Quick floral brooch

Welcome in those first flowers of springtime with this colourful brooch, a quick knit ideal for stashbusting.

FLORAL BROOCH POPPY

Cast on 20 sts using 3mm needles and Yarn A.

Row 1 (RS) K to end.

Row 2 P to end.

Rows 3 and 4 As Rows 1 and 2.

Row 5 (K5, twist the right needle 360 degrees anticlockwise) 3 times, K5.

Row 6 P to end.

Change to Yarn B.

Row 7 (K2tog) to end. [10 sts]

Row 8 (P2tog) to end. [5 sts]

Row 9 (K2tog) to last st, K1. [3 sts]

Cut the yarn, thread through remaining sts and fasten off.

LEAF

Cast on 3 sts using 3mm needles and Yarn C.

Rows 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 and 15 (WS) P to end.

Row 2 K1, yo, K1, yo, K1. [5 sts]

Row 4 K2, yo, K1, yo, K2. [7 sts]

Row 6 K3, yo, K1, yo, K3. [9 sts]

Row 8 K4, yo, K1, yo, K4. [11 sts]

Row 10 K2tog, K7, k2tog. [9 sts]

Row 12 K2tog, K5, k2tog. [7 sts]

Row 14 K2tog, K3, k2tog. [5 sts]

Row 16 K2tog, K1, k2tog. [3 sts]

Row 17 Sk2po. [1 st] Cast off.

ACORN BASE (MAKE 2)

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

Row 1 (RS) (Kfb) to end. [6 sts]

Row 2 (Kfb) to end. [12 sts]

Knit 2 rows.

Cast off.

MAKING UP POPPY AND LEAF

Seam the edges to make the flower. Sew black glass beads around the edge of the Yarn B section.

Make a branch with thin wire and thread four small green wooden beads onto the wire. Cover the branch by wrapping Yarn D around it and gluing the ends of the yarn. Sew this branch onto the poppy and leaf, folding the ends of the wire over for safety.

ACORNS

Sew the seams on the bases and insert a small wooden ball into each one. Make two 10cm stems with thin wire and wrap Yarn D around them. Sew to the bases of the acorns, folding the ends of the wire over for safety.

Sew the Brooch onto the back.