Throwing Bouquet (F2)
![throwing bouquet of 12 roses](tb/tbphoto.jpg)
The ODDknit throwing bouquet – suitable for all your ballistic flower needs. Unlike our other knitted flower designs this pomander style arrangement is made without wires. It's entirely safe for small hands and bridal enthusiasm.
A printable version of this pattern is available.
You will need:
- green/cream yarn (double knit)
- toy stuffing
- knitting needles (3mm)
- tapestry needle
- scissors
- pen/pencil for winding
Pattern:
(A list of abbreviations is available.)
Rose
Cast on 3 stitches in cream and work as follows:
- Row 1: kfb x 3 (6)
- Row 2 (and every even row): p –
- Row 3: k4, kfb, kfb (8)
- Row 5: k6, kfb, kfb (10)
- Row 7: k9, kfb (11)
- Rows 9 and 11: k –
- Row 13: k9, k2tog (10)
- Row 15: k6, k2tog, k2tog (8)
- Row 17: k4, k2tog, k2tog (6)
- Row 19: k2tog x 3 (3)
Repeat rows 1-20 seven more times, until there are 8 petals in total. Cast off.
Knit 12 roses total.
Stem
Cast on 5sts in green and I-cord 40 cm. Cut yarn, thread through remaining sts and pull tight.
Making Up:
Wind each set of petals around a pencil. Sew the bottom edge in place as you go to form a flat base.
![Diagram showing how to form the rose from the knitting.](tb/tb1.gif)
Remove the pencil from the centre of the rose. Close up the hole by sewing back and forth across it.
We now need to sew the flowers together to form a sphere – or more accurately a dodecahedron. A dodecahedron has 12 sides and each side is pentagon. Imagine the base of each rose is a pentagon to see how we will arrange them.
![Diagram of a dodecahedron.](tb/tb2.gif)
Sew the roses together in two sets of six. For each set chose one rose to centre the sewing on. Arrange five other roses around it. Sew a fifth of the circumference of the centre rose to each of the others. Sew the neighbouring roses to each other. Only a fifth of a rose should be sewn to each of its neighbours.
Firmly attach one end of the i-cord to each set of roses, then sew the sides together, stuffing at the last minute to help the bouquet keep its shape.
Variations:
We have based our bouquet arrangement on the dodecahedron, but there are other regular and semi-regular polyhedra you could use. For a different arrangement with the same number of roses you could use a cuboctahedron. For a bigger bouquet you might consider basing the arrangement on an icosahedron (20 faces), or a truncated icosahedron. (32 faces).
Notes:
Propulsion Techniques
The throwing bouquet is carefully designed for use with a variety of propulsion techniques. Please find some suggested methods below. Please note that not all methods described are suitable for use with a wedding dress.
![Throwing method 1.](tb/tm1.gif)
![Throwing method 2.](tb/tm2.gif)
![Throwing method 3.](tb/tm3.gif)
![Throwing method 4.](tb/tm4.gif)
![Throwing method 5.](tb/tm5.gif)
![Throwing method 6.](tb/tm6.gif)
Needle/Yarn Size
As with most ODDknit patterns the yarn and needle sizes in the "you will need" section are just a guide. Feel free to improvise with whatever needles and yarn you have lying around - that's half the fun!
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