Two Petal Knitted Poppy Pattern
Materials:
Yarn: Any red double knitting weight yarn is suitable. You will only need a small amount.
You will also need either a small round piece of black felt or a black button.
Needles: 4 mm
Instructions:
Cast on 8 sts
RI: K1, kfb, k4, kfb, k1 (10sts)
R2: K
R3: K1, kfb, k6, kfb, k1 (12sts)
R4: K
RS: K1, kfb, k8, kfb, k1 (14sts)
R6-8: K
R9: K1, kfb, kl0, kfb, k1 (16sts)
Rl0-12: K
Rl3: K1, k2togtbl, k10, k2tog, k1 (14sts)
Rl4: K
Rl5: K1, k2togtbl, k8, k2tog, k1 (12sts)
R16: K
RI 7: K1, k2togtbl, k6, k2tog, k1 (10sts)
R18: K
R19: K1, k2togtbl, k4, k2tog, k1 (8sts)
R20: K
R21-26: Work R1-6 again
R27-37: Work R9-19 again
Cast off
Weave in loose ends. Sew the black button or felt circle onto the centre of the poppy
Abbreviations: R: row, K: knit, kfb: knit into the front and back of the stitch (increasing by one stitch), k2togtbl: knit two stitches together through the back loops of the stitches (decreasing by one stitch), k2tog: knit two stitches together (decreasing by one stitch)