POINSETTIA
PETALS (make 6 in red) Cast on 1 st, K in front, back and front of st. Then k 1 row. Continue as follows: Row 1: KFB, K1, KFB Row 2: K Row 3: KFB, K3, KFB Row 4: K Row 5: KFB, K5, KFB RoWs 6, 8, 10, 12: K2, P2, K1, P2, K2 Rows 7, 9, 11, 13: K4, P1, K4 Row 14: K2, P5, K2 Row 15: K2, SSK (slip 2 sts one at a time knitwise, insert left needle into fronts of these 2 sts and knit them together), K1, K2tog, K2 Rows 16, 18: K2, P3, K2 Row 17: K Row 19: K2, SK2PO (slip one knitwise, k2tog, pass slipped st over), K2 Row 20, 22: K2, P1, K2 Row 21: K Row 23: K1, SK2PO, K1 Row 24: SK2PO Fasten off remaining stitch. LEAVES (make 4 in green) Cast on 1 st, K in front, back and front of st. Then k 1 row. Continue as follows: Row 1: KFB, K1, KFB Row 2: K Row 3: KFB, K3, KFB Row 4: K Row 5: KFB, K5, KFB Rows 6, 8, 10, 12: K2, P5, K2 Rows 7,9, 11, 13: K Row 14: K2, P5, K2 Row 15: K2, SSK (slip 2 sts one at a time knitwise, insert left needle into fronts of these 2 sts and knit them together), K1, K2tog, K2 Rows 16, 18: K2, P3, K2 Row 17: K Row 19: K2, SK2PO (slip one knitwise, k2tog, pass slipped st over), K2 Row 20, 22: K2, P1, K2 Row 21: K Row 23: K1, SK2PO, K1 Row 24: SK2P0 Fasten off remaining stitch. BERRIES (make 4 in yellow) Cast on 1 stitch Row 1: (K1, p1, k1, p1, k1) all in same st—5 sts. Row 2: P5. Row 3: Pass 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th sts over first st—1 st rem. Cut yarn and pull tail through st to fasten off. Tie two yarn tails tog.
MAKING UP
Sew petals together at base, three at a time. Place the two sets of three petals one on top of the other and stitch into place. Sew leaves together and stitch in place under petals. Sew on berries.
