Virtual Loom Along and Challenge - loom knit picot flower

April Showers have certainly brought May flowers!

In a festive flower celebration, I'm hosting a virtual 

loom along from May 1 through 14th!  

Come join me on my Facebook or Google+ pages for fun posting and knitting together.  

Lets share photos of what we make and creations to use our flowers on.  Email me your photos @ gkkcontests@gmail.com by May 14th (see challenge rule details) and I'll be drawing for a winner.  Winner(s) will receive PDF patterns and I might get to throw some yarn in the mix!

We'll upload them to our Flickr site to feel the love of all the flower power!


Patterns and yarn to give away?! What?!


Check out my Website for details on how to enter the Picot Flower Challenge!

We’re challenging YOU to make a Picot Star or Picot Petal, submit your photo & be entered to win!

Please see the Contest Rules at the link below. If you do not know how to make them you can access the free flower patterns & video loom alongs by clicking here! 

Please visit out my main YouTube channel and if you are not subscribed, I’d be honored if you’d subscribe and check it out.  I am a YouTube Crafting Guru.  I teach how to loom & needle knit with a little crochet, general crafting & design as well. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhmDNssauW8

                                                       

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RaESjWsWEU

Here is the Yarny Link:

http://goodknitkisses.com/GoodKnit_Kisses/Giveaways_Contests.html

If we have an overwhelming response 2nd & 3rd drawings will take place for additional winners.  All winners will receive a GoodKnit Kisses pdf pattern of their choice (by email) and a signed postcard from Kristen just for fun! :-)  See this link for the card.  Feel free to download to make your own card to keep or hand out for other loom knitters. 

Good Luck & Happy Knitting!!

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Loom Knitting Pretty Picot Flowers - Picot Star & Picot Petals

Picot Star & Picot Petals

Loom Knitting a flower never looked so sweet.

Pretty Picots edge this 6 pointed star made on a 12 peg Knifty Knitter Flower loom. This is a true knit flower but it also looks like a 6 pointed or sided star.  We call it the Picot Star.  The main flower is very easy with a picot bind off. Watch for a bonus vlog on a true cable cast on as well by Charity Windham.










The Picot Star looks great by itself as an embellishment to a hat scarf, handbag, clip or headband. Well hey use it for a variety of projects! But for a multilayered effect pair it with the Picot Petals Pattern. This flower is larger and is make on the 24 peg Knifty Knitter. (Looms can be swapped out of course!)

Below are the Written Patterns and the video tutorials.  Have fun and Happy looming!

The Picot Star can be made to place on top of GoodKnitKisses larger flower, the Picot Petals pattern. Watch video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RaESjWsWEU 

Picot Star Pattern-

Cast on: Modified Drawstring

Rows 1-3: Flat Knit

Bind Off: Picot

The Picot Petals Pattern is about the same diameter as the Knifty knitter 24 peg loom.  Watch video at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhmDNssauW8

Picot Petals Pattern-

Cast On: Reduced modified drawstring. Ignore even numbered pegs & cast on 12 pegs in modified drawstring.

Rows 1-4: K (using flat knit).
Row 5: *K1, yo*. Rep from *,* (place yarn around all 24 pegs and flat knit odd rows).
Rows 6-7: Flat knit

Bind Off: Picot bind off. CO 2 in Cable CO, K1, BO 4 to bind off 2 stitches.  You will get 1 picot per 2 stitches.  Repeat 12 times.  You will have 12 picots.  Tie off and weave in ends.




Happy Crafting!!
Kristen at GoodKnit Kisses

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