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Here’s a patriotic little Bauble to share with your favorite person on Independence Day. Or maybe you’ll opt to make a bunch of them to hang on a garland or tree to make things a bit more festive on Flag Day.

The ornament is knit top down, starting with a rolled turtleneck collar. You’ll start with stripes of red and white, add in the blue and knit just 2 rounds of stranded colorwork for the whole ornament. I carried the unused colors along the back and did not cut them. If you make sure the tension is not too tight or too loose, nobody will know!

The bauble cover is designed to fit a 2.63” / 67 mm plastic ornament. For the last few rounds, you will be creating your stitches with the plastic bauble nestled inside the knitted fabric. For your safety, please do not use a glass ornament to create this project!

Techniques Used:
German Twisted cast on
Small diameter knitting in the round
Stranded knitting
Knit front and back increases
Knit 2 together decreases

Materials Needed:
Yarn:
25 yards each of red, white or undyed, and blue fingering weight yarn
Sample used Madelinetosh colorways Tart (red) and Arctic (blue) and a “natural” scrap yarn with no label.
Needles:
US 1 / 2.25 mm DPNs or 32” / 81 cm circular needle or size needed to achieve gauge

Notions and additional materials:
Removable stitch marker and additional markers to mark repeats, if desired
Tapestry needle
Plastic ornament, 2.63” / 67 mm diameter
Finished Measurements:
Fits a 2.63” / 67 mm plastic ornament with negative ease.

Gauge: 18 sts and 23 rounds over 2”/ 5 cm in stranded knitting in the round.

This pattern has been professionally tech edited and test knit. If you find a mistake, need pattern support or are interested in private knitting lessons please write to info@theknittingtutor.net.