Antique Clock Rose

This is a rose that is knitted onto a knitted piece of work. I usually put the work down and work out where a rose would look pretty and poke my kneedle in there to pick up 3 stitches from the knitted work. I usually use a 3-4 mm needle depending on what yarn I use -say a 7 or 8 ply.ie you don’t want the stitches to be too loose and baggy because the rose won’t hold it’s shape but if you knit it too tight it can turn out like a hard little lump.

It is constructed with a central twisted bud and 3 surrounded twisted and rotated petals.

Then you can add outer leaves as you wish.

I often try to variegate the yarn as I knit the central bud and petals to add a natural variation to the appearance and make it more natural and less matt.

Foundation row: Pick up 3 Sts from knitted work.

Rows 1-3: K3, turn P3, turnK1 front and back of stitch (which makes one or M1), K1 front and back...5 sts in total turn.

Row 4: P5.

Row 5-14: Knit 10 rows stockinette.

Now, holding needle up twist the knitting 360º clockwise and knit in 5 sticthes to base of 3 foundation stitches.

To be continued...

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Cheers and Thanks -DK