#pennyflower

Plant of the Day

Saturday 14 January 2023

The seed pods of Lunaria annua (honesty, grandpa's specs, money in both pockets, moon seed, penny flower, silver plate, silver dollar) provide great winter interest. This plant can be a hardy annual but is usually a biennial, with large, heart-shaped leaves in the first year and open clusters of purple flowers in late spring of the second year.

Pennyflowers from Heaven

I’d wanted to try indie dyed yarns from Baerenwolle for a while, and when I spotted these two colors, I knew they were meant to be together. It’s such a perfect mint chocolate combo!

I’d also had a design idea for a flower shawl in mind for almost a year. The way in which the flowers are knitted changed a bit from the initial idea but the basic concept stayed the same.

Here’s my sketch from last fall. Pretty close to the final shawl, right?

Pennyflower is made of squishy garter stitch knit into striking color blocks. Series of flower motifs give this simple graphic shawl some visual interest -- and an engaging break in between the garter stitch sections. Starting from the upper left corner, the shawl is knit on the bias to create an asymmetric triangle. The flower motifs are knit with knit-below and elongated stitches.

This pattern is written with both metric and US terminology. Instructions are given only in written format but the pattern includes a step-by-step photo tutorial for knitting the pennyflower stitch.

Pennyflower is now available on Ravelry. And as a Valentine’s treat, the pattern is 20% off until February 17, 2017 (midnight GMT) with the coupon code VALENTINE. Happy knitting! :)

On Ravelry: Pennyflower

Pattern: Pennyflower by Susanna Winter

Yarn: BAERENWOLLE BAER Everyday Merino in After Eight (244 m/267 yd) and Truffle (356 m/389 yd)