Fabulous Knits 04

Aster Flowers Knitting Stitch. You can use different colours for the different points of the flower and any size you like.
Skill: Intermediate
How to make the Aster flower
Slip 5 sts to right-hand needle dropping extra loops, slip these 5 sts back to left- hand needle, (purl 1, yarn over, purl 1, yarn over , purl 1) into all 5 sts together.

Fabulous Knits 04
Multiple of 6 stitches, plus 1.
Row 1 (WS): Color A, knit.
Row 2 (RS): Color B, slip 1, *(knit the next stitch wrapping the yarn twice around the needle) 5 times,slip 1; repeat from * to end.
Row 3: Color B, slip 1, *Aster flower, slip 1; repeat from * to end.
Row 4: Color A, knit 6, *knit 1 with the loose strand behind, knit 5; repeat from * to last st, knit 1.
Row 5: Color A, knit.
Row 6: Color B, slip 4, *(knit the next stitch wrapping the yarn twice around the needle) 5times, slip 1; repeat from * to last 3 sts, slip 3,
Row 7: Color B, slip 4, *Aster flower, slip 1; repeat from * to last 3 sts, slip 3..
Row 8: Color A, knit 9, *knit 1 with the loose strand behind, knit 5; repeat from * to last 4 sts, knit 4.
Row 9: Color A, knit.
2-9.

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3 Comments

  1. Thanks for posting this. I'll make myself a little bolero using this stitch. It looks lovely.

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  2. Very pretty! I will try it too. Thank you!!!

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  3. Awesome! I can't wait to try this stitch!

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