KNIT-ALONG BLANKET (PART 3) SQUARE 5 (MAKE 6)
Note A long-tail cast on is recommended throughout. There’s a good tutorial here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5YfbpeRAJ8. Squares are worked separately and joined after all are completed. Numbering squares will make it easier to make up the project. Each square should be blocked to measurements before attaching the flowers. A pencil can be used to roll up the flowers.
Cast on 33 sts using 4mm knitting needles and Yarn A. Row 1 to 6 Knit.
Row 7 Knit
Row 8 K4, purl to last 4 sts, K4.
Rep above Rows 7 and 8 another sixteen times.
Rows 41 to 46 Knit.
Cast off.
SQUARE 6 (MAKE 6)
Cast on 35 sts using 4mm knitting needles and Yarn A. Rows 1 to 6 Knit.
Commence pattern repeat:
Row 7 K4, *yo, sk2po, yo, K3; rep from * to last st, K1. Row 8 K3, purl to last 3 sts, K3.
Rep Rows 7 and 8 another seventeen times.
Rows 43 to 48 Knit.
Cast off.
FLOWER C FOR SQUARE 5 (MAKE 6)
Make one each in Yarn B, D, E and F, two in Yarn C. Cast on 66 sts using 4mm knitting needles.
Row 1 (RS) Knit.
Rows 2 to 4 Beg with a purl row, st st three rows.
Row 5 K2 *(yo) twice, (k2tog) twice; rep from * to end of row. [66 sts]
Rows 6 Purl, working the yarn overs as two purl sts.
Rows 7 to 9 Beg with a knit row, st st three rows.
Cast off.
LEAVES FOR FLOWER C (MAKE 12)
Cast on 4 sts using 4mm knitting needles and Yarn G. Row 1 (RS) Kfb, K1, kfb, K1. [6 sts]
Rows 2, 4 and 6 Purl.
Row 3 Kfb, K3, kfb, K1. [8 sts]
Row 5 Kfb, K5, kfb, K1. [10 sts]
Row 7 K2tog, K6, k2tog. [8 sts]
Row 8 P2tog, P4, p2tog. [6 sts]
Row 9 K2tog, K2, k2tog. [4 sts]
Row 10 (P2tog) twice. [2 sts]
Row 11 K2tog. [1 st]
Fasten off.
FINISHING
Fold Flower C lengthwise and join the cast-on and cast-off edges together to form the picot edge. Roll the piece, using a pencil to form a flower shape, then sew this securely from the underside. Attach two leaves to the base of each flower. Block squares. Sew each flower with two leaves to a Square 5.