About the Design
I’ve always loved flowers, and floral brooches are popular, so the two fit well.

My aim was to make the flowers look more realistic than some I’ve seen. In this pattern, the Lilac Brooch comes closest to that goal.

The Rose and Sunflower are both easy to do. The beading at the center of the sunflower is stitched on afterwards– so there’s no threading or hooking on beads.

The Lilac is a bit more complex, but do-able for a intermediate knitter or even an eager beginner. It looks far more complicated than it actually is to make, as the pieces are knit separately, then joined.

Size
Range of 4-5.5″ width and length

Yarn
Peace Fleece Worsted (for the Old Rose and Lilac) and Brown Sheep Lamb’s Pride Worsted, used double (for the Sunflowers)

Needles and Other Materials
US size 8 (5mm), Sunflowers use small amounts of Mill Hill size 3/0 (5.5mm) pebble glass beads

Gauge
1) 16 sts and 28 rows = 4″ (10 cm) in St st using size 8 ndls and
2) 20 sts and 30 rnds = 4″ in St st using size 6 ndls (or sizes to give gauge).

Substitute Yarn Wt.
Heavy worsted and worsted used double

Skill Level
Beginner to Intermediate
Happy Knitting!
Dawn