I chose the name Winter Flowers because these blooms are woolly and robust, they are knitted in sock yarn, which makes them durable too.

The flowers are 2.5″ in diameter and have an inner and outer layer which are knitted separately. They are perfect little adornments for bags, hats and other accessories. You can also add a pin to the back of a flower and turn it into a brooch.

For an INTERMEDIATE knitter because it’s a quick knit and knitted flat on straight needles, but there are lots of increases and decreases and short rows (fully explained in the pattern).

WHERE IS THE PATTERN?
You’ll find the pattern on the Natty Knitter blog in the green sidebar on the right hand side. Click on the image in that sidebar and it will take you to the PDF. If you’re browsing from a cellphone, scroll down through the blog entries and the free patterns are at the bottom of the page.

SKILLS REQUIRED
Stockinette Stitch, knitted flat on straight needles
M1R and M1L
SSK and K2tog
One seam sewn using fake grafting stitch
short row shaping (explained in the pattern)

MATERIALS REQUIRED
Approx 40 yds Fingering weight yarn for the small and large flowers
US size 1 (2.25mm) Needles
Tapestry needle
Buttons for flower center

Also available at the Knit Picks Website.

HINTS AND TIPS to help you with this pattern are available on my blog http://nattyknitter.wordpress.com this is mentioned in the pattern.