Supplies & Tools
Caron® Simply Soft® Party (3 oz/85 g; 164 yds/150 m)
Main Color (MC) Snow Sparkle (PAR001) 1 ball
Caron® Simply Soft® (6 oz/170.1 g; 315 yds/288 m)
Contrast A Dark Sage (39707) 1 ball
Note: 1 ball of MC will make 2 Poinsettias.
Size U.S. 8 (5 mm) knitting needles or size needed to obtain gauge. 1 jingle bell per Poinsettia.
MEASUREMENT
Approx 7" [18 cm] diameter.
GAUGE
18 sts and 24 rows = 4" [10 cm] in stocking st.
Directions
Petal cluster (make 2 with MC and 1 with A). Cast on 5 sts.
1st and alt rows: Knit.
2nd row: Sl1. yo. K2tog. yo. K2.
6 sts.
4th row: Sl1. (yo. K2tog) twice. yo. K1. 7 sts.
6th row: Sl1. (yo. K2tog) twice. yo. K2. 8 sts.
8th row: Sl1. *yo. K2tog. Rep from *to last st. yo. K1. 9 sts.
10th row: Sl1. *yo. K2tog. Repfrom * to last 2 sts. yo. K2. 10 sts.
12th row: As 8th row. 11 sts.
14th row: As 10th row. 12 sts.
16th row: As 8th row. 13 sts.
18th row: As 10th row.14 sts.
20th row: Cast o 10 sts. yo. K2tog.yo. K1. 5 sts.
Rep these 20 rows 3 times more,then rep 1st to 19th rows once.Cast off.
FINISHING
Sew cast on and cast o edges tog to form ring off. Thread a length of yarn through eyelets at inner edge of each ring to gather ring closed. Stack petal cluster with A on bottom, and 2 MC clusters on top. Sew petal clusters tog at centers.
Sew jingle bells to center.
ABBREVIATIONS
Alt = Alternate(ing)
Approx = Approximately
K = Knit
K2tog = Knit next 2 stitches together
Rep = Repeat
Sl1 = Slip next stitch knitwise
St(s) = Stitch(es)
Tog=Together
Yo = Yarn over