Come on, you reds...and whites...and blues...

[SHORT STORY COMPETITION DETAILS HERE. CLOSING DATE NOW 5TH JUNE] We need something to make the window look suitably patriotic for the Jubilee weekend so I'm knitting a few red, white and blue flowers. This is the grand total so far:

The pattern (free online at http://dianne-jones.blogspot.co.uk) offers great instructions for the petals and then is a little less detailed about how to complete the flowers - which is fine by me; I never do as I'm told anyway. In the absence of other ideas I've made i-cord on my wonderful knitting mill gadget and wrapped it into a ring to make a circular centre. Three down, many many more to go...