These flowers are so beautiful that you will want to make dozens and decorate not only bags, but garments, sweaters, shoes… and put on a pretty frock and go straight away to a garden party to drink tea, eat small sandwiches, and, perhaps, have a mint julep.

One of the things that make hydrangeas so beautiful is the way their petals change color as they are touched by the sun: a pale creamy petal turns pale blue and then dark blue as the days go by. I sought, with the two colorways included in this pattern (a combination of blues and a combination of pale pinks to pale greens), to represent the variation in petal color and size we find in our gardens.

Pattern Difficulty
Beginner to Advanced: Requires knowledge of knitting and purling, knitting on the round on double pointed needles.

Gauge
Gauge is not important for this pattern.

Yarn Requirements
Traditional Blues Only
1 skein each: bird’s egg blue, pale blue, clear sky blue, light turquoise, medium

Wedding Mix Only
1 skein each: natural/cream, pale pink, medium pink, palest green, light green

Needles and Other Materials
Size 7 (4.5mm) set double-pointed needles
Tapestry needle
Locking Stich Markers to use as stitch holders

Pictures Samples
Pictured bags and flowers were made with Stonehedge Fiber Mill Shepherd’s Wool.