Inspired by the beautiful knitted bunting at ‘The Broca’ in Brockley I thought this bunting might girlify my pretty boring bedroom. I’ve just been making a few pieces in between other projects as each flag takes about 10 minutes to make. These are really easy as they use a very simple garter stitch. In some pieces I’ve used two different colour wools together to create a different look.
The simple bunting pattern will create a flag that will need to be sewn to a ribbon, for my flags I knitted in a loop for a ribbon to thread through as I hate sewing. You could experiment with different sizes of wool or needles but the basic pattern is the same.
Simple Bunting Pattern
Using 1 or 2 threads cast on 20 stitches
Row 1: Knit all 20 stitches
Row 2: Knit all 20 stitches
Row 3: Knit all 20 Stitches
Row 4: Knit 2 stitches together (K2tog), knit until last 2 stitches, Knit 2 stitches together (K2tog)
Repeat rows 1-4 until there are only 2 stitches left on the needle.
Next row: K2tog
Cast off final stitch.
Bunting with loop for ribbon
Using 1 or 2 threads cast on 20 stitches.
First 10 rows: knit all 20 stitches
To make the ribbon loop:
Fold the bottom hem upwards to meet the stitches on the needle
Knit each stitch together with a stitch from the hem joining the two together.
Continue as follows:
Row 1: Knit all 20 stitches
Row 2: Knit all 20 stitches
Row 3: Knit all 20 Stitches
Row 4: Knit 2 stitches together (K2tog), knit until last 2 stitches, Knit 2 stitches together (K2tog)
Repeat rows 1-4 until there are only 2 stitches left on the needle.
Next row: K2tog
Cast off final stitch.