Poinsettia brooch

Get set for those Christmas craft fairs by knitting Kirstie McLeod’s fabulously festive poinsettia brooch design for your charities

YOU WILL NEED

■ DK yarn from your stash Yarn A Red Yarn B Green

■ A pair of 3.5mm needles

■ Gold beads

■ Brooch back

■ Cotton thread

TENSION

24 sts and 32 rows to measure 10x10cm (4x4in) over st st using 3.5mm needles

MEASUREMENTS

9cm (3 in) wide

ABBREVIATIONS

For a full list see page 87

Our sweet poinsettia brooch makes a perfect quick gift this Christmas season – it’s ideal for knitting up a batch and selling at charity stalls or stores, where it’s bound to be snatched up. A botanical gem, it’ll have the green fingered (and not-so green fingered) decorating shawls, bags and more with ease. It’s the twinkly gold beads that make it. Stitch them in the middle of your flower using a length of sewing thread to add the sweetest seasonal touch. Why not knit up a trio and add them to a winter hat?

PETALS (MAKE 6)

Cast on 3 sts using 3.5mm needles and Yarn A.

Row 1 Purl.

Row 2 Kfb, K1, kfb. [5 sts]

Row 3 Purl.

Row 4 Kfb, K3, kfb. [7 sts]

Row 5 Purl.

Row 6 Knit.

Row 7 Purl.

Row 8 Sl1, K1, psso, K3, k2tog. [5 sts] Row 9 Purl.

Row 10 Sl1, K1, psso, K1, k2tog. [3 sts] Row 11 Purl.

Row 12 Sl1, k2tog, psso, fasten o yarn.

LEAVES (MAKE 6)

Cast on 3 sts using 3.5mm needles and Yarn B.

Row 1 Purl.

Row 2 Kfb, K1, kfb. [5 sts]

Row 3 Purl.

Row 4 Kfb, K3, kfb. [7 sts]

Row 5 Purl.

Row 6 Kfb, K5, kfb. [9 sts]

Row 7 Purl.

Row 8 Knit.

Row 9 Purl.

Row 10 Sl1, K1, psso, K3, k2tog. [5 sts] Row 11 Purl.

Row 12 Sl1, K1, psso, K1, k2tog. [3 sts] Row 13 Purl.

Row 14 Sl1, k2tog, psso, fasten o yarn.

MAKING UP

Join together the petals and leaves using the picture as reference. Sew the beads to the top of the petals using a matching coloured cotton. Then sew the brooch back to the wrong side of the leaves. Weave in all loose ends.