Join the year-round wreath trend with this seasonal beauty, decorated with 3D butterflies and flowers. Featuring five popular British butterflies: Orange-Tip, Common Blue, Cabbage White, Holly Blue, and Yellow Brimstone.

Designed by Amanda Berry @fluffandfuzz, the wreath is knitted in acrylic DK yarns on single pointed needles (not in the round). The wreath itself is a 25cm polystyrene wreath form covered with a knitted strip. The butterfly patterns incorporate a three needle bind off, and the wreath uses a provisional cast on and Kitchener stitch grafting. Each butterfly is made from the same knitting pattern, but with different colours for each breed.

NEEDLES
Three 2.75mm single pointed knitting needles (US 2)

RECOMMENDED YARN
Sirdar Hayfield Bonus DK; double knitting/light worsted weight; 100% acrylic; one 100g/280m skein in each colour

NOTIONS
Tapestry needle, toy filling, and a 25cm polystyrene wreath form.

SIZES
One size only - To cover a 25cm diameter wreath, and each butterfly is 8cm wide.

TECHNIQUES
For confident beginners and above, other techniques used include casting on and off, knits, purls, increases and decreases, and seaming to finish.

PATTERN INFO
This knitting pattern is a pdf download, 6 pages, and written in English. Patterns for personal use only; not for resale. Copyright © 2021 Amanda Berry; All rights reserved.