Materials:

• Light pink or white yarn (for the petals)
• Green yarn (for the leaves)
• A set of knitting needles suitable for your yarn size (e.g., 3.5mm needles)
• Tapestry needle for weaving in ends
• Stuffing (optional, for making the flower slightly 3D)

Abbreviations:

• CO: Cast On
• K: Knit
• P: Purl
• K2tog: Knit 2 stitches together
• YO: Yarn Over
• St(s): Stitch(es)
• BO: Bind Off

Petals (make 5):

1. CO 5 sts.
2. Row 1 (RS): K across.
3. Row 2 (WS): P across.
4. Row 3: K1, YO, K to last st, YO, K1 (increasing two stitches). (7 sts total)
5. Row 4: P across.
6. Row 5: K across.
7. Row 6: P across.
8. Row 7: K1, K2tog, K to last 3 sts, K2tog, K1. (Decrease 2 stitches). (5 sts total)
9. Row 8: P across.
10. Repeat Rows 1-8 until your petal reaches the desired length (around 8-10 rows total).
11. BO and leave a long tail for sewing.

Flower Center:

1. CO 10 sts with yellow yarn.
2. Knit 4 rows.
3. BO and sew the short ends together to form a loop.

Leaves (make 2):

1. CO 3 sts with green yarn.
2. Row 1: K across.
3. Row 2: K1, YO, K1, YO, K1. (5 sts)
4. Row 3: K across.
5. Row 4: K1, YO, K to last st, YO, K1. (7 sts)
6. Row 5: K across.
7. Row 6: K1, K2tog, K to last 3 sts, K2tog, K1. (5 sts)
8. Row 7: K across.
9. Row 8: K2tog, K1, K2tog. (3 sts)
10. BO.

Assembly:

1. Sew the petals together at the base to form a circle.
2. Attach the flower center in the middle.
3. Attach the leaves at the base of the flower.
4. Weave in all ends.

Your realistic knitted flower is ready! You can adjust the size by using different yarn weights or changing the number of stitches.