Knitting Floral Patterns with Two Colors of Yarn

Introduction

The quantity of stitches is multiplied 14 + 2 selvedge stitches. Right-side – odd rows, wrong-side – even rows.

Two colors of yarn are marked as A (red) and B (white).

Row Instructions

First Rows

1^st row (A): 1 selvedge stitch, knit stitches, 1 selvedge stitch;

2^nd row (B): 1 selvedge stitch, knit stitches, 1 selvedge stitch;

3^rd-5^th rows (B): 1 selvedge stitch, knit stitches, 1 selvedge stitch;

Flower Technique Rows

6^th row (A): 1 selvedge stitch, 9 knit stitches, make flower: 3 stitches from the needle, go 4 rows down, (insert knitting needle and make a stitch, 1 knit stitch) x 6 times, 9 knit stitches, make a flower, 1 knit stitch, 1 selvedge stitch;

7^th row (A): 1 selvedge stitch, all stitches of flowers as knit two together (= 1 stitch of the row + 1 slipped stitch) in 1 purl, 8 knit stitches, all stitches of flowers as knit two together (= 1 stitch of the row + 1 slipped stitch) in 1 purl, 8 knit stitches, 1 selvedge stitch;

Continued Rows

8^th -11^th rows (B): 1 selvedge stitch, knit stitches, 1 selvedge stitch;

12^th row (A): 1 selvedge stitch, all stitches of flowers as knit two together (= 1 stitch of the row + 1 slipped stitch) in 1 purl, 9 knit stitches, all stitches of flowers as knit two together (= 1 stitch of the row + 1 slipped stitch) in 1 purl, 9 knit stitches, 1 selvedge stitch;

13^th row (A): 1 selvedge stitch, 8 knit stitches, knit six together, 1 slipped purl, 8 knit stitches, knit six together, 1 slipped purl, 1 selvedge stitch.

Repeating the Pattern

Repeat 2^nd-13^th rows.