Welcome the spring with this delightful floral corsage! Our free pattern uses a single skein of multi-coloured sock yarn, so it’s a great way to use up those odd balls that we all have in our yarn basket.
The petals are knitted, then sewn in half with a length of memory wire inside, to help them keep their shape. Once all the petals are sewn together, the corsage is washed on a hot wash to felt it, then finished with buttons and a brooch pin.
Keep scrolling to find our free corsage pattern.
What you will need to make your corsage
Yarn
Noro Kureyon Sock (4ply/fingering weight; 70% wool, 30% nylon; 420m/100g balls)
Shade 95; 1 ball
Needles and accessories
1 pair 4mm (UK 8/US 6) knitting needles
Memory thread/wire in a pale colour, such as DMC Memory Thread
1 brooch back, approx. 25mm
Three small buttons
Small circle of felt, approx. 35mm
Size
Approximately 13cm x 13cm (5in x 5in), after felting
Abbreviations
Head over to our knitting abbreviations page for our standard abbreviations.
Your free corsage knitting pattern
Small petal
(make 10 petals)
Using 4mm needles, cast on 6 sts.
Row 1: Purl.
Row 2: K1, (KFB) 4 times, K1. 10 sts.
Row 3: Purl.
Row 4: Knit.
Row 5: Purl.
Row 6: K1, (KFB) 8 times, K1. 18 sts.
Starting with a purl row, continue in stocking stitch for 9 rows.
Row 16: (K1, K2tog) to end of row. 12 sts.
Row 17: Purl.
Row 18: (K2tog) to end of row. 6 sts.
Row 19: (P2tog) to end of row. 3 sts.
Row 20: K3tog.
Fasten off.
Large petal
(make 5 petals)
Using 4mm needles, cast on 6 sts.
Row 1: Purl.
Row 2: K1, (KFB) 4 times, K1. 10 sts.
Row 3: Purl.
Row 4: Knit.
Row 5: Purl.
Row 6: K1, (KFB) 8 times, K1. 18 sts.
Row 7: Purl.
Row 8: Knit.
Row 9: Purl.
Row 10: K1, (KFB) 16 times, K1. 34 sts.
Starting with a purl row, continue in stocking stitch for 9 rows.
Row 20: (K1, K2tog)5 times, K4, (K2tog, K1) to end of row. 24 sts.
Row 21: Purl.
Row 22: (K2tog) to end of row. 12 sts.
Row 23: (P2tog) to end of row. 6 sts.
Row 24: (K2tog) to end of row. 3 sts.
Row 25: P3tog.
Fasten off.
Finishing your corsage
Cut lengths of memory wire 2cm longer than each petal. Fold the petal in half length-ways, place two lengths of memory wire flat into the petal and sew the seam closed, making sure the wire is sticking out of the petal.
Lay the petal flat and push the seam over so it sits at the centre back of the petal. When all the petals have been made, lay the large petal down flat and pin together into a flower shape, using the same yarn sew these five petals together. Repeat this with the smaller petals, so you will have three flower shapes all together.
Place the two smaller flowers shapes on top of the large flower, pin and sew in place.
Weave in loose ends. Wash the flower in the washing machine on a hot wash to felt it.
Re-shape the petals, trim the wires.
Sew the three centre buttons in place. Sew a small circle of felt onto the centre back of the flower and attach the brooch back to the felt.
Bring a floral touch to your outfit with our pretty knitted corsage
Make the most of a vibrant colour-changing sock yarn to make this floral brooch – you’ll only need one 100g skein or ball. You can make use of the different sections of multi-coloured yarn to make the different petals, so it’s easy peasy! A cluster of sparkling beads at the centre adds the perfect finishing touch.
