Free Christmas Poinsettia Pattern

Whether you make it into a brooch, a courage, or just use it as a beautiful decoration – no flower says Christmas quite like a Poinsettia

You will need:

• Scheepjes Catona 100% Cotton – 1 x ball of each: 244 (Dark Green), 115 (Red), 179 (Gold)
• 3 mm hook

Abbreviations:

You can find a full list of all abbreviations we use in our abbreviations and conversions guide. This pattern is written in UK terminology but you can easily convert it to US terms using this handy chart.

Notes:

The Poinsettia is made up of four different layers. The bottom layer is the leaf base, with five leaves worked around a central circle. There are then three different petal layers; the first has four large petals, the second has six medium petals and the top layer has four petals, in two different sizes. Together these individual layers build up to give the Poinsettia its distinctive look of different sized petals, with no particular symmetry. The top flower layer is finished off with gold loops in the centre. Each leaf and petal is worked with a central spine down the centre.

To vary the look of the Poinsettia, the top petal layer can also be worked with the petal spines being worked in gold to give a variegated effect.

TO MAKE THE LEAF BASE:

(5 LEAVES)

Round 1: Using the 244 (Dk Green) make a Magic Ring, Ch 2 and work 5htr in to the ring. Pull the ring closed.

Round 2: *Ss in to the next stitch and Ch 15. ss in to the 2nd Ch from the hook and dc back to the base of the chain. [14sts].

Repeat from the * all the way around the ring until you have 5 leaf spines. Join with a ss.

Round 3: Work up one side of the 1st leaf spine as follows: ss, dc, dc + htr (in the same stitch), htr, htr + tr (in the same stitch), tr, tr + dtr (in the same stitch), dtr + tr (in the same stitch), tr, tr + htr (in the same stitch), htr, htr + dc (in the same stitch),  Ch 3 and ss in 3^rd ch from hook.

Now, working in to the back loops only, work back down the other side of the spine as follows: dc in ch-2 sp, dc + htr (in the first dc), htr, htr + tr (in the same stitch), tr, tr + dtr (in the same stitch) , dtr + tr (in the same stitch) , tr, tr + htr (in the same stitch), htr, htr + dc (in the same stitch), dc, ss in to the last two stitches.

Repeat Round 3 on each leaf spine. Finish off by joining with a ss. Sew in ends.

TO MAKE THE BOTTOM PETAL LAYER:

(4 PETALS)

Round 1: Using the 115 (Red) make a Magic Ring, Ch 2 and work 4htr in to the ring. Pull the ring closed.

Rounds 2 and 3: Work as for Leaf Base

TO MAKE THE MIDDLE PETAL LAYER:

(6 PETALS)

Round 1: Using the 115 (Red) make a Magic Ring, Ch 2 and work 6htr in to the ring. Pull the ring closed.

Round 2: *Ss in to the next stitch and Ch 13. Ss in to the 2nd Ch from the hook and dc back to the base of the chain. [12sts].

Repeat from the * all the way around the ring until you have 6 petal spines. Join with a ss.

Round 3: Work up one side of the 1st petal spine as follows: ss, dc, dc + htr (in the same stitch), htr, htr + tr (in the same stitch), tr + tr (in the same stitch), tr +htr( in the same stitch),htr, htr + dc( in the same stitch), dc, Ch3 and ss in 3^rd ch from hook.

Now, working in to the back loops only, work back down the other side of the spine as follows: dc in first dc, dc + htr (in the same stitch), htr, htr + tr (in the same stitch), tr + tr (in the same stitch), tr +htr (in the same stitch), htr, htr + dc (in the same stitch), dc, ss in to the last two stitches.

Repeat Round 3 on each petal spine. Finish off by joining with a ss. Sew in ends.

TO MAKE THE TOP PETAL LAYER:

(4 PETALS)

Round 1: Using the 115 (Red) make a Magic Ring, Ch 2 and work 4htr in to the ring. Pull the ring closed.

Round 2: *Ss in to the next stitch and Ch 11. ss in to the 2nd Ch from the hook and dc back to the base of the chain. [10sts]. ss in to the next stitch and Ch 9. ss in to the 2nd Ch from the hook and dc back to the base of the chain. [8sts]. *

Repeat from * to *. This will leave you with 4 petal spines, that alternate in size.

Round 3: ***Work up one side of the 1st petal spine as follows: ss, dc, dc + htr (in the same stitch), htr, htr + tr (in the same stitch), tr + htr (in the same stitch), htr, htr + dc (in the same stitch), dc, Ch3 , ss in 3^rd ch from hook..

Now, working in to the back loops only, work back down the other side of the spine as follows: dc in ss, dc + htr (in the same stitch), htr, htr + tr (in the same stitch), tr +htr (in the same stitch) ,htr, htr + dc (in the same stitch), dc, ss in to the last two stitches.

Work up one side of the 2nd petal spine as follows: Work up one side of the 1st petal spine as follows: ss, dc, dc + htr (in the same stitch), htr, htr + dc( in the same stitch), dc, dc, Ch3 , ss in 3^rd ch from hook.

Now, working in to the back loops only, work back down the other side of the spine as follows: dc in first dc, dc, dc + htr (in the same stitch), htr, htr + dc (in the same stitch), dc, ss. ***

Repeat from *** to *** one more time. When completed you will have a petal layer with 4 petals, alternating in size. Finish off and sew in the ends.

To complete the top layer, using the 179 (Gold) yarn work a series of small loops or French Knots in the centre of the flower.

Putting your Poinsettia together

You may wish to block your flower parts before stitching them together. To do this spray each part with Spray Starch and pin onto a board to air dry.

Once completely dry, beginning with the leaf layer on the bottom, build up the layers of the Poinsettia, laying the petals in the arrangement you wish them to be.

Using a needle and thread stitch the 4 layers in place by stitching from the centre top of the flower to the centre of the bottom layer.

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