Christmas Baubles by Amanda Berry

Christmas Baubles

Knitting
July 2016
DK (11 wpi) ?
23 stitches and 29 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 5 - 3.75 mm
5.5cm diameter baubles
English
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Have a happy handmade Christmas with this set of baubles to hang on your Christmas tree. The knitting pattern includes five designs: Santa, Snowman, Robin, Rudolph and Pudding. Designed by Amanda Berry @fluffandfuzz, the baubles are knitted in acrylic DK yarns on single pointed needles (not in the round). Rudolph’s antlers are i-cord pieces worked on two DPNs, and the pudding pattern incorporates a Fair-Isle (stranded) colour pattern.

NEEDLES
A pair of 3.75mm straight single pointed knitting needles (US 5) and a pair of 3.5mm (US 4) DPNs.

RECOMMENDED YARN
Sirdar Hayfield Bonus DK; double knitting/light worsted weight; 100% acrylic; up to 30g in each colour.

NOTIONS
Tapestry needle and toy filling.

SIZES
One size only - baubles are 5.5cm diameter.

TECHNIQUES
For confident beginners and above, other techniques used include casting on and off, knits, purls, increases and decreases, and seaming to finish.

PATTERN INFO
This knitting pattern is a pdf download, 5 pages, and written in English. Patterns for personal use only; not for resale. Copyright © 2016 Amanda Berry; All rights reserved.