This design was originally presented as a Mystery Knit Along in the I Make Mittens group. The sections of the design were presented as clues and were published weekly, beginning May 1, 2021. So the pattern is set up in 5 parts, with an Introduction and 5 individual “clues”, though you now get them all at once when you purchase the pattern!

Since my attention tends to be focused on growing things at this time of year, I decided to offer a pattern for this Mystery Knit Along with a garden theme. It also has a bit of history, for the pattern is based on one of my earliest designs (~1990), one that I have long planned to rework and add to my collection.
The original name for the design was “Granny’s Flower Garden”. It was sold as a kit with pattern and yarn and included 8 colors—lots of green, white to represent a picket fence, and several contrast colors for the flowers.
In this iteration, one of the options includes charts for a very similar colorwork pattern (Option #1), but for those of you not that fond of green, I include four other optional charts—pinks, blues, shades of grey, and shades of grey plus contrasts. And of course, choosing your own palette is always encouraged, so you will find a recipe to follow included with all the other details!

SIZES: 6 sizes—Baby (Child Small, Child Large, Adult Small, Adult Medium, Adult Large)

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:
Circumference: 4.6 (5.7, 6.3, 7.4, 8, 8.6)
Length: 6 (7, 8, 9.5, 10.5, 11.25)
Changes to gauge or yarn weight, or adding length, may require extra yarn.

GAUGE: 28 sts and 32 rnds = 4”/10cm on gauge size needles (over blocked colorwork pattern).

NEEDLES:
US 3 (3.25mm), or size needed to obtain gauge
US 2.5 (3.0mm), or one size smaller than gauge needle
Choose needles based on your favorite method for working in the round: DPNs, a 32-inch circular needle (magic loop), OR 2 24-inch circular needles.

YARN : Sport-Weight Wool
Amount--per pair (total #yards): 110 to 340 (Baby to Adult Large)

MC - Dark 25 to 80
MC- Medium 20 to 65
MC - Light 15 to 50
White/Natural 15 to 50
Contrast Colors (total) 35 to 95

NOTIONS: 2 stitch markers, a length of smooth yarn for a holder, tapestry needle

SKILLS USED: working in the round, decreases (k2tog, ssk), increases (M1), using a chart, 2-color colorwork, picking up stitches

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