Christmas Balls
Yarn: Matera Laines du Nord (100% merino wool - 50 gr, 160 mt):
Photo: 1 ball in withe (cod. 1), 1 ball in red (cod. 8)
2 circular needles with 3,50 mm points, or double pointed needles set (DPN) 3,50 mm;
Crochet hook Filling
Stitch-marker
LEVEL: medium
With this patter you can realize a Christmas Ball in stockinette stitch. The stranded chart design is made to work within this basic model.
Pay attention that this pattern is only 1/4 of ball. If you use circular needles we suggest to place a stitch-marker in half stitches in both needle, and repeat the chart twice every needle. If you use DPN set, knit the chart every needle.
Row 1 is the cast on and last row is the cast off row.
K: Knit
P: Purl
Inc: Increase
Dc: Decrease
Procedure
INSTRUCTION (in one color stockinette):
ROW 1: Cast on 12 sts, and divide in 4 DPN (or other technique)
ROW 2: 12K
ROW 3: (2K, Inc, 1K) X4 times
ROW 4: 16K
ROW 5: (1K, Inc, 2K, Inc, 1K) x4 times
ROW 6: 24K
ROW 7: (1K, Inc, 4K, Inc, 1K) x4 times
ROW 8: 32K
ROW 9: (1K, Inc, 6K, Inc, 1K) x4 times
ROW 10: 40K
ROW 11: (1K, Inc, 8K, Inc, 1K) x4 times
ROW 12: 48K
ROW 13: (1K, Inc, 10DK, Inc, 1K) x4 times
ROW 14: 56K
ROW 15: (1K, Inc, 12K, Inc, 1K) x4 times
ROWS 16- 27: 64K
ROW 28: (1K, Dc, 10K, Dc, 1K) x4 times
ROW 29: 56K
ROW 30: (1K, Dc, 8K, Dc, 1K) x4 times
ROW 31: 48K
ROW 32: (1K, Dc, 6K, Dc, 1K) x4 times
ROW 33: 40K
ROW 34: (1K, Dc, 4K, Dc, 1K) x4 times
ROW 35: 32K
ROW 36: (1K, Dc, 2Kr, Dc, 1K) x4 times
ROW 37: 24K
ROW 38: (1K, Dc, Dc 1K) x4 times
ROW 39: 16K
ROW 40: (1K, Dc, 1K) x4 times
ROW 41: End knitting, cut yarn leaving a long tail. With wool needle pass the tail through the last 12 sts.
Insert the filling inside of ball and pull tight the tail.
With crochet hook, make 30 chain and make a ring.
Weave the tail
CHRISTMAS BALL (in strended technique)
Knit the chart using stranded technique.
