Stephanotis and Rosettes

Baby Pink Rosettes and White Stephanotis

Stephanotis and Rosettes

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Difficulty: Easy

Madagascar Jasmine, otherwise called Stephanotis, are romantic flowers that whisper of misty mornings, sultry afternoons filled with perfume that no chemist can match, quite. They populate the bouquets of brides and bridal parties. Paired with little rosettes and sewn onto flower clips and on the lapels of jackets, around the necklines of sweaters.

Make them in pastels with embellished yarn and they are ethereal. Make them in darker tones for luxurious floral richness. Imagine the possibilities and you can knit them. . .

Seed Beads and Thread

(SB8T-)

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$7.75

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Using Shepherd's Wool yarn colors as the organizing principle, I have created color-matched packages that include a 1 gram package of no. 8 seed beads, and an 80yd (73m) bobbin of nylon beading thread. Each beads and thread combination is packaged in a re-useable, screw-top tin.

There are enough beads in this combination package to finish any tiny - medium-sized purse that requires a purse frame and still have some beads left over for embellishment.
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Using Shepherd's Wool yarn colors as the organizing principle, I have created color-matched packages that include a 1 gram package of no. 8 seed beads, and an 80yd (73m) bobbin of nylon beading thread. Each beads and thread combination is packaged in a re-useable, screw-top tin.

There are enough beads in this combination package to finish any tiny - medium-sized purse that requires a purse frame and still have some beads left over for embellishment.
Shepherds Wool Worsted

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$13.25 to $13.95

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ON SAAAALE $13.25 per skein for in-stock yarn from now until Noni closes. The price for colors I have to order is $13.95. I will be ordering out-of-stock colors on May 30 and shipping as soon as it comes in.

IMPORTANT: If the color you want is sold out, get in touch. I can special order it for you but the discount for special orders will only be 10% - I cannot extend additional discounts to special orders.
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ON SAAAALE $13.25 per skein for in-stock yarn from now until Noni closes. The price for colors I have to order is $13.95. I will be ordering out-of-stock colors on May 30 and shipping as soon as it comes in.

IMPORTANT: If the color you want is sold out, get in touch. I can special order it for you but the discount for special orders will only be 10% - I cannot extend additional discounts to special orders.

Shepherd's Wool by Stonehedge Fiber Mill is a 3-ply worsted weight yarn made and milled in Michigan by a family-owned and run company. The yarn is fabulously soft, made from fine Merino top. There are 17 saturated solids from which the all the heathers and marls are created for a complete palette of delicious colors.

The yarn is perfect for felting, making it my first choice for felted bags and flowers. Because the colors are so vibrant and alive, Shepherd's Wool worsted and fingering was also my pick for many of the flowers in Noni Flowers - the Shepherd's Wool flowers always look at the peak of floral perfection, rather than garish and overly bright or too muted for flowers at their best.

But it is much more than a great felter: we feel this yarn rivals some top brand Cashmeres, making it wonderful to knit with and a pleasure to wear, even next to bare skin. Once you knit with this yarn, you will find an excuse to make mittens, sweaters, gauntlets, Ella Coats, and hats out of it. You'll find yourself saving even tiny bits so you can make crazy ski beanies out of it. You might not want to knit with anything else . . .

Each 4 oz skein contains 250 yds (228.5m) and knits at about 5 sts/inch on US size 6 - 8 needles.

Pattern Difficulty

Intrepid Beginner to Intermediate knitters: Requires knitting, purling, increasing, and decreasing.

Yarn Requirements

Approximately 75-250 yds (68.5-229m) of worsted weight yarn in the colors below:Bouquet of Stephanotis: moss green and natural or pale pinkBouquet of Rose Blossoms: use ruby red or bright red for a darkly beautiful bag. Use paler colors for a more ethereal beauty.

Needles and Other Materials

Size 6 (4mm) double-pointed needles (set of 4 or 5)
Stitch markers (used as holders)
Tapestry needle
Sewing needle
Nylon beading thread
Seed beads to embellish flowers (optional)

Pictured Samples

The pictured flowers were made with Tilli Tomas Flurries (no longer available). The stephanotis were made with flurries in Cream with Moss stems and the rosettes were made with Flurries in Hope.