Zinnia



 Copyright © by Susan Mrenna 2006 Knit A Little 

Zinnia

Worsted weight yarn, size 7 needles 
Small amount of coordinating or contrasting color yarn for center
Crochet hook about the size of your needles for picking up stitches.

Cast on 20 stitches with the yarn you have chosen for the petals leaving a 10” tail and purl one row.
Row 1) (k2tog, yo) 9 times, k2tog 
Row 2) p18, turn (leave the last stitch on the needle) 
Row 3) (k2tog, yo) 8 times, k2tog 
Row 4) p16, turn, 2 stitches left on needle 
Row 5) (k2tog, yo) 7 times, k2tog 
Row 6) p14, turn, 3 stitches left on needle 
Row 7) (k2tog, yo) 6 times, k2tog 
Row 8) p12, turn, 4 stitches left on needle 
Row 9) (k2tog, yo) 5 times, k2tog 
Row 10) p10, turn, 5 stitches left on needle 
Row 11) (k2tog, yo) 4 times, k2tog 
Row 12) p8, turn, 6 stitches left on needle 
Row 13) (k2tog, yo) 3 times, k2tog 
Row 14) p6, turn, 7 stitches left on needle 
Row 15) (k2tog, yo) 2 times, k2tog 
Row 16) p4, turn, 8 stitches left on needle 
Row 17) k2tog, yo, k2tog 
Row 18) p2, turn, 9 stitches left on needle 
Row 19) k2tog 
Row 20) p10
Row 21) K10, cast on 10 for a total of 20 stitches 
Row 22) p20 
Repeat rows 1-22 six more times then repeat rows 1-19 once. 
Bind off purlwise and cut the yarn leaving a tail to weave in.

Center
Using the crochet hook pick up 24 stitches with your second yarn color and place on knitting needle. (3 per section) 
Row 1) k2tog across row. 12 stitches on needle. 
Row 2) p across row 
Row 3) k2tog across row. 6 stitches on needle.
Row 4) p across row 
Cut yarn leaving a 10” tail, thread tail into tapestry needle and pass tail through remaining stitches on knitting needle. Pull tight and use tail to sew seam. 

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