Knitted Flowers

Mimi was wondering if I was overwhelmed at having to put all the blocks together, well the answer to that question is that I’m just trying to ignore that the enormous task have to be done. But I have it on the back on my mind and tonight while the alarm clock was buzzing (I’m working this weekend) I have a wonderful idea about mounting the quilt. So as soon as I get some spare time (I’m working this weekend, did I tell you?) I can start sewing them.

To all of you that have written offering help and I have not answered back please be patient. Help is needed but I need to organize ressources.

Life is really interferring in dollmaking or craftmaking, I’m missing my dollmaking badly.

The only thing that I manage to do is some knitting, at lunch time, conmuting, before going to work. I can  pick my knitting for fve minutes, knit a few rows and just drop it. I can’t do that with dollmaking or any other craft I need tons of stuff, supplies, fabrics and beads just to pick the simpler colour scheme, so in five minutes I only get to open all the boxes, and get an untidy room.

Alice Azul’s block inspired my search of knitted flowers, so far I have only been able  to find a couple of patterns. Two flower patterns at  On my mind, a rounded petal flower at Frogpond and some roses at Knitty (scroll the page until you arrive to the flowers). Most flowers are crocheted, I don’t have nothing against it, but I don’t know how to crochet and right now I just can’t handle learning a new craft.

Comments

[Maitreya]

There's a knitted and felted poppy pattern over at Magknits: http://www.magknits.com/warm04/patterns/poppies.htm

[Jan]

Pinku hosted a flower swap recently and posted several flower patterns on the swap site.

http://pinkurocks.typepad.com/flowerswap2004/

[becca jo]

i'd like to recommend my own free pattern for ya as i have no modesty whatsoever.

http://eoinadesigns.com/knitflower.html

[Maureen]

http://www.ample-knitters.com/pansies_for_all.html

Knitted pansies here, Marta. They are very pretty.

[Pat Zmeskal]

Iwould love to have copies of the flower patterns that were posted Jan 29, 2005 by Maitreya that referred to the pinkurocks.typepad.com/flowerswap2004/. Thank you.

[Pam Dawson]

Do you have any patterns of knitted flowers i.e pansies, popppies,roses or any flower design to knit by hand. Thankyou await your reply Pam Dawson

[Dawn Brocco]

I just finished a Floral brooch pattern, with 3 flower designs in it - a sunflower, with 2 versions, an old rose and a lilac. I'm particularly pleased with the Lilac's realism. Will be working on more flowers - geranium, lily of the Valley (hopefully), peony and others, as time allows, inbetween working on my book of shaped cable designs.

HTH!

[Dawn Brocco]

I just finished a Floral brooch pattern, with 3 flower designs in it - a sunflower, with 2 versions, an old rose and a lilac. I'm particularly pleased with the Lilac's realism. Will be working on more flowers - geranium, lily of the Valley (hopefully), peony and others, as time allows, inbetween working on my book of shaped cable designs.

HTH!

[Jessica]

There is a page with lots of free flower patterns compiled:

http://www.knittingpatterncentral.com/directory/flowers.php

[Andrew Spark]

This blog posting is great. Your views are very true. Everyone should start thinking as you are doing.

[Tracy B.]

re: knitted flower patterns - there are some for sale at Jimmy Beans website - daffodils, tulips, etc. and nicky epstein just put out a new book - all knitted flowers, called knitted flowers i believe! hope that helps! pluis knitty has a new one called tether in this issue - spring 06 -

[Mary]

Knitty also got a scarf called Nakura sakura or something like that that has cute little flowers.

[Hadley]

http://www.headhuggers.org has two or so knit flower patterns. Pretty easy to do.

[boutique de laine]

nice but looks a bit scary.a healthy toys to for baby.