Ornament by Andree Beddoe

Ornament

Knitting
November 2017
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 55 rows = 4 inches
in Garter (lightly steam blocked, not stretched)
US 4 - 3.5 mm
25 - 34 yards (23 - 31 m)
Height from 4.5”/11.5cm to 6"/10cm, Width from 4”/10cm to 4.5”/11.5cm
English
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Ornament, is a collection of 4 ornaments, Tree, Gingerbread Man, Tree 2, and Snowman, that you can knit super quickly and hang on your tree this holiday season. You can also knit a bunch of them and string together to make a garland.

There is an intro file, and each ornament is released as a separate download.

Additional Information

These ornaments leverage the Beaded Increase (BI), and Beaded Stacked Increase (BSI) techniques for shaping. They require yarn in 2 colors, and a complementary selection of beads. They are primarily designed to be worked with fingering weight yarn, and 6/0 or 4mm beads. However the patterns can be knit with any yarn, and the appropriate size beads.

Size

Tree - 5.75”/14.6cm x 4”/10cm
Gingerbread Man - 4.5”/11.5cm x 4”/10cm
Tree 2 - 6”/15cm x 4.25”/11cm
Snowman - 5.25”/13cm x 4.5”/11.5cm

Gauge
4” (10cm) = 20sts, and 55 rows in Garter. Gauge is only a guideline, as these are just ornaments.

What You Need

Yarn
• Fingering single ply or sock
• 2 colors, about 4g each per ornament

Needles and Hooks
• 3.5mm (US 4) 40”/100cm or 47”/120cm circular needle (circular needle is required)
• 1mm (US 11) crochet hook

Beads

• Size 6/0 or larger

Tree - 13 required
Gingerbread Man - 11 required
Tree 2 - 13 required, and 36 optional
Snowman - 12 (2 orange, 2 dark or black) required