Knitted Rose

Materials:

Embroidery thread.

Dark green for leaves/border.

Choice of colour(s) for the petals.

2mm knitting needles.

Instructions:

Note that all petals are worked in stocking (stockinette) stitch throughout; the natural curl of the knitted fabric helps to give the petals their shape. If no instruction is given for a particular row, work odd numbered rows in knit and even numbered rows in purl.

Centre Petal – make 1.

Cast on 7 stitches and work 2 rows.

Row 3 Increase 1 stitch at each end of the row (9 sts)

Work straight until:

Rows 15 and 16 Decrease 1 stitch at each end of the row ( 5 sts at end of row 16)

Row 17 Cast off 2 sts at the beginning of the row (3 sts)

Cast off the remaining 3 stitches.

Outer petals (all worked the same) – make as many as you require (or until your yarn runs out).

Cast on 2 stitches.

Rows 2, 3 and 4 Increase 1 stitch at each end of row(8 sts by end of row 4)

Row 6 Increase 1 stitch at each end of row (10 sts)

Rows 8 and 9 Increase 1 stitch at each end of row (14 sts by end of row 9)

Row 13 Decrease 1 stitch at each end of row (12 sts)

Rows 15 and 16 Cast off 2 sts at the beginning of the row (8 sts by end of row 16)

Row 17 Decrease 1 stitch at the beginning of the row (7 sts)

Row 18 Cast of 2 sts at the beginning of the row (5 sts)

Cast off.

Leaf – make as many as you’d like.

Cast on 3 stitches and work 2 rows in stocking stitch.

Row 3 K1, yrn, K1, yrn, K1 (5 sts)

Rows 4, 6, 8 and 10 K1, P to last st, K1

Row 5 K2, yrn, K1, yrn, K2 (7 sts)

Row 7 K3, yrn, K1, yrn, K3 (9 sts)

Row 9 K4, yrn, K1, yrn, K4 (11 sts)

Rows 11, 13, 15, 17 Knit

Row 12 K1, P3, sl1 p-wise, P2tog, psso, P3, K1 (9 sts)

Row 14 K1, P2, sl1 p-wise, P2tog, psso, P2, K1 (7 sts)

Row 16 K1, P1, sl1 p-wise, P2tog, psso, P1, K1 (5 sts)

Row 18 K1, sl1 p-wise, P2 tog, psso, K1 (3 sts)

Row 19 Sl1, K2 tog, psso, fasten off the remaining stitch.

Edging for base of flower (in same colour as leaf)

Cast on 14 stitches and Knit 1 row.

Row 2 K1, *yrn, K4, rep from * to last stitch, yrn, K1

Row 3 K1, *yrn, K5, rep from * to last stitch, yrn, K1.

Row 4 Knit

Cast off.

To make up.

Folding the centre petal into a tube sew a few “catching” stitches to hold it in place.

Add the other petals to this base, sewing them up to row eight only (just before the final increases.

Once the petals are in place, sew on the leaf/ leaves, up to row seven only.

Finally, sew the border around the bottom of the rose, covering all petal bases as far as possible.

Sew in all ends.