In 2022, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II became the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee, seventy years of service, having acceded to the throne on 6th February 1952 when Her Majesty was 25 years old. This knitted wreath celebrated the occasion, and is decorated with the national flowers of the four nations: English rose, Welsh daffodil, Scottish thistle and Northern Irish shamrock.

Most pieces are worked flat (back and forth) on a pair of straight single pointed knitting needles, not in the round. The stalks are i-cord tubes worked on the two DPNs. The crochet hook is used to crochet single chains to decorate the rose. The pattern also incorporates a picot cast on and cast off, and a three needle bind off.

Designed by Amanda Berry @fluffandfuzz, the wreath is knitted in acrylic DK yarns. The platinum yarn has metallic threads for extra sparkle.

NEEDLES
A pair of 3.25mm (US 3) single pointed needles, a third 3.25mm single-pointed needle to work a three-needle bind off, two 3.25mm DPNs and a 2.5mm (US C/2) crochet hook

RECOMMENDED YARN
Paintbox Yarns Simply DK; double knitting/light worsted weight; 100% acrylic; and Rico Design Fashion Cotton Métallisé DK, 53% Cotton/35% Acrylic/ 12% Metallic 


NOTIONS
Tapestry needle, handful of toy filling, and a 30cm polystyrene wreath rom.

SIZES
One size only - 30cm diameter wreath

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, 9 pages, and written in English. Patterns for personal use only; not for resale. Copyright © 2022 Amanda Berry; All rights reserved.