Knitted Fiore Stitch: Create a Blooming Flower-Texture for Scarves, Blankets & Sweaters
The Knitted Fiore Stitch produces a pretty, flower-like textured motif that works beautifully on scarves, blankets, cushions and sweater panels. It’s suitable for adventurous beginners and experienced knitters alike: the repeat is easy to memorize (6-row repeat) but yields a striking, dimensional pattern. Below you’ll find materials, abbreviations, step-by-step rows and a few tension tips to help you get an even result.
Caption: Swatch showing the Knitted Fiore Stitch — a repeating, flower-like textured motif created with long loops and grouped decreases.
Knitting materials and tools:
- DPN 4 mm (UK 8 or US 6)
- Lion Brand, Color Made Easy (5) – 100% acrylic
Common abbreviations of knit stitches:
- k – knit
- p – purl
- p6tog – purl six together
- st(s) – stitch(es)
- sel s – selvage stitch: always slip the first stitch knitwise, work to the last stitch, purl the last stitch
Fiore stitch pattern notes:
Cast on a multiple of 4 sts, plus 3 extra sts, plus 2 selvage stitches.
Row 1: sel s, * p3, k1 – repeat from * till the end, p3, sel s.
Row 2: sel s, *k3, p1 – repeat from *, k3, sel s.
Row 3: Repeat Row 1.
Row 4: Repeat Row 2.
Row 5: sel s, *p3, count down 3 stitches starting from the stitch underneath the stitch on the needle. Insert the needle into the 3rd st and draw up a loop (you are going to have a long loop), yarn over, insert the needle into the same st and draw up the second loop, yarn over, insert the needle into the same st and draw up the third loop, k1 – repeat from * till the end, p3, sel s.
Row 6: sel s, *k3, p6tog – repeat from *, k3, sel s.
Repeat Rows 1-6 to form the pattern.
Tips:
- When making the long loops on Row 5, keep an even tension so the loops sit neatly and don’t distort surrounding stitches.
- Block your finished piece lightly to open the textured motif and even the stitches.
- If the multiple-of-4 plus extras is confusing, swatch a small sample to confirm placement of the motif before working a large project.