{"id":10733,"date":"2013-12-18T09:11:51","date_gmt":"2013-12-18T14:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/?p=10733"},"modified":"2015-12-10T02:21:12","modified_gmt":"2015-12-10T07:21:12","slug":"knitted-poinsettia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/knitted-poinsettia\/","title":{"rendered":"knitted poinsettia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Before we go any further: don’t panic! This is not<\/strong> the start of a shift away from crochet and into knitting patterns – it’s just that my Poinsettia ornament happens<\/strong> to be knitted this year. As with my other Poinsettia designs, I’m making it available as a donationware pattern. Although I’m not ruling out the possibility of publishing other knitting patterns in future, it’s not part of my current plan \ud83d\ude42<\/em><\/p>\n

As you may remember, I have a little Christmas tradition of crafting a new Poinsettia ornament every year, and, although I’ve been madly busy this year, I’ve managed to squeeze in another poinsettia design so I can keep up the tradition. Now I’ve been doing this for 8 years, I have enough poinsettias to decorate a small tree! And that’s exactly what I’ve done for my Christmas decorating this year:<\/p>\n

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\nMy poinsettia tabletop tree! Can you spot the new addition?<\/em><\/p>\n

Here’s a closer look at the PlanetJune Poinsettia Collection to date:<\/p>\n

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\n\"polymer\"punchneedle
\n\"felt\"beaded
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Top (L-R): 2006 kanzashi poinsettia<\/a>; 2007 crocheted poinsettia<\/a>\u00a0
\n2nd Row (L-R): 2008 polymer clay poinsettia<\/a>; 2009 punchneedle poinsettia<\/a>
\n3rd Row (L-R): 2010 felt poinsettia<\/a>; 2011 beaded poinsettia<\/a>
\nBottom Row: 2012 thread crochet poinsettia<\/a>; 2013 …?<\/p>\n

(You can find all my Poinsettia designs as PDFs<\/a> in my shop, or use the links above for the free online versions.)<\/p>\n

And now for the 2013 PlanetJune Poinsettia<\/strong>: the knitted poinsettia!<\/p>\n

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As I’ve been teaching myself to knit over the past couple of years, a knitted poinsettia seemed appropriate for 2013. This is a very simple pattern, provided you know how to cast on, make knit and purl stitches, and increase and decrease. If you don’t already know how, this is a nice small project for learning those skills! (And, although teaching you to knit is not something I can take on, there are many good books and tutorials, and I’ve linked to my favourite online tutorials in the pattern.)<\/p>\n

I know we’re only a week away from Christmas, but this really is a speedy pattern, so I hope you’d like to try knitting one of your own – the link to the free pattern is below, and, as always, if you choose to thank me with a donation, you’ll get the handy printable PDF version \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Go to the Knitted Poinsettia pattern >><\/a><\/p>\n

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\nPS – I’ve just finished my book – yay! – and I’m going to take a much-needed break for the next few weeks. I’ll just be popping in for minimal maintenance on PlanetJune stuff, so please be patient if I don’t respond promptly to your emails etc. I’ll be back with exciting new things once I’m completely rested. In the meantime, I hope you have a wonderful festive season!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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