When I saw the movie version of "Les Miserables" in theaters, I pretty much guarantee that I was the only one in the theater thinking, "I bet I could knit one of those rosettes that the members of the revolution wear." But I was. It slipped my mind for quite a while, until the other day when I watched the movie again and about halfway through, the idea came back to me. I paused it, grabbed needles, yarn, and pen and paper, and by the end, I had a pattern and three rosettes completed. Here's how to make one of your own.
Les
Miserables Revolution Rosette
Supplies:
- small smounts of red, white, and blue worsted yarn (I used Patons Classic Wool in Navy, Winter White, and Bright Red.)
- US 6 DPNs
Finished Size: about 2.25 inches across, but I knit tight; yours will likely be a little bit bigger
With
Blue, CO 6 sts.
Rnd
1: *K1, P1; rep from * around
Rnd
2: *K1, m1, P1; rep from * around
Switch
to White.
Rnd
3: *K2, P1; rep from * around
Rnd
4: *M1, K2, m1, P1; rep from * around
Rnd
5: *K2, m1p, K2, P1; rep from * around
Rnd
6: *K2, P1; rep from * around
Switch
to Red.
Rnd
7: *K2, m1, P1; rep from * around
Rnd
8: *K3, P1, m1p; rep from * around
Rnd
9: *K3, m1, P2; rep from * around
Rnd
10: *K4, P2; rep from * around
BO
all sts in K1, P1 rib. Weave in ends, using them to patch any holes at the color changes if necessary.
Congrats! Now you too can be part of the French Revolution.
Happy knitting! :)
