Bouquet of Flowers Stitch

Bouquets of Flowers Stitch is a very attractive relief knitting stitch which uses bobbles to make pretty panels of flowers. It can be worked as part of a larger design or simply in panels on its own on an otherwise plain garment.

It is worked over 10 rows.

Cast on a multiple of 16 stitches.

Row 1, (WS) K7, P2, K7
Row 2, P6,Tw2R (k into front of 2nd. stitch on left-hand needle, then knit first stitch, letting both stitches drop of the needle together.) Tw2L(k into back of 2nd. stitch on left-hand needle, then knit first stitch, letting both stitches drop of the needle together),P6.
Row 3,K5, Tw2Lp (slip next st. onto a cable needle and leave at front of work, P1 then K1 from cable needle.) P2,Tw2Rp (slip next st. onto a cable needle and leave at back of work,K1 then P1 from cable needle), K5.
Row 4, P4,Tw2Rp,Tw2R,Tw2L,Tw2L,P4.
Row 5,K3,Tw2Lp,k1,P4,k1,Tw2Rp,k3.
Row 6,P2,Tw2Rp,P1,Tw2Rp,K2,Tw2Lp,P1,Tw2Lp,P2.
Row 7,[K2,P1,]twice, K1,P2,K1,[P1,K2] twice.
Row 8, P2 Mb (all into next stitch K1,P1,K1,P1, turn and P4, turn and K4, turn and [P2 tog]twice,turn and K2 tog),P1,Tw2Rp,P1,K2,P1,Tw2Lp,P1,Mb,P2.
Row 9,K4,P1,K2,P2,K2,P1,K4
Row 10,P4,Mb,P2,K2,P2,Mb,P4.

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