Textured Knitting 12: Dandelion

How to knit Dandelion stitch
- Insert RH needle into the third stitch down from the second stitch on LH needle (this space forms the centre of the flower) and draw through a loop, leave loop on RH needle and knit 2, make second loop into same stitch, knit 2, make third loop into same stitch

PATTERN
Cast on a multiple of 8 sts, +1.
Rows 1 and 3 (RS): Knit.
Rows 2 and 4: Purl.
Row 5: K3, dandelion, *k4, dandelion, repeat to last 2 sts, k2.
Row 6: P2, (p2tog, p1) twice, p2tog, *p3, (p2tog, p1) twice, p2tog, repeat to last 2 sts, p2,
Rows 7 and 9: Knit.
Rows 8 and 10: Purl.
Row 11: K7, *dandelion, k4, repeat from * to last 2 st, k2.
Row 12: P6, *(p2tog, p1) twice, p2tog, p3, repeat from * to last 3 sts, p3.
Repeat rows 1 - 12.