This guest blog post is submitted and written by Judy Wise of The Association of Young People with ME (AYME). Please note that Knit with attitude is not involved in this campaign directly and that all questions you might have need to be addresses with the organisers.
KNITTERS NEEDED!
A group of Mums whose children all suffer from ME have launched a national knitting campaign. With the help of willing volunteers, the Mums hope to knit one tulip for every child in the UK affected by the condition…a total of 25,000. 8,000 tulips have been knitted so far, but the Mums are in need of your help!
ME (also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) is a fluctuating, debilitating condition which frequently causes crippling exhaustion and searing pain such that leaves sufferers house and even bed bound. Despite being the greatest cause of long-term school absence, ME is largely misunderstood and often unheard of; making the need for campaigns such as this one ever greater. The campaign is being run in support of the Association of Young People with ME (AYME) a national charity which works with young people affected by ME and their families.
If you could give up some of your time to knit even one tulip, you will make a huge difference to this aspirational campaign, and help raise awareness of this isolating condition.
For more information about Knit a Tulip for Me, contact [email protected]
To find out more about AYME, please visit www.ayme.org.uk
PATTERN
Double knitting wool and 4mm knitting needles
Inner petals – make 2
Cast on 2sts
Row 1 – K1f and k1back* on both stitches (4sts)
Row 2 – Purl
Row 3 – K1, k1f and k1back, k1f and k1back, k1 (6sts)
Row 4 – Purl
Row 5 – K2, k1f and k1back, k1f and k1back, k2 (8sts)
Row 6 – Purl
Work 4 rows in stocking stitch
Next row – K2tog over whole row (4sts)
Next row – P2tog over whole row (2sts)
Next row – K2tog, cut yarn, thread and pull to tighten
Outer petals – make 2, leave both on the needle
Cast on 3sts
Next row – Knit
Next row – Purl
Next row – K1f and k1back, k1, k1f and k1b (5sts)
Next row – Purl
Next row – K1, k1f and k1back, k1, k1f and k1back, k1 (7sts)
Next row – Purl
Next row – K1, k1f and k1back, k3, k1f and k1back, k1 (9sts)
Next row – Purl
Work 6 rows in stocking stitch
Next row – K2tog over whole row (5sts)
Next row – P2tog over whole row (3sts remain)
With both petals on the needle and changing to green wool, push together and knit the 6sts as one row, starting with a knit row, work 6 rows in stocking stitch
Cast off
Sew inner petals together at the bottom (the cast on bits) leaving the tops open like petals.
Place inside outer petals with stem.
Stitch in.
Sew up outer petals to half way up the petal, securing the inner petals inside.
Sew up the stem.
*k1f and k1b – knit into the front and back of the same stitch
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