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.