make a bouquet of knit flowers to display or a single flower to put on a headband or your coffee cozy.

The Pinwheel Flowers by Frankie Brown might not look quite like any flowers from nature but they are sure to bring a smile to your face. These would be great as decor for a child’s party, among other things.

Paulette Lane’s Simple Knitted Flowers are, in fact, just that, and they’re a great way to use up a little bit of leftover stash. Wouldn’t they be cute decorating gifts?

The Knitted Flower from Miss Crafty Fingers was originally knit as a brooch, but there could be lots of ways to use it. I think it would be great as a hair tie, too; check out Katherine Vaughn’s Flower Hair Elastic for another idea. And speaking of hair ties, this Knit Flower from Sue W. Thompson is great for a baby’s headband or to decorate a hat (Libby Johnson has another great flower headband for kids, by the way). And further speaking of babies, don’t miss the lovely Pacifier Clip from Susan B. Anderson, which would be great for other purposes as well.

Christine Grant’s Poppy Buttonhole Accessory is perfect for days of remembrance, or just knit it for display. The Flower Power Posy from The Handmade Homemaker is another cute one, and it’s mostly just casting on, binding off and finishing so you can make a bunch with whatever yarn you have in no time. Also check out the Flower – Bloem pattern from Saartje de Bruijn and Flowers for Mam from Andrew Craig Williams for more floral inspiration.

Are you ready to knit some flowers? I’d love to hear how it goes!

Looking for more Flower patterns? check these out on Etsy.

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Knit a Garter Stitch Blanket with a Twist

When I first started knitting again after a long absence from the craft (which has now been almost 25 years ago!) I really didn’t like garter stitch that much. I found it super boring, somehow even more boring than knitting stockinette stitch in the round, even though it’s exactly the same thing.

Over the years I’ve softened my opinion, and even grown to like garter stitch. There’s nothing wrong with being plain, and actually the texture of garter stitch is more interesting than stockinette.

Also there are fun things you can do with garter stitch to make it more interesting if you want to, such as adding stripes, working on the bias, or doing fun effects to change the look.

That’s the way with the Bernat Twist My Way Garter Knit Blanket. Using combinations of casting on and binding off creates what they call a Swiss cheese effect along two sides of the blanket. This is a lot of fun in the self-striping ombre yarn they chose for the pattern, but it would also be fun in a solid color or making your own stripes.

Despite the dramatic effect, this pattern is rated easy. It’s worked from side to side (if you consider the “cheesy” edges the top and bottom) and has an eight-row repeat that involves binding off and then casting on again to make the holes. They’re kind of like giant buttonholes.

Once you get the hang of it it’s a pretty easy repeat to remember, and it will be smooth knitting as big as you want to make it.

You can download this pattern from the Yarnspirations website for free, or you can buy a kit direct from them that includes the yarn you need (and knitting needles if you need those, too). Bernat Sport Ombre Twist, which is what is used in the pattern, comes in 12 self patterning colors and is a DK weight acrylic yarn.

[Photo: Yarnspirations]