Flourish by Makenzie Alvarez

Flourish

Knitting
July 2025
both are used in this pattern
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
32 stitches and 40 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette in the round
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
US 2 - 2.75 mm
400 - 450 yards (366 - 411 m)
7 (8, 9)” /18 (20, 23) cm with 0-0.5”/0-1.25 cm of negative ease
English
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The whispers a tale of unyielding connection, a deep bond to the earth’s most tender heart. Vines reach upward, their leaves intertwining like a soft, mirrored embrace, drawn ever skyward with the warmth of the sun. It calls to all the secrets that lay on the forest floor, where buds and blooms unfurl in shy beauty, a promise of gentle renewal. It’s a testament to nature’s profound vitality, a quiet, persistent longing to simply reach for the light, allowing its very essence to Flourish.

Colorwork is charted ONLY

Finished Circumferences
7 (8, 9)” /18 (20, 23) cm with 0-0.5”/0-1.25 cm of negative ease

Gauges
32 sts x 40 rnds = 4”/10 cm square in Stockinette St on large needles
32 sts x 44 rnds = 4”/10 cm square in Stockinette St on smaller needles

Yarns
Fingering weight yarn; MC: 300 yds/274 m; CC: 220 yds/201 m
Sample used: MC: Lolodidit; USA Sock; 80% Rambouillet Wool, 20% Nylon; 430 yds/393 m; 3.8 oz/110 g; 1 hank of Yeti. CC: Ex Libris; Ursula sock; 70% Superwash Merino, 20% Yak, 10% Nylon; 437 yds/400 m; 3.5 oz/100 g; 1 hank of Renfield

Needles
US1.5/2.5 mm - 32”/80 cm circular needle, or size needed to obtain gauge
US2/2.75 mm - 9”/23 cm circular needle, or size needed to obtain gauge

Notions
2 stitch markers (1 unique marker for beginning of the round)
Tapestry needle, scissors, measuring tape, and blocking tools

Skills Required
Basic knitting skills
Knitting in the round
Colorwork - from chart or willingness to learn
Slipping stitches
Picking up stitches
Short rows
Increasing and Decreasing
Grafting (YouTube tutorial included)