8 Flower Knitting Patterns to Brighten Your Day
April showers bring May flowers.
Now is the perfect time to knit some adorable flowers to decorate your home or make as gifts.
In addition, projects #2, 5, and 8 are FREE patterns!
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8 Flower Knitting Patterns to Brighten Your Day
#1. Spring Tulip Knitting Pattern
These charming little flowers use only a few yards of each color, turn your scraps into a field of blooms that will never make you sneeze!
Tulip is knit mostly in the round on DPNs (or circs), with the leaves either picked up or knit separately. Stitch descriptions and lots of photos are included, and support is available via email. They rate about a 3 on cheezombie’s difficulty meter.
The finished measurements are approximately 4 inches long and 4 inches tall, but size will change with choice of yarn and needle size.
Uses worsted weight yarn
Designed by Cheezombie
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#2. Botanical Creatures vs. The Undead Free Knitting Pattern
Inspired by the video game Plants vs. Zombies, Ginger Grant has created an assortment of the best plants to help you fight the zombies.
Uses worsted weight yarn
Designed by Ginger Grant
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#3. Crazy Flowers Knitting Pattern
You need a cute pillow, baby mobile, button or spring decoration? These cute and versatile flowers will fit any bill. They are easy to knit, can be made from any yarn weight and will use up your scraps in an adorable way.
3 Different sizes are given.
Uses any weight yarn
Designed by Doreen Blask
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#4. Flower Fairy & Leaf Sprite Knitting Pattern
The knitted flower and leaf pockets or little beds, and the fairy and sprite are all worked entirely in one piece, no seaming to be found. The flower and leaf become the perfect places to tuck in the little knitted characters for sleep or for the perfect hiding places.
Uses sport weight yarn
Designed by Susan B. Anderson
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#5. Bloom Wreath Free Knitting Pattern
Knit up this cheerful wreath to add a fun pop of color to your home. Create a full bouquet in no time of gorgeous flowers by working knit, purl and simple shaping. Vibrant shades of Lily Sugar’n Cream are perfect to bring life to this wreath that’s bursting with the essence of spring. Hang it on your front door to give guests a fresh, seasonal welcome!
Uses worsted weight yarn
Created by Yarnspirations Design Studio
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#6. Forever Flower Knitting Pattern
The flower that never wilts! A perfect gifty item or décor for your desk. Pot is worked first, bottom up and in the round, then soil and stem are worked seamlessly and finished with flower center. Petals and leaves are knit separately in the round and then seamed.
Uses worsted weight yarn
Designed by Kate Oates
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#7. Flower and Vase Knitting Pattern
Create a beautiful hand-knitted 7” tall flower and vase. This lovely flower and vase can be given as a special gift to the one you love or for yourself.
The flowers and vase will compliment your lovely living room, bedroom, conservatory, office, or any room.
Uses DK weight yarn
Designed by T. Parveen
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#8. Tiny Rose Free Knitting Pattern
This itty-bitty rose knits up in an hour or less, so you can dole out the love all over the office or make a mini bouquet for your one and only.
Techniques included I-cord and knitting in the round on double-pointed needles. Fingering-weight yarn is recommended, but just about any yarn with corresponding needle size will work great.
Uses fingering weight yarn
Designed by Anna Hrachovec
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