daffodil 1st day of spring (march 21st) / st david's day 1st march

materials
(for a standard size daffodil )
double knitting wool in shades of yellows/oranges + green for stem

set of 4 double pointed (sock) needles for trumpets (knitted in the round)
size 4mm ( 8uk  / 6us )

set of 2  4mm needles for petals (worked flat)

green plastic covered bendy garden wire for stem
pipe cleaners for stamens (optional)
tapestry needle to finish


choice of 2 different shapes of trumpet
long & narrow OR short & flared
sewn around 7 sepals
sewn to top of a green stem
& 6 separate petals sewn round

stem

using green wool and 2 DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES
all knit stitches
all worked on the front  ( i-cord)

cast on 5 stitches
k5 slide to other end of needle
WITHOUT TURNING WORK and pulling wool tight
k5 slide to other end of needle ...

continue until 12inches (30cm) long

cast off


thread garden wire through to give support

funnel  

version 1 : long narrow trumpet 

cast on 6st

rows 1-7    knit 7 rows

row  8        ( k1 inc1 )     three times (9 sts)
row  9       knit 1 row
row 10      ( k1 inc1 k1 ) three times (12 sts)
row 11      knit
row 12      knit
row 13      knit
row 14      knit
row 15      ( k1 inc1 k2 ) three times (15 sts)
row 16      knit
row 17      knit
row 18      knit
row 19      knit
row 20      ( k1 inc1 k3 ) three times (18 sts)
row 21      knit
row 22      knit
row 23      knit
row 24      knit
row 25     (  k1 inc1 k4 ) three times (21 sts)
row 26      knit
row 27      knit
row 28      knit
row 29      knit
row 30      k1 inc1 k5 three times (24 sts)
row 31      knit
row 32      knit
row 33      inc each st  (48 sts)
row 34      knit 1 row
cast off loosely                  

version 2 : short flared trumpet

cast on 6st

rows 1-7    knit 7 rows

row  8        ( k1 inc1 )     three times (9 sts)
row  9       knit 1 row
row 10      knit
row 11      ( k1 inc1 k1 ) three times (12 sts)
row 12      knit
row 13      knit
row 14      ( k1 inc1 k2 ) three times (15 sts)
row 15      knit
row 16      knit
row 17       ( k1 inc1 k3 ) three times (18 sts)
row 18      knit
row 19      knit
row 20      (  k1 inc1 k4 ) three times (21 sts)
row 21      knit
row 22      knit
row 23      (  k1 inc1 k5 ) three times (24 sts)
row 24      knit
row 25     knit
row 26      (  k1 inc1 k6 ) three times (27 sts)
row 27      knit
row 28      knit
row 29      (  k1 inc1 k7 ) three times (30 sts)
row 30      knit
row 31      knit
row 32      inc each st  (60 sts)
row 33      knit 1 row
cast off loosely       

petals

make 6

using 2 needles
cast on 3 sts

rows 1       purl
rows 2       k1 up1 k1 up1 k1            (5 sts)
rows 3       purl
rows 4       k2 up1 k1 up1 k2            (7 sts)
rows 5       purl
rows 6       k3 up1 k1 up1 k3             (9 sts)
rows 7       purl
rows 8       k4 up1 k1 up1 k4           (11 sts)

row  9       purl
row 10      k5 up1 k1 up1 k5           (13 sts)
row 11      purl
row 12      k6 up1 k1 up1 k6           (15 sts)
row 13      purl
row 14      k7 up1 k1 up1 k7          (17 sts)
row 15      purl
row 16      knit
row 17      purl
row 18      knit
row 19      purl
row 20      slip 1 k1 pass-slip-stitch-over  k13  k2tog  (15sts)
row 21      purl
row 22      s1k1psso  k11  k2tog                                   (13 sts)
row 23     purl
row 24      s1k1psso  k9  k2tog                                     (11 sts)
row 25     purl
row 26    s1k1psso  k7  k2tog                                       (9 sts)
row 27      purl
row 28      s1k1psso  k5  k2tog                                     (7 sts)
row 29      purl
row 30      s1k1psso  k3  k2tog                                     (5 sts)
row 31      purl
row 32      s1k1psso  k1  k2tog                                     (3 sts)
row 33      purl
row 34      s1 k2tog psso                                               (1 st)
cast off 1 stitch

stamens / anther

anther & stamens (make 7 in total)

 

 

cut half a pipe cleaner
wrap wool around centre 1"
fold in half  wrap wool around whole length
tie off

use 1 as anther
arrange 6 stamens around so that they are slightly shorter
tie together
fit inside funnel

attach to top of stem

sew 3 petals around
sew other 3 petals around these overlapping joins