Summer Roses

The pattern has instructions for knitting 3 sizes of roses and leaf

Double rose, single rose and rose bud

Materials

Double Knitting Yarn

1 - 100 gram ball of self-striping double knitting yarn for the roses. I used James C. Brett Magi-Knit DK (Colour 0403)

1 – 50 gram ball of Green. I used King Cole Dollymix DK (Colour Shamrock 039), alternative Stylecraft Special DK - Green

1 pair of 3¼ mm (UK10 – US3) needles and 2 double ended needles of the same size for the I-cord.

1 pair of 4 mm (UK8 – US6) needles and 2 double ended needles of the same size for the I-cord.

There are so many uses for these roses - decorate a Summer Hat and add a rose to a dress and handbag for a co-ordinated look. Great for weddings.

You could also run a florist's wire down the stems of the roses and add them to a vase for a pretty bouquet of roses.