Round Ornaments and Candy Pieces by Dawn Catanzaro

Round Ornaments and Candy Pieces

Knitting
November 2018
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
9 stitches = 1 inch
in stockinette stitch, after steam blocking
US 1 - 2.25 mm
221 - 884 yards (202 - 808 m)
round ornaments: 4 (8)" [10 (20.5) cm] circumference and 1¼ (2¾)" [3 (7) cm] tall / wrapped candy pieces: 2½" [5 cm] wide and 4" [10 cm] circumference
English
This pattern is available for $5.00 USD
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Based on her blog post on knitted globes, published for Earth Day in 2017, Dawn expanded on this simple stuffed sphere idea and extended it to holiday decoration ideas. A sphere is a mini canvas for countless things, a stitched-on ribbon, embroidered motifs, stripes, and even a ruffle.

yarn
finch
1 skein each: maple 178
smoke 179
stream 176
petal 111

needles
set dpns in size US 1 / 2.25 mm

skills required
Long-tail cast on, picking out yarn from a provisional cast on (links provided); increasing, decreasing.