Free Knitted Bunting Pattern - a free pattern for knitted bunting

I have a free knitted bunting pattern to share with you. I have plans to use my strip of knitting bunting outside in the garden, so that it brighten up our outside space. How about you? Where will you hang your knitted bunting?

I used King Cole Cotton Top DK, which is a standard double knitting (light worsted) weight yarn with 22 stitches and 28 rows to 10 x 10cm.

You can wash it at 30 degrees maximum, and it has 22% cotton content mixed with acrylic. This means that the stitch definition is lovely and crisp. There is a little fleck of white running through each ball therefore it knits up with a pretty and mottled effect.

But you can use any yarn stash oddments of double knitting yarn (light worsted weight). Alternatively, you could hold two strands of 4ply yarn together to create a double knitting weight yarn.

Knitted bunting triangle in garter stitch and green flecked yarn

Copyright

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This pattern revision is published under copyright to me ©Lynne Rowe 2023 and is for your own personal use only. Feel free to sell items made from this pattern for charity fundraising purposes, or to gift to family and friends. Selling small numbers for profit is only allowed with permission. Please email lynne@knitcrochetcreate.com for permission to sell in small numbers. By downloading or using this pattern, you agree to these terms

Free Knitted Bunting Pattern Instructions

Yarn:
King Cole Cotton Top DK (100g/260m; 78% Premium Acrylic/22% Cotton)
Mist Shade 4223 x 1
Lilac Shade 4225 x 1
Teal Shade 4224 x 1
(approximately 15g is used for each flag including pompom)

Alternatively – you can any double knitting (light worsted weight) yarn in different colours.

Other Materials:
4mm (US 6) needles
Approximately 1.5-2m of 10mm wide ribbon
Wool needle

Finished size:
Each flag is approximately 16cm long and 14cm wide (at the widest point), including pompoms.

Tension:
Isn’t critical for this project.

Abbreviations:

k, knit; p, purl; st(s), stitch(es); m1, make 1 stitch as follows: insert left needle from the front into the horizontal strand of yarn sitting between the two needles then knit into the back of the loop to create a twist in the stitch that avoids making a hole; garter stitch, every row knit; stocking stitch, knit 1 row, purl 1 row, repeated; yfwd, yarn forward to make 1 stitch (bring yarn forward between needles and over right needle) ready to knit the next stitch; k2tog, knit 2 sts together to decrease 1 stitch.

Instructions:
Using 4mm needles cast on 3 sts (starting at the bottom).
Row 1: Knit all stitches.
Row 2: Knit all stitches.
Row 3: K1, m1, k1, m1, k1. (5 sts)
Rows 4-6: Knit 3 rows (garter stitch).
Row 7: K1, m1, knit to the last st, m1, k1. (7 sts)
Rows 8-10: Knit 3 rows (garter stitch).
Rows 11-54: Repeat Rows 7-10, eleven times more. (29 sts)
Rows 55-56: Knit 2 rows (garter stitch).

To Finish:

Cast off loosely knitwise, leaving a long tail end of yarn. Fold picot edge in half and slip stitch in place with long yarn end. Do not close the side seams of the picot edge as this will create a channel for your ribbon. Tie off and trim all loose yarn ends. Make three flags in each colour in total. Make a small pompom to match each flag and attach to the tip.