Flower Center Knitting Pattern with DK Weight Yarn

Skill Level

Intermediate Skill Level

Size

16″ x 62″

Yarn

Darn Good Yarn DK Weight Naturally Herbal Dyed Recycled Silk Yarn Pack: (250 g / 750 yds total), Size 3 (DK weight), recycled silk

Vintage Rose Colorway

• (50 g / 150 yds per ball)
• Color A: light dusty rose
• Color B: dark pink
• Color C: light pink
• Color D: grey
• Color E: dusty rose

Needles

US 6, 4.0 mm – dpns or 32″+ circulars, and long straights or 16″+ circulars (sample was made with 1 pair of 32″ circulars)

Gauge

22 sts x 26 rows = 4” [10 cm] in stockinette stitch

Other Supplies

• 6 stitch markers
• Stitch holders
• Yarn needle

Stitches and Abbreviations

co – cast on

dpn(s) – double point needle(s)

k – knit

kfb – knit front and back

k2tog – knit 2 together

pm – place marker

rs – right side (as in front)

ssk – slip slip knit

sm – slip marker

st(s) – stitch(es)

ws – wrong side

yo – yarn over

Special Stitches

• inc6 – increase 6 – (a yo is dropped before this stitch so there is enough yarn to make this stitch) knit in the front, back, front, back, front, back and front again all in the same stitch. This will turn 1 stitch into 7.

• kfbf – knit front, back, front all in the same stitch.

• k4tog – knit 4 together – work as a k2tog, but with 4 stitches.

• s4k – slip 4 knit – slip 4 stitches knitwise, knit those 4 stitches together (worked as a ssk, but with 4 stitches instead of 2).

Getting Started

Round/Row counts are at the end of each row after the period, if the count has changed from the previous round. Colors are worked in alphabetical order and then repeated, every time “Change Color” is noted in the pattern, switch to the next color in the order.

Pattern

Flower Center

CO 12 with Color A.

Rounds

Rnd 1: [K1 kfb] 6 times. – {18 sts} 3/18

Rnd 2: [K1, yo, k2, pm] 6 times. – {24 sts} 4/24

Change Color

Rnd 3: [K1, drop yo, inc6, k1, sm] 6 times. – {54 sts} 9/30

Rnd 4: [K4, yo, k5, sm] 6 times. – {60 sts} 10/36

Rnd 5: [K2tog, k2, drop yo, inc6, k2, ssk, sm] 6 times. – {78 sts} 13/42

Rnd 6: [K6, yo, k7, sm] 6 times. – {84 sts} 14/48

Rnd 7: [K2tog, k4, drop yo, inc6, k6, ssk, sm] 6 times. – {102 sts} 17/54

Rnd 8: [K8, yo, k9, sm] 6 times. – {108 sts} 18/60

Rnd 9: [K2tog, k6, drop yo, inc6, k6, ssk, sm] 6 times. – {126 sts} 21/66

Rnd 10: [K10, yo, k11, sm] 6 times. – {132 sts} 22/72

Rnd 11: [K2tog, k8, drop yo, inc6, ssk, sm] 6 times. – {150 sts} 25/78

Change Color

Rnd 12: [P25, sm] 6 times. – {150 sts} 25/84

Rnd 13: [K4tog, k6, kfb, k1, kfbf, k1, kfb, k6, s4k, sm] 6 times. – {138 sts} 23/90

Rnd 14: [K23, sm] 6 times. – {138 sts} 21/96

Rnd 15: [k4tog, k4, kfb, k2, kfbf, k2, kfb, k4, s4k, sm] 6 times. – {126 sts} 21/102

Rnd 16: [K21, sm] 6 times. – {126 sts} 21/108

Rnd 17: *k4tog, k2, [kfb, k1] 4 times, kfb, k2, s4k, sm] 6 times. – {120 sts} 20/114

Set up Round for Outer Hexagon

This round moves the markers and is worked more than once around to move the start of the rounds.

Rnd 18: Remove marker, k10, pm, [k10, remove marker, k10, pm] 5 times, k20. – {120 sts on needles} 20/120

Outer Hexagon

Change Color

Rnd 19: [K1, p to 1 st before marker, k1, sm] 6 times. – {120 sts} 20/126

Rnd 20: [K1, yo, k to 1 st before marker, yo, k1, sm] 6 times. – {132 sts} 22/132

Rnds 21 & 22: Repeat Rnds 19 & 20. – {144 sts} 24/144

Rnd 23: [K to marker, sm] 6 times. – {144 sts} 24/150

Rnd 24: [K1, yo, k to 1 st before marker, yo, k1, sm] 6 times. – {156 sts} 26/156

Rnds 25 & 26: Repeat Rnds 23 & 24. – {168 sts} 28/168

Rnds 27-50

Repeat Rnds 19-26 two times, changing Color before each repeat of Rnd 19. – 44

Set up for Sides

Rnds 51-54: Change Color, repeat Rnds 19-22. – 48

Rnd 55: *K1, p to 1 st before marker, k1, sm, [k to marker, sm] 2 times; repeat from * once more.

Rnd 56: Repeat Rnd 20. – 50

Rnd 57: Repeat Rnd 55.

Rnd 58 (RS): [Cast off all sts to next marker, remove marker, k1, k to 1 st before marker, yo, k1, sm, k1, yo, k to one st before marker, yo k1, remove marker] 2 times. – 52

Slip first group of sts and marker to stitch holder(s), begin First Side with second group of stitches.

First Side

Change Color – A37 (28) B27 (16) C43 (26) D44 (30) E34 (19)

Row 1 (ws): P1, k to 1 st before marker, p1, sm, p1, k until 1 st remains, p1.

Row 2: K1, ssk, k to 1 st before marker, yo, k1, sm, k1, yo, k until 3 sts remain, k2tog, k1.

Rows 3 & 4: Repeat Rows 1 & 2.

Row 5: P to marker, sm, P to end.

Row 6: K1, ssk, k to 1 st before marker, yo, k1, sm, k1, yo, k until 3 sts remain, k2tog, k1.

Rows 7 & 8: Repeat Rows 5 & 6.

Rows 9-96

Repeat Rows 1-8 twelve times, changing Color before every Row 1 repeat.

Rnds 97-103: Change Color, repeat Rnds 1-7
Bind off all sts knitwise, then weave in all ends.

Second Side

Pick up all sts and marker from stitch holder(s) and repeat First Side making sure that first row is worked as a wrong side row.